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CHAPTER XXII—FIXING THE BOUNDS
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 Leonard came towards Normanstand next forenoon in considerable mental disturbance1.  In the first place he was seriously in love with Stephen, and love is in itself a disturbing influence.
 
Leonard’s love was all of the flesh; and as such had power at present to disturb him, as it would later have power to torture him.  Again, he was disturbed by the fear of losing Stephen, or rather of not being able to gain her.  At first, ever since she had left him on the path from the hilltop till his interview the next day, he had looked on her possession as an ‘option,’ to the acceptance of which circumstances seemed to be compelling him.  But ever since, that asset seemed to have been dwindling2; and now he was almost beginning to despair.  He was altogether cold at heart, and yet highly strung with apprehension3, as he was shown into the blue drawing-room.
 
Stephen came in alone, closing the door behind her.  She shook hands with him, and sat down by a writing-table near the window, pointing to him to sit on an ottoman a little distance away.  The moment he sat down he realised that he was at a disadvantage; he was not close to her, and he could not get closer without manifesting his intention of so doing.  He wanted to be closer, both for the purpose of his suit and for his own pleasure; the proximity4 of Stephen began to multiply his love for her.  He thought that to-day she looked better than ever, of a warm radiant beauty which touched his senses with unattainable desire.  She could not but notice the passion in his eyes, and instinctively5 her eyes wandered to a silver gong placed on the table well within reach.  The more he glowed, the more icily calm she sat, till the silence between them began to grow oppressive.  She waited, determined6 that he should be the first to speak.  Recognising the helplessness of silence, he began huskily:
 
‘I came here to-day in the hope that you would listen to me.’  Her answer, given with a conventional smile, was not helpful:
 
‘I am listening.’
 
‘I cannot tell you how sorry I am that I did not accept your offer.  If I had know when I was coming that day that you loved me . . . ’  She interrupted him, calm of voice, and with uplifted hand:
 
‘I never said so, did I?  Surely I could not have said such a thing!  I certainly don’t remember it?’  Leonard was puzzled.
 
‘You certainly made me think so.  You asked me to marry you, didn’t you?’  Her answer came calmly, though in a low voice:
 
‘I did.’
 
‘Then if you didn’t love me, why did you ask me to marry you?’  It was his nature to be more or less satisfied when he had put any one opposed to him proportionally in the wrong; and now his exultation7 at having put a poser manifested itself in his tone.  This, however, braced8 up Stephen to cope with a difficult and painful situation.  It was with a calm, seemingly genial9 frankness, that she answered, smilingly:
 
‘Do you know, that is what has been puzzling me from that moment to this!’  Her words appeared to almost stupefy Leonard.  This view of the matter had not occurred to him, and now the puzzle of it made him angry.
 
‘Do you mean to say,’ he asked hotly, ‘that you asked a man to marry you when you didn’t even love him?’
 
‘That is exactly what I do mean!  Why I did it is, I assure you, as much a puzzle to me as it is to you.  I have come to the conclusion that it must have been from my vanity.  I suppose I wanted to dominate somebody; and you were the weakest within range!’
 
‘Thank you!’  He was genuinely angry by this time, and, but for a wholesome10 fear of the consequences, would have used strong language.
 
‘I don’t see that I was the weakest about.’  Somehow this set her on her guard.  She wanted to know more, so she asked:
 
‘Who else?’
 
‘Harold An Wolf!  You had him on a string already!’  The name came like a sword through her heart, but the bitter comment braced her to further caution.  Her voice seemed to her to sound as though far away:
 
‘Indeed!  And may I ask you how you came to know that?’  Her voice seemed so cold and sneering11 to him that he lost his temper still further.
 
‘Simply because he told me so himself.’  It pleased him to do in ill turn to Harold.  He did not forget that savage12 clutch at his throat; and he never would.  Stephen’s senses were all alert.  She saw an opportunity of learning something, and went on with the same cold voice:
 
‘And I suppose it was that pleasing confidence which was the cause of your refusal of my offer of marriage; of which circumstance you have so thoughtfully and so courteously13 reminded me.’  This, somehow, seemed of good import to Leonard.  If he could show her that his intention to marry her was antecedent to Harold’s confidence, she might still go back to her old affection for him.  He could not believe that it did not still exist; his experience of other women showed him that their love outlived their anger, whether the same had been hot or cold.
 
‘It had nothing in the world to do with it.  He never said a word about it till he threatened to kill me—the great brute14!’  This was learning something indeed!  She went on in the same voice:
 
‘And may I ask you what was the cause of such sanguinary intention?’
 
‘Because he knew that I was going to marry you!’  As he spoke15 he felt that he had betrayed himself; he went on hastily, hoping that it might escape notice:
 
‘Because he knew that I loved you.  Oh! Stephen, don’t you know it now!  Can’t you see that I love you; and that I want you for my wife!’
 
‘But did he threaten to kill you out of mere16 jealousy17?  Do you still go in fear of your life?  Will it be necessary to arrest him?’  Leonard was chagrined18 at her ignoring of his love-suit, and in his self-engrossment answered sulkily:
 
‘I’m not afraid of him!  And, besides, I believe he has bolted.  I called at his house yesterday, and his servant said they hadn’t heard a word from him.’  Stephen’s heart sank lower and lower.  This was what she had dreaded19.  She said in as steady a voice as she could muster20:
 
‘Bolted!  Has he gone altogether?’
 
‘Oh, he’ll come back all right, in time.  He’s not going to give up the jolly good living he has here!’
 
‘But why has he bolted?  When he threatened to kill you did he give any reason?’  There was too much talk about Harold.  It made him angry; so he answered in an offhand21 way:
 
‘Oh, I don’t know.  And, moreover, I don’t care!’
 
‘And now,’ said Stephen, having ascertained22 what she wanted to know, ‘what is it that you want to speak to me about?’
 
Her words fell on Leonard like a cold douche.  Here had he been talking about his love for her, and yet she ignored the whole thing, and asked him what he wanted to talk about.
 
‘What a queer girl you are.  You don’t seem to attend to what a fellow is saying.  Here have I been telling you that I love you, and asking you to marry me; and yet you don’t seem to have even heard me!’  She answered at once, quite sweetly, and with a smile of superiority which maddened him:
 
‘But that subject is barred!’
 
‘How do you mean?  Barred!’
 
‘Yes.  I told you yesterday!’
 
‘But, Stephen,’ he cried out quickly, all the alarm in him and all the earnestness of which he was capable uniting to his strengthening, ‘can’t you understand that I love you, with all my heart?  You are so beautiful; so beautiful!’  He felt now in reality what he was saying.
 
The torrent23 of his words left no opening for her objection; it swept all merely verbal obstacles before it.  She listened, content in a measure.  So long as he sat at the distance which she had arranged before his coming she did not fear any personal violence.  Moreover, it was a satisfaction to her now to hear him, who had refused her, pleading in vain.  The more sincere his eloquence24, the larger her satisfaction; she had no pity for him now.
 
‘I know I was a fool, Stephen!  I had my chance that day on the hilltop; and if I had felt then as I feel now, as I have felt every moment since, I would not have been so cold.  I would have taken you in my arms and held you close and kissed you, again, and again, and again.  Oh, darling!  I love you!  I love you!  I love you!’  He held out his arms imploringly25.  ‘Won’t you love me?  Won’t—’
 
He stopped, paralysed with angry amazement26.  She was laughing.
 
He grew purple in the face; his hands were still outstretched.  The few seconds seemed like hours.
 
‘Forgive me!’ she said in a polite tone, suddenly growing grave.  ‘But really you looked so funny, sitting there so quietly, and speaking in such a way, that I couldn’t help it.  You really must forgive me!  But remember, I told you the subject was barred; and as, knowing that, you went on, you really have no one but yourself to blame!’  Leonard was furious, but managed to say as he dropped his arms:
 
‘But I love you!’
 
‘That may be, now,’ she went on icily.  ‘But it is too late.  I do not love you; and I have never loved you!  Of course, had you accepted my offer of marriage you should never have known that.  No matter how great had been my shame and humiliation27 when I had come to a sense of what I had done, I should have honourably28 kept my part of the tacit compact entered into when I made that terrible mistake.  I cannot tell you how rejoiced and thankful I am that you took my mistake in such a way.  Of course, I do not give you any credit for it; you thought only of yourself, and did that which you liked best!’
 
‘That is a nice sort of thing to tell a man!’ he interrupted with cynical29 frankness.
 
‘Oh, I do not want to hurt you unnecessarily; but I wish there to be no possible misconception in the matter.  Now that I have discovered my error I am not likely to fall into it again; and that you may not have any error at all, I tell you now again, that I have not loved you, do not love you, and never will and never can love you.’  Here an idea struck Leonard and he blurted30 out:
 
‘But do you not think that something is due to me?’
 
‘How do you mean?’  Her brows were puckered31 with real wonder this time.
 
‘For false hopes raised in my mind.  If I did not love you before, the very act of proposing to me has made me love you; and now I love you so well that I cannot live without you!’  In his genuine agitation32 he was starting up, when the sight of her hand laid upon the gong arrested him.  She laughed as she said:
 
‘I thought that the privilege of changing one’s mind was a female prerogative33!  Besides, I have done already something to make reparation to you for the wrong of . . . of—I may put it fairly, as the suggestion is your own—of not having treated you as a woman!’
 
‘Damn!’
 
‘As you observe so gracefully34, it is annoying to have one’s own silly words come back at one, boomerang fashion.  I made up my mind to do something for you; to pay off your debts.’  This so exasperated35 him that he said out brutally36:
 
‘No thanks to you for that!  As I had to put up with the patronage37 and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman, I don’t intend . . . ’
 
Stephen stood up, her hand upon the gong:
 
‘Mr. Everard, if you do not remember that you are in my drawing-room, and speaking of my dear and respected aunt, I shall not detain you longer!’
 
He sat down at once, saying surlily:
 
‘I beg your pardon.  I forgot.  You make me so wild that—that . . . ’  He chewed the ends of his moustache angrily.  She resumed her seat, taking her hand from the gong.  Without further pause she continued:
 
‘Quite right!  It has been Miss Rowly who paid your debts.  At first I had promised myself the pleasure; but from something in your speech and manner she thought it better that such an act should not be done by a woman in my position to a man in yours.  It might, if made public, have created quite a wrong impression in the minds of many of our friends.’
 
There was something like a snort from Leonard.  She ignored it:
 
‘So she paid the money herself out of her own fortune.  And, indeed, I must say that you do not seem to have treated her with much gratitude38.’
 
‘What did I say or do that put you off doing the thing yourself?’
 
‘I shall answer it frankly39: It was because you manifested, several times, in a manner there was no mistaking, both by words and deeds, an intention of levying40 blackmail41 on me by using your knowledge of my ridiculous, unmaidenly act.  No one can despise, or deplore42, or condemn43 that act more than I do; so that rather than yield a single point to you, I am, if necessary, ready to face the odium which the public knowledge of it might produce.  What I had intended to do for you in the way of compensation for false hopes raised to you by that act has now been done.  That it was done by my aunt on my behalf, and not by me, matters to you no more than it did to your creditors44, who, when they received the money, made no complaint of injury to their feelings on that account.
 
‘Now, when you think the whole matter over in quietness, you will, knowing that I am ready at any time to face if necessary the unpleasant publicity45, be able to estimate what damage you would do to yourself by any exposé.  It seems to me that you would come out of it pretty badly all round.  That, however, is not my affair; it entirely46 rests with yourself.  I think I know how women would regard it.  I dare say you best know how men would look at it; and at you!’
 
Leonard knew already how the only man who knew of it had taken it, and the knowledge did not reassure47 him!
 
‘You jade48!  You infernal, devilish, cruel, smooth-tongued jade!’  He stood as bespoke49.  She stood too, and stood watching him with her hand on the gong.  After a pause of a couple of seconds she said gravely:
 
‘One other thing I should wish to say, and I mean it.  Understand me clearly, that I mean it!  You must not come again into my grounds without my special permission.  I shall not allow my liberty to be taken away, or restricted, by you.  If there be need at any time to come to the house, come in ceremonious fashion, by the avenues which are used by others.  You can always speak to me in public, or socially, in the most friendly manner; as I shall hope to be able to speak to you.  But you must never transgress50 the ordinary rules of decorum.  If you do, I shall have to take, for my own protection, another course.  I know you now!  I am willing to blot51 out the past; but it must be the whole past that is wiped out!’
 
She stood facing him; and as he looked at her clear-cut aquiline52 face, her steady eyes, her resolute53 mouth, her carriage, masterly in its self-possessed poise54, he saw that there was no further hope for him.  There was no love and no fear.
 
‘You devil!’ he hissed55.
 
She struck the gong; her aunt entered the room.
 
‘Oh, is that you, Auntie?  Mr. Everard has finished his business with me!’  Then to the servant, who had entered after Miss Rowly:
 
‘Mr. Everard would like his carriage.  By the way,’ she added, turning to him in a friendly way as an afterthought, ‘will you not stay, Mr. Everard, and take lunch with us?  My aunt has been rather moping lately; I am sure your presence would cheer her up.’
 
‘Yes, do stay, Mr. Everard!’ added Miss Rowly placidly56.  ‘It would make a pleasant hour for us all.’
 
Leonard, with a great effort, said with conventional politeness:
 
‘Thanks, awfully57!  But I promised my father to be home for lunch!’ and he withdrew to the door which the servant held open.
 
He went out filled with anger and despair, and, sad for him, with a fierce, overmastering desire—love he called it—for the clever, proud, imperious beauty who had so outmatched and crushed him.
 
That beautiful red head, which he had at first so despised, was henceforth to blaze in his dreams.

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1 disturbance BsNxk     
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
参考例句:
  • He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
  • You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。
2 dwindling f139f57690cdca2d2214f172b39dc0b9     
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
3 apprehension bNayw     
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
参考例句:
  • There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
  • She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
4 proximity 5RsxM     
n.接近,邻近
参考例句:
  • Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
  • Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。
5 instinctively 2qezD2     
adv.本能地
参考例句:
  • As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近,她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
7 exultation wzeyn     
n.狂喜,得意
参考例句:
  • It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字,他屏住呼吸,乐得脸上放光。
  • He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。
8 braced 4e05e688cf12c64dbb7ab31b49f741c5     
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来
参考例句:
  • They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 genial egaxm     
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
参考例句:
  • Orlando is a genial man.奥兰多是一位和蔼可亲的人。
  • He was a warm-hearted friend and genial host.他是个热心的朋友,也是友善待客的主人。
10 wholesome Uowyz     
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
参考例句:
  • In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
  • It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。
11 sneering 929a634cff0de62dfd69331a8e4dcf37     
嘲笑的,轻蔑的
参考例句:
  • "What are you sneering at?" “你冷笑什么?” 来自子夜部分
  • The old sorceress slunk in with a sneering smile. 老女巫鬼鬼崇崇地走进来,冷冷一笑。
12 savage ECxzR     
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
参考例句:
  • The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
  • He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
13 courteously 4v2z8O     
adv.有礼貌地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • He courteously opened the door for me.他谦恭有礼地为我开门。
  • Presently he rose courteously and released her.过了一会,他就很客气地站起来,让她走开。
14 brute GSjya     
n.野兽,兽性
参考例句:
  • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
  • That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
15 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
16 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
17 jealousy WaRz6     
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
参考例句:
  • Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
  • I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
18 chagrined 55be2dce03734a832733c53ee1dbb9e3     
adj.懊恼的,苦恼的v.使懊恼,使懊丧,使悔恨( chagrin的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I was most chagrined when I heard that he had got the job instead of me. 当我听说是他而不是我得到了那份工作时懊恼极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was [felt] chagrined at his failure [at losing his pen]. 他为自己的失败 [遗失钢笔] 而感到懊恼。 来自辞典例句
19 dreaded XuNzI3     
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
  • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
20 muster i6czT     
v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册
参考例句:
  • Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
  • I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。
21 offhand IIUxa     
adj.临时,无准备的;随便,马虎的
参考例句:
  • I can't answer your request offhand.我不能随便答复你的要求。
  • I wouldn't want to say what I thought about it offhand.我不愿意随便说我关于这事的想法。
22 ascertained e6de5c3a87917771a9555db9cf4de019     
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 torrent 7GCyH     
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发
参考例句:
  • The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
  • Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。
24 eloquence 6mVyM     
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
参考例句:
  • I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
  • The people were charmed by his eloquence.人们被他的口才迷住了。
25 imploringly imploringly     
adv. 恳求地, 哀求地
参考例句:
  • He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着,哀求地看着她。
  • He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。
26 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
27 humiliation Jd3zW     
n.羞辱
参考例句:
  • He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
  • He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。
28 honourably 0b67e28f27c35b98ec598f359adf344d     
adv.可尊敬地,光荣地,体面地
参考例句:
  • Will the time never come when we may honourably bury the hatchet? 难道我们永远不可能有个体面地休战的时候吗? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dispute was settled honourably. 争议体面地得到解决。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 cynical Dnbz9     
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的
参考例句:
  • The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大,他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
  • He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
30 blurted fa8352b3313c0b88e537aab1fcd30988     
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
  • He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 puckered 919dc557997e8559eff50805cb11f46e     
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • His face puckered , and he was ready to cry. 他的脸一皱,像要哭了。
  • His face puckered, the tears leapt from his eyes. 他皱着脸,眼泪夺眶而出。 来自《简明英汉词典》
32 agitation TN0zi     
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
参考例句:
  • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
  • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
33 prerogative 810z1     
n.特权
参考例句:
  • It is within his prerogative to do so.他是有权这样做的。
  • Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers.作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。
34 gracefully KfYxd     
ad.大大方方地;优美地
参考例句:
  • She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
35 exasperated ltAz6H     
adj.恼怒的
参考例句:
  • We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
  • Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。
36 brutally jSRya     
adv.残忍地,野蛮地,冷酷无情地
参考例句:
  • The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
  • A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。
37 patronage MSLzq     
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场
参考例句:
  • Though it was not yet noon,there was considerable patronage.虽然时间未到中午,店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
  • I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this.很抱歉,我的赞助只能到此为止。
38 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激,感谢
参考例句:
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
39 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
40 levying 90ad9be315edeae7731b2d08f32e26d5     
征(兵)( levy的现在分词 ); 索取; 发动(战争); 征税
参考例句:
  • The high tax will be given levying to the foreign country car. 对外国汽车要予以征收高税。
  • Levying estate income tax are considered to be goods tax. 遗产税是在财产所有者死亡后所征收的税。
41 blackmail rRXyl     
n.讹诈,敲诈,勒索,胁迫,恫吓
参考例句:
  • She demanded $1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
  • The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。
42 deplore mmdz1     
vt.哀叹,对...深感遗憾
参考例句:
  • I deplore what has happened.我为所发生的事深感愤慨。
  • There are many of us who deplore this lack of responsibility.我们中有许多人谴责这种不负责任的做法。
43 condemn zpxzp     
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑
参考例句:
  • Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他,而有些人谴责他。
  • We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。
44 creditors 6cb54c34971e9a505f7a0572f600684b     
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
45 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
参考例句:
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
46 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
47 reassure 9TgxW     
v.使放心,使消除疑虑
参考例句:
  • This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点,于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
  • The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。
48 jade i3Pxo     
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠
参考例句:
  • The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
  • He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。
49 bespoke 145af5d0ef7fa4d104f65fe8ad911f59     
adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求
参考例句:
  • His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence. 他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
  • The haberdasher presented a cap, saying,"Here is the cap your worship bespoke." 帽匠拿出一顶帽子来说:“这就是老爷您定做的那顶。” 来自辞典例句
50 transgress vqWyY     
vt.违反,逾越
参考例句:
  • Your words must't transgress the local laws .你的言辞不能违反当地法律。
  • No one is permitted to have privileges to transgress the law. 不允许任何人有超越法律的特权。
51 blot wtbzA     
vt.弄脏(用吸墨纸)吸干;n.污点,污渍
参考例句:
  • That new factory is a blot on the landscape.那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色。
  • The crime he committed is a blot on his record.他犯的罪是他的履历中的一个污点。
52 aquiline jNeyk     
adj.钩状的,鹰的
参考例句:
  • He had a thin aquiline nose and deep-set brown eyes.他长着窄长的鹰钩鼻和深陷的褐色眼睛。
  • The man has a strong and aquiline nose.该名男子有强大和鹰鼻子。
53 resolute 2sCyu     
adj.坚决的,果敢的
参考例句:
  • He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
  • The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。
54 poise ySTz9     
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信
参考例句:
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
  • Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
55 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
56 placidly c0c28951cb36e0d70b9b64b1d177906e     
adv.平稳地,平静地
参考例句:
  • Hurstwood stood placidly by, while the car rolled back into the yard. 当车子开回场地时,赫斯渥沉着地站在一边。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • The water chestnut floated placidly there, where it would grow. 那棵菱角就又安安稳稳浮在水面上生长去了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
57 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。


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