From early summer to late autumn, from assurance of bloom to certainty of frost, is but a step--the step between life and death. The murmuring leaves and waters on the shores of Kempenfeldt Bay had learned a louder and harsher melody--the wild wind-prophecy of winter. For a brief season Indian summer came to re-illumine the despairing days, and the larches1, set aflame by her hand, flashed like lights. Then through the softly tinted2 wood broke the Autumn brightness upon delicate shimmering3 birch trees, red sumachs, purple tinged4 sassafras, golden rod and asters; but now the oaks and beeches5 had changed their velvet6 green raiment to dull brown, and all the wild woods, after the pitiless and well-nigh perpetual rains of Fall, were stricken and discoloured. Madame and Mademoiselle DeBerczy had flown with the birds, and were now domiciled in their winter home at the Oak Ridges7, whither Rose Macleod, in response to an urgent invitation from Helene, had accompanied them, and whence she wrote letters of entreaty8 to her father, urging him to take a house in York for the winter.
"Not that it is so particularly lively," she wrote, "but it is not quite so deathly as at Pine Towers. Edward will be willing to come, I know, desperate lover of nature that he is, for there is nothing in the woods now but eternal
requiem9 over lost and buried beauty, of which, in the natural vanity of youth, he may be
tempted10 to consider himself a part. As for the children they will build snow-houses, and sit down in them, thus ensuring permanent bad colds, and the other member of your family, if she returns home, will 'look before and after, and sigh for what is not.' Is not that a
sufficiently11 depressing picture? Dear papa, you know that, like the bad little boys in a certain class of Sunday School literature, I can't be ruled except by kindness. Now see what an immense opportunity I have given you to govern me according to approved Sunday School
ethics12!"
She paused a moment, considering not what could be said, but what could be omitted from a missive which was to be convincing as well as
caressing13 in its nature, when Helene entered the room.
"Love letter, Rose?" she inquired carelessly.
"Certainly," responded her friend, "all my letters are love letters. Would you have me write to a person I didn't love?"
"Why, I couldn't help it, that is supposing the letter you are writing is addressed to Allan Dunlop. Of course he is a person you don't love."
"There is no reason why I should."
"No reason? O
ingratitude15! After he dived under the heels of a
fiery16 horse, carried you nearly lifeless into the house, and took off his boots every time he entered it for six weeks thereafter. How much further could a man's devotion go?"
"I am beginning to find out," said Rose, with a slight return of an invalid's
irritation17, "how far a woman's devotion can go."
Helene arched her delicate brows. "Are you offended?" she asked, anxiously. "Ah, don't be! I'll take back every word. He didn't take off his boots, nor carry you in, nor pick you up, and, let me see--what other assertion did I make? Oh, yes. Of course he is a person you do love. But oh, Rose, Rose, what are you blushing about? This isn't the time of year for roses to blush."
"Upon my word, Helene, you are enough to make a stone wall blush."
"Ah, you are thinking of the stone walls of a certain farm cottage. I can imagine you sitting
propped18 up in bed, with a volume of
hymns19 marking the line, 'Stone walls do not a prison make,' with a big exclamation-point, and a 'So true!'"
Rose leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.
"Are you very tired, dear?" inquired her friend, with real tenderness.
"Very tired," was the languid reply, that was not without a satirical
intonation20. "It seems as though my rest was a good deal broken."
"Broken bone! broken heart! broken rest! dear me! Well, I suppose they follow each other in natural sequence."
"Broken
utterances23, mamma. Not worth piecing together and repeating."
Madame DeBerczy, seated alone at the other end of the apartment, turned upon her daughter a face of such
majestic25 severity as effectually to
quell26 that young lady's recklessly merry mood. But it was not for long. The irrepressible
joyousness28 of her nature was not
permanently29 subdued30 until two weeks later, when the family were surprised by the unlooked-for appearance of Edward Macleod. This young man was the bearer of good-tidings. His father and the rest of the family were even now domiciled at an hotel in York waiting for Rose to arrive in order to consult her preferences before selecting a house. The announcement made both girls happy, but when it was discovered that Edward was to take his sister away in a few hours their joy was changed to
lamentation31. To be separated, hateful thought! How could it be endured? They withdrew for a brief space to consider this weighty problem, leaving Edward in
dignified32 conversation with Madame DeBerczy. He was strangely reminded of his first visit to her after his return from England. Alike, and yet how different. Then the prophecy of summer's golden perfection was in the air. But his hopes with it had too-quickly
ripened33 and died. The coolness that had sprang up between Helene and himself had grown and strengthened into the permanent winter of discontent. He was recalled from the chilling reflections into which this thought had
plunged34 him by the concluding words of a remark by Madame DeBerczy: "I approve of a certain amount of life and animation," she said, "but they are inclined to be too
frisky35."
"What on earth is she talking about?"
queried36 Edward inaudibly. He could form no idea, but he was suddenly
extricated37 from his
dilemma38 by observing the antics of two pet kittens on the hearth-rug.
"Altogether too frisky," he
acquiesced39, "but charming little pets."
"It appears to me," said the lady, with a good deal of
frigidity40 in her manner, "that they should be something better than that."
"Oh, you could scarcely expect such young things to be stately and dignified, Madame DeBerczy. They seem to me very pretty and
graceful41."
"In my day prettiness and grace were not considered so essential for young ladies as dignity and stateliness."
"Young ladies! Really, I beg your pardon, dear Madame, for my inattention. I imagined you were talking of kittens." He blushed so
vividly42 over his mistake that a more
circumspect43 old lady even than the one he was addressing would have found it hard not to forgive him.
But now the girls re-entered the room with looks of deep dejection. "We have
decided44 that we can't part," said Helene. "United we stand, divided we fall."
"And so," said Rose boldly, addressing Madame DeBerczy, "we have come to ask if Helene cannot go back with us for a few days." She paused a moment, for in asking a favour of so lofty a personage as Madame DeBerczy, she was never certain whether she ought to
prostrate45 herself on the floor in oriental fashion, or merely bend the knee. In this case she did neither. But her sweet pleading eyes
spoke46 "libraries," so Helene told her afterwards. The imaginative objections already forming in the mother's mind vanished away, and she was prevailed upon to give her consent.
"Though it leaves me rather at the mercy of Sophia," she said, as she went out to lunch.
Edward lifted an inquiring pair of eyes.
"Sophia is my new maid," explained his hostess. "Her ideas on the subject of liberty and equality are extreme. Sometimes," she added mournfully, "I am in doubt as to whether I have hired Sophia, or Sophia has hired me."
The young people longed to exchange
covert47 glances of amusement, but this relief was denied them. It was no laughing matter to the stately sufferer at the head of the table. Rose spoke in the decent accents of sympathy and condolence, but her brother and friend were not
profuse48 of speech. The latter was thinking of possible explanations and
reconciliations49 that might arise through the frequent opportunities of meeting with Edward, which a temporary residence under the same roof would
entail50, and the former was feasting his beauty-loving eyes upon a strikingly lovely picture on the other side of the table--the picture of two heads, golden-yellow and raven-black, against the rich background of a peacock-tinted
tapestry51 screen.
They were much less
picturesque52 in their winter wraps, as they whirled away under the leafless trees, but they made up for it in merriment. Edward and Helene were secretly glad of the presence of Rose. It was impossible to be
frigidly53 formal with that sunny face beaming up now at one, then at the other. This deep young person had made up her mind that she would spare no pains to bring about a better state of feeling between the two. When conversation lagged or threatened to become formally precise, she gave
utterance24 to some amazing piece of nonsense, which compelled a laugh from the others, or else indulged in
prettily54 assumed alarm, lest their horse should prove untrustworthy.
"When you see a horse's ears move," she declared, "it is a sign that he is vicious.
Flip55's ears were never still."
"Why, Rose," cried her brother, "this horse is no more like Flip than an old cow is like a wild cat. Besides his ears don't move."
"Oh, yes, they do," remarked Helene, with the calmness of scientific conviction. "When a horse moves his ears have got to move too. They are not detachable. It is the same with other animals."
"Where is my note-book?" inquired Edward, after a fruitless search in his various pockets, while Rose observed "Well, you may say what you please, but I feel sure he is not safe."
"Indeed, he isn't," echoed the driver. "He's liable to turn around any moment and bite you. It's a good thing the livery stable man
hitched56 him up head first, else we might all have been
devoured57 by the
ferocious58 beast."
Such pleasantries might have been indefinitely extended had not unusual sounds of mirth and minstrelsy coming from behind arrested their attention.
"Why, it is the Elmsleys," softly exclaimed Rose. "Dear me! I haven't seen Grace and Eleanor for months."
These young ladies hailed her with every expression of delight as the carriages came to a stand-still together. They had a
prodigious59 amount to say. At last, as the horses were growing
restive60, Mrs. Elmsley invited Miss Macleod to join their family party, as they also were on their way to York.
"Do!" echoed the daughters, and Rose accepted with
alacrity61. "The horse we have isn't at all safe," she explained, "and I am quite nervous on the subject since my accident last summer."
"Rose," demanded Helene, in a low aside, but with a
tragic62 countenance63, "you surely are not going to leave me?"
The girl laughed as she accepted Mr. Elmsley's
proffered64 assistance from one vehicle into the other. "Why, you are quite a grown woman," observed that gentleman,
apparently65 much impressed by her mature proportions, "and it seems like only the other day that you were seven years old, and used to kiss me when we met."
"Well, I'll kiss you again," replied the
saucy66 Rose, adding after a moment's pause,--"when I am seven years old."
"I warn you, Mrs. Elmsley," said Edward, shaking his head with doleful foreboding, "that girl knows how to look like the innocent flower she is named after, and be the serpent under it."
"Did you know," said his
slandered67 sister, addressing the same lady, and indicating the pair she had basely
forsaken68, "those are the very two that were with me when I was so badly hurt last summer. Do you wonder that I am glad to escape from them?"
The party drove off amid jests and laughter, while the young ladies, applying their lips once more to a leaf of grass-ribbon each had in her hand, produced such sounds as, according to their father, might, Orpheus-like, have
drawn69 stones and brickbats after them, but from a murderous rather than a magnetic
motive70.
"I wonder if Rose is really nervous," said Edward, breaking the silence that bound them after the departure of the others.
"I think she is really nonsensical," said Rose's friend, not very
blandly71.
"Are you then so sorry to be left alone with me?"
The young lady
evaded72 the question, but became extremely
loquacious73. She intimated that almost any companionship, or none at all, could be endured on this beautifully
melancholy74 autumn day, and called his attention to the leaves underfoot, which had grown brown and
ragged75, like the pages of a very old book on which the centuries had laid their slow
relentless76 fingers. In a burst of girlish confidence she told him that always, after the wild winds had stripped from the
shuddering78 woodland its last leaves, and the pitiless rains had washed it clean, the spectacle of bare-branched trees,
standing79 against the gentle gloom of a pale November sky, reminded her of a company of worldings, from whom every
vestige80 of earthly ambition, pride and prosperity had fallen away. "Anything," she said to herself, "anything to keep the talk from becoming personal."
"I can understand that," said Edward, "but the influences of unworldliness--I was almost saying other-worldliness--are nowhere felt as in the woods. Sometimes they exert a strange spell upon me. The petty pride and shallow
subterfuges81 of fashionable life are impossible in nature's
solitudes82. Don't you think so?"
"That is why I dare to ask you why you have been so cold and formal towards me, so unlike your old self, for the last three months?"
No petty pride could help her now, no shallow subterfuges come to her aid. She had declared that they were impossible here. She could not turn her face away from his truth-compelling gaze. Why had Rose left her alone to be tortured in this dreadful way? How could she confess to him that
jealousy85 and wounded vanity had caused the change in her demeanour? "I cannot tell you," she said at last. She had turned paler even than usual, but her eyes burned.
"I am sorry to have given you pain," he said almost tenderly, and then the
confession86 broke from her in a little storm of pent-up emotion.
"It was because I ceased to respect you! How could I respect a man who would allow a wild ignorant creature to
caress14 his hands and hang upon his words?"
He turned a face of pure bewilderment upon her. "If you mean the Algonquin girl, Wanda," he said, "she has never treated me otherwise than with
indifference87, anger and contempt." He explained the scene of which Helene had been an involuntary witness, and the proud girl felt
humiliated88 and
belittled89. But he was too generous and perhaps too clever to allow her to suppose that he attributed her coldness to weak jealousy. That would have placed her at a disadvantage which her pride would never have forgiven.
"So you believed me to be a vain
contemptible90 idiot," he said, "Then you did
perfectly91 right to scorn me." He drove on furiously, with tense lips and contracted brow. She had misjudged him cruelly, but he would not
descend92 to harsh
accusation93. Helene was decidedly uncomfortable. "I have never scorned you," she said. "It was because I believed you superior to the
folly94 and weakness of ordinary men that it grieved me to think you were otherwise."
"It grieved you," he repeated in a softer tone. "Hereafter I wish you would
confide77 all your griefs to me the moment you are aware of them."
"To tell the truth, I don't expect to have any more." She laughed her old
joyous27 friendly laugh, and he stretched his arm across her lap to adjust the robe more closely to her form. Her attitude towards him had completely changed, concretely as well as abstractly, for now she sat
cosily95 and
contentedly96 by his side, instead of perching herself a yard away, and allowing the winter winds to emphasize the coldness that had existed between them. This wonderful improvement in the mental atmosphere made them
oblivious97 to a change in the outer air until Helene remarked upon the
peculiar98 odour of smoke about them. This increased until it became almost
stifling99. Evidently the blazing brush heap, lit by the hand of some
thrifty100 settler, had extended further than he was aware of. The smoke blew past them, and they were in the midst of that vividly picturesque spectacle--a fire in the forest. The flames ran swiftly up the dry, dead limbs, turning trees into huge blazing torches, and the light underbrush beneath them took on beautiful and fantastic shapes of fire. The gray sky was illumined with fiery banners, while, like
scarlet101-clothed
imps102 at a
carnival103, the flames leaped and danced among the
twigs104 and smaller branches.
The hot breeze blowing on her cheek filled Helene with sudden alarm, and Edward urged the horse to a quicker pace. But the frightened creature needed no urging. With a great shuddering leap he sprang forward as though a thousand fire-fiends from the infernal regions had been after him. Helene uttered a half-suppressed
shriek105, and clung
strenuously106 to Edward's arm. Suddenly he gave a loud
gasp107 of dismay. On the road directly before them a pile of brush had caught the blaze and stretched before their startled eyes like a burning bridge. All attempts to stop or turn around were useless. The horse was wholly beyond control. For a moment they were
enveloped108 in smoke and flame, shut into a fiery furnace, from which an instant later they emerged from danger, but with a badly
singed109 steed and an unpleasant odour of fire upon them. Edward had pushed Helene to the bottom of the carriage, and flung the robe over her. Now he drew her trembling, and
sobbing110 a little, back to his side. She was shaking excessively, and in order to restore her
equanimity111 there was clearly nothing else to be done but to hold her closely in his arms, let fall his face to hers, and breathe in her ear every word of sympathy and comfort that came to his mind. She lay weakly with closed eyes upon his breast, while the excitement in her pulses gradually died away. When she opened her eyes the short November day was nearly at its close, and York was in sight. She drew away to her own corner of the seat, not with any visible blushes, for her
complexion112 never lost its warm whiteness, but her eyes glowed, and her lips were 'like a thread of scarlet.'
"I am glad Rose was not with us," she said, feeling a pressing need to say something, and in default of anything better to say, "as she is even more nervous than I am."
"Yes, I am very glad she was not with us," assented Edward, with an unusual amount of brotherly fervour, while he turned his horse in the direction of the only available hotel in the Capital, where the wearied travellers were content to rest for a few days before setting out in search of a new home.
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larches
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n.落叶松(木材)( larch的名词复数 ) |
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- Most larches have brittle branches and produce relatively few flowers on lower branches. 大多数落叶松具有脆弱的枝条,并且下部枝条开花较少。 来自辞典例句
- How many golden larches are there in the arboretum? 植物园里有几棵金钱松? 来自互联网
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tinted
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adj. 带色彩的
动词tint的过去式和过去分词 |
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- a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜
- a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法
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shimmering
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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) |
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- The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
- The colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句
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tinged
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v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- memories tinged with sadness 略带悲伤的往事
- white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
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beeches
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n.山毛榉( beech的名词复数 );山毛榉木材 |
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- The beeches, oaks and chestnuts all belong to the same family. 山毛榉树、橡树和栗子树属于同科树种。 来自互联网
- There are many beeches in this wood. 这片树林里有许多山毛榉。 来自互联网
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velvet
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n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 |
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- This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
- The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
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ridges
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n.脊( ridge的名词复数 );山脊;脊状突起;大气层的)高压脊 |
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- The path winds along mountain ridges. 峰回路转。
- Perhaps that was the deepest truth in Ridges's nature. 在里奇斯的思想上,这大概可以算是天经地义第一条了。
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entreaty
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n.恳求,哀求 |
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- Mrs. Quilp durst only make a gesture of entreaty.奎尔普太太仅做出一种哀求的姿势。
- Her gaze clung to him in entreaty.她的眼光带着恳求的神色停留在他身上。
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requiem
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n.安魂曲,安灵曲 |
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- I will sing a requiem for the land walkers.我会给陆地上走的人唱首安魂曲。
- The Requiem is on the list for today's concert.《安魂曲》是这次音乐会的演出曲目之一。
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tempted
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v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) |
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- I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
- I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
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sufficiently
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adv.足够地,充分地 |
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- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
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ethics
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n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准 |
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- The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
- Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
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caressing
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爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的 |
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- The spring wind is gentle and caressing. 春风和畅。
- He sat silent still caressing Tartar, who slobbered with exceeding affection. 他不声不响地坐在那里,不断抚摸着鞑靼,它由于获得超常的爱抚而不淌口水。
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caress
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vt./n.爱抚,抚摸 |
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- She gave the child a loving caress.她疼爱地抚摸着孩子。
- She feasted on the caress of the hot spring.她尽情享受着温泉的抚爱。
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ingratitude
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n.忘恩负义 |
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- Tim's parents were rather hurt by his ingratitude.蒂姆的父母对他的忘恩负义很痛心。
- His friends were shocked by his ingratitude to his parents.他对父母不孝,令他的朋友们大为吃惊。
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fiery
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adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 |
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- She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
- His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
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irritation
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n.激怒,恼怒,生气 |
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- He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
- Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
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propped
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支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
- This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。
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hymns
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌( hymn的名词复数 ) |
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- At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
- I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句
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intonation
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n.语调,声调;发声 |
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- The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
- Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。
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chattering
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾
adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的
动词chatter的现在分词形式 |
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- The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
- I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。
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magpie
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n.喜欢收藏物品的人,喜鹊,饶舌者 |
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- Now and then a magpie would call.不时有喜鹊的叫声。
- This young man is really a magpie.这个年轻人真是饶舌。
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n.发声( utterance的名词复数 );说话方式;语调;言论 |
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- John Maynard Keynes used somewhat gnomic utterances in his General Theory. 约翰·梅纳德·凯恩斯在其《通论》中用了许多精辟言辞。 来自辞典例句
- Elsewhere, particularly in his more public utterances, Hawthorne speaks very differently. 在别的地方,特别是在比较公开的谈话里,霍桑讲的话则完全不同。 来自辞典例句
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n.用言语表达,话语,言语 |
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- This utterance of his was greeted with bursts of uproarious laughter.他的讲话引起阵阵哄然大笑。
- My voice cleaves to my throat,and sob chokes my utterance.我的噪子哽咽,泣不成声。
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majestic
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adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 |
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- In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
- He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
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quell
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v.压制,平息,减轻 |
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- Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
- The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
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joyous
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adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 |
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- The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
- They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
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joyousness
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快乐,使人喜悦 |
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- He is, for me: sigh, prayer, joyousness. 对我来说,他就是叹息,祈祷和欢乐。
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permanently
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adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地 |
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- The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
- The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
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subdued
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adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 |
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- He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
- I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
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lamentation
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n.悲叹,哀悼 |
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- This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation. 这一要素并不引起,或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息。 来自哲学部分
- Much lamentation followed the death of the old king. 老国王晏驾,人们悲恸不已。 来自辞典例句
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dignified
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a.可敬的,高贵的 |
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- Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
- He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
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ripened
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v.成熟,使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 |
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- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
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frisky
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adj.活泼的,欢闹的;n.活泼,闹着玩;adv.活泼地,闹着玩地 |
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- I felt frisky,as if I might break into a dance.我感到很欢快,似乎要跳起舞来。
- His horse was feeling frisky,and he had to hold the reins tightly.马儿欢蹦乱跳,他不得不紧勒缰绳。
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queried
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v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问 |
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- She queried what he said. 她对他说的话表示怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- \"What does he have to do?\" queried Chin dubiously. “他有什么心事?”琴向觉民问道,她的脸上现出疑惑不解的神情。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
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extricated
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v.使摆脱困难,脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane. 会议好象没完没了,不过我说我得赶飞机,才得以脱身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She extricated herself from her mingled impulse to deny and guestion. 她约束了自己想否认并追问的不可明状的冲动。 来自辞典例句
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dilemma
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n.困境,进退两难的局面 |
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- I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
- He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。
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acquiesced
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v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. 政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
- After a lot of persuasion,he finally acquiesced. 经过多次劝说,他最终默许了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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frigidity
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n.寒冷;冷淡;索然无味;(尤指妇女的)性感缺失 |
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- Doctor Simpson believes that Suzie's frigidity is due to some hang-up about men. 辛普森大夫认为苏西的性冷淡是由于她对男人有着异常的精神反应。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Frigidity and horror have attacked that crying baby ! 那位哭闹的孩子又冷又害怕。 来自辞典例句
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graceful
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adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 |
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- His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
- The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
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vividly
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adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地 |
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- The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
- The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
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circumspect
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adj.慎重的,谨慎的 |
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- She is very circumspect when dealing with strangers.她与陌生人打交道时十分谨慎。
- He was very circumspect in his financial affairs.他对于自己的财务十分细心。
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 |
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- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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prostrate
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v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 |
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- She was prostrate on the floor.她俯卧在地板上。
- The Yankees had the South prostrate and they intended to keep It'so.北方佬已经使南方屈服了,他们还打算继续下去。
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spoke
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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 |
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- 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。
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covert
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adj.隐藏的;暗地里的 |
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- We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
- The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。
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profuse
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adj.很多的,大量的,极其丰富的 |
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- The hostess is profuse in her hospitality.女主人招待得十分周到。
- There was a profuse crop of hair impending over the top of his face.一大绺头发垂在他额头上。
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reconciliations
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和解( reconciliation的名词复数 ); 一致; 勉强接受; (争吵等的)止息 |
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- You mean long-lost mother-son reconciliations in a restaurant? 你是说在餐厅调解分开多年的母子?
- Responsible for communications with financial institutions, daily cash processing and daily and monthly cash bank reconciliations. 负责与各财务机构的沟通,了解现金日流动状况,确认与银行往来的现金日对账单和月对账单。
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entail
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vt.使承担,使成为必要,需要 |
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- Such a decision would entail a huge political risk.这样的决定势必带来巨大的政治风险。
- This job would entail your learning how to use a computer.这工作将需要你学会怎样用计算机。
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tapestry
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n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面 |
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- How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase?这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样?
- The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry.我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。
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picturesque
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adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 |
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- You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
- That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
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prettily
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adv.优美地;可爱地 |
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- It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back.此件雕刻精美,背面有花饰图案。
- She pouted prettily at him.她冲他撅着嘴,样子很可爱。
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flip
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vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的 |
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- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
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hitched
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(免费)搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 ); 搭便车; 攀上; 跃上 |
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- They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
- We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。
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devoured
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吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 |
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- She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志,还是报纸,只要能弄得到,她都看得津津有味。
- The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
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ferocious
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adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 |
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- The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
- The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。
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prodigious
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adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的 |
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- This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
- He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。
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restive
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adj.不安宁的,不安静的 |
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- The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
- The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。
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alacrity
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n.敏捷,轻快,乐意 |
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- Although the man was very old,he still moved with alacrity.他虽然很老,动作仍很敏捷。
- He accepted my invitation with alacrity.他欣然接受我的邀请。
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tragic
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adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 |
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- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 |
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- At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
- I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
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proffered
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v.提供,贡献,提出( proffer的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She proffered her cheek to kiss. 她伸过自己的面颊让人亲吻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes. 他站起身,伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。 来自辞典例句
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 |
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- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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saucy
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adj.无礼的;俊俏的;活泼的 |
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- He was saucy and mischievous when he was working.他工作时总爱调皮捣蛋。
- It was saucy of you to contradict your father.你顶撞父亲,真是无礼。
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slandered
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造谣中伤( slander的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She slandered him behind his back. 她在背地里对他造谣中伤。
- He was basely slandered by his enemies. 他受到仇敌卑鄙的诋毁。
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Forsaken
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adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的
动词forsake的过去分词 |
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- He was forsaken by his friends. 他被朋友们背弃了。
- He has forsaken his wife and children. 他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 |
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- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
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motive
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n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 |
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- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
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blandly
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adv.温和地,殷勤地 |
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- There is a class of men in Bristol monstrously prejudiced against Blandly. 布里斯托尔有那么一帮人为此恨透了布兰德利。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- \"Maybe you could get something in the stage line?\" he blandly suggested. “也许你能在戏剧这一行里找些事做,\"他和蔼地提议道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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evaded
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逃避( evade的过去式和过去分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出 |
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- For two weeks they evaded the press. 他们有两周一直避而不见记者。
- The lion evaded the hunter. 那狮子躲开了猎人。
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loquacious
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adj.多嘴的,饶舌的 |
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- The normally loquacious Mr O'Reilly has said little.平常话多的奥赖利先生几乎没说什么。
- Kennedy had become almost as loquacious as Joe.肯尼迪变得和乔一样唠叨了。
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 |
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- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 |
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- A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
- Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。
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relentless
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 |
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- The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
- Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。
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confide
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v.向某人吐露秘密 |
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- I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
- He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。
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shuddering
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v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 |
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- 'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕,”她发着抖,说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤,深深吸了口气。 来自飘(部分)
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 |
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- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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vestige
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n.痕迹,遗迹,残余 |
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- Some upright stones in wild places are the vestige of ancient religions.荒原上一些直立的石块是古老宗教的遗迹。
- Every vestige has been swept away.一切痕迹都被一扫而光。
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subterfuges
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n.(用说谎或欺骗以逃脱责备、困难等的)花招,遁词( subterfuge的名词复数 ) |
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solitudes
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n.独居( solitude的名词复数 );孤独;荒僻的地方;人迹罕至的地方 |
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- Africa is going at last to give up the secret of its vast solitudes. 非洲无边无际的荒野的秘密就要被揭穿了。 来自辞典例句
- The scientist has spent six months in the solitudes of the Antarctic. 这位科学家已经在人迹罕至的南极待了六个月了。 来自互联网
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assented
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同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak. 法官同意允许犯人申辩。
- "No," assented Tom, "they don't kill the women -- they're too noble. “对,”汤姆表示赞同地说,“他们不杀女人——真伟大!
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acquiescence
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n.默许;顺从 |
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- The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiescence.首领点点头表示允许。
- This is due to his acquiescence.这是因为他的默许。
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jealousy
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n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌 |
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- 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。
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confession
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n.自白,供认,承认 |
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- Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
- The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
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indifference
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 |
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- I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
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humiliated
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感到羞愧的 |
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- Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当,父母也失体面。
- He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻,丢尽了面子。
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belittled
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使显得微小,轻视,贬低( belittle的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements. 她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
- A poor but honest man is not to be belittled. 穷而诚实的人是不该让人小看的。
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contemptible
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adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的 |
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- His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.他气貌不扬,言语粗俗。
- That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.那是对朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戏。
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 |
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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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descend
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vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 |
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- I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
- We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
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accusation
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n.控告,指责,谴责 |
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- I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
- She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 |
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- Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
- Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
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cosily
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adv.舒适地,惬意地 |
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- Its snow-white houses nestle cosily in a sea of fresh green vegetation. 雪白的房屋舒适地筑在一片翠绿的草木中。 来自辞典例句
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contentedly
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adv.心满意足地 |
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- My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。
- "This is brother John's writing,"said Sally,contentedly,as she opened the letter.
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oblivious
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adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的 |
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- Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后,妈妈变得特别健忘。
- He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。
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peculiar
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 |
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- He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
- He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
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stifling
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a.令人窒息的 |
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- The weather is stifling. It looks like rain. 今天太闷热,光景是要下雨。
- We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里,简直透不过气来。
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thrifty
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adj.节俭的;兴旺的;健壮的 |
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- Except for smoking and drinking,he is a thrifty man.除了抽烟、喝酒,他是个生活节俭的人。
- She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month.她是个很会持家的妇女,每月都设法存些钱。
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scarlet
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n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 |
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- The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
- The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了,深红的颜色变成了绯红,绯红又变为浅红。
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imps
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n.(故事中的)小恶魔( imp的名词复数 );小魔鬼;小淘气;顽童 |
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- Those imps are brewing mischief. 那些小淘气们正在打坏主意。 来自辞典例句
- No marvel if the imps follow when the devil goes before. 魔鬼带头,难怪小鬼纷纷跟随。 来自互联网
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carnival
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n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演 |
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- I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
- Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
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twigs
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细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) |
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- Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
- Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。
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shriek
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v./n.尖叫,叫喊 |
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- Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
- People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧,气愤或疼痛而尖叫。
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strenuously
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adv.奋发地,费力地 |
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- The company has strenuously defended its decision to reduce the workforce. 公司竭力为其裁员的决定辩护。
- She denied the accusation with some warmth, ie strenuously, forcefully. 她有些激动,竭力否认这一指责。
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gasp
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n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 |
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- She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
- The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。
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enveloped
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v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
- Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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singed
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v.浅表烧焦( singe的过去式和过去分词 );(毛发)燎,烧焦尖端[边儿] |
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- He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. 他点烟时把头发给燎了。
- The cook singed the chicken to remove the fine hairs. 厨师把鸡燎一下,以便去掉细毛。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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sobbing
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<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 |
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- I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
- Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。
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equanimity
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n.沉着,镇定 |
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- She went again,and in so doing temporarily recovered her equanimity.她又去看了戏,而且这样一来又暂时恢复了她的平静。
- The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.领导层坦然地接受了失败。
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complexion
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n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 |
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- Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
- Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。
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