Than again, who was? Blair wasn't all that interested in what Aaron and his loser Bronxdale Prep band mates did to amuse themselves, or in her mother's insane need to buy
random1, completely pointless things like islands and alpacas and surfboards, but she did want to know what Kitty Minky, her Russian Blue cat, was doing digging around in the
sumptuous2 pile of silk-covered
bolsters3, pillows, and throws at the head of her bed. "Meow-meow?" Blair playfully addressed the cat in the made-up cat language she'd used with Kitty Minky since she was nine years old. All of a sudden Kitty Minky let loose a stream of disgusting smelling cat pee. "No!" Blair shouted,
hurling4 a putty-colored leather Monolo sandal at him. Kitty Minky leapt off the bed, but it was too late: Blair's rose-colored silk bedspread and throw pillows were soaked through. "Oh my!" Eleanor exclaimed,
wringing5 her hands and looking like she was going to cry. "Oh dear me, what a mess," she added despairingly, her mood shifting
abruptly6 from high to low. "Don't worry, Blair. You can sleep with me and Tyler in our room until Esther cleans this place up," Aaron offered. Tyler and Aaron's roomed smelled like beer and feet and tofu hot dogs and those
foul7 herbal cigarettes Aaron was always smoking. Blair wrinkled her nose. "Id rather sleep on the floor in Yale's room," she responded
miserably8. Eleanor
wrung9 her hands. "Oh, but baby Yale's in quarantine for the next few days. She picked up some sort of terrible face rash at the pediatrician's office when she was there for her checkup yesterday.
Apparently10 it's very
contagious11." Ew. Blair's small blue eyes narrowed. She adored her baby sister, but she wasn't about to risk getting a rash, especially not a face rash. Which left a particular question unanswered: Exactly where the fuck was she supposed to sleep?! The penthouse was clearly uninhabitable, and while the Archibalds' house had seemed like an obvious choice only an hour ago, it had since turned into an after-school program for sixteen-year-old Nate-worshipping stoners. Serena's door was always open, but Serena's parents were kind of old-fashioned, and they probably wouldn't like it if Blair had a boy in her room with the door closed or whatever. Like Serena never had a boy in her room with the door closed?! Besides, Blair had already tried living with Serena for a few days that spring and they'd fought the whole time. Of course that was when Blair had been trying to
seduce12 Serena's brother Erik in order to
lure13 Nate away from that drugged-up
lumber14 heiress he'd met in rehab. Still, now that she and Serena were friends again, it was best not to risk it. As if they wouldn't find something else to fight over. Blair pulled open the top drawer of the cruelty-free mahogany dresser. She had a credit card, and there were lots of nice hotels nearby. She grabbed a pair of clean white cotton Hanro underwear and a white tank top. The one benefit of wearing a uniform to school was packing light. And the benefit of packing light was that
undoubtedly15 she would need something that she didn't have and would therefore have to buy at on of the three Bs: Bendel's, Berfdorf's, or Barneys. "Want to come see what Tyler's found out about our islands?" Aaron offered. "he's downloading a whole bunch of stuff right now." "The man I
spoke16 to said the temperature on the islands is consistently between seventy-five and eighty-five degrees all year round," Eleanor added gleefully. She glanced at her gold Cartier chain-link wristwatch. "Phooey. I'm five minutes late for my Red Door
makeup17 appointment." She
giggled18 conspiratorially19 and clapped her hands together like a little girl. "Cyrus is taking me out to the four seasons tonight. I can't wait to surprise him with his present." Blair didn't even want to think about what her mom could have dreamed up to buy Cyrus. A whole country? "I'll probably be back to pick up a few things," she informed her mother. "And we're definitely need a new
mattress20, pillows, and sheets for this room. But I'm not sure if I'll even be coming back, you know, to live." Eleanor blinked
dazedly21 at her daughter. After seventeen and a half years of being Blair's mother, she still didn't quite know what to make of her. "Just in case there's a civil war on your island or you new shipment of French underwear comes in, exactly where might you be reached?" Aaron demanded with an annoying wise-assed
smirk22. Blair
smirked23 back. "The
Plaza24?" And preferably a
suite25.
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random
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| adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 |
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- The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
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sumptuous
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| adj.豪华的，奢侈的，华丽的 |
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- The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.客人们身着华丽的夜礼服出现了。
- We were ushered into a sumptuous dining hall.我们被领进一个豪华的餐厅。
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bolsters
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| n.长枕( bolster的名词复数 )；垫子；衬垫；支持物v.支持( bolster的第三人称单数 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助 |
参考例句： |
- He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head. 他用两个垫枕垫头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The double-row piles with both inclined and horizontal bolsters also analyzed in consideration of staged excavation. 本文亦分析了考虑开挖过程的安置斜撑与带支撑的双排桩支护结构。 来自互联网
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hurling
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| n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂 |
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- The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》
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wringing
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| 淋湿的，湿透的 |
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- He was wringing wet after working in the field in the hot sun. 烈日下在田里干活使他汗流满面。
- He is wringing out the water from his swimming trunks. 他正在把游泳裤中的水绞出来。
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abruptly
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| adv.突然地，出其不意地 |
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- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
- I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
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foul
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| adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规 |
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- Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
- What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！
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miserably
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| adv.痛苦地；悲惨地；糟糕地；极度地 |
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- The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
- It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨，天气又冷又湿，令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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wrung
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| 绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 )； 握紧（尤指别人的手）； 把（湿衣服）拧干； 绞掉（水） |
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- He has wrung the words from their true meaning. 他曲解这些字的真正意义。
- He wrung my hand warmly. 他热情地紧握我的手。
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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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contagious
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| adj.传染性的，有感染力的 |
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- It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
- He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。
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seduce
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| vt.勾引，诱奸，诱惑，引诱 |
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- She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
- Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。
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lure
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| n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引 |
参考例句： |
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
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lumber
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| n.木材，木料；v.以破旧东西堆满；伐木；笨重移动 |
参考例句： |
- The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
- They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。
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undoubtedly
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| adv.确实地，无疑地 |
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- It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
- He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
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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 |
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。
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makeup
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| n.组织；性格；化装品 |
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- Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
- Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？
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giggled
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| v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
- The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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conspiratorially
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- Winking conspiratorially at his chum. 对同房间的人狡黠地眨了眨眼。 来自互联网
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mattress
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| n.床垫，床褥 |
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- The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
- The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。
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dazedly
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| 头昏眼花地，眼花缭乱地，茫然地 |
参考例句： |
- Chu Kuei-ying stared dazedly at her mother for a moment, but said nothing. 朱桂英怔怔地望着她母亲，不作声。 来自子夜部分
- He wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much. 他昏头昏脑地想，不知道新学校的第三个学期是不是不那么重要。
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smirk
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| n.得意地笑；v.傻笑；假笑着说 |
参考例句： |
- He made no attempt to conceal his smirk.他毫不掩饰自鸣得意的笑容。
- She had a selfsatisfied smirk on her face.她脸上带着自鸣得意的微笑。
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smirked
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| v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
- He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼，坐了下来。 来自辞典例句
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plaza
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| n.广场，市场 |
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- They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
- The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
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suite
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| n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员 |
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- She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
- That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。
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