NATHANIEL, YOUR MOTHER IS VERY UPSET. TURN THE BOAT AROUND, SON. And so on. "Shit." Nate could imagine his mother crying in her black evening
attire1 in their box at the
Metropolitan2 Opera while his father stabbed furiously at his cell phone. Then again, his mother always cried at the opera; it was part of her whole dramatic-French-princess act. The messages had all been sent within the last two hours, so it wasn't like his parents had been freaking out for that long. Normally his father's surly tone would have scared the crap out of him, but he'd been looking for a reason to
abort3 the mission and get back to Blair. Now here it was. He went back to the navigation screen and punched in the longitudinal and
latitudinal4 points for the harbor at Battery Park City, which were written on the blackboard on the wall of the cabin in yellow chalk. He hit enter and immediately the boat's motor shift into neutral. Then the bow dipped and swung around until the boat had done a complete hundred-and-eighty-degree turn back in the direction of New York Harbor. He typed the command to increase speed to thirty-three miles per hour and glanced at the clock 8:29PM. He'd be back in bed with Blair by midnight. "Yo, what up dude?" Anthony demanded from his spot on the cabin floor. "Are you doing homework or something?" Nate grinned and shook his head, enjoying the buzz from their second hand smoke. Blair would be so thrilled to see him again she'd have to forgive him. And he wouldn't have any trouble making her forget. Presuming she was there waiting for him. And presuming she was alone... TWISTED LITTLE SISTER "Remove your shoes! Remove your shoes! Ree-moove your shoooo-ooes!" Damian screetched into the mike. It was the final chorus of "Japanese Restaurant," the latest hit single written by Dan Humphrey and the last song on the
Raves5' playlist. "If we slip out now," Elise murmured, "we can probably get a cab before anyone else." Who said anything about leaving? Jenny lit another cigarette, ignoring her. She wanted to hang out until the crowd thinned, and get a better look at Damian. See if his red-blond hair stood up on end all on its own or if it was crusty with hair gel. See if his teeth were really as
perfectly6 white and straight as they looked from where she sat. Hear that Irish twang he was so famous for. And those arm muscles! The Raves' drummer was still cute, but she had to admit Damian was totally hot. He had this incredible energy about him, like he'd been wound up. If she stuck around, maybe Dan would even introduce them, and she could
casually7 slip in that she was friends with Serena, and find out if they were actually together or not. That is, if Dan was still alive. Zoing! Damian struck the last chord on his guitar and threw his instrument into the crowd, as he was known to do. Then he climbed up the fireman's pole hand-over-hand,
flexing8 those fantastic arm muscles, and disappeared. "Show-off," the drummer
scoffed9. He stood up stiffly, grabbed a bottle of beer from beneath his drum set, and chugged it. Then set the bottle down and craned his neck, like he was looking for someone in the crowd. Jenny's skin
tingled10. Her? Wait, wasn't she over him already? "We should get going," Elise repeated. She stood up and
tugged11 on her shirt. "Everyone's going to be fighting for cabs." The bassist started unplugging things and breaking down the equipment. The drummer irreverently into one of the mikes. The drummer burped irreverently into one of the mikes. Gross. Jenny
giggles12 like this was the handsomest, most adorable thing she'd ever heard. "You can go if you want, but I'm not leaving," she told her friend. She was supposed to spend the rest of the weekend at Elise's house, but opportunities like this didn't present themselves very often. Opportunities to meet famous rock stars, or opportunities to be as naughty as possible? The crowd began to
disperse13. Some headed to the bathroom' others spilled out the exit doors and onto the street. Elise
hovered14 next to the table, unsure. Jenny took another awkward
puff15 on her cigarette and jiggled her foot. And then all of a sudden he was there, in front of them- the drummer. He wasn't Damian, but he was almost as good. "Hey. I'm Lloyd." His
knuckles16 were wrapped in
frayed17 surgical18 tape like a boxer's, his dark,
neatly19 cut hair and preppy pink-and-green Lacoste shirt were soaked with
perspiration20. "You're Dan's sister, Jennifer, right?" Jenny nodded. She loved it when people called her Jennifer. Although she would have preferred if he'd said, "You're Jennifer, that
stunning21 model in the W spread this month, right?" "How'd you know?" she asked, even though she knew the answer. Despite the fact that she dressed better than Dan did and was nearly nine inches shorter and mad a much nigger chest, they could almost have been fraternal twins. Except that she was three years younger than Dan. Not that she was about to tell Mr. Drummer Boy that. "Your brother said his gorgeous sister was coming," Lloyd replied with a completely straight face. He glanced at Elise who was still
standing22 there, fidgeting with the
sipper23 on her Banana Republic purse like a total geek. "Marc, our bassist? He's got this thing about big old hotels," Lloyd continued. "Anyway, he's booked some big suit up at the
Plaza24 Hotel. We're having a little
get-together25 there if you want to come." Jenny let her cigarette fall to the floor. She almost forgotten she was holding it. "Totally!" she exclaimed with more enthusiasm then she'd intended. "I mean, my brother's going, right?" Not that she really cared if Dan was going. She just didn't want to sound like the type of girl who partied in hotels with strange guys from rock bands all the time. Right. "It's ten minutes until my curfew. I have to get home," Elise insisted. She gave Jenny a look as if to say, "This is your last chance." "Okay. Well, I'll call you tomorrow," Jenny responded. She handed Elise the pack of cigarettes, but Elise waved them away. "You might need them," she said, before turning to go. Jenny knew she ought to have felt a twinge of
guilt26 for not leaving with her friend, but how could she pass up a chance like this? The worst thing that could happen was that their father would find out, but he'd never been very good at punishments, and besides, Elise would never tell. She squeezed her knees together and smiled up at Lloyd with nervous excitement. He held out a bandaged hand and pulled her to her feet. "Come on. I'll introduce you around." The club had returned to a state of normalcy. People chatted quietly over their beers while the new Franz Ferdinand album played on the stereo. Dan was sitting on the edge of the stage now, next to a very pretty tanned girl with honey-colored hair, cradling a bottle of Schweppes
tonic27 water. He looked completely spent, but the girl was
chattering28 away, laughing and smiling like Dan was the most entertaining guy she'd ever met. "Fucking hell, Yoko's back," Lloyd
hissed29 under his breath as they approached. "Who?" Jenny asked
curiously30. The girl was wearing a super short tiered
jade31 green miniskirt, and her bare legs were
luxuriously32 long and tanned, like those of a Bain do Soleil sunscreen model. A giant fake smile spread across Lloyd's face. "Never mind," he responded between gleaming white teeth. "You'll see." The tanned girl shimmied off the stage and kissed Jenny on both cheeks. "Dan says you are his seez-stirrh," she said in a thick French accent. "I am so jealous of doz gorgeous bresssts!" she reached out with both hands and gave each of Jenny's boobs a good hard squeeze.
Honk33, honk! "So womanly, non?" "Monique, I wouldn't--" Dan started to warn her. "Thanks," Jenny interrupted, surprising everyone including herself. She'd always been extremely sensitive about her chest, with good reason, but Monique's little outburst seemed like a genuine French compliment. Besides, she didn't really mind that Damian and Lloyd were now well aware that her boobs were the largest in the room. "Jennifer this is Monique. Monique this is Jennifer." Lloyd introduced them. "Monique is Dam-" "Visiting from St. Tropez," Monique cut him off, her eyes burning with a look that had, "Shut up, you idiot!" written all over it. "Are you coming to zee Plaza 'otel wid us?" she asked Jenny. "No, she ahs to go home," Dan
slurred34. "It's late." He glanced around the club with bleary eyes. "Isn't it?" Well his
outfit35 was definitely tired. Little sister lesson number two: Don't even think about telling her what to do. "No way," Jenny corrected her brother. "I am so coming." Damian slid down the fireman's pole and bounded up to them. He'd changed into an olive green tracksuit with the words JUICE ME
smeared36 on the
butt37 in white paint. "Ready to ruckus, yeah?" he demanded, clapping Dan and Lloyd on their backs. Monique flashed him a sweet I'm-only-tolerating-you-because-you're-famous sort of smile and hooked her arm possessively through Dan's. Lloyd grabbed Jenny and squashed her into sort of a three-way bear hug with Damian. "Damian, meet Jennifer. Jennifer, meet Damian." Jenny was so excited, it was a good thing Lloyd was hugging her so tightly or she would have
collapsed38 on the floor. Damian made an exaggerated delighted
gasping39 sound, like an overly gay man discovering the cutest little doggie raincoat he'd ever seen. Then he kissed Jenny on the tip of her nose. So maybe he wasn't Serena's new boyfriend. "Why don't Danny and Monique take the limo? The rest of us can squeeze into a cab?" Damian offered. "I could sit on someone's lap," Jenny volunteered. "Of course you can," said Lloyd. "Of course you can," Damian agreed. Of course she can.
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attire
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| v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装 |
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- He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
- Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。
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metropolitan
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| adj.大城市的，大都会的 |
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- Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
- Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
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abort
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| v.使流产，堕胎；中止；中止(工作、计划等) |
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- The captain instructed them to abort the mission.上尉指示他们中止执行任务。
- With this button the user can abort the audio sequence.用户可以用该按钮终止音频序列。
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latitudinal
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| adj.纬度的，纬度方向的 |
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- Elevational and latitudinal trends were not pronounced. 海拔和纬度的变化趋势不明显。 来自辞典例句
- The parameterized eddy fluxes simulatedthe seasonal and latitudinal variations reasonably well. 模拟出涡动通量的空间分布和时间变化。 来自互联网
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raves
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| n.狂欢晚会( rave的名词复数 )v.胡言乱语( rave的第三人称单数 )；愤怒地说；咆哮；痴心地说 |
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- She raves about that singer. 她醉心地谈论那位歌手。 来自辞典例句
- His new play received raves in the paper. 他的新剧本在报纸上受到赞扬。 来自辞典例句
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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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casually
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| adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地 |
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- She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
- I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
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flexing
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| n.挠曲，可挠性v.屈曲( flex的现在分词 )；弯曲；（为准备大干而）显示实力；摩拳擦掌 |
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- Flexing particular muscles allows snakes to move in several ways. 可弯曲的特殊的肌肉使蛇可以用几种方式移动。 来自电影对白
- China has become an economic superpower and is flexing its muscles. 中国已经成为了一个经济巨人而且在展示他的肌肉。 来自互联网
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scoffed
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| 嘲笑，嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. 他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
- A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea. 一百年前人们曾嘲笑过这种想法。
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tingled
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| v.有刺痛感( tingle的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- My cheeks tingled with the cold. 我的脸颊冻得有点刺痛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The crowd tingled with excitement. 群众大为兴奋。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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tugged
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| v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
- A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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giggles
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| n.咯咯的笑( giggle的名词复数 )；傻笑；玩笑；the giggles 止不住的格格笑v.咯咯地笑( giggle的第三人称单数 ) |
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- Her nervous giggles annoyed me. 她神经质的傻笑把我惹火了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I had to rush to the loo to avoid an attack of hysterical giggles. 我不得不冲向卫生间，以免遭到别人的疯狂嘲笑。 来自辞典例句
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disperse
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| vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散 |
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- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
- The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
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hovered
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| 鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫 |
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- A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
- A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。
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puff
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| n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气 |
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- He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
- They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。
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knuckles
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| n.（指人）指关节( knuckle的名词复数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝v.（指人）指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝 |
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- He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘，握得指关节都变白了。
- Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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frayed
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| adj.磨损的v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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surgical
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| adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的 |
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- He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
- All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。
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neatly
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| adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地 |
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- Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
- The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。
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perspiration
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| n.汗水；出汗 |
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- It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration.天太热了，我的衣服被汗水湿透了。
- The perspiration was running down my back.汗从我背上淌下来。
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stunning
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| adj.极好的；使人晕倒的 |
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- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
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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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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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get-together
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| n.(使)聚集；(使)集合 |
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- Well,Miss Huang,we are planning to have a casual get-together.嗯，黄小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。
- Will you help me prepare for the get- together of the old classmates?你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作？
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guilt
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| n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责 |
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- She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
- Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
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tonic
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| n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的 |
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- It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
- Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。
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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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hissed
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| 发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对 |
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- 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。
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curiously
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| adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地 |
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- He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
- He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
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jade
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| n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠 |
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- 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。
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luxuriously
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| adv.奢侈地，豪华地 |
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- She put her nose luxuriously buried in heliotrope and tea roses. 她把自己的鼻子惬意地埋在天芥菜和庚申蔷薇花簇中。 来自辞典例句
- To be well dressed doesn't mean to be luxuriously dressed. 穿得好不一定衣着豪华。 来自辞典例句
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honk
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| n.雁叫声，汽车喇叭声 |
参考例句： |
- Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭！
- While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。
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slurred
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| 含糊地说出( slur的过去式和过去分词 )； 含糊地发…的声； 侮辱； 连唱 |
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- She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred. 她喝得太多了，话都说不利索了。
- You could tell from his slurred speech that he was drunk. 从他那含糊不清的话语中你就知道他喝醉了。
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outfit
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| n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装 |
参考例句： |
- Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
- His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。
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smeared
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| 弄脏； 玷污； 涂抹； 擦上 |
参考例句： |
- The children had smeared mud on the walls. 那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
- A few words were smeared. 有写字被涂模糊了。
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butt
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| n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶 |
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- The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
- He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
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collapsed
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| adj.倒塌的 |
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- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
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gasping
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的
动词gasp的现在分词 |
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- He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
- "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”
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