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Chapter 6 Switzerland
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AS I DROVE HOME, I WASN’T PAYING MUCH ATTENTION TO the road that shimmered1 wetly in the sun. I wasthinking about the flood of information Jacob had shared with me, trying to sort it out, to force it all to makesense. Despite the overload2, I felt lighter3. Seeing Jacob smile, having all the secrets thrashed out . . . it didn’tmake things perfect, but it made them better. I was right to have gone. Jacob needed me. And obviously, Ithought as I squinted4 into the glare, there was no danger.

  It came out of nowhere. One minute there was nothing but bright highway in my rearview mirror. The nextminute, the sun was glinting off a silver Volvo right on my tail.

  “Aw, crap,” I whimpered.

  I considered pulling over. But I was too much of a coward to face him right away. I’d been counting onsome prep time . . . and having Charlie nearby as a buffer5. At least that would force him to keep his voicedown.

  The Volvo followed inches behind me. I kept my eyes on the road ahead.

  Chicken through and through, I drove straight to Angela’s without once meeting the gaze I could feelburning a hole in my mirror.

  He followed me until I pulled to the curb6 in front of the Webers’ house. He didn’t stop, and I didn’t lookup as he passed. I didn’t want to see the expression on his face. I ran up the short concrete walk to Angela’sdoor as soon as he was out of sight.

  Ben answered the door before I could finish knocking, like he’d been standing7 right behind it.

  “Hey, Bella!” he said, surprised.

  “Hi, Ben. Er, is Angela here?” I wondered if Angela had forgotten our plans, and cringed at the thought ofgoing home early.

  “Sure,” Ben said just as Angela called, “Bella!” and appeared at the top of the stairs.

  Ben peered around me as we both heard the sound of a car on the road; the sound didn’t scare me — thisengine stuttered to a stop, followed by the loud pop of a backfire. Nothing like the purr of the Volvo. Thismust be the visitor Ben had been waiting for.

  “Austin’s here,” Ben said as Angela reached his side.

  A horn honked8 on the street.

  “I’ll see you later,” Ben promised. “Miss you already.”

  He threw his arm around Angela’s neck and pulled her face down to his height so that he could kiss herenthusiastically. After a second of this, Austin honked again.

  “’Bye, Ang! Love you!” Ben shouted as he dashed past me.

  Angela swayed, her face slightly pink, then recovered herself and waved until Ben and Austin were out ofsight. Then she turned to me and grinned ruefully.

  “Thank you for doing this, Bella,” she said. “From the bottom of my heart. Not only are you saving myhands from permanent injury, you also just spared me two long hours of a plot-less, badly dubbed9 martial10 artsfilm.” She sighed in relief.

  “Happy to be of service.” I was feeling a bit less panicked, able to breathe a little more evenly. It felt soordinary here. Angela’s easy human dramas were oddly reassuring11. It was nice to know that life was normalsomewhere.

  I followed Angela up the stairs to her room. She kicked toys out of the way as she went. The house wasunusually quiet.

  “Where’s your family?”

  “My parents took the twins to a birthday party in Port Angeles. I can’t believe you’re really going to helpme with this. Ben’s pretending he has tendonitis.” She made a face.

  “I don’t mind at all,” I said, and then I walked into Angela’s room and saw the stacks of waitingenvelopes.

  “Oh!” I gasped12. Angela turned to look at me, apologies in her eyes. I could see why she’d been putting this off, and why Ben had weaseled out.

  “I thought you were exaggerating,” I admitted.

  “I wish. Are you sure you want to do this?”

  “Put me to work. I’ve got all day.”

  Angela divided a pile in half and put her mother’s address book between us on her desk. For a while weconcentrated, and there was just the sound of our pens scratching quietly across the paper.

  “What’s Edward doing tonight?” she asked after a few minutes.

  My pen dug into the envelope I was working on. “Emmet’s home for the weekend. They’re supposed tobe hiking.”

  “You say that like you’re not sure.”

  I shrugged14.

  “You’re lucky Edward has his brothers for all the hiking and camping. I don’t know what I’d do if Bendidn’t have Austin for the guy stuff.”

  “Yeah, the outdoors thing is not really for me. And there’s no way I’d ever be able to keep up.”

  Angela laughed. “I prefer the indoors myself.”

  She focused on her pile for a minute. I wrote out four more addresses. There was never any pressure tofill a pause with meaningless chatter15 around Angela. Like Charlie, she was comfortable with silence.

  But, like Charlie, she was also too observant sometimes.

  “Is something wrong?” she asked in a low voice now. “You seem . . . anxious.”

  I smiled sheepishly. “Is it that obvious?”

  “Not really.”

  She was probably lying to make me feel better.

  “You don’t have to talk about it unless you want to,” she assured me. “I’ll listen if you think it will help.”

  I was about to say thanks, but no thanks. After all, there were just too many secrets I was bound tokeep. I really couldn’t discuss my problems with someone human. That was against the rules.

  And yet, with a strange, sudden intensity16, that’s exactly what I wanted. I wanted to talk to a normal humangirlfriend. I wanted to moan a little bit, like any other teenage girl. I wanted my problems to be that simple. Itwould also be nice to have someone outside the whole vampire17-werewolf mess to put things in perspective.

  Someone unbiased.

  “I’ll mind my own business,” Angela promised, smiling down at the address she was working on.

  “No,” I said. “You’re right. I am anxious. It’s . . . it’s Edward.”

  “What’s wrong?”

  It was so easy to talk to Angela. When she asked a question like that, I could tell that she wasn’t justmorbidly curious or looking for gossip, like Jessica would have been. She cared that I was upset.

  “Oh, he’s mad at me.”

  “That’s hard to imagine,” she said. “What’s he mad about?”

  I sighed. “Do you remember Jacob Black?”

  “Ah,” she said.

  “Yeah.”

  “He’s jealous.”

  “No, not jealous . . .” I should have kept my mouth shut. There was no way to explain this right. But Iwanted to keep talking anyway. I hadn’t realized I was so starved for human conversation. “Edward thinksJacob is . . . a bad influence, I guess. Sort of . . . dangerous. You know how much trouble I got in a fewmonths back. . . . It’s all ridiculous, though.”

  I was surprised to see Angela shaking her head.

  “What?” I asked.

  “Bella, I’ve seen how Jacob Black looks at you. I’d bet the real problem is jealousy18.”

  “It’s not like that with Jacob.”

  “For you, maybe. But for Jacob . . .”

  I frowned. “Jacob knows how I feel. I’ve told him everything.”

  “Edward’s only human, Bella. He’s going to react like any other boy.”

  I grimaced19. I didn’t have a response to that.

   She patted my hand. “He’ll get over it.”

  “I hope so. Jake’s going through kind of a tough time. He needs me.”

  “You and Jacob are pretty close, aren’t you?”

  “Like family,” I agreed.

  “And Edward doesn’t like him. . . . That must be hard. I wonder how Ben would handle that?” shemused.

  I half-smiled. “Probably just like any other boy.”

  She grinned. “Probably.”

  Then she changed the subject. Angela wasn’t one to pry20, and she seemed to sense I wouldn’t — couldn’t— say any more.

  “I got my dorm assignment yesterday. The farthest building from campus, naturally.”

  “Does Ben know where he’s staying yet?”

  “The closest dorm to campus. He’s got all the luck. How about you? Did you decide where you’re going?

  ”

  I stared down, concentrating on the clumsy scrawl21 of my handwriting. For a second I was distracted bythe thought of Angela and Ben at the University of Washington. They would be off to Seattle in just a fewmonths. Would it be safe then? Would the wild young vampire menace have moved elsewhere? Would therebe a new place by then, some other city flinching22 from horror-movie headlines?

  Would those new headlines be my fault?

  I tried to shake it off and answered her question a beat late. “Alaska, I think. The university there inJuneau.”

  I could hear the surprise in her voice. “Alaska? Oh. Really? I mean, that’s great. I just figured you’d gosomewhere . . . warmer.”

  I laughed a little, still staring at the envelope. “Yeah. Forks has really changed my perspective on life.”

  “And Edward?”

  Though his name set butterflies fluttering in my stomach, I looked up and grinned at her. “Alaska’s not toocold for Edward, either.”

  She grinned back. “Of course not.” And then she sighed. “It’s so far. You won’t be able to come homevery often. I’ll miss you. Will you e-mail me?”

  A swell23 of quiet sadness crashed over me; maybe it was a mistake to get closer to Angela now. Butwouldn’t it be sadder still to miss out on these last chances? I shook off the unhappy thoughts, so that I couldanswer her teasingly.

  “If I can type again after this.” I nodded toward the stack of envelopes I’d done.

  We laughed, and it was easy then to chat cheerfully about classes and majors while we finished the rest —all I had to do was not think about it. Anyway, there were more urgent things to worry about today.

  I helped her put the stamps on, too. I was afraid to leave.

  “How’s your hand?” she asked.

  I flexed24 my fingers. “I think I’ll recover the full use of it . . . someday.”

  The door banged downstairs, and we both looked up.

  “Ang?” Ben called.

  I tried to smile, but my lips trembled. “I guess that’s my cue to leave.”

  “You don’t have to go. Though he’s probably going to describe the movie for me . . . in detail.”

  “Charlie will be wondering where I am anyway.”

  “Thanks for helping25 me.”

  “I had a good time, actually. We should do something like this again. It was nice to have some girl time.”

  “Definitely.”

  There was a light knock on the bedroom door.

  “Come in, Ben,” Angela said.

  I got up and stretched.

  “Hey, Bella! You survived,” Ben greeted me quickly before going to take my place by Angela. He eyedour work. “Nice job. Too bad there’s nothing left to do, I would have . . .” He let the thought trail off, andthen restarted excitedly. “Ang, I can’t believe you missed this one! It was awesome26. There was this final fight sequence — the choreography was unbelievable! This one guy — well, you’re going to have to see it to knowwhat I’m talking about —”

  Angela rolled her eyes at me.

  “See you at school,” I said with a nervous laugh.

  She sighed. “See you.”

  I was jumpy on the way out to my truck, but the street was empty. I spent the whole drive glancinganxiously in all my mirrors, but there was never any sign of the silver car.

  His car was not in front of the house, either, though that meant little.

  “Bella?” Charlie called when I opened the front door.

  “Hey, Dad.”

  I found him in the living room, in front of the TV.

  “So, how was your day?”

  “Good,” I said. Might as well tell him everything — he’d hear it from Billy soon enough. Besides, it wouldmake him happy. “They didn’t need me at work, so I went down to La Push.”

  There wasn’t enough surprise in his face. Billy had already talked to him.

  “How’s Jacob?” Charlie asked, attempting to sound indifferent.

  “Good,” I said, just as casual.

  “You get over to the Webers’?”

  “Yep. We got all her announcements addressed.”

  “That’s nice.” Charlie smiled a wide smile. He was strangely focused, considering that there was a gameon. “I’m glad you spent some time with your friends today.”

  “Me, too.”

  I ambled27 toward the kitchen, looking for busy work. Unfortunately, Charlie had already cleaned up hislunch. I stood there for a few minutes, staring at the bright patch of light the sun made on the floor. But I knewI couldn’t delay this forever.

  “I’m going to go study,” I announced glumly28 as I headed up the stairs.

  “See you later,” Charlie called after me.

  If I survive, I thought to myself.

  I shut my bedroom door carefully before I turned to face my room.

  Of course he was there. He stood against the wall across from me, in the shadow beside the openwindow. His face was hard and his posture29 tense. He glared at me wordlessly.

  I cringed, waiting for the torrent30, but it didn’t come. He just continued to glare, possibly too angry tospeak.

  “Hi,” I finally said.

  His face could have been carved from stone. I counted to a hundred in my head, but there was no change.

  “Er . . . so, I’m still alive,” I began.

  A growl31 rumbled32 low in his chest, but his expression didn’t change.

  “No harm done,” I insisted with a shrug13.

  He moved. His eyes closed, and he pinched the bridge of his nose between the fingers of his right hand.

  “Bella,” he whispered. “Do you have any idea how close I came to crossing the line today? To breakingthe treaty and coming after you? Do you know what that would have meant?”

  I gasped and his eyes opened. They were as cold and hard as night.

  “You can’t!” I said too loudly. I worked to modulate33 the volume of my voice so Charlie wouldn’t hear,but I wanted to shout the words. “Edward, they’d use any excuse for a fight. They’d love that. You can’t everbreak the rules!”

  “Maybe they aren’t the only ones who would enjoy a fight.”

  “Don’t you start,” I snapped. “You made the treaty — you stick to it.”

  “If he’d hurt you —”

  “Enough!” I cut him off. “There’s nothing to worry about. Jacob isn’t dangerous.”

  “Bella.” He rolled his eyes. “You aren’t exactly the best judge of what is or isn’t dangerous.”

  “I know I don’t have to worry about Jake. And neither do you.”

  He ground his teeth together. His hands were balled up in fists at his sides. He was still standing against the wall, and I hated the space between us.

  I took a deep breath, and crossed the room. He didn’t move when I wrapped my arms around him. Nextto the warmth of the last of the afternoon sun streaming through the window, his skin felt especially icy. Heseemed like ice, too, frozen the way he was.

  “I’m sorry I made you anxious,” I muttered.

  He sighed, and relaxed a little. His arms wound around my waist.

  “Anxious is a bit of an understatement,” he murmured. “It was a very long day.”

  “You weren’t supposed to know about it,” I reminded him. “I thought you’d be hunting longer.”

  I looked up at his face, at his defensive34 eyes; I hadn’t noticed in the stress of the moment, but they weretoo dark. The rings under them were deep purple. I frowned in disapproval35.

  “When Alice saw you disappear, I came back,” he explained.

  “You shouldn’t have done that. Now you’ll have to go away again.” My frown intensified36.

  “I can wait.”

  “That’s ridiculous. I mean, I know she couldn’t see me with Jacob, but you should have known —”

  “But I didn’t,” he broke in. “And you can’t expect me to let you —”

  “Oh, yes, I can,” I interrupted him. “That’s exactly what I expect —”

  “This won’t happen again.”

  “That’s right! Because you’re not going to overreact next time.”

  “Because there isn’t going to be a next time.”

  “I understand when you have to leave, even if I don’t like it —”

  “That’s not the same. I’m not risking my life.”

  “Neither am I.”

  “Werewolves constitute a risk.”

  “I disagree.”

  “I’m not negotiating this, Bella.”

  “Neither am I.”

  His hands were in fists again. I could feel them against my back.

  The words popped out thoughtlessly. “Is this really just about my safety?”

  “What do you mean?” he demanded.

  “You aren’t . . .” Angela’s theory seemed sillier now than before. It was hard to finish the thought. “Imean, you know better than to be jealous, right?”

  He raised one eyebrow37. “Do I?”

  “Be serious.”

  “Easily — there’s nothing remotely humorous about this.”

  I frowned suspiciously. “Or . . . is this something else altogether? Some vampires-and-werewolves-are-always-enemies nonsense? Is this just a testosterone-fueled —”

  His eyes blazed. “This is only about you. All I care is that you’re safe.”

  The black fire in his eyes was impossible to doubt.

  “Okay,” I sighed. “I believe that. But I want you to know something — when it comes to all this enemiesnonsense, I’m out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected38 by territorial39 disputesbetween mythical40 creatures. Jacob is family. You are . . . well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expectto love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don’t care who’s a werewolf and who’s avampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too.”

  He stared at me silently through narrowed eyes.

  “Switzerland,” I repeated again for emphasis.

  He frowned at me, and then sighed. “Bella . . . ,” he began, but he paused, and his nose wrinkled indisgust.

  “What now?”

  “Well . . . don’t be offended, but you smell like a dog,” he told me.

  And then he smiled crookedly41, so I knew the fight was over. For now.

  Edward had to make up for the missed hunting trip, and so he was leaving Friday night with Jasper, Emmett, and Carlisle to hit some reserve in Northern California with a mountain lion problem.

  We’d come to no agreement on the werewolf issue, but I didn’t feel guilty calling Jake — during my briefwindow of opportunity when Edward took the Volvo home before climbing back in through my window — tolet him know I’d be coming over on Saturday again. It wasn’t sneaking42 around. Edward knew how I felt. Andif he broke my truck again, then I’d have Jacob pick me up. Forks was neutral, just like Switzerland — justlike me.

  So when I got off work Thursday and it was Alice rather than Edward waiting for me in the Volvo, I wasnot suspicious at first. The passenger door was open, and music I didn’t recognize was shaking the framewhen the bass44 played.

  “Hey, Alice,” I shouted over the wailing45 as I climbed in. “Where’s your brother?”

  She was singing along to the song, her voice an octave higher than the melody, weaving through it with acomplicated harmony. She nodded at me, ignoring my question as she concentrated on the music.

  I shut my door and put my hands over my ears. She grinned, and turned the volume down until it was justbackground. Then she hit the locks and the gas in the same second.

  “What’s going on?” I asked, starting to feel uneasy. “Where is Edward?”

  She shrugged. “They left early.”

  “Oh.” I tried to control the absurd disappointment. If he left early, that meant he’d be back sooner, Ireminded myself.

  “All the boys went, and we’re having a slumber46 party!” she announced in a trilling, singsong voice.

  “A slumber party?” I repeated, the suspicion finally settling in.

  “Aren’t you excited?” she crowed.

  I met her animated47 gaze for a long second.

  “You’re kidnapping me, aren’t you?”

  She laughed and nodded. “Till Saturday. Esme cleared it with Charlie; you’re staying with me two nights,and I will drive you to and from school tomorrow.”

  I turned my face to the window, my teeth grinding together.

  “Sorry,” Alice said, not sounding in the least bit penitent48. “He paid me off.”

  “How?” I hissed49 through my teeth.

  “The Porsche. It’s exactly like the one I stole in Italy.” She sighed happily. “I’m not supposed to drive itaround Forks, but if you want, we could see how long it takes to get from here to L.A. — I bet I could haveyou back by midnight.”

  I took a deep breath. “I think I’ll pass,” I sighed, repressing a shudder50.

  We wound, always too fast, down the long drive. Alice pulled around to the garage, and I quickly lookedover the cars. Emmett’s big jeep was there, with a shiny canary yellow Porsche between it and Rosalie’s redconvertible.

  Alice hopped51 out gracefully52 and went to stroke her hand along the length of her bribe53. “Pretty, isn’t it?”

  “Pretty over-the-top,” I grumbled54, incredulous. “He gave you that just for two days of holding mehostage?”

  Alice made a face.

  A second later, comprehension came and I gasped in horror. “It’s for every time he’s gone, isn’t it?”

  She nodded.

  I slammed my door and stomped55 toward the house. She danced along next to me, still unrepentant.

  “Alice, don’t you think this is just a little bit controlling? Just a tiny bit psychotic, maybe?”

  “Not really.” She sniffed56. “You don’t seem to grasp how dangerous a young werewolf can be. Especiallywhen I can’t see them. Edward has no way to know if you’re safe. You shouldn’t be so reckless.”

  My voice turned acidic. “Yes, because a vampire slumber party is the pinnacle57 of safety consciousbehavior.”

  Alice laughed. “I’ll give you a pedicure and everything,” she promised.

  It wasn’t so bad, except for the fact that I was being held against my will. Esme brought Italian food —the good stuff, all the way from Port Angeles — and Alice was prepared with my favorite movies. EvenRosalie was there, quietly in the background. Alice did insist on the pedicure, and I wondered if she wasworking from a list — maybe something she’d compiled from watching bad sitcoms58.

   “How late do you want to stay up?” she asked when my toenails were glistening59 a bloody60 red. Herenthusiasm remained untouched by my mood.

  “I don’t want to stay up. We have school in the morning.”

  She pouted61.

  “Where am I supposed to sleep, anyway?” I measured the couch with my eyes. It was a little short.

  “Can’t you just keep me under surveillance at my house?”

  “What kind of a slumber party would that be?” Alice shook her head in exasperation62. “You’re sleeping inEdward’s room.”

  I sighed. His black leather sofa was longer than this one. Actually, the gold carpet in his room wasprobably thick enough that the floor wouldn’t be half bad either.

  “Can I go back to my place to get my things, at least?”

  She grinned. “Already taken care of.”

  “Am I allowed to use your phone?”

  “Charlie knows where you are.”

  “I wasn’t going to call Charlie.” I frowned. “Apparently, I have some plans to cancel.”

  “Oh.” She deliberated. “I’m not sure about that.”

  “Alice!” I whined63 loudly. “C’mon!”

  “Okay, okay,” she said, flitting from the room. She was back in half a second, cell phone in hand. “Hedidn’t specifically prohibit this . . . ,” she murmured to herself as she handed it to me.

  I dialed Jacob’s number, hoping he wasn’t out running with his friends tonight. Luck was with me —Jacob was the one to answer.

  “Hello?”

  “Hey, Jake, it’s me.” Alice watched me with expressionless eyes for a second, before she turned and wentto sit between Rosalie and Esme on the sofa.

  “Hi, Bella,” Jacob said, suddenly cautious. “What’s up?”

  “Nothing good. I can’t come over Saturday after all.”

  It was silent for a minute. “Stupid bloodsucker,” he finally muttered. “I thought he was leaving. Can’t youhave a life when he’s gone? Or does he lock you in a coffin64?”

  I laughed.

  “I don’t think that’s funny.”

  “I’m only laughing because you’re close,” I told him. “But he’s going to be here Saturday, so it doesn’tmatter.”

  “Will he be feeding there in Forks, then?” Jacob asked cuttingly.

  “No.” I didn’t let myself get irritated with him. I wasn’t that far from being as angry as he was. “He leftearly.”

  “Oh. Well, hey, come over now, then,” he said with sudden enthusiasm. “It’s not that late. Or I’ll come upto Charlie’s.”

  “I wish. I’m not at Charlie’s,” I said sourly. “I’m kind of being held prisoner.”

  He was silent as that sunk in, and then he growled65. “We’ll come and get you,” he promised in a flat voice,slipping automatically into a plural66.

  A chill slid down my spine67, but I answered in a light and teasing voice. “Tempting. I have been tortured —Alice painted my toenails.”

  “I’m serious.”

  “Don’t be. They’re just trying to keep me safe.”

  He growled again.

  “I know it’s silly, but their hearts are in the right place.”

  “Their hearts!” he scoffed68.

  “Sorry about Saturday,” I apologized. “I’ve got to hit the sack” — the couch, I corrected mentally — “butI’ll call you again soon.”

  “Are you sure they’ll let you?” he asked in a scathing69 tone.

  “Not completely.” I sighed. “’Night, Jake.”

  “See you around.”

   Alice was abruptly70 at my side, her hand held out for the phone, but I was already dialing. She saw thenumber.

  “I don’t think he’ll have his phone on him,” she said.

  “I’ll leave a message.”

  The phone rang four times, followed by a beep. There was no greeting.

  “You are in trouble,” I said slowly, emphasizing each word. “Enormous trouble. Angry grizzly71 bears aregoing to look tame next to what is waiting for you at home.”

  I snapped the phone shut and placed it in her waiting hand. “I’m done.”

  She grinned. “This hostage stuff is fun.”

  “I’m going to sleep now,” I announced, heading for the stairs. Alice tagged along.

  “Alice,” I sighed. “I’m not going to sneak43 out. You would know if I was planning to, and you’d catch me ifI tried.”

  “I’m just going to show you where your things are,” she said innocently.

  Edward’s room was at the farthest end of the third floor hallway, hard to mistake even when the hugehouse had been less familiar. But when I switched the light on, I paused in confusion. Had I picked the wrongdoor?

  Alice giggled72.

  It was the same room, I realized quickly; the furniture had just been rearranged. The couch was pushed tothe north wall and the stereo shoved up against the vast shelves of CDs — to make room for the colossal73 bedthat now dominated the central space.

  The southern wall of glass reflected the scene back like a mirror, making it look twice as bad.

  It matched. The coverlet was a dull gold, just lighter than the walls; the frame was black, made ofintricately patterned wrought74 iron. Sculpted75 metal roses wound in vines up the tall posts and formed a bowerylattice overhead. My pajamas76 were folded neatly77 on the foot of the bed, my bag of toiletries to one side.

  “What the hell is all this?” I spluttered.

  “You didn’t really think he would make you sleep on the couch, did you?”

  I mumbled78 unintelligibly79 as I stalked forward to snatch my things off the bed.

  “I’ll give you some privacy,” Alice laughed. “See you in the morning.”

  After my teeth were brushed and I was dressed, I grabbed a puffy feather pillow off the huge bed anddragged the gold cover to the couch. I knew I was being silly, but I didn’t care. Porsches as bribes80 and king-sized beds in houses where nobody slept — it was beyond irritating. I flipped81 off the lights and curled up onthe sofa, wondering if I was too annoyed to sleep.

  In the dark, the glass wall was no longer a black mirror, doubling the room. The light of the moonbrightened the clouds outside the window. As my eyes adjusted, I could see the diffused82 glow highlighting thetops of the trees, and glinting off a small slice of the river. I watched the silver light, waiting for my eyes to getheavy.

  There was a light knock on the door.

  “What, Alice?” I hissed. I was on the defensive, imagining her amusement when she saw my makeshiftbed.

  “It’s me,” Rosalie said softly, opening the door enough that I could see the silver glow touch her perfectface. “Can I come in?”


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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的过去式和过去分词 )
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  • The sea shimmered in the sunlight. 阳光下海水闪烁着微光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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vt.使超载;n.超载
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  • Large meals overload the digestive system.吃得太饱会加重消化系统的负担。
3 lighter 5pPzPR     
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
参考例句:
  • The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些。
  • The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
4 squinted aaf7c56a51bf19a5f429b7a9ddca2e9b     
斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看
参考例句:
  • Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel. 他把枪顶肩,眯起眼睛瞄准。
  • I squinted through the keyhole. 我从锁眼窥看。
5 buffer IxYz0B     
n.起缓冲作用的人(或物),缓冲器;vt.缓冲
参考例句:
  • A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时,很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
  • Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。
6 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
参考例句:
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
7 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • 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。
8 honked b787ca4a3834aa71da55df2b9bcafdfe     
v.(使)发出雁叫似的声音,鸣(喇叭),按(喇叭)( honk的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I drove up in front of the house and honked. 我将车开到屋子前面然后按喇叭。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He honked his horn as he went past. 他经过时按响了汽车喇叭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
参考例句:
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 martial bBbx7     
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
参考例句:
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
11 reassuring vkbzHi     
a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的
参考例句:
  • He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
  • With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。
12 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
13 shrug Ry3w5     
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
参考例句:
  • With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩,走出了房间。
  • I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
14 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 chatter BUfyN     
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
参考例句:
  • Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
  • I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。
16 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
17 vampire 8KMzR     
n.吸血鬼
参考例句:
  • It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆,而是个吸人血的妖精!
  • Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说,孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。
18 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。
19 grimaced 5f3f78dc835e71266975d0c281dceae8     
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He grimaced at the bitter taste. 他一尝那苦味,做了个怪相。
  • She grimaced at the sight of all the work. 她一看到这么多的工作就皱起了眉头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 pry yBqyX     
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起)
参考例句:
  • He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
  • We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
21 scrawl asRyE     
vt.潦草地书写;n.潦草的笔记,涂写
参考例句:
  • His signature was an illegible scrawl.他的签名潦草难以辨认。
  • Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame.你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人。
22 flinching ab334e7ae08e4b8dbdd4cc9a8ee4eefd     
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He listened to the jeers of the crowd without flinching. 他毫不畏惧地听着群众的嘲笑。 来自辞典例句
  • Without flinching he dashed into the burning house to save the children. 他毫不畏缩地冲进在燃烧的房屋中去救小孩。 来自辞典例句
23 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
参考例句:
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
24 flexed 703e75e8210e20f0cb60ad926085640e     
adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌
参考例句:
  • He stretched and flexed his knees to relax himself. 他伸屈膝关节使自己放松一下。 来自辞典例句
  • He flexed his long stringy muscles manfully. 他孔武有力地弯起膀子,显露出细长条的肌肉。 来自辞典例句
25 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
26 awesome CyCzdV     
adj.令人惊叹的,难得吓人的,很好的
参考例句:
  • The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
  • That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.
27 ambled 7a3e35ee6318b68bdb71eeb2b10b8a94     
v.(马)缓行( amble的过去式和过去分词 );从容地走,漫步
参考例句:
  • We ambled down to the beach. 我们漫步向海滩走去。
  • The old man ambled home through the garden every evening. 那位老人每天晚上经过花园漫步回家。 来自《简明英汉词典》
28 glumly glumly     
adv.忧郁地,闷闷不乐地;阴郁地
参考例句:
  • He stared at it glumly, and soon became lost in thought. 他惘然沉入了瞑想。 来自子夜部分
  • The President sat glumly rubbing his upper molar, saying nothing. 总统愁眉苦脸地坐在那里,磨着他的上牙,一句话也没有说。 来自辞典例句
29 posture q1gzk     
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
参考例句:
  • The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
  • He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣,摆出一副打架的架势。
30 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。
31 growl VeHzE     
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
参考例句:
  • The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫,尾巴也跟着摇摆。
  • The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。
32 rumbled e155775f10a34eef1cb1235a085c6253     
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋)
参考例句:
  • The machine rumbled as it started up. 机器轰鸣着发动起来。
  • Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on. 事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断。
33 modulate IEOxl     
v.调整,调节(音的强弱);变调
参考例句:
  • Please modulate the sound on the TV.请调节一下电视的音量。
  • This system could modulate the voice signal effectively.这个系统可以对语音信号进行有效的调制。
34 defensive buszxy     
adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的
参考例句:
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
35 disapproval VuTx4     
n.反对,不赞成
参考例句:
  • The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
  • They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
36 intensified 4b3b31dab91d010ec3f02bff8b189d1a     
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  • The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
37 eyebrow vlOxk     
n.眉毛,眉
参考例句:
  • Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
  • With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬,似乎既感到吃惊,又觉有趣。
38 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
39 territorial LImz4     
adj.领土的,领地的
参考例句:
  • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
  • They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
40 mythical 4FrxJ     
adj.神话的;虚构的;想像的
参考例句:
  • Undeniably,he is a man of mythical status.不可否认,他是一个神话般的人物。
  • Their wealth is merely mythical.他们的财富完全是虚构的。
41 crookedly crookedly     
adv. 弯曲地,不诚实地
参考例句:
  • A crow flew crookedly like a shadow over the end of the salt lake. 一只乌鸦像个影子般地在盐湖的另一边鬼鬼祟祟地飞来飞去的。
42 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的,不公开的
参考例句:
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走,躲开采访者。
43 sneak vr2yk     
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行
参考例句:
  • He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
  • I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
44 bass APUyY     
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
参考例句:
  • He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
  • The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。
45 wailing 25fbaeeefc437dc6816eab4c6298b423     
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱
参考例句:
  • A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
  • The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
46 slumber 8E7zT     
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
参考例句:
  • All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
  • Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒,因为他需要休息。
47 animated Cz7zMa     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
48 penitent wu9ys     
adj.后悔的;n.后悔者;忏悔者
参考例句:
  • They all appeared very penitent,and begged hard for their lives.他们一个个表示悔罪,苦苦地哀求饶命。
  • She is deeply penitent.她深感愧疚。
49 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。
50 shudder JEqy8     
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
参考例句:
  • The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材,他浑身一阵战栗。
  • We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
51 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
参考例句:
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
52 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。
53 bribe GW8zK     
n.贿赂;v.向…行贿,买通
参考例句:
  • He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
  • He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。
54 grumbled ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91     
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
参考例句:
  • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
  • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。
55 stomped 0884b29fb612cae5a9e4eb0d1a257b4a     
v.跺脚,践踏,重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲,重步走出办公室。
  • She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门,暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句
56 sniffed ccb6bd83c4e9592715e6230a90f76b72     
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
参考例句:
  • When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣,吸了吸鼻子,擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 pinnacle A2Mzb     
n.尖塔,尖顶,山峰;(喻)顶峰
参考例句:
  • Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
  • It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。
58 sitcoms e9efe427c2759f3f06d1cd5efe314cd3     
n.情景喜剧( sitcom的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This is the stuff most stadard TV sitcoms are made of. 这是大多数标注的电视幽默剧所采用的题材。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • In most countries, prime-time Monday night television is dominated by sitcoms. 在大多数国家,周一晚上的电视黄金时段都由连续剧所占据。 来自互联网
59 glistening glistening     
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》
60 bloody kWHza     
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
参考例句:
  • He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
  • He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
61 pouted 25946cdee5db0ed0b7659cea8201f849     
v.撅(嘴)( pout的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her lips pouted invitingly. 她挑逗地撮起双唇。
  • I pouted my lips at him, hinting that he should speak first. 我向他努了努嘴,让他先说。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
62 exasperation HiyzX     
n.愤慨
参考例句:
  • He snorted with exasperation.他愤怒地哼了一声。
  • She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.她气急败坏地转动着眼珠。
63 whined cb507de8567f4d63145f632630148984     
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨
参考例句:
  • The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句
64 coffin XWRy7     
n.棺材,灵柩
参考例句:
  • When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
  • The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
65 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
66 plural c2WzP     
n.复数;复数形式;adj.复数的
参考例句:
  • Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
  • Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。
67 spine lFQzT     
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
参考例句:
  • He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
  • His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。
68 scoffed b366539caba659eacba33b0867b6de2f     
嘲笑,嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • 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。
69 scathing 2Dmzu     
adj.(言词、文章)严厉的,尖刻的;不留情的adv.严厉地,尖刻地v.伤害,损害(尤指使之枯萎)( scathe的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
  • Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
70 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • 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。
71 grizzly c6xyZ     
adj.略为灰色的,呈灰色的;n.灰色大熊
参考例句:
  • This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
  • Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来,灰熊不是社交型动物。
72 giggled 72ecd6e6dbf913b285d28ec3ba1edb12     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • 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》
73 colossal sbwyJ     
adj.异常的,庞大的
参考例句:
  • There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
  • Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
74 wrought EoZyr     
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
参考例句:
  • Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
  • It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。
75 sculpted da5be298460bb9f4b0690c2dc86da0af     
adj.经雕塑的
参考例句:
  • a display of animals sculpted in ice 冰雕动物展
  • The ladies had their hair sculpted by the leading coiffeur of the day. 女士们的发型都是当代有名的理发师做的。
76 pajamas XmvzDN     
n.睡衣裤
参考例句:
  • At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时,我脱去衣服,换上睡衣。
  • He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。
77 neatly ynZzBp     
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
参考例句:
  • 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。
78 mumbled 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
  • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
79 unintelligibly 18a8a57f1a716fc2116c2a8a28eb4fa8     
难以理解地
参考例句:
  • The foreigners spoke unintelligibly. 那些外国人说的话令人无法听懂。
80 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂
参考例句:
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
81 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
参考例句:
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
82 diffused 5aa05ed088f24537ef05f482af006de0     
散布的,普及的,扩散的
参考例句:
  • A drop of milk diffused in the water. 一滴牛奶在水中扩散开来。
  • Gases and liquids diffused. 气体和液体慢慢混合了。


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