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Chapter 12 Time
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“I HAVE FORESEEN . . . ,” ALICE BEGAN IN AN OMINOUS1 tone.

  Edward threw an elbow toward her ribs2, which she neatly3 dodged4.

  “Fine,” she grumbled5. “Edward is making me do this. But I did foresee that you would be more difficult if Isurprised you.”

  We were walking to the car after school, and I was completely clueless as to what she was talking about.

  “In English?” I requested.

  “Don’t be a baby about this. No tantrums.”

  “Now I’m scared.”

  “So you’re — I mean we’re — having a graduation party. It’s no big thing. Nothing to freak out over. ButI saw that you would freak out if I tried to make it a surprise party” — she danced out of the way as Edwardreached over to muss her hair — “and Edward said I had to tell you. But it’s nothing. Promise.”

  I sighed heavily. “Is there any point in arguing?”

  “None at all.”

  “Okay, Alice. I’ll be there. And I’ll hate every minute of it. Promise.”

  “That’s the spirit! By the way, I love my gift. You shouldn’t have.”

  “Alice, I didn’t!”

  “Oh, I know that. But you will.”

  I racked my brains in panic, trying to remember what I’d ever decided7 to get her for graduation that shemight have seen.

  “Amazing,” Edward muttered. “How can someone so tiny be so annoying?”

  Alice laughed. “It’s a talent.”

  “Couldn’t you have waited a few weeks to tell me about this?” I asked petulantly8. “Now I’ll just bestressed that much longer.”

  Alice frowned at me.

  “Bella,” she said slowly. “Do you know what day it is?”

  “Monday?”

  She rolled her eyes. “Yes. It is Monday . . . the fourth.” She grabbed my elbow, spun9 me halfway10 around,and pointed11 toward a big yellow poster taped to the gym door. There, in sharp black letters, was the date ofgraduation. Exactly one week from today.

  “It’s the fourth? Of June? Are you sure?”

  Neither one answered. Alice just shook her head sadly, feigning12 disappointment, and Edward’s eyebrowslifted.

  “It can’t be! How did that happen?” I tried to count backwards14 in my head, but I couldn’t figure outwhere the days had gone.

  I felt like someone had kicked my legs out from under me. The weeks of stress, of worry . . . somehow inthe middle of all my obsessing15 over the time, my time had disappeared. My space for sorting through it all, formaking plans, had vanished. I was out of time.

  And I wasn’t ready.

  I didn’t know how to do this. How to say goodbye to Charlie and Renée . . . to Jacob . . . to beinghuman.

  I knew exactly what I wanted, but I was suddenly terrified of getting it.

  In theory, I was anxious, even eager to trade mortality for immortality16. After all, it was the key to stayingwith Edward forever. And then there was the fact that I was being hunted by known and unknown parties. I’drather not sit around, helpless and delicious, waiting for one of them to catch up with me.

  In theory, that all made sense.

  In practice . . . being human was all I knew. The future beyond that was a big, dark abyss that I couldn’tknow until I leaped into it.

   This simple knowledge, today’s date — which was so obvious that I must have been subconsciouslyrepressing it — made the deadline I’d been impatiently counting down toward feel like a date with the firingsquad.

  In a vague way, I was aware of Edward holding the car door for me, of Alice chattering17 from thebackseat, of the rain hammering against the windshield. Edward seemed to realize I was only there in body; hedidn’t try to pull me out of my abstraction. Or maybe he did, and I was past noticing.

  We ended up at my house, where Edward led me to the sofa and pulled me down next to him. I staredout the window, into the liquid gray haze18, and tried to find where my resolve had gone. Why was I panickingnow? I’d known the deadline was coming. Why should it frighten me that it was here?

  I don’t know how long he let me stare out the window in silence. But the rain was disappearing intodarkness when it was finally too much for him.

  He put his cold hands on either side of my face and fixed19 his golden eyes on mine.

  “Would you please tell me what you are thinking? Before I go mad?”

  What could I say to him? That I was a coward? I searched for words.

  “Your lips are white. Talk, Bella.”

  I exhaled20 in a big gust21. How long had I been holding my breath?

  “The date took me off guard,” I whispered. “That’s all.”

  He waited, his face full of worry and skepticism.

  I tried to explain. “I’m not sure what to do . . . what to tell Charlie . . . what to say . . . how to . . .” Myvoice trailed off.

  “This isn’t about the party?”

  I frowned. “No. But thanks for reminding me.”

  The rain was louder as he read my face.

  “You’re not ready,” he whispered.

  “I am,” I lied immediately, a reflex reaction. I could tell he saw through it, so I took a deep breath, andtold the truth. “I have to be.”

  “You don’t have to be anything.”

  I could feel the panic surfacing in my eyes as I mouthed the reasons. “Victoria, Jane, Caius, whoever wasin my room . . . !”

  “All the more reason to wait.”

  “That doesn’t make any sense, Edward!”

  He pressed his hands more tightly to my face and spoke22 with slow deliberation.

  “Bella. Not one of us had a choice. You’ve seen what it’s done . . . to Rosalie especially. We’ve allstruggled, trying to reconcile ourselves with something we had no control over. I won’t let it be that way foryou. You will have a choice.”

  “I’ve already made my choice.”

  “You aren’t going through with this because a sword is hanging over your head. We will take care of theproblems, and I will take care of you,” he vowed23. “When we’re through it, and there is nothing forcing yourhand, then you can decide to join me, if you still want to. But not because you’re afraid. You won’t be forcedinto this.”

  “Carlisle promised,” I mumbled24, contrary out of habit. “After graduation.”

  “Not until you’re ready,” he said in a sure voice. “And definitely not while you feel threatened.”

  I didn’t answer. I didn’t have it in me to argue; I couldn’t seem to find my commitment at the moment.

  “There.” He kissed my forehead. “Nothing to worry about.”

  I laughed a shaky laugh. “Nothing but impending25 doom26.”

  “Trust me.”

  “I do.”

  He was still watching my face, waiting for me to relax.

  “Can I ask you something?” I said.

  “Anything.”

  I hesitated, biting my lip, and then asked a different question than the one I was worried about.

  “What am I getting Alice for graduation?”

   He snickered. “It looked like you were getting us both concert tickets —”

  “That’s right!” I was so relieved, I almost smiled. “The concert in Tacoma. I saw an ad in the paper lastweek, and I thought it would be something you’d like, since you said it was a good CD.”

  “It’s a great idea. Thank you.”

  “I hope it’s not sold out.”

  “It’s the thought that counts. I ought to know.”

  I sighed.

  “There’s something else you meant to ask,” he said.

  I frowned. “You’re good.”

  “I have lots of practice reading your face. Ask me.”

  I closed my eyes and leaned into him, hiding my face against his chest. “You don’t want me to be avampire.”

  “No, I don’t,” he said softly, and then he waited for more. “That’s not a question,” he prompted after amoment.

  “Well . . . I was worrying about . . . why you feel that way.”

  “Worrying?” He picked out the word with surprise.

  “Would you tell me why? The whole truth, not sparing my feelings?”

  He hesitated for a minute. “If I answer your question, will you then explain your question?”

  I nodded, my face still hidden.

  He took a deep breath before he answered. “You could do so much better, Bella. I know that you believeI have a soul, but I’m not entirely28 convinced on that point, and to risk yours . . .” He shook his head slowly.

  “For me to allow this — to let you become what I am just so that I’ll never have to lose you — is the mostselfish act I can imagine. I want it more than anything, for myself. But for you, I want so much more. Giving in— it feels criminal. It’s the most selfish thing I’ll ever do, even if I live forever.

  “If there were any way for me to become human for you — no matter what the price was, I would pay it.”

  I sat very still, absorbing this.

  Edward thought he was being selfish.

  I felt the smile slowly spread across my face.

  “So . . . it’s not that you’re afraid you won’t . . . like me as much when I’m different — when I’m not softand warm and I don’t smell the same? You really do want to keep me, no matter how I turn out?”

  He exhaled sharply. “You were worried I wouldn’t like you?” he demanded. Then, before I couldanswer, he was laughing. “Bella, for a fairly intuitive person, you can be so obtuse29!”

  I knew he would think it silly, but I was relieved. If he really wanted me, I could get through the rest . . .

  somehow. Selfish suddenly seemed like a beautiful word.

  “I don’t think you realize how much easier it will be for me, Bella,” he said, the echo of his humor still therein his voice, “when I don’t have to concentrate all the time on not killing30 you. Certainly, there are things I’llmiss. This for one . . .”

  He stared into my eyes as he stroked my cheek, and I felt the blood rush up to color my skin. He laughedgently.

  “And the sound of your heart,” he continued, more serious but still smiling a little. “It’s the most significantsound in my world. I’m so attuned31 to it now, I swear I could pick it out from miles away. But neither of thesethings matter. This,” he said, taking my face in his hands. “You. That’s what I’m keeping. You’ll always be myBella, you’ll just be a little more durable32.”

  I sighed and let my eyes close in contentment, resting there in his hands.

  “Now will you answer a question for me? The whole truth, not sparing my feelings?” he asked.

  “Of course,” I answered at once, my eyes opening wide with surprise. What would he want to know?

  He spoke the words slowly. “You don’t want to be my wife.”

  My heart stopped, and then broke into a sprint33. A cold sweat dewed on the back of my neck and myhands turned to ice.

  He waited, watching and listening to my reaction.

  “That’s not a question,” I finally whispered.

  He looked down, his lashes35 casting long shadows across his cheekbones, and dropped his hands from my face to pick up my frozen left hand. He played with my fingers while he spoke.

  “I was worrying about why you felt that way.”

  I tried to swallow. “That’s not a question, either,” I whispered.

  “Please, Bella?”

  “The truth?” I asked, only mouthing the words.

  “Of course. I can take it, whatever it is.”

  I took a deep breath. “You’re going to laugh at me.”

  His eyes flashed up to mine, shocked. “Laugh? I cannot imagine that.”

  “You’ll see,” I muttered, and then I sighed. My face went from white to scarlet36 in a sudden blaze ofchagrin. “Okay, fine! I’m sure this will sound like some big joke to you, but really! It’s just so . . . so . . . soembarrassing!” I confessed, and I hid my face against his chest again.

  There was a brief pause.

  “I’m not following you.”

  I tilted37 my head back and glared at him, embarrassment38 making me lash34 out, belligerent39.

  “I’m not that girl, Edward. The one who gets married right out of high school like some small-town hickwho got knocked up by her boyfriend! Do you know what people would think? Do you realize what centurythis is? People don’t just get married at eighteen! Not smart people, not responsible, mature people! I wasn’tgoing to be that girl! That’s not who I am. . . .” I trailed off, losing steam.

  Edward’s face was impossible to read as he thought through my answer.

  “That’s all?” he finally asked.

  I blinked. “Isn’t that enough?”

  “It’s not that you were . . . more eager for immortality itself than for just me?”

  And then, though I’d predicted that he would laugh, I was suddenly the one having hysterics.

  “Edward!” I gasped41 out between the paroxysms of giggles42. “And here . . . I always . . . thought that . . .

  you were . . . so much . . . smarter than me!”

  He took me in his arms, and I could feel that he was laughing with me.

  “Edward,” I said, managing to speak more clearly with a little effort, “there’s no point to forever withoutyou. I wouldn’t want one day without you.”

  “Well, that’s a relief,” he said.

  “Still . . . it doesn’t change anything.”

  “It’s nice to understand, though. And I do understand your perspective, Bella, truly I do. But I’d like itvery much if you’d try to consider mine.”

  I’d sobered up by then, so I nodded and struggled to keep the frown off my face.

  His liquid gold eyes turned hypnotic as they held mine.

  “You see, Bella, I was always that boy. In my world, I was already a man. I wasn’t looking for love —no, I was far too eager to be a soldier for that; I thought of nothing but the idealized glory of the war that theywere selling prospective43 draftees then — but if I had found . . .” He paused, cocking his head to the side. “Iwas going to say if I had found someone, but that won’t do. If I had found you, there isn’t a doubt in my mindhow I would have proceeded. I was that boy, who would have — as soon as I discovered that you werewhat I was looking for — gotten down on one knee and endeavored to secure your hand. I would havewanted you for eternity44, even when the word didn’t have quite the same connotations.”

  He smiled his crooked45 smile at me.

  I stared at him with my eyes frozen wide.

  “Breathe, Bella,” he reminded me, smiling.

  I breathed.

  “Can you see my side, Bella, even a little bit?”

  And for one second, I could. I saw myself in a long skirt and a high-necked lace blouse with my hair piledup on my head. I saw Edward looking dashing in a light suit with a bouquet46 of wildflowers in his hand, sittingbeside me on a porch swing.

  I shook my head and swallowed. I was just having Anne of Green Gables flashbacks.

  “The thing is, Edward,” I said in a shaky voice, avoiding the question, “in my mind, marriage and eternityare not mutually exclusive or mutually inclusive concepts. And since we’re living in my world for the moment, maybe we should go with the times, if you know what I mean.”

  “But on the other hand,” he countered, “you will soon be leaving time behind you altogether. So whyshould the transitory customs of one local culture affect the decision so much?”

  I pursed my lips. “When in Rome?”

  He laughed at me. “You don’t have to say yes or no today, Bella. It’s good to understand both sides,though, don’t you think?”

  “So your condition . . . ?”

  “Is still in effect. I do see your point, Bella, but if you want me to change you myself. . . .”

  “Dum, dum, dah-dum,” I hummed under my breath. I was going for the wedding march, but it sort ofsounded like a dirge47.

  Time continued to move too fast.

  That night flew by dreamlessly, and then it was morning and graduation was staring me in the face. I had apile of studying to do for my finals that I knew I wouldn’t get halfway through in the few days I had left.

  When I came down for breakfast, Charlie was already gone. He’d left the paper on the table, and thatreminded me that I had some shopping to do. I hoped the ad for the concert was still running; I needed thephone number to get the stupid tickets. It didn’t seem like much of a gift now that all the surprise was gone. Ofcourse, trying to surprise Alice wasn’t the brightest plan to begin with.

  I meant to flip48 right back to the entertainment section, but the thick black headline caught my attention. Ifelt a thrill of fear as I leaned closer to read the front-page story.

  SEATTLE TERRORIZED BY SLAYINGSIt’s been less than a decade since the city of Seattle was the hunting ground for the most prolificserial killer50 in U.S. history. Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, was convicted of the murders of48 women.

  And now a beleaguered51 Seattle must face the possibility that it could be harboring an even morehorrifying monster at this very moment.

  The police are not calling the recent rash of homicides and disappearances53 the work of a serialkiller. Not yet, at least. They are reluctant to believe so much carnage could be the work of oneindividual. This killer — if, in fact, it is one person — would then be responsible for 39 linkedhomicides and disappearances within the last three months alone. In comparison, Ridgway’s 48-count murder spree was scattered54 over a 21-year period. If these deaths can be linked to one man,then this is the most violent rampage of serial49 murder in American history.

  The police are leaning instead toward the theory that gang activity is involved. This theory issupported by the sheer number of victims, and by the fact that there seems to be no pattern in thechoice of victims.

  From Jack55 the Ripper to Ted6 Bundy, the targets of serial killings56 are usually connected bysimilarities in age, gender57, race, or a combination of the three. The victims of this crime wave rangein age from 15-year-old honor student Amanda Reed, to 67-year-old retired58 postman Omar Jenks.

  The linked deaths include a nearly even 18 women and 21 men. The victims are racially diverse:

  Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics and Asians.

  The selection appears random59. The motive60 seems to be killing for no other reason than to kill.

  So why even consider the idea of a serial killer?

  There are enough similarities in the modus operandi to rule out unrelated crimes. Every victimdiscovered has been burned to the extent that dental records were necessary for identification. Theuse of some kind of accelerant, like gasoline or alcohol, seems to be indicated in the conflagrations;however, no traces of any accelerant have yet been found. All of the bodies have been carelesslydumped with no attempt at concealment61.

  More gruesome yet, most of the remains62 show evidence of brutal63 violence — bones crushed andsnapped by some kind of tremendous pressure — which medical examiners believe occurred before the time of death, though these conclusions are difficult to be sure of, considering the state ofthe evidence.

  Another similarity that points to the possibility of a serial: every crime is perfectly64 clean of evidence,aside from the remains themselves. Not a fingerprint65, not a tire tread mark nor a foreign hair is leftbehind. There have been no sightings of any suspect in the disappearances.

  Then there are the disappearances themselves — hardly low profile by any means. None of thevictims are what could be viewed as easy targets. None are runaways66 or the homeless, who vanishso easily and are seldom reported missing. Victims have vanished from their homes, from a fourth-story apartment, from a health club, from a wedding reception. Perhaps the most astounding67: 30-year-old amateur boxer68 Robert Walsh entered a movie theater with a date; a few minutes into themovie, the woman realized that he was not in his seat. His body was found only three hours laterwhen fire fighters were called to the scene of a burning trash Dumpster, twenty miles away.

  Another pattern is present in the slayings: all of the victims disappeared at night.

  And the most alarming pattern? Acceleration69. Six of the homicides were committed in the firstmonth, 11 in the second. Twenty-two have occurred in the last 10 days alone. And the police areno closer to finding the responsible party than they were after the first charred70 body wasdiscovered.

  The evidence is conflicting, the pieces horrifying52. A vicious new gang or a wildly active serial killer?

  Or something else the police haven’t yet conceived of?

  Only one conclusion is indisputable: something hideous71 is stalking Seattle.

  It took me three tries to read the last sentence, and I realized the problem was my shaking hands.

  “Bella?”

  Focused as I was, Edward’s voice, though quiet and not totally unexpected, made me gasp40 and whirl.

  He was leaning in the doorway72, his eyebrows13 pulled together. Then he was suddenly at my side, taking myhand.

  “Did I startle you? I’m sorry. I did knock. . . .”

  “No, no,” I said quickly. “Have you seen this?” I pointed to the paper.

  A frown creased73 his forehead.

  “I hadn’t seen today’s news yet. But I knew it was getting worse. We’re going to have to do something . .

  . quickly.”

  I didn’t like that. I hated any of them taking chances, and whatever or whoever was in Seattle was trulybeginning to frighten me. But the idea of the Volturi coming was just as scary.

  “What does Alice say?”

  “That’s the problem.” His frown hardened. “She can’t see anything . . . though we’ve made up our mindshalf a dozen times to check it out. She’s starting to lose confidence. She feels like she’s missing too muchthese days, that something’s wrong. That maybe her vision is slipping away.”

  My eyes were wide. “Can that happen?”

  “Who knows? No one’s ever done a study . . . but I really doubt it. These things tend to intensify74 overtime75. Look at Aro and Jane.”

  “Then what’s wrong?”

  “Self-fulfilling prophecy, I think. We keep waiting for Alice to see something so we can go . . . and shedoesn’t see anything because we won’t really go until she does. So she can’t see us there. Maybe we’ll haveto do it blind.”

  I shuddered76. “No.”

  “Did you have a strong desire to attend class today? We’re only a couple of days from finals; they won’tbe giving us anything new.”

  “I think I can live without school for a day. What are we doing?”

  “I want to talk to Jasper.”

  Jasper, again. It was strange. In the Cullen family, Jasper was always a little on the fringe, part of thingsbut never the center of them. It was my unspoken assumption that he was only there for Alice. I had the sensethat he would follow Alice anywhere, but that this lifestyle was not his first choice. The fact that he was less committed to it than the others was probably why he had more difficulty keeping it up.

  At any rate, I’d never seen Edward feel dependent on Jasper. I wondered again what he’d meant aboutJasper’s expertise77. I really didn’t know much about Jasper’s history, just that he had come from somewhere inthe south before Alice found him. For some reason, Edward had always shied away from any questions abouthis newest brother. And I’d always been too intimidated78 by the tall, blond vampire27 who looked like abrooding movie star to ask him outright79.

  When we got to the house, we found Carlisle, Esme, and Jasper watching the news intently, though thesound was so low that it was unintelligible80 to me. Alice was perched on the bottom step of the grand staircase,her face in her hands and her expression discouraged. As we walked in, Emmett ambled81 through the kitchendoor, seeming perfectly at ease. Nothing ever bothered Emmett.

  “Hey, Edward. Ditching, Bella?” He grinned at me.

  “We both are,” Edward reminded him.

  Emmett laughed. “Yes, but it’s her first time through high school. She might miss something.”

  Edward rolled his eyes, but otherwise ignored his favorite brother. He tossed the paper to Carlisle.

  “Did you see that they’re considering a serial killer now?” he asked.

  Carlisle sighed. “They’ve had two specialists debating that possibility on CNN all morning.”

  “We can’t let this go on.”

  “Let’s go now,” Emmett said with sudden enthusiasm. “I’m dead bored.”

  A hiss82 echoed down the stairway from upstairs.

  “She’s such a pessimist,” Emmett muttered to himself.

  Edward agreed with Emmett. “We’ll have to go sometime.”

  Rosalie appeared at the top of the stairs and descended83 slowly. Her face was smooth, expressionless.

  Carlisle was shaking his head. “I’m concerned. We’ve never involved ourselves in this kind of thingbefore. It’s not our business. We aren’t the Volturi.”

  “I don’t want the Volturi to have to come here,” Edward said. “It gives us so much less reaction time.”

  “And all those innocent humans in Seattle,” Esme murmured. “It’s not right to let them die this way.”

  “I know,” Carlisle sighed.

  “Oh,” Edward said sharply, turning his head slightly to look at Jasper. “I didn’t think of that. I see. You’reright, that has to be it. Well, that changes everything.”

  I wasn’t the only one who stared at him in confusion, but I might have been the only one who didn’t lookslightly annoyed.

  “I think you’d better explain to the others,” Edward said to Jasper. “What could be the purpose of this?”

  Edward started to pace, staring at the floor, lost in thought.

  I hadn’t seen her get up, but Alice was there beside me. “What is he rambling84 about?” she asked Jasper.

  “What are you thinking?”

  Jasper didn’t seem to enjoy the spotlight85. He hesitated, reading every face in the circle — for everyonehad moved in to hear what he would say — and then his eyes paused on my face.

  “You’re confused,” he said to me, his deep voice very quiet.

  There was no question in his assumption. Jasper knew what I was feeling, what everyone was feeling.

  “We’re all confused,” Emmett grumbled.

  “You can afford the time to be patient,” Jasper told him. “Bella should understand this, too. She’s one ofus now.”

  His words took me by surprise. As little as I’d had to do with Jasper, especially since my last birthdaywhen he’d tried to kill me, I hadn’t realize that he thought of me that way.

  “How much do you know about me, Bella?” Jasper asked.

  Emmett sighed theatrically86, and plopped down on the couch to wait with exaggerated impatience87.

  “Not much,” I admitted.

  Jasper stared at Edward, who looked up to meet his gaze.

  “No,” Edward answered his thought. “I’m sure you can understand why I haven’t told her that story. But Isuppose she needs to hear it now.”

  Jasper nodded thoughtfully, and then started to roll up the arm of his ivory sweater.

  I watched, curious and confused, trying to figure out what he was doing. He held his wrist under the edge of the lampshade beside him, close to the light of the naked bulb, and traced his finger across a raised crescentmark on the pale skin.

  It took me a minute to understand why the shape looked strangely familiar.

  “Oh,” I breathed as realization88 hit. “Jasper, you have a scar exactly like mine.”

  I held out my hand, the silvery crescent more prominent against my cream skin than against his alabaster89.

  Jasper smiled faintly. “I have a lot of scars like yours, Bella.”

  Jasper’s face was unreadable as he pushed the sleeve of his thin sweater higher up his arm. At first myeyes could not make sense of the texture90 that was layered thickly across the skin. Curved half-moonscrisscrossed in a feathery pattern that was only visible, white on white as it was, because the bright glow of thelamp beside him threw the slightly raised design into relief, with shallow shadows outlining the shapes. Andthen I grasped that the pattern was made of individual crescents like the one on his wrist . . . the one on myhand.

  I looked back at my own small, solitary91 scar — and remembered how I’d received it. I stared at theshape of James’s teeth, embossed forever on my skin.

  And then I gasped, staring up at him. “Jasper, what happened to you?”


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1 ominous Xv6y5     
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的
参考例句:
  • Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
  • There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
2 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹
参考例句:
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
3 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。
4 dodged ae7efa6756c9d8f3b24f8e00db5e28ee     
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 );回避
参考例句:
  • He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时,他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 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。
6 ted 9gazhs     
vt.翻晒,撒,撒开
参考例句:
  • The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
  • She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • 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。
8 petulantly 6a54991724c557a3ccaeff187356e1c6     
参考例句:
  • \"No; nor will she miss now,\" cries The Vengeance, petulantly. “不会的,现在也不会错过,”复仇女神气冲冲地说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
9 spun kvjwT     
v.纺,杜撰,急转身
参考例句:
  • His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
  • Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
10 halfway Xrvzdq     
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
参考例句:
  • We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路,天就黑了。
  • In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上,最忌讳的是有始无终。
11 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
12 feigning 5f115da619efe7f7ddaca64893f7a47c     
假装,伪装( feign的现在分词 ); 捏造(借口、理由等)
参考例句:
  • He survived the massacre by feigning death. 他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。
13 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
14 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
参考例句:
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
15 obsessing 1906224f3e65b7ee81295a81562a22bd     
v.时刻困扰( obsess的现在分词 );缠住;使痴迷;使迷恋
参考例句:
  • Why is everyone obsessing over system specs right now? 为啥现在人人都对系统配置情有独钟? 来自互联网
  • A nitpicker, obsessing over dimes, is too stiff to place orders. 一个连一毛钱都舍不得亏的人,因太过拘谨而不能下单。 来自互联网
16 immortality hkuys     
n.不死,不朽
参考例句:
  • belief in the immortality of the soul 灵魂不灭的信念
  • It was like having immortality while you were still alive. 仿佛是当你仍然活着的时候就得到了永生。
17 chattering chattering     
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
参考例句:
  • 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。
18 haze O5wyb     
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
参考例句:
  • I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中,我看不见她。
  • He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。
19 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
20 exhaled 8e9b6351819daaa316dd7ab045d3176d     
v.呼出,发散出( exhale的过去式和过去分词 );吐出(肺中的空气、烟等),呼气
参考例句:
  • He sat back and exhaled deeply. 他仰坐着深深地呼气。
  • He stamped his feet and exhaled a long, white breath. 跺了跺脚,他吐了口长气,很长很白。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
21 gust q5Zyu     
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
参考例句:
  • A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
  • A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
22 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
23 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
24 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。
25 impending 3qHzdb     
a.imminent, about to come or happen
参考例句:
  • Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时,严重的战乱爆发了。
  • The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。
26 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
参考例句:
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
27 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。
28 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
29 obtuse 256zJ     
adj.钝的;愚钝的
参考例句:
  • You were too obtuse to take the hint.你太迟钝了,没有理解这种暗示。
  • "Sometimes it looks more like an obtuse triangle,"Winter said.“有时候它看起来更像一个钝角三角形。”温特说。
30 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
31 attuned df5baec049ff6681d7b8a37af0aa8e12     
v.使协调( attune的过去式和过去分词 );调音
参考例句:
  • She wasn't yet attuned to her baby's needs. 她还没有熟悉她宝宝的需要。
  • Women attuned to sensitive men found Vincent Lord attractive. 偏爱敏感男子的女人,觉得文森特·洛德具有魅力。 来自辞典例句
32 durable frox4     
adj.持久的,耐久的
参考例句:
  • This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
  • They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。
33 sprint QvWwR     
n.短距离赛跑;vi. 奋力而跑,冲刺;vt.全速跑过
参考例句:
  • He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
  • The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。
34 lash a2oxR     
v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛
参考例句:
  • He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
  • With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。
35 lashes e2e13f8d3a7c0021226bb2f94d6a15ec     
n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
参考例句:
  • Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时,母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面,以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 scarlet zD8zv     
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
参考例句:
  • 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。
37 tilted 3gtzE5     
v. 倾斜的
参考例句:
  • Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
  • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。
38 embarrassment fj9z8     
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
参考例句:
  • She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
  • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
39 belligerent Qtwzz     
adj.好战的,挑起战争的;n.交战国,交战者
参考例句:
  • He had a belligerent aspect.他有种好斗的神色。
  • Our government has forbidden exporting the petroleum to the belligerent countries.我们政府已经禁止向交战国输出石油。
40 gasp UfxzL     
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说
参考例句:
  • 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。
41 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》
42 giggles 0aa08b5c91758a166d13e7cd3f455951     
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 )
参考例句:
  • 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
43 prospective oR7xB     
adj.预期的,未来的,前瞻性的
参考例句:
  • The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
  • They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
44 eternity Aiwz7     
n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷
参考例句:
  • The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
  • Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞,永世相随。
45 crooked xvazAv     
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
参考例句:
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
46 bouquet pWEzA     
n.花束,酒香
参考例句:
  • This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
47 dirge Zudxf     
n.哀乐,挽歌,庄重悲哀的乐曲
参考例句:
  • She threw down her basket and intoned a peasant dirge.她撂下菜篮,唱起庄稼人的哀歌。
  • The stranger,after listening for a moment,joined in the mournful dirge.听了一会儿后这个陌生人也跟著唱起了悲哀的挽歌。
48 flip Vjwx6     
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
参考例句:
  • 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。
49 serial 0zuw2     
n.连本影片,连本电视节目;adj.连续的
参考例句:
  • A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
  • Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗?
50 killer rpLziK     
n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者
参考例句:
  • Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
  • The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
51 beleaguered 91206cc7aa6944d764745938d913fa79     
adj.受到围困[围攻]的;包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词);困扰;骚扰
参考例句:
  • The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
  • We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
52 horrifying 6rezZ3     
a.令人震惊的,使人毛骨悚然的
参考例句:
  • He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
  • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想。
53 disappearances d9611c526014ee4771dbf9da7b347063     
n.消失( disappearance的名词复数 );丢失;失踪;失踪案
参考例句:
  • Most disappearances are the result of the terrorist activity. 大多数的失踪案都是恐怖分子造成的。 来自辞典例句
  • The espionage, the betrayals, the arrests, the tortures, the executions, the disappearances will never cease. 间谍活动、叛党卖国、逮捕拷打、处决灭迹,这种事情永远不会完。 来自英汉文学
54 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
55 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
56 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发
参考例句:
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
57 gender slSyD     
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
参考例句:
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
58 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
59 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句:
  • 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。
60 motive GFzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • 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。
61 concealment AvYzx1     
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
参考例句:
  • the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
  • Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
62 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
63 brutal bSFyb     
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
参考例句:
  • She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
  • They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
64 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • 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。
65 fingerprint 4kXxX     
n.指纹;vt.取...的指纹
参考例句:
  • The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
  • The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。
66 runaways cb2e13541d486b9539de7fb01264251f     
(轻而易举的)胜利( runaway的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They failed to find any trace of the runaways. 他们未能找到逃跑者的任何踪迹。
  • Unmanageable complexity can result in massive foul-ups or spectacular budget "runaways. " 这种失控的复杂性会造成大量的故障或惊人的预算“失控”。
67 astounding QyKzns     
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
  • The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊,所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
68 boxer sxKzdR     
n.制箱者,拳击手
参考例句:
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
69 acceleration ff8ya     
n.加速,加速度
参考例句:
  • All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
  • He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。
70 charred 2d03ad55412d225c25ff6ea41516c90b     
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式);烧焦
参考例句:
  • the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
  • The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
71 hideous 65KyC     
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
参考例句:
  • The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
  • They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗,是丑陋的畜牲。
72 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
73 creased b26d248c32bce741b8089934810d7e9f     
(使…)起折痕,弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 ); (皮肤)皱起,使起皱纹; 皱皱巴巴
参考例句:
  • You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
  • The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。
74 intensify S5Pxe     
vt.加强;变强;加剧
参考例句:
  • We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
  • They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻,保卫我国的领空。
75 overtime aKqxn     
adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
参考例句:
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
76 shuddered 70137c95ff493fbfede89987ee46ab86     
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
参考例句:
  • He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车,车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
77 expertise fmTx0     
n.专门知识(或技能等),专长
参考例句:
  • We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
  • You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
78 intimidated 69a1f9d1d2d295a87a7e68b3f3fbd7d5     
v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的
参考例句:
  • We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
  • The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
79 outright Qj7yY     
adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的
参考例句:
  • If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事,你应该直率地对我说。
  • You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。
80 unintelligible sfuz2V     
adj.无法了解的,难解的,莫明其妙的
参考例句:
  • If a computer is given unintelligible data, it returns unintelligible results.如果计算机得到的是难以理解的数据,它给出的也将是难以理解的结果。
  • The terms were unintelligible to ordinary folk.这些术语一般人是不懂的。
81 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》
82 hiss 2yJy9     
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满
参考例句:
  • We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
  • Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。
83 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
84 rambling MTfxg     
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
参考例句:
  • We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
  • It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
85 spotlight 6hBzmk     
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目
参考例句:
  • This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
  • The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
86 theatrically 92653cc476993a75a00c5747ec57e856     
adv.戏剧化地
参考例句:
  • He looked theatrically at his watch. 他夸张地看看表。 来自柯林斯例句
87 impatience OaOxC     
n.不耐烦,急躁
参考例句:
  • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
  • He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
88 realization nTwxS     
n.实现;认识到,深刻了解
参考例句:
  • We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
  • He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。
89 alabaster 2VSzd     
adj.雪白的;n.雪花石膏;条纹大理石
参考例句:
  • The floor was marble tile,and the columns alabaster.地板是由大理石铺成的,柱子则是雪花石膏打造而成。
  • Her skin was like alabaster.她的皮肤光洁雪白。
90 texture kpmwQ     
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
参考例句:
  • We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
  • Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
91 solitary 7FUyx     
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
参考例句:
  • I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
  • The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际,显得十分壮美。


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