“No, Leland, not you. You, and in fact quite a lot of your generation, have in some way been exiled from that particular
sanctuary1. It’s become almost impossible for you to ‘go mad’ in the classical sense. At one time people conveniently ‘went mad’ and were never heard from again. Like a character in a romantic novel. But now”—And I think he even went so far as to yawn—“you are too
hip2 to yourself on a psychological level. You all are too intimate with too many of the symptoms of
insanity3 to be caught completely off your guard. Another thing: all of you have a talent for releasing
frustration5 through clever fantasy. And you, you are the worst of the lot on that score. So ...you may be
neurotic6 as hell for the rest of your life, and
miserable7, maybe even do a short
hitch8 at Bellevue and certainly good for another five years as a paying patient—but I’m afraid never completely out.” He leaned back in his elegant Loungeo-Chair. “Sorry to disappoint you but the best I can offer is plain old schizophrenia with
delusional9 tendencies.” Recalling this, and the wise doctor’s words, I relaxed my grip on the armrests and pulled the lever to recline the seat. Hell, I sighed, exiled even from the sanctuary of insanity. What a drag. Madness might have been a good way to explain terror and excuse
anarchy10, I mooned, a good whipping boy to blame in the event of mental
discomfort11, an interesting
avocation12 to while away the long afternoon of life. What a crashing drag . . . But then...on the other hand, I
decided13, as the bus thundered slowly through town, you never can tell: it might have constituted as bad a drag as
sanity4. You would probably have to work too hard at it. And at times, almost certainly, a little
sneak14 of memory would slip past your whipping boy and you would be
whacked15 just as hard as ever by that joker’s bladder of reality, of pain and heartache and hassle and death. You might hide in some Freudian jungle most of your miserable life, baying at the moon and shouting curses at God, but at the end, right down there at the damned end when it counts ...you would sure as anything clear up just enough to realize the moon you have spent so many years baying at is nothing but the light globe up there on the ceiling, and God is just something placed in your bureau drawer by the Gideon Society. Yes, I sighed again, in the long run insanity would be the same old cold-hearted drag of too solid flesh, too many
slings16 and arrows, and too much
outrageous17 fortune. I reclined my seat another
notch18 and closed my eyes, trying to resign myself that there was nothing I could do about this
runaway19 anarchy I had hold of but wait for the
pharmaceutical20 pilot to come on and take over the controls and let me sleep. But the pills seemed
uncommonly21 slow in coming on. And in this ten- or fifteen-minute wait—the billowing; the ringing; the bus, empty but for its
solitary22 passenger in the back, huffing and
whooshing23 through the town—before the barbiturates took effect ...I was forced at last to consider those questions I had been skirting so skillfully. Like: “What in the shit you hope to accomplish running back home?” I knew that all that obscure Oedipal pap I had fed Peters about measuring up or pulling down might be approaching some kind of truth...but even if I were able to bring off one of these
coups24, what did I hope to accomplish? And like: “Why should one want to wake up dead anyway?” If the glorious birth-to-death hassle is the only hassle we are ever to have...if our grand and exhilarating Fight of Life is such a
tragically25 short little
scrap26 anyway, compared to the eons of rounds before and after—then why should one want to
relinquish27 even a few precious seconds of it? And—thirdly—like: “If it’s such a goddamned hassle—why fight it?” The three questions lined up in front of me, just like that: three
insistent28 bullies29, hands on their
hips30 and
sneers31 on their faces, challenging me to meet them face to face, once and for all. The first one I made a little headway with, owing to its more pressing nature and the help I had during the trip. The second didn’t receive satisfaction until weeks later when circumstances following that trip happened to occasion another challenge. And the third still waits right now. While I take another trip. Back into the memory of what happened. And the third one is the toughest
bully32 of them all. But that first question I set to work on straightaway. What do I hope to accomplish going home? Well, myself, for one thing . . . my little old self!” “Man,” Peters says over the phone, “you don’t do that by running off someplace. That’s like running from the beach to go swimming.” “There are beaches East and beaches West,” I let him know. “Crap,” he says. Looking back on that trip (and forward on this one), I can calculate and know it took four days (the thing about being removed, thanks to modern technique, is, while it may afford objectivity and perspective—with all events tunneling back from this point like images in opposing mirrors, yet each image changed—it presents a
tricky33 problem of tense) ...but looking back I remember the
depot34, the gas, the bus trip, the blast, the disjointed
narrative35 to Peters on the phone—all these scenes as one scene, composed of dozens of
simultaneously36 occurring events . . . “Something’s wrong,” Peters says. “No, wait ...something’s happened, dammit Lee; what? You’re in New York to identify what? But man, that’s more than a year ago.” I could now (possibly) go back and restretch those shrunken hours,
flake37 the images separate, arrange them in accurate
chronological38 order, (possibly; with will-power, patience, and the proper chemicals) but being accurate is not necessarily being honest. “Lee!” This time it’s Mother. “Where are you going? Are you ever going anywhere?” Nor is chronological reporting by any means always the most
truthful39 (each camera has its own veracity) especially when, in all good faith, one cannot truthfully claim to remember what happened
accurately40.... The fat boy turns to leer at me from the pinball machine. “You can win ’em all but that last one, hot shot.” He grins.
Stenciled41 on his T-shirt is
tilt42 in large orange letters outlined in green. Or accurately claim to remember what happened truthfully ... And Mother
plummets43 past my bedroom window, forever and ever. Besides, there are some things that can’t be the truth even if they did happen. The bus stops (I hang up the phone and hurry out to the car and drive to the Campus Diner) and starts again, jerkily. The diner is crowded but
subdued44. The people remote. A film of tobacco smoke
drawn45 over the faces makes them look like displays behind glass. I peer through this film and see Peters sitting at his table back near the cigarette machine, sharing a beer with Mona and someone who leaves. Peters sees me coming and licks the
foam46 from his mustache, the surprising pink of the Negro tongue
darting47 out at me. “Enter Leland Stanford, stage left,” he says. He picks the candle from the table and lifts it toward me in a
theatrical48 gesture. “Rage, rage and remember Dylan Thomas,” he says, and Mona says, “When you get home, Lee, look around and see if you dropped it back there somewhere.” Sweetly. I tell them I have just failed my tests again. Peters says, “Crap. Is that all?” And Mona says, “I saw your mother fall past.” “Oh,” says Peters. “And guess who was with us? He left when you came in, still naked.” The pinball machine goes
rigid49 with light and I hear Peters breathing into the receiver, sympathetic and waiting for my fits to finally cease. “Nobody, man,” he says sadly, “can go home again.” I want to say something about my family. I tell them, “My father is a
filthy50 capitalist and my brother is a motherfucker.” Peters says, “Some people have all the luck,” and we laugh. I want to say more but at that moment I hear Mother enter the café. I recognize the loud stab of her heels against the tile. Everyone turns and looks, then goes on drinking coffee. I can’t find a
dime51 and Mother stands at the door, looking back and
forth52 through the people at the walls. She touches the black hair with her hand, and it is painful for me to look because then she turns into chromium and
cosmetics53. She walks briskly to the counter, puts her purse on one stool and her car coat on another, and seats herself between them. “Anyway, man...what to accomplish?” I watch Mother pick up a cup of coffee ...her elbow resting on the countertop, fingers dropping to close over the cup . . . now she crosses her legs beneath the gray skirt and swings the
fulcrum54 of her elbow to her knee and is
revolving55 slowly around on the stool. I wait for the arm to lower and the hand to empty its load into the waiting truckbed. But she sees something that startles her so she drops the cup. I turn, but he’s already gone again. I ask for a glass of water. The postman brings it and the loudspeaker calls for all aboard. The postman says, “Well, one thing you’ll accomplish when you get back there: you’ll find out if it’s true or not.” “What’s that?” I ask, but he goes somersaulting away. I guess that’s a postman’s system. The phone rings and it’s that horrible greened-over preacher friend of Mother’s calling me from New York to tell me what happened. And how upset Mother has been by the news that I failed my exams. And how sorry she has been for failing me. And how sorry he is. And how
desperately56 griefstricken he knows I must be and then offers the
consolation57 that we are all of us, dear boy . . . trapped by our existence. I tell him that this is neither very profound nor very consoling but when I lie on the bed with the moon
jigsawing58 my body I keep seeing this picture of a tiny birdcage inlaid with
rhinestones59 chugging along a little track, mother trapped inside performing the feeble repertory of her movements as the cage moves along the track round and around up the concrete to the forty-first floor where the rails stop out in space. “Who trapped her?” I scream and the postman rushes in to hand me the card again. “Message out of the past, sir,” he says,
giggling60. “A pastcard.” “Crap,” says Peters. It occurs to me...that...if I am as vulnerable to this world of the past as she has been...then perhaps I am being screwed out of everything I was ever to have—Peters, listen!—because I have always felt compelled to measure up to a memory.” “The same crap,” Peters says at the other end of the line. “No, listen. This card came just in time. Perhaps he is right. Perhaps I am a Big Enough guy now, don’t you see? a Strong Enough guy to demand the return of the sun I’ve been cheated of ...a Desperate Enough guy to see that my demands are met even if it means
eradicating61 this specter casting this shadow!” Excited by this possibility—and by the
incessant62 honking63 as the bus tried to
goad64 a cautious milk truck away from the stop sign ahead of us out into the heavy traffic of the highway—I jerked momentarily awake. I was
drowsy65 and dopey as hell, but the strange billowing sensation had ceased. And the feeling of terror had given way to a kind of capricious optimism. Because, by George, what if Little Leland were a Big Enough guy now? Wasn’t it possible? Ah? Just on the basis of years? Hank was no young
buck66 any more. A lot of water had flowed past since those days of stud prizes and swimming
trophies67. Here I am, just approaching my prime; Hank is past his—bound to be! Can I possibly go back and
wrest68 from my past some remnant of a better beginning? Some start toward a better scene? That would be worth running back to accomplish, Lord knows . . .
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sanctuary
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| n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区 |
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- There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
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hip
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| n.臀部，髋；屋脊 |
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- The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
- The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
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insanity
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| n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐 |
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- In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
- He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
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sanity
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| n.心智健全，神智正常，判断正确 |
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- I doubt the sanity of such a plan.我怀疑这个计划是否明智。
- She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
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frustration
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| n.挫折，失败，失效，落空 |
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- He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
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neurotic
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| adj.神经病的，神经过敏的；n.神经过敏者，神经病患者 |
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- Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. 没有什么比神经过敏的老板更恼人的了。
- There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。
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miserable
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| adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的 |
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- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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hitch
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| v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉 |
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- They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
- All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。
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delusional
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| 妄想的 |
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- You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape. 你产生了错觉并攻击了许多人还试图逃走。 来自电影对白
- He is incoherent, delusional, suffering auditory hallucinations. 他出现无逻辑的，妄想的，幻听的症状。 来自电影对白
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anarchy
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| n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序 |
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- There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。
- The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。
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discomfort
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| n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便 |
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- One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
- She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。
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avocation
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| n.副业，业余爱好 |
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- He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
- Learning foreign languages is just an avocation with me.学习外语只不过是我的一项业余爱好。
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decided
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| adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的 |
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- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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sneak
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| vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行 |
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- 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。
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whacked
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| a.精疲力尽的 |
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- She whacked him with her handbag. 她用手提包狠狠地打他。
- He whacked me on the back and I held both his arms. 他用力拍拍我的背，我抱住他的双臂。
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slings
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| 抛( sling的第三人称单数 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往 |
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- "Don't you fear the threat of slings, Perched on top of Branches so high?" 矫矫珍木巅，得无金丸惧？ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
- Used for a variety of things including slings and emergency tie-offs. 用于绳套，设置保护点，或者紧急情况下打结。
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outrageous
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| adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的 |
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- Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
- Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
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notch
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| n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级 |
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- The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
- He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。
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runaway
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| n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的 |
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- The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
- He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。
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pharmaceutical
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| adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的 |
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- She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
- We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。
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uncommonly
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| adv. 稀罕(极，非常) |
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- an uncommonly gifted child 一个天赋异禀的儿童
- My little Mary was feeling uncommonly empty. 我肚子当时正饿得厉害。
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solitary
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| adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士 |
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- 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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whooshing
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| v.（使）飞快移动( whoosh的现在分词 ) |
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- I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by. 我喜欢最后期待。我尤其喜欢它们飞驰而过时发出的嗖嗖声。 来自互联网
- The constant whooshing of the wind across the roof wouldn't fade into the background. 不断跑车疾速的风雨整个屋顶不会褪色的背景。 来自互联网
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coups
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| n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 )；政变；努力办到难办的事 |
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- China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
- Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网
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tragically
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| adv. 悲剧地，悲惨地 |
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- Their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident. 他们的女儿不幸死于车祸。
- Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她父亲在一场车祸中惨死。
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scrap
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| n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废 |
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- A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
- Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
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relinquish
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| v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手 |
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- He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
- They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。
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insistent
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| adj.迫切的，坚持的 |
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- There was an insistent knock on my door.我听到一阵急促的敲门声。
- He is most insistent on this point.他在这点上很坚持。
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bullies
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| n.欺凌弱小者, 开球
vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负 |
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- Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。
- Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。
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hips
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| abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的 |
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- She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
- They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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sneers
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| 讥笑的表情（言语）( sneer的名词复数 ) |
参考例句： |
- You should ignore their sneers at your efforts. 他们对你的努力所作的讥笑你不要去理会。
- I felt that every woman here sneers at me. 我感到这里的每一个女人都在嘲笑我。
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bully
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| n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮 |
参考例句： |
- A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
- The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
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tricky
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| adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的 |
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- I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
- He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
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depot
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| n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站 |
参考例句： |
- The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
- They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。
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narrative
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| n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的 |
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- He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
- Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
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simultaneously
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| adv.同时发生地，同时进行地 |
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- The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
- The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
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flake
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| v.使成薄片；雪片般落下；n.薄片 |
参考例句： |
- Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干，去表皮，粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
- The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。
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chronological
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| adj.按年月顺序排列的，年代学的 |
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- The paintings are exhibited in chronological sequence.这些画是按创作的时间顺序展出的。
- Give me the dates in chronological order.把日期按年月顺序给我。
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truthful
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| adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的 |
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- You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
- I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。
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| adv.准确地，精确地 |
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- It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
- Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。
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stenciled
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| v.用模板印（文字或图案）( stencil的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- To transfer(a stenciled design) with pounce. 以印花粉印用印花粉末转印（镂空模板花样） 来自互联网
- L: Cardboard cartons, with stenciled shipping marks. 李：刷有抬头的硬纸板箱。 来自互联网
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tilt
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| v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜 |
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- She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
- The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.
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plummets
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| v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的第三人称单数 ) |
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- As a result, blood sugar plummets, sometimes even going below the baseline. 结果，血糖浓度迅速掉落，有时甚至落于基线之下。 来自互联网
- State and local governments could continue to back as tax revenue plummets. 由于税收的直线下降，州和地方政府可能继续削减支出。 来自互联网
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subdued
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| adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 |
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- He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
- I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
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drawn
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| v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的 |
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- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
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foam
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| v./n.泡沫，起泡沫 |
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- The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
- The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
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darting
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| v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔 |
参考例句： |
- Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句
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theatrical
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| adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的 |
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- The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
- She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。
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rigid
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| adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的 |
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- She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
- The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。
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filthy
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| adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的 |
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- The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
- You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。
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dime
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| n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角 |
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- A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
- The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。
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forth
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| adv.向前；向外，往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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cosmetics
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| n.化妆品 |
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- We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
- Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。
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fulcrum
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| n.杠杆支点 |
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- Give me a fulcrum on which to rest,and I will move the earth.给我一个支承的支点，我就会搬动地球。
- The decision is the strategic fulcrum of the budget.这一决定是预算案的战略支点。
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revolving
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| adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想 |
参考例句： |
- The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
- The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。
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desperately
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| adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地 |
参考例句： |
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
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consolation
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| n.安慰，慰问 |
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- The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
- This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。
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rhinestones
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| n.莱茵石，人造钻石( rhinestone的名词复数 ) |
参考例句： |
- It's got rhinestones and zebra stripes on it. 上面有人造钻石，还是斑马条的。 来自电影对白
- The final touch was a single white glove, studded with rhinestones. 最触动人的是一只白色手套，上面点缀着人造钻石。 来自互联网
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giggling
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| v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 ) |
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- We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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eradicating
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| 摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
- We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。
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incessant
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| adj.不停的，连续的 |
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- We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
- She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。
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honking
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| v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的现在分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停，喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Flocks of honking geese flew past. 雁群嗷嗷地飞过。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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goad
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| n.刺棒，刺痛物；激励；vt.激励，刺激 |
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- The opposition is trying to goad the government into calling an election.在野反对党正努力激起政府提出选举。
- The writer said he needed some goad because he was indolent.这个作家说他需要刺激，因为他很懒惰。
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drowsy
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| adj.昏昏欲睡的，令人发困的 |
参考例句： |
- Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。
- I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。
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buck
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| n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃 |
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- The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
- The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
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trophies
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| n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖 |
参考例句： |
- His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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wrest
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| n.扭，拧，猛夺；v.夺取，猛扭，歪曲 |
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- The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了。
- You wrest my words out of their real meaning.你曲解了我话里的真正含义。
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