The hero of the fete, with the dark-eyed little beauty upon his arm, reached the top of the second flight of stairs; and here, beyond a
spacious1 landing, where two proud-like darkies tended a crystalline punch bowl, four wide archways in a rose-vine lattice framed
gliding2 silhouettes3 of waltzers, already
smoothly4 at it to the castanets of "La Paloma." Old John Minafer, evidently
surfeited5, was in the act of leaving these delights. "D'want 'ny more o' that!" he barked. "Just slidin' around! Call that dancin'? Rather see a
jig6 any day in the world! They ain't very modest, some of 'em. I don't mind that, though. Not me!" Miss Fanny Minafer was no longer in charge of him: he emerged from the
ballroom7 escorted by a
middle-aged8 man of commonplace appearance. The escort had a dry, lined face upon which, not
ornamentally9 but as a matter of course, there grew a business man's short moustache; and his thin neck showed an Adam's apple, but not
conspicuously10, for there was nothing
conspicuous11 about him. Baldish, dim, quiet, he was an unnoticeable part of this festival, and although there were a dozen or more middle-aged men present, not
casually12 to be
distinguished13 from him in general aspect, he was probably the last person in the big house at whom a stranger would have glanced twice. It did not enter George's mind to mention to Miss Morgan that this was his father, or to say anything whatever about him. Mr. Minafer shook his son's hand unobtrusively in passing. "I'll take Uncle John home," he said, in a low voice. "Then I guess I'll go on home myself—I'm not a great hand at parties, you know. Good-night, George." George murmured a friendly enough good-night without pausing. Ordinarily he was not ashamed of the Minafers; he seldom thought about them at all, for he belonged, as most American children do, to the mother's family—but he was anxious not to linger with Miss Morgan in the vicinity of old John, whom he felt to be a disgrace. He pushed brusquely through the fringe of calculating youths who were gathered in the arches, watching for chances to dance only with girls who would soon be taken off their hands, and led his stranger lady out upon the floor. They caught the time instantly, and were away in the waltz. George danced well, and Miss Morgan seemed to float as part of the music, the very dove itself of "La Paloma." They said nothing as they danced; her eyes were cast down all the while—the prettiest gesture for a dancer—and there was left in the universe, for each, of them, only their companionship in this waltz; while the faces of the other dancers, swimming by, denoted not people but merely
blurs14 of colour. George became conscious of strange feelings within him: an exaltation of soul, tender, but indefinite, and seemingly located in the upper part of his diaphragm. The stopping of the music came upon him like the waking to an alarm clock; for instantly six or seven of the calculating persons about the entry-ways bore down upon Miss Morgan to secure dances. George had to do with one already established as a
belle15, it seemed. "Give me the next and the one after that," he said hurriedly, recovering some presence of mind, just as the nearest
applicant16 reached them. "And give me every third one the rest of the evening." She laughed. "Are you asking?" "What do you mean, 'asking'?" "It sounded as though you were just telling me to give you all those dances." "Well, I want 'em!" George insisted. "What about all the other girls it's your duty to dance with?" "They'll have to go without," he said heartlessly; and then, with surprising
vehemence17: "Here! I want to know: Are you going to give me those—" "Good gracious!" she laughed. "Yes!" The
applicants18 flocked round her, urging contracts for what remained, but they did not dislodge George from her side, though he made it evident that they succeeded in annoying him; and presently he
extricated19 her from an accumulating siege—she must have
connived20 in the extrication—and bore her off to sit beside him upon the stairway that led to the musicians' gallery, where they were
sufficiently21 retired22, yet had a view of the room. "How'd all those ducks get to know you so quick?" George inquired, with little enthusiasm. "Oh, I've been here a week." "Looks as if you'd been pretty busy!" he said. "Most of those ducks, I don't know what my mother wanted to invite 'em here for." "Oh, I used to see something of a few of 'em. I was president of a club we had here, and some of 'em belonged to it, but I don't care much for that sort of thing any more. I really don't see why my mother invited 'em." "Perhaps it was on account of their parents," Miss Morgan suggested mildly. "Maybe she didn't want to offend their fathers and mothers." "Oh, hardly! I don't think my mother need worry much about offending anybody in this old town." "It must be wonderful," said Miss Morgan. "It must be wonderful, Mr. Amberson—Mr. Minafer, I mean." "What must be wonderful?" "To be so important as that!" "That isn't 'important," George assured her. "Anybody that really is anybody ought to be able to do about as they like in their own town, I should think!" She looked at him critically from under her shading lashes—but her eyes grew gentler almost at once. In truth, they became more
appreciative23 than critical. George's imperious good looks were altogether
manly24, yet approached actual beauty as closely as a boy's good looks should dare; and dance-music and flowers have some effect upon nineteen-yearold girls as well as upon eighteen-year-old boys. Miss Morgan turned her eyes slowly from George, and pressed her face among the lilies-ofthe-valley and violets of the pretty
bouquet25 she carried, while, from the gallery above, the music of the next dance carolled out merrily in a new two-step. The musicians made the melody gay for the Christmastime with chimes of sleighbells, and the entrance to the shadowed stairway framed the passing flushed and lively dancers, but neither George nor Miss Morgan suggested moving to join the dance. The stairway was draughty: the steps were narrow and uncomfortable; no older person would have remained in such a place. Moreover, these two young people were strangers to each other; neither had said anything in which the other had discovered the slightest intrinsic interest; there had not arisen between them the beginnings of congeniality, or even of friendliness—but stairways near
ballrooms26 have more to answer for than have moonlit lakes and mountain sunsets. Some day the laws of
glamour27 must be discovered, because they are so important that the world would be wiser now if Sir Isaac Newton had been hit on the head, not by an apple, but by a young lady. Age, confused by its own long accumulation of
follies28, is
everlastingly29 inquiring, "What does she see in him?" as if young love came about through thinking—or through conduct. Age wants to know: "What on earth can they talk about?" as if talking had anything to do with April rains! At seventy, one gets up in the morning, finds the air sweet under a bright sun, feels lively; thinks, "I am
hearty30, today," and plans to go for a drive. At eighteen, one goes to a dance, sits with a stranger on a stairway, feels
peculiar31, thinks nothing, and becomes
incapable32 of any plan whatever. Miss Morgan and George stayed where they were. They had agreed to this in silence and without knowing it; certainly without exchanging glances of intelligence—they had exchanged no glances at all. Both sat staring
vaguely33 out into the ballroom, and, for a time, they did not speak. Over their heads the music reached a
climax34 of
vivacity35: drums,
cymbals36, triangle, and sleighbells, beating, clashing,
tinkling37. Here and there were to be seen couples so carried away that, ceasing to move at the decorous, even
glide38, considered most knowing, they
pranced39 and whirled through the
throng40, from wall to wall,
galloping41 bounteously42 in abandon. George suffered a shock of vague surprise when he perceived that his aunt, Fanny Minafer, was the lady-half of one of these wild couples. Fanny Minafer, who
rouged43 a little, was like fruit which in some climates dries with the bloom on. Her features had remained
prettily44 childlike; so had her figure, and there were times when strangers, seeing her across the street, took her to be about twenty; they were other times when at the same distance they took her to be about sixty, instead of forty, as she was. She had old days and young days; old hours and young hours; old minutes and young minutes; for the change might be that quick. An
alteration45 in her expression, or a difference in the attitude of her head, would cause astonishing indentations to appear—and
behold46, Fanny was an old lady! But she had been never more childlike than she was tonight as she flew over the floor in the capable arms of the queer-looking duck; for this person was her partner. The queer-looking duck had been a real dancer in his day, it appeared; and evidently his day was not yet over. In spite of the headlong, gay rapidity with which he bore Miss Fanny about the big room, he danced
authoritatively47, avoiding without effort the lightest collision with other couples, maintaining sufficient grace throughout his wildest moments, and all the while laughing and talking with his partner. What was most
remarkable48 to George, and a little irritating, this stranger in the Amber-son
Mansion49 had no
vestige50 of the air of
deference51 proper to a stranger in such a place: he seemed
thoroughly52 at home. He seemed offensively so, indeed, when, passing the entrance to the gallery stairway, he disengaged his hand from Miss Fanny's for an instant, and not pausing in the dance, waved a laughing salutation more than cordial, then
capered53 lightly out of sight. George gazed
stonily54 at this
manifestation55, responding neither by word nor sign. "How's that for a bit of freshness?" he murmured. "What was?" Miss Morgan asked. "That queer-looking duck waving his hand at me like that. Except he's the Sharon girls' uncle I don't know him from Adam." "You don't need to," she said. "He wasn't waving his hand to you: he meant me." "Oh, he did?" George was not mollified by the explanation. "Everybody seems to mean you! You certainly do seem to've been pretty busy this week you've been here!" She pressed her bouquet to her face again, and laughed into it, not
displeased56. She made no other comment, and for another period neither
spoke57. Meanwhile the music stopped; loud applause insisted upon its
renewal58; an encore was danced; there was an interlude of voices; and the changing of partners began. "Well," said George finally, "I must say you don't seem to be much of a
prattler59. They say it's a great way to get a reputation for being wise, never saying much. Don't you ever talk any?" "When people can understand," she answered. He had been looking
moodily60 out at the ballroom but he turned to her quickly, at this, saw that her eyes were sunny and content, over the top of her bouquet; and he consented to smile. "Girls are usually pretty fresh!" he said. "They ought to go to a man's college about a year: they'd get taught a few things about freshness! What you got to do after two o'clock to-morrow afternoon?" "A whole lot of things. Every minute filled up." "All right," said George. "The snow's fine for sleighing: I'll come for you in a cutter at ten minutes after two." "I can't possibly go." "If you don't," he said, "I'm going to sit in the cutter in front of the gate, wherever you're visiting, all afternoon, and if you try to go out with anybody else he's got to whip me before he gets you." And as she laughed—though she blushed a little, too—he continued, seriously: "If you think I'm not in earnest you're at liberty to make quite a big experiment!" She laughed again. "I don't think I've often had so large a compliment as that," she said, "especially on such short notice—and yet, I don't think I'll go with you. "You be ready at ten minutes after two." "No, I won't." "Yes, you will!" "Yes," she said, "I will!" And her partner for the next dance arrived, breathless with searching. "Don't forget I've got the third from now," George called after her. "I won't." "And every third one after that." "I know!" she called, over her partner's shoulder, and her voice was amused—but
meek61. When "the third from now" came, George presented himself before her without any greeting, like a brother, or a mannerless old friend. Neither did she greet him, but moved away with him, concluding, as she went, an exchange of
badinage62 with the preceding partner: she had been talkative enough with him, it appeared. In fact, both George and Miss Morgan talked much more to every one else that evening, than to each other; and they said nothing at all at this time. Both looked
preoccupied63, as they began to dance, and preserved a gravity, of expression to the end of the number. And when "the third one after that" came, they did not dance, but went back to the gallery stairway, seeming to have reached an understanding without any verbal
consultation64, that this suburb was again the place for them. "Well," said George, coolly, when they were seated, "what did you say your name was?" "Morgan." "Funny name!" "Everybody else's name always is." "I didn't mean it was really funny," George explained. "That's just one of my crowd's bits of horsing at college. We always say 'funny name' no matter what it is. I guess we're pretty fresh sometimes; but I knew your name was Morgan because my mother said so downstairs. I meant: what's the rest of it?" "Lucy." He was silent. "Is 'Lucy' a funny name, too?" she inquired. "No. Lucy's very much all right!" he said, and he went so far as to smile. Even his Aunt Fanny admitted that when George smiled "in a certain way" he was charming. "Thanks about letting my name be Lucy," she said. "How old are you?" George asked. "I don't really know, myself." "What do you mean: you don't really know yourself?" "I mean I only know what they tell me. I believe them, of course, but believing isn't really knowing. You believe some certain day is your birthday—at least, I suppose you do—but you don't really know it is because you can't remember." "Look here!" said George. "Do you always talk like this?" Miss Lucy Morgan laughed forgivingly, put her young head on one side, like a bird, and responded cheerfully: "I'm willing to learn wisdom. What are you studying in school?" "College!" "At the university! Yes. What are you studying there?" George laughed. "Lot o' useless guff!" "Then why don't you study some useful guff?" "What do you mean: 'useful'?" "Something you'd use later, in your business or profession?" George waved his hand impatiently. "I don't expect to go into any 'business or profession." "No?" "Certainly not!" George was
emphatic65, being sincerely annoyed by a suggestion which showed how
utterly66 she failed to comprehend the kind of person he was. "Why not?" she asked mildly. "Just look at 'em!" he said, almost with bitterness, and he made a gesture presumably intended to indicate the business and professional men now dancing within range of vision. "That's a fine career for a man, isn't it! Lawyers, bankers, politicians! What do they get out of life, I'd like to know! What do they ever know about real things? Where do they ever get?" He was so earnest that she was surprised and impressed. Evidently he had deep-seated ambitions, for he seemed to speak with actual emotion of these despised things which were so far beneath his planning for the future. She had a vague,
momentary67 vision of Pitt, at twenty-one, prime minister of England; and she spoke, involuntarily in a lowered voice, with deference: "What do you want to be?" she asked. George answered
promptly68. "A yachtsman," he said.
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spacious
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| adj.广阔的，宽敞的 |
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- Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
- The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
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gliding
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| v. 滑翔
adj. 滑动的 |
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- Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
- The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。
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silhouettes
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| 轮廓( silhouette的名词复数 )； （人的）体形； （事物的）形状； 剪影 |
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- Now that darkness was falling, only their silhouettes were outlined against the faintly glimmering sky. 这时节两山只剩余一抹深黑，赖天空微明为画出一个轮廓。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- They could see silhouettes. 他们能看得见影子的。
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smoothly
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| adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地 |
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- The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
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surfeited
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| v.吃得过多( surfeit的过去式和过去分词 )；由于过量而厌腻 |
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- They were surfeited with entertainment. 他们对玩乐生厌了；他们玩腻了。 来自辞典例句
- They had cloyed him with obedience, and surfeited him with sweet respect and submission. 她们在他面前百依百顺，甜言蜜语，卑躬屈膝。 来自辞典例句
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jig
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| n.快步舞（曲）；v.上下晃动；用夹具辅助加工；蹦蹦跳跳 |
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- I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂，跳了几步吉格舞。
- He piped a jig so that we could dance.他用笛子吹奏格舞曲好让我们跳舞。
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ballroom
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| n.舞厅 |
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- The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
- I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。
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middle-aged
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| adj.中年的 |
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- I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
- The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
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ornamentally
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| 装饰地，用作装饰品地 |
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- Note: The quotation of the above-mentioned caps does not include bringing ornamentally and inside. 留学解答资讯网：注：以上帽子的报价不含装饰和内带。
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conspicuously
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| ad.明显地，惹人注目地 |
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- France remained a conspicuously uneasy country. 法国依然是个明显不太平的国家。
- She figured conspicuously in the public debate on the issue. 她在该问题的公开辩论中很引人注目。
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conspicuous
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| adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的 |
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- It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
- Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
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casually
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| adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地 |
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- She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
- I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
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distinguished
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| adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的 |
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- Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
- A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
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blurs
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- The electron clouds are clearly visible as blurs surrounding the invisible nuclei. 电子云就象环绕着看不见的核的一片云雾。 来自辞典例句
- The letter had many blots and blurs. 信上有许多墨水渍和污迹。 来自辞典例句
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belle
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| n.靓女 |
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- She was the belle of her Sunday School class.在主日学校她是她们班的班花。
- She was the belle of the ball.她是那个舞会中的美女。
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applicant
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| n.申请人，求职者，请求者 |
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- He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
- In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。
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vehemence
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| n.热切；激烈；愤怒 |
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- The attack increased in vehemence.进攻越来越猛烈。
- She was astonished at his vehemence.她对他的激昂感到惊讶。
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applicants
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| 申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 ) |
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- There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
- He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
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extricated
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| v.使摆脱困难，脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane. 会议好象没完没了，不过我说我得赶飞机，才得以脱身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She extricated herself from her mingled impulse to deny and guestion. 她约束了自己想否认并追问的不可明状的冲动。 来自辞典例句
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connived
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| v.密谋 ( connive的过去式和过去分词 )；搞阴谋；默许；纵容 |
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- Her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. 据信她的哥哥没有制止对她的谋杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The jailer connived at the escape from prison. 狱吏纵容犯人的逃狱。 来自辞典例句
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sufficiently
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| adv.足够地，充分地 |
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- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
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retired
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| adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的 |
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- 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。
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appreciative
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| adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的 |
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- She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
- We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。
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manly
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| adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地 |
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- The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
- He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。
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bouquet
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| n.花束，酒香 |
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- 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。
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ballrooms
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| n.舞厅( ballroom的名词复数 ) |
参考例句： |
- It was performed in fashionable Casino ballrooms. 人们在时髦的娱乐舞厅里跳这种舞蹈。 来自互联网
- Some settled into ballrooms or theaters or hotels for weeks or months at a time. 有的乐队在舞厅、剧院或旅馆作数月甚至数月的逗留。 来自互联网
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glamour
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| n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住 |
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- Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
- The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。
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follies
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| 罪恶，时事讽刺剧； 愚蠢，蠢笨，愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 ) |
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- He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
- The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
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everlastingly
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| 永久地，持久地 |
参考例句： |
- Why didn't he hold the Yankees instead of everlastingly retreating? 他为什么不将北军挡住，反而节节败退呢？
- "I'm tired of everlastingly being unnatural and never doing anything I want to do. "我再也忍受不了这样无休止地的勉强自己，永远不能赁自己高兴做事。
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hearty
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| adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的 |
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- After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
- We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。
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peculiar
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| adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的 |
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- He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
- He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
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incapable
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| adj.无能力的，不能做某事的 |
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- He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
- Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。
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vaguely
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| adv.含糊地，暖昧地 |
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- He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
- He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。
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climax
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| n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点 |
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- The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
- His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
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vivacity
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| n.快活，活泼，精神充沛 |
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- Her charm resides in her vivacity.她的魅力存在于她的活泼。
- He was charmed by her vivacity and high spirits.她的活泼与兴高采烈的情绪把他迷住了。
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cymbals
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| pl.铙钹 |
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- People shouted, while the drums and .cymbals crashed incessantly. 人声嘈杂，锣鼓不停地大响特响。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- The dragon dance troupe, beating drums and cymbals, entered the outer compound. 龙灯随着锣鼓声进来，停在二门外的大天井里。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
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tinkling
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| n.丁当作响声 |
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- I could hear bells tinkling in the distance. 我能听到远处叮当铃响。
- To talk to him was like listening to the tinkling of a worn-out musical-box. 跟他说话，犹如听一架老掉牙的八音盒子丁冬响。 来自英汉文学
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glide
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| n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝 |
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- We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
- So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。
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pranced
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| v.（马）腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Their horses pranced and whinnied. 他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。 来自辞典例句
- The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿着新衣在屋里雀跃。 来自辞典例句
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throng
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| n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集 |
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- A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
- The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。
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galloping
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| adj. 飞驰的, 急性的
动词gallop的现在分词形式 |
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- The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下，它就奔驰起来了。
- Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中进展迅速，日新月异。
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rouged
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| 胭脂，口红( rouge的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Tigress in a red jacket, her face powdered and rouged, followed him with her eyes. 虎妞穿着红袄，脸上抹着白粉与胭脂，眼睛溜着他。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- She worked carefully on her penciled her eyebrows and rouged her lips. 她仔细地梳理着头发，描眉，涂口红。
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prettily
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| adv.优美地；可爱地 |
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- It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back.此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。
- She pouted prettily at him.她冲他撅着嘴，样子很可爱。
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alteration
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| n.变更，改变；蚀变 |
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- The shirt needs alteration.这件衬衣需要改一改。
- He easily perceived there was an alteration in my countenance.他立刻看出我的脸色和往常有些不同。
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behold
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| v.看，注视，看到 |
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- The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
- The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。
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authoritatively
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| 命令式地，有权威地，可信地 |
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- "If somebody'll come here and sit with him," he snapped authoritatively. “来个人到这儿陪他坐着。”他用发号施令的口吻说。
- To decide or settle(a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively. 判定结论性、权威性地决定或解决（纠纷等）
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remarkable
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| adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的 |
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- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
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mansion
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| n.大厦，大楼；宅第 |
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- The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
- The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
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vestige
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| n.痕迹，遗迹，残余 |
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- Some upright stones in wild places are the vestige of ancient religions.荒原上一些直立的石块是古老宗教的遗迹。
- Every vestige has been swept away.一切痕迹都被一扫而光。
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deference
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| n.尊重，顺从；敬意 |
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- Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference?你对父母师长尊敬吗？
- The major defect of their work was deference to authority.他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。
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thoroughly
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| adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地 |
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- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
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capered
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| v.跳跃，雀跃( caper的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- While dressing, he capered and clowned like a schoolboy. 他一边穿，一边象个学生似的蹦蹦跳跳地扮演起小丑来。 来自辞典例句
- The lambs capered in the meadow. 小羊在草地上蹦蹦跳跳。 来自辞典例句
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stonily
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| 石头地，冷酷地 |
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- She stared stonily at him for a minute. 她冷冷地盯着他看了片刻。
- Proudly lined up on a long bench, they stonily awaited their victims. 轿夫们把花炮全搬出来，放在门房里供人们赏鉴。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
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manifestation
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| n.表现形式；表明；现象 |
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- Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。
- What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。
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displeased
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| a.不快的 |
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- The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。
- He was displeased about the whole affair. 他对整个事情感到很不高兴。
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spoke
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| n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说 |
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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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renewal
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| adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来 |
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- Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
- Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
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moodily
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| adv.喜怒无常地；情绪多变地；心情不稳地；易生气地 |
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- Pork slipped from the room as she remained staring moodily into the distance. 阿宝从房间里溜了出来，留她独个人站在那里瞪着眼睛忧郁地望着远处。 来自辞典例句
- He climbed moodily into the cab, relieved and distressed. 他忧郁地上了马车，既松了一口气，又忧心忡忡。 来自互联网
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meek
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| adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的 |
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- He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
- The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。
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badinage
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| n.开玩笑，打趣 |
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- When he reached the gate,there was the usual badinage with Charlie.当他来到公园大门时, 还是与往常一样和查理开玩笑。
- For all the forced badinag,it was an awkward meal.大家尽管勉强地说说笑笑，这顿饭依旧吃得很别扭。
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preoccupied
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| adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) |
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- He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
- The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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consultation
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| n.咨询；商量；商议；会议 |
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- The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
- The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
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emphatic
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| adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的 |
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- Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
- He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。
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utterly
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| adv.完全地，绝对地 |
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- Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
- I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
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momentary
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| adj.片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的 |
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- We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
- I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。
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promptly
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| adv.及时地，敏捷地 |
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- He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
- She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
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