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Chapter 19 Within The Tolls
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The going of Garson left the room deathly still. Dick stared fora moment at the space of window left uncovered by the draperiesnow, since the man had hurried past them, without pausing to drawthem after him. Then, presently, the young man turned again toMary, and took her hand in his. The shock of the event hadsomehow steadied him, since it had drawn1 his thoughts from thatother more engrossing2 mood of concern over the crisis in his ownlife. After all, what mattered the death of this crook3? hisfancy ran. The one thing of real worth in all the world was thelife that remained to be lived between him and her.... Then,violently, the selfishness of his mood was made plain to him.

  For the hand he held was shaking like some slender-stalked lilyin the clutch of the sirocco. Even as he first perceived thefact, he saw the girl stagger. His arm swept about her in avirile protecting embrace--just in time, or she would havefallen.

  A whisper came from her quivering lips. Her face was close tohis, else he could not have caught the uncertain murmuring. Thatface now was become ghastly pale. The violet eyes were widenedand dull. The muscles of her face twitched4. She rested supinelyagainst him, as if bereft5 of any strength of body or of soul.

  Yet, in the intensity6 of her utterance7, the feeble whisper strucklike a shriek8 of horror.

  "I--I--never saw any one killed before!"The simple, grisly truth of the words--words that he might havespoken as well--stirred the man to the deeps of his being. Heshuddered, as he turned his eyes to avoid seeing the thing thatlay so very near, mercifully merged10 within the shadows beyond thegentle radiance from the single lamp. With a pang11 of infinitepity for the woman in his arms, he apprehended12 in some degree thetorture this event must have inflicted13 on her. Frightful14 to him,it must in truth be vastly worse to her. There was her womanlysensitiveness to enhance the innate15 hideousness16 of the thing thathad been done here before their eyes. There was, too, the factthat the murderer himself had been the man to whom she owed herlife. Yes, for him, Dick realized with poignant17 sympathy, thehappening that night was terrible indeed: for her, as he guessednow at last, the torture must be something easily to overwhelmall her strength. His touch on her grew tender beyond theordinary tenderness of love, made gentler by a great underlyingcompassion for her misery19.

  Dick drew Mary toward the couch, there let her sink down in ahuddled attitude of despair.

  "I never saw a man--killed before!" she said again. There was anote of half-hysterical20, almost childish complaint in her voice.

  She moved her head a little, as if to look into the shadows where*IT lay, then checked herself violently, and looked up at herhusband with the pathetic simplicity21 of terror.

  "You know, Dick," she repeated dully, "I never saw a man killedbefore."Before he could utter the soothing22 words that rose to his lips,Dick was interrupted by a slight sound at the door. Instantly,he was all alert to meet the exigencies23 of the situation. Hestood by the couch, bending forward a little, as if in a postureof intimate fondness. Then, with a new thought, he got out hiscigarette-case and lighted a cigarette, after which he resumedhis former leaning over the woman as would the ardent25 lover. Heheard the noise again presently, now so near that he made sure ofbeing overheard, so at once he spoke9 with a forced cheerfulnessin his inflection.

  "I tell you, Mary," he declared, "everything's going to be allright for you and me. It was bully26 of you to come here to melike this."The girl made no response. She lived still in the nightmare ofmurder--that nightmare wherein she had seen Griggs fall dead tothe floor.

  Dick, in nervous apprehension27 as to the issue, sought to bringher to realization28 of the new need that had come upon them.

  "Talk to me," he commanded, very softly. "They'll be here in aminute. When they come in, pretend you just came here in orderto meet me. Try, Mary. You must, dearest!" Then, again, hisvoice rose to loudness, as he continued. "Why, I've been tryingall day to see you. And, now, here we are together, just as Iwas beginning to get really discouraged.... I know my father willeventually----"He was interrupted by the swift swinging open of the hallwaydoor. Burke stood just within the library, a revolver pointedmenacingly.

  "Hands up!--all of you!" The Inspector30's voice fairly roared thecommand.

  The belligerent31 expression of his face vanished abruptly32, as hiseyes fell on Dick standing33 by the couch and Mary reclining therein limp helplessness. His surprise would have been ludicrous butfor the seriousness of the situation to all concerned. Burke'sglance roved the room sharply, and he was quickly convinced thatthese two were in fact the only present spoil of his carefulplotting. His face set grimly, for the disappointment of thisminute surged fiercely within him. He started to speak, his eyeslowering as he regarded the two before him.

  But Dick forestalled34 him. He spoke in a voice coldly repellent.

  "What are you doing in this house at this time of night?" hedemanded. His manner was one of stern disapproval35. "I recognizeyou, Inspector Burke. But you must understand that there arelimits even to what you can do. It seems to me, sir, that youexceed your authority by such an intrusion as this."Burke, however, was not a whit36 dismayed by the rebuke37 and the airof rather contemptuous disdain38 with which it was uttered. Hewaved his revolver toward Mary, merely as a gesture ofinquisitiveness, without any threat.

  "What's she doing here?" he asked. There was wrath39 in his roughvoice, for he could not avoid the surmise40 that his shrewdlyconcocted scheme to entrap41 this woman had somehow been set awry42.

  "What's she doing here, I say?" he repeated heavily. His keeneyes were darting43 once more about the room, questing some clue tothis disturbing mystery, so hateful to his pride.

  Dick's manner became that of the devoted44 husband offended byimpertinent obtrusion45.

  "You forget yourself, Inspector," he said, icily. "This is mywife. She has the right to be with me--her husband!"The Inspector grinned sceptically. He was moved no moreeffectively by Mary's almost hysterical effort to respond to herhusband's leading.

  "Why shouldn't I be here? Why? Why? I----"Burke broke in on the girl's pitiful histrionics ruthlessly. Hewas not in the least deceived. He was aware that somethinguntoward, as he deemed it, had occurred. It seemed to him, infact, that his finical mechanisms46 for the undoing47 of Mary Turnerwere in a fair way to be thwarted48. But he would not give up thecause without a struggle. Again, he addressed himself to Dick,disregarding completely the aloof49 manner of the young man.

  "Where's your father?" he questioned roughly.

  "In bed, naturally," was the answer. "I ask you again: What areyou doing here at this time of night?"Burke shook his shoulders ponderously50 in a movement of impatienceover this prolonging of the farce51.

  "Oh, call your father," he directed disgustedly.

  Dick remonstrated52 with an excellent show of dignity.

  "It's late," he objected. "I'd rather not disturb him, if youdon't mind. Really, the idea is absurd, you know." Suddenly, hesmiled very winningly, and spoke with a good assumption ofingenuousness.

  "Inspector," he said briskly, "I see, I'll have to tell you thetruth. It's this: I've persuaded my wife to go away with me.

  She's going to give all that other sort of thing up. Yes, we'regoing away together." There was genuine triumph in his voicenow. "So, you see, we've got to talk it over. Now, then,Inspector, if you'll come back in the morning----"The official grinned sardonically53. He could not in the leastguess just what had in very deed happened, but he was far tooclever a man to be bamboozled54 by Dick's maunderings.

  "Oh, that's it!" he exclaimed, with obvious incredulity.

  "Of course," Dick replied bravely, though he knew that theInspector disbelieved his pretenses55. Still, for his own part, hewas inclined as yet to be angry rather than alarmed by thisfailure to impress the officer. "You see, I didn't know----"And even in the moment of his saying, the white beam of theflashing searchlight from the Tower fell between the undrawndraperies of the octagonal window. The light startled theInspector again, as it had done once before that same night. Hisgaze followed it instinctively56. So, within the second, he saw thestill form lying there on the floor--lying where had beenshadows, where now, for the passing of an instant, was brilliantradiance.

  There was no mistaking that awful, motionless, crumpled57 posture24.

  The Inspector knew in this single instant of view that murder hadbeen done here. Even as the beam of light from the Tower shiftedand vanished from the room, he leaped to the switch by the door,and turned on the lights of the chandelier. In the next moment,he had reached the door of the passage across the room, and hiswhistle sounded shrill58. His voice bellowed59 reinforcement to theblast.

  "Cassidy! Cassidy!"As Dick made a step toward his wife, from whom he had withdrawn60 alittle in his colloquy61 with the official, Burke voiced hiscommand viciously:

  "Stay where you are--both of you!"Cassidy came rushing in, with the other detectives. He wasplainly surprised to find the room so nearly empty, where he hadexpected to behold62 a gang of robbers.

  "Why, what's it all mean, Chief?" he questioned. His peeringeyes fell on Dick, standing beside Mary, and they rounded inamazement.

  "They've got Griggs!" Burke answered. There was exceeding ragein his voice, as he spoke from his kneeling posture beside thebody, to which he had hurried after the summons to his aides. Heglowered up into the bewildered face of the detective. "I'llbreak you for this, Cassidy," he declared fiercely. "Why didn'tyou get here on the run when you heard the shot?""But there wasn't any shot," the perplexed64 and alarmed detectiveexpostulated. He fairly stuttered in the earnestness of hisself-defense65. "I tell you, Chief, there hasn't been a sound."Burke rose to his feet. His heavy face was set in its sternestmold.

  "You could drive a hearse through the hole they've made in him,"he rumbled66. He wheeled on Mary and Dick. "So!" he shouted, "nowit's murder!... Well, hand it over. Where's the gun?"Followed a moment's pause. Then the Inspector spoke harshly toCassidy. He still felt himself somewhat dazed by thisextraordinary event, but he was able to cope with the situation.

  He nodded toward Dick as he gave his order: "Search him!"Before the detective could obey the direction, Dick took therevolver from his pocket where he had bestowed67 it, and held itout.

  And it so chanced that at this incriminating crisis for the son,the father hastily strode within the library. He had beenaroused by the Inspector's shouting, and was evidently greatlyperturbed. His usual dignified68 air was marred69 by a patent alarm.

  "What's all this?" he exclaimed, as he halted and stareddoubtfully on the scene before him.

  Burke, in a moment like this, was no respecter of persons, forall his judicious70 attentions on other occasions to those whoseinfluence might serve him well for benefits received.

  "You can see for yourself," he said grimly to the dumfoundedmagnate. Then, he fixed71 sinister72 eyes on the son. "So," he wenton, with somber73 menace in his voice, "you did it, young man." Henodded toward the detective. "Well, Cassidy, you can take 'emboth down-town.... That's all."The command aroused Dick to remonstrance74 against such indignitytoward the woman whom he loved.

  "Not her!" he cried, imploringly75. "You don't want her,Inspector! This is all wrong!"Now, at last, Mary interposed with a new spirit. She hadregained, in some measure at least, her poise76. She was speakingagain with that mental clarity which was distinctive77 in her.

  "Dick," she advised quietly, but with underlying18 urgency in hergently spoken words, "don't talk, please."Burke laughed harshly.

  "What do you expect?" he inquired truculently78. "As a matter offact, the thing's simple enough, young man. Either you killedGriggs, or she did."The Inspector, with his charge, made a careless gesture towardthe corpse79 of the murdered stool-pigeon. For the first time,Edward Gilder80, as his glance unconsciously followed the officer'smovement, looked and saw the ghastly inanimate heap of flesh andbone that had once been a man. He fairly reeled at the gruesomespectacle, then fumbled81 with an outstretched hand as he movedstumblingly until he laid hold on a chair, into which he sankhelplessly. It suddenly smote82 upon his consciousness that hefelt very old and broken. He marveled dully over thesensation--it was wholly new to him. Then, soon, from a long wayoff, he heard the strident voice of the Inspector remorselesslycontinuing in the vile83, the impossible accusation84.... And thatgrotesque accusation was hurled85 against his only son--the boywhom he so loved. The thing was monstrous86, a thing incredible.

  This whole seeming was no more than a chimera87 of the night, aphantom of bad dreams, with no truth under it.... Yet, the sternvoice of the official came with a strange semblance88 of reality.

  "Either you killed him," the voice repeated gratingly, "or shedid. Well, then, young man, did she kill him?""Good God, no!" Dick shouted, aghast.

  "Then, it was you!" Such was the Inspector's summary of the case.

  Mary's words came frantically89. Once again, she was becomedesperate over the course of events in this night of fearfulhappenings.

  "No, no! He didn't!"Burke's rasping voice reiterated90 the accusation with a certaincomplacency in the inevitability91 of the dilemma92.

  "One of you killed Griggs. Which one of you did it?" He scowledat Dick. "Did she kill him?"Again, the husband's cry came with the fierceness of despair overthe fate of the woman.

  "I told you, no!"The Inspector, always savagely93 impressive now in voice and lookand gesture, faced the girl with saturnine94 persistence95.

  "Well, then," he blustered96, "did he kill him?"The nod of his head was toward Dick. Then, as she remainedsilent: "I'm talking to you!" he snapped. "Did he kill him?"The reply came with a soft distinctness that was like a crash ofdestiny.

  "Yes."Dick turned to his wife in reproachful amazement63.

  "Mary!" he cried, incredulously. This betrayal was somethinginconceivable from her, since he believed that now at last heknew her heart.

  Burke, however, as usual, paid no heed97 to the niceties ofsentiment. They had small place in his concerns as an officialof police. His sole ambition just now was to fix the crimedefinitely on the perpetrator.

  "You'll swear he killed him?" he asked, briskly, well contentwith this concrete result of the entanglement98.

  Mary subtly evaded99 the question, while seeming to giveunqualified assent100.

  "Why not?" she responded listlessly.

  At this intolerable assertion as he deemed it, Edward Gilder wasreanimated. He sat rigidly101 erect103 in his, chair. In thatfrightful moment, it came to him anew that here was in verity104 thelast detail in a consummate105 scheme by this woman for revengeagainst himself.

  "God!" he cried, despairingly. "And that's your vengeance106!"Mary heard, and understood. There came an inscrutable smile onher curving lips, but there was no satisfaction in that smile, asof one who realized the fruition of long-cherished schemes ofretribution. Instead, there was only an infinite sadness, whileshe spoke very gently.

  "I don't want vengeance--now!" she said.

  "But they'll try my boy for murder," the magnate remonstrated,distraught.

  "Oh, no, they can't!" came the rejoinder. And now, once again,there was a hint of the quizzical creeping in the smile. "No,they can't!" she repeated firmly, and there was profound reliefin her tones since at last her ingenuity107 had found a way out ofthis outrageous108 situation thrust on her and on her husband.

  Burke glared at the speaker in a rage that was abruptly grownsuspicious in some vague way.

  "What's the reason we can't?" he stormed.

  Mary sprang to her feet. She was radiant with a new serenity,now that her quick-wittedness had discovered a method forbaffling the mesh109 of evidence that had been woven about her andDick through no fault of their own. Her eyes were glowing witheven more than their usual lusters110. Her voice came softlymodulated, almost mocking.

  "Because you couldn't convict him," she said succinctly111. Acontented smile bent112 the red graces of her lips.

  Burke sneered113 an indignation that was, nevertheless, somewhatfearful of what might lie behind the woman's assurance.

  "What's the reason?" he demanded, scornfully. "There's thebody." He pointed29 to the rigid102 form of the dead man, lying thereso very near them. "And the gun was found on him. And then,you're willing to swear that he killed him.... Well, I guesswe'll convict him, all right. Why not?"Mary's answer was given quietly, but, none the less, with anassurance that could not be gainsaid114.

  "Because," she said, "my husband merely killed a burglar." Inher turn, she pointed toward the body of the dead man. "Thatman," she continued evenly, "was the burglar. You know that! Myhusband shot him in defense of his home!" There was a briefsilence. Then, she added, with a wonderful mildness in the musicof her voice. "And so, Inspector, as you know of course, he waswithin the law!"


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1 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • 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。
2 engrossing YZ8zR     
adj.使人全神贯注的,引人入胜的v.使全神贯注( engross的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He told us an engrossing story. 他给我们讲了一个引人入胜的故事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It might soon have ripened into that engrossing feeling. 很快便会发展成那种压倒一切的感情的。 来自辞典例句
3 crook NnuyV     
v.使弯曲;n.小偷,骗子,贼;弯曲(处)
参考例句:
  • He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.我骂他骗子,他要我向他认错。
  • She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。
4 twitched bb3f705fc01629dc121d198d54fa0904     
vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Her lips twitched with amusement. 她忍俊不禁地颤动着嘴唇。
  • The child's mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 这小孩的嘴抽动着,像是要哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 bereft ndjy9     
adj.被剥夺的
参考例句:
  • The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.这个地方似乎根本没有人烟。
  • She was bereft of happiness.她失去了幸福。
6 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
7 utterance dKczL     
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
参考例句:
  • This utterance of his was greeted with bursts of uproarious laughter.他的讲话引起阵阵哄然大笑。
  • My voice cleaves to my throat,and sob chokes my utterance.我的噪子哽咽,泣不成声。
8 shriek fEgya     
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
参考例句:
  • Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
  • People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧,气愤或疼痛而尖叫。
9 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。
10 merged d33b2d33223e1272c8bbe02180876e6f     
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
参考例句:
  • Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
  • The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
11 pang OKixL     
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷
参考例句:
  • She experienced a sharp pang of disappointment.她经历了失望的巨大痛苦。
  • She was beginning to know the pang of disappointed love.她开始尝到了失恋的痛苦。
12 apprehended a58714d8af72af24c9ef953885c38a66     
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解
参考例句:
  • She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
  • The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。
13 inflicted cd6137b3bb7ad543500a72a112c6680f     
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
  • Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。
14 frightful Ghmxw     
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
参考例句:
  • How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊!
  • We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。
15 innate xbxzC     
adj.天生的,固有的,天赋的
参考例句:
  • You obviously have an innate talent for music.你显然有天生的音乐才能。
  • Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.人的正确思想不是自己头脑中固有的。
16 hideousness 3a44e36f83b8b321e23b561df4a2eef0     
参考例句:
  • Hideousness of aspect, deformity of instinct, troubled him not, and did not arouse his indignation. 外形的丑陋和本性的怪异都不能惊动他,触犯他。 来自互联网
17 poignant FB1yu     
adj.令人痛苦的,辛酸的,惨痛的
参考例句:
  • His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
  • It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了,这尤其令人悲恸。
18 underlying 5fyz8c     
adj.在下面的,含蓄的,潜在的
参考例句:
  • The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
  • This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
19 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
参考例句:
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
20 hysterical 7qUzmE     
adj.情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里般的
参考例句:
  • He is hysterical at the sight of the photo.他一看到那张照片就异常激动。
  • His hysterical laughter made everybody stunned.他那歇斯底里的笑声使所有的人不知所措。
21 simplicity Vryyv     
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
参考例句:
  • She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
  • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
22 soothing soothing     
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
参考例句:
  • Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
  • His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
23 exigencies d916f71e17856a77a1a05a2408002903     
n.急切需要
参考例句:
  • Many people are forced by exigencies of circumstance to take some part in them. 许多人由于境况所逼又不得不在某种程度上参与这种活动。
  • The people had to accept the harsh exigencies of war. 人们要承受战乱的严酷现实。
24 posture q1gzk     
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
参考例句:
  • The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
  • He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣,摆出一副打架的架势。
25 ardent yvjzd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
参考例句:
  • He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
  • Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。
26 bully bully     
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。
27 apprehension bNayw     
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
参考例句:
  • There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
  • She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
28 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。
29 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。
30 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员,监察员,视察员
参考例句:
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
31 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。
32 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
33 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
34 forestalled e417c8d9b721dc9db811a1f7f84d8291     
v.先发制人,预先阻止( forestall的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She forestalled their attempt. 她先发制人,阻止了他们的企图。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I had my objection all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me. 我已做好准备要提出反对意见,不料斯蒂芬斯却抢先了一步。 来自辞典例句
35 disapproval VuTx4     
n.反对,不赞成
参考例句:
  • The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
  • They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
36 whit TgXwI     
n.一点,丝毫
参考例句:
  • There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
  • He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。
37 rebuke 5Akz0     
v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise
参考例句:
  • He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
  • Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
38 disdain KltzA     
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑
参考例句:
  • Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
  • A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。
39 wrath nVNzv     
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
参考例句:
  • His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
  • The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
40 surmise jHiz8     
v./n.猜想,推测
参考例句:
  • It turned out that my surmise was correct.结果表明我的推测没有错。
  • I surmise that he will take the job.我推测他会接受这份工作。
41 entrap toJxk     
v.以网或陷阱捕捉,使陷入圈套
参考例句:
  • The police have been given extra powers to entrap drug traffickers.警方已经被进一步授权诱捕毒贩。
  • He overturned the conviction,saying the defendant was entrapped.他声称被告是被诱骗的,从而推翻了有罪的判决。
42 awry Mu0ze     
adj.扭曲的,错的
参考例句:
  • She was in a fury over a plan that had gone awry. 计划出了问题,她很愤怒。
  • Something has gone awry in our plans.我们的计划出差错了。
43 darting darting     
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
44 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
45 obtrusion 33657f400f7aec572204f8248134fee9     
n.强制,莽撞
参考例句:
  • The obtrusion of his views was uncalled-for. 他的意见之强迫别人接受实在是不必要的。 来自辞典例句
  • The obtrusion of her views was uncalled-for. 强迫别人接受她的意见实在是不必要的。 来自互联网
46 mechanisms d0db71d70348ef1c49f05f59097917b8     
n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 );机械装置;[生物学] 机制;机械作用
参考例句:
  • The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 undoing Ifdz6a     
n.毁灭的原因,祸根;破坏,毁灭
参考例句:
  • That one mistake was his undoing. 他一失足即成千古恨。
  • This hard attitude may have led to his undoing. 可能就是这种强硬的态度导致了他的垮台。
48 thwarted 919ac32a9754717079125d7edb273fc2     
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
参考例句:
  • The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
  • Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。
49 aloof wxpzN     
adj.远离的;冷淡的,漠不关心的
参考例句:
  • Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
  • On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。
50 ponderously 0e9d726ab401121626ae8f5e7a5a1b84     
参考例句:
  • He turns and marches away ponderously to the right. 他转过身,迈着沉重的步子向右边行进。 来自互联网
  • The play was staged with ponderously realistic sets. 演出的舞台以现实环境为背景,很没意思。 来自互联网
51 farce HhlzS     
n.闹剧,笑剧,滑稽戏;胡闹
参考例句:
  • They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
  • The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。
52 remonstrated a6eda3fe26f748a6164faa22a84ba112     
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
参考例句:
  • They remonstrated with the official about the decision. 他们就这一决定向这位官员提出了抗议。
  • We remonstrated against the ill-treatment of prisoners of war. 我们对虐待战俘之事提出抗议。 来自辞典例句
53 sardonically e99a8f28f1ae62681faa2bef336b5366     
adv.讽刺地,冷嘲地
参考例句:
  • Some say sardonically that combat pay is good and that one can do quite well out of this war. 有些人讽刺地说战地的薪饷很不错,人们可借这次战争赚到很多钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Tu Wei-yueh merely drew himself up and smiled sardonically. 屠维岳把胸脯更挺得直些,微微冷笑。 来自子夜部分
54 bamboozled e722f248f7fec35d321a36124526e207     
v.欺骗,使迷惑( bamboozle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well. 他欺骗了他的教授,使教授认为他很了解这门学科。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He bamboozled the old lady out of her diamond ring. 他骗了那老妇人的钻石戒指。 来自《简明英汉词典》
55 pretenses 8aab62e9150453b3925dde839f075217     
n.借口(pretense的复数形式)
参考例句:
  • They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism. 他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He obtained money from her under false pretenses. 他巧立名目从她那儿骗钱。 来自辞典例句
56 instinctively 2qezD2     
adv.本能地
参考例句:
  • As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近,她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 crumpled crumpled     
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
  • She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
58 shrill EEize     
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
参考例句:
  • Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
  • The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。
59 bellowed fa9ba2065b18298fa17a6311db3246fc     
v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫
参考例句:
  • They bellowed at her to stop. 他们吼叫着让她停下。
  • He bellowed with pain when the tooth was pulled out. 当牙齿被拔掉时,他痛得大叫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
60 withdrawn eeczDJ     
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
参考例句:
  • Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
61 colloquy 8bRyH     
n.谈话,自由讨论
参考例句:
  • The colloquy between them was brief.他们之间的对话很简洁。
  • They entered into eager colloquy with each other.他们展开热切的相互交谈。
62 behold jQKy9     
v.看,注视,看到
参考例句:
  • 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。
63 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
64 perplexed A3Rz0     
adj.不知所措的
参考例句:
  • The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛,走了又回来,犹豫不决,总怕上当受骗。
  • The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。
65 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
66 rumbled e155775f10a34eef1cb1235a085c6253     
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋)
参考例句:
  • The machine rumbled as it started up. 机器轰鸣着发动起来。
  • Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on. 事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断。
67 bestowed 12e1d67c73811aa19bdfe3ae4a8c2c28     
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
  • He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。
68 dignified NuZzfb     
a.可敬的,高贵的
参考例句:
  • Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
  • He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
69 marred 5fc2896f7cb5af68d251672a8d30b5b5     
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
参考例句:
  • The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨,把比赛给搅了。
  • Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
70 judicious V3LxE     
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的
参考例句:
  • We should listen to the judicious opinion of that old man.我们应该听取那位老人明智的意见。
  • A judicious parent encourages his children to make their own decisions.贤明的父亲鼓励儿女自作抉择。
71 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。
72 sinister 6ETz6     
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
参考例句:
  • There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
  • Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值,而且包藏祸心。
73 somber dFmz7     
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
  • His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
74 remonstrance bVex0     
n抗议,抱怨
参考例句:
  • She had abandoned all attempts at remonstrance with Thomas.她已经放弃了一切劝戒托马斯的尝试。
  • Mrs. Peniston was at the moment inaccessible to remonstrance.目前彭尼斯顿太太没功夫听她告状。
75 imploringly imploringly     
adv. 恳求地, 哀求地
参考例句:
  • He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着,哀求地看着她。
  • He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。
76 poise ySTz9     
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信
参考例句:
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
  • Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
77 distinctive Es5xr     
adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的
参考例句:
  • She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
  • This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。
78 truculently 88d357b75cb796128f4f8e85c4a25857     
参考例句:
  • She said it almost truculently but she was weeping with fright. 她的语气简直有点粗暴,不过她却因为恐惧而哭哭啼啼。 来自教父部分
  • They strive for security by truculently asserting their own interests. 他们通过拼命维护自身利益来争取安全保障。 来自互联网
79 corpse JYiz4     
n.尸体,死尸
参考例句:
  • What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
  • The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。
80 gilder c8d722a98f6362710e1b61eaff651091     
镀金工人
参考例句:
81 fumbled 78441379bedbe3ea49c53fb90c34475f     
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下
参考例句:
  • She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. 她在她口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。
  • He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket. 他(瞎)摸着衣兜找票。
82 smote 61dce682dfcdd485f0f1155ed6e7dbcc     
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说,他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒,再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
83 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
参考例句:
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢?
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
84 accusation GJpyf     
n.控告,指责,谴责
参考例句:
  • I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
  • She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
85 hurled 16e3a6ba35b6465e1376a4335ae25cd2     
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
参考例句:
  • He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
  • The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
86 monstrous vwFyM     
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
参考例句:
  • The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升,形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
  • Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人!
87 chimera DV3yw     
n.神话怪物;梦幻
参考例句:
  • Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever.宗教统一仍然和从前一样,不过是个妄想。
  • I am fighting against my chimera.我在与狂想抗争。
88 semblance Szcwt     
n.外貌,外表
参考例句:
  • Her semblance of anger frightened the children.她生气的样子使孩子们感到害怕。
  • Those clouds have the semblance of a large head.那些云的形状像一个巨大的人头。
89 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句:
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
90 reiterated d9580be532fe69f8451c32061126606b     
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
91 inevitability c7Pxd     
n.必然性
参考例句:
  • Evolutionism is normally associated with a belief in the inevitability of progress. 进化主义通常和一种相信进步不可避免的看法相联系。
  • It is the tide of the times, an inevitability of history. 这是时代的潮流,历史的必然。
92 dilemma Vlzzf     
n.困境,进退两难的局面
参考例句:
  • I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
  • He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。
93 savagely 902f52b3c682f478ddd5202b40afefb9     
adv. 野蛮地,残酷地
参考例句:
  • The roses had been pruned back savagely. 玫瑰被狠狠地修剪了一番。
  • He snarled savagely at her. 他向她狂吼起来。
94 saturnine rhGyi     
adj.忧郁的,沉默寡言的,阴沉的,感染铅毒的
参考例句:
  • The saturnine faces of the judges.法官们那阴沉的脸色。
  • He had a rather forbidding,saturnine manner.他的举止相当乖戾阴郁。
95 persistence hSLzh     
n.坚持,持续,存留
参考例句:
  • The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
  • He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。
96 blustered a9528ebef8660f51b060e99bf21b6ae5     
v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
参考例句:
  • He blustered his way through the crowd. 他吆喝着挤出人群。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The wind blustered around the house. 狂风呼啸着吹过房屋周围。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
97 heed ldQzi     
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心
参考例句:
  • You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
  • For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
98 entanglement HoExt     
n.纠缠,牵累
参考例句:
  • This entanglement made Carrie anxious for a change of some sort.这种纠葛弄得嘉莉急于改变一下。
  • There is some uncertainty about this entanglement with the city treasurer which you say exists.对于你所说的与市财政局长之间的纠葛,大家有些疑惑。
99 evaded 4b636015da21a66943b43217559e0131     
逃避( evade的过去式和过去分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出
参考例句:
  • For two weeks they evaded the press. 他们有两周一直避而不见记者。
  • The lion evaded the hunter. 那狮子躲开了猎人。
100 assent Hv6zL     
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
参考例句:
  • I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
  • The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。
101 rigidly hjezpo     
adv.刻板地,僵化地
参考例句:
  • Life today is rigidly compartmentalized into work and leisure. 当今的生活被严格划分为工作和休闲两部分。
  • The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age. 自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置。
102 rigid jDPyf     
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
参考例句:
  • 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。
103 erect 4iLzm     
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
参考例句:
  • She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
  • Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
104 verity GL3zp     
n.真实性
参考例句:
  • Human's mission lies in exploring verity bravely.人的天职在勇于探索真理。
  • How to guarantee the verity of the financial information disclosed by listed companies? 如何保证上市公司财务信息披露真实性?
105 consummate BZcyn     
adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle
参考例句:
  • The restored jade burial suit fully reveals the consummate skill of the labouring people of ancient China.复原后的金缕玉衣充分显示出中国古代劳动人民的精湛工艺。
  • The actor's acting is consummate and he is loved by the audience.这位演员技艺精湛,深受观众喜爱。
106 vengeance wL6zs     
n.报复,报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
107 ingenuity 77TxM     
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
参考例句:
  • The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
  • I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。
108 outrageous MvFyH     
adj.无理的,令人不能容忍的
参考例句:
  • 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。
109 mesh cC1xJ     
n.网孔,网丝,陷阱;vt.以网捕捉,啮合,匹配;vi.适合; [计算机]网络
参考例句:
  • Their characters just don't mesh.他们的性格就是合不来。
  • This is the net having half inch mesh.这是有半英寸网眼的网。
110 lusters 6c96ca29f9d577db7d4caeeac43a07da     
n.光泽( luster的名词复数 );光辉;光彩;荣耀
参考例句:
  • Manna in cobweb lusters with lightness. 蛛网上的甘露光彩轻盈。 来自互联网
111 succinctly f66431c87ffb688abc727f5e0b3fd74c     
adv.简洁地;简洁地,简便地
参考例句:
  • He writes simply and succinctly, rarely adding too much adornment. 他的写作风格朴实简练,很少添加饰词。 来自互联网
  • No matter what question you are asked, answer it honestly and succinctly. 总之,不管你在面试中被问到什么问题,回答都要诚实而简明。 来自互联网
112 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
113 sneered 0e3b5b35e54fb2ad006040792a867d9f     
讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
  • It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。
114 gainsaid b5d43bcf4e49370d7329497b289452c8     
v.否认,反驳( gainsay的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Its logical reasoning cannot be gainsaid. 合乎逻辑的推理是不容否定的。 来自互联网


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