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Chapter 17 Esther's Narrative
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Richard very often came to see us while we remained in London(though he soon failed in his letter-writing), and with his quickabilities, his good spirits, his good temper, his gaiety andfreshness, was always delightful1. But though I liked him more andmore the better I knew him, I still felt more and more how much itwas to be regretted that he had been educated in no habits ofapplication and concentration. The system which had addressed himin exactly the same manner as it had addressed hundreds of otherboys, all varying in character and capacity, had enabled him todash through his tasks, always with fair credit and often withdistinction, but in a fitful, dazzling way that had confirmed hisreliance on those very qualities in himself which it had been mostdesirable to direct and train. They were good qualities, withoutwhich no high place can be meritoriously2 won, but like fire andwater, though excellent servants, they were very bad masters. Ifthey had been under Richard's direction, they would have been hisfriends; but Richard being under their direction, they became hisenemies.

  I write down these opinions not because I believe that this or anyother thing was so because I thought so, but only because I didthink so and I want to be quite candid3 about all I thought and did.

  These were my thoughts about Richard. I thought I often observedbesides how right my guardian4 was in what he had said, and that theuncertainties and delays of the Chancery suit had imparted to hisnature something of the careless spirit of a gamester who felt thathe was part of a great gaming system.

  Mr. and Mrs. Bayham Badger5 coming one afternoon when my guardianwas not at home, in the course of conversation I naturally inquiredafter Richard.

  "Why, Mr. Carstone," said Mrs. Badger, "is very well and is, Iassure you, a great acquisition to our society. Captain Swosserused to say of me that I was always better than land a-head and abreeze a-starn to the midshipmen's mess when the purser's junk hadbecome as tough as the fore-topsel weather earings. It was hisnaval way of mentioning generally that I was an acquisition to anysociety. I may render the same tribute, I am sure, to Mr.

  Carstone. But I--you won't think me premature7 if I mention it?"I said no, as Mrs. Badger's insinuating8 tone seemed to require suchan answer.

  "Nor Miss Clare?" said Mrs. Bayham Badger sweetly.

  Ada said no, too, and looked uneasy.

  "Why, you see, my dears," said Mrs. Badger, "--you'll excuse mecalling you my dears?"We entreated9 Mrs. Badger not to mention it.

  "Because you really are, if I may take the liberty of saying so,"pursued Mrs. Badger, "so perfectly10 charming. You see, my dears,that although I am still young--or Mr. Bayham Badger pays me thecompliment of saying so--""No," Mr. Badger called out like some one contradicting at a publicmeeting. "Not at all!""Very well," smiled Mrs. Badger, "we will say still young.""Undoubtedly," said Mr. Badger.

  "My dears, though still young, I have had many opportunities ofobserving young men. There were many such on board the dear oldCrippler, I assure you. After that, when I was with CaptainSwosser in the Mediterranean12, I embraced every opportunity ofknowing and befriending the midshipmen under Captain Swosser'scommand. YOU never heard them called the young gentlemen, mydears, and probably wonld not understand allusions13 to their pipe-claying their weekly accounts, but it is otherwise with me, forblue water has been a second home to me, and I have been quite asailor. Again, with Professor Dingo.""A man of European reputation," murmured Mr. Badger.

  "When I lost my dear first and became the wife of my dear second,"said Mrs. Badger, speaking of her former husbands as if they wereparts of a charade14, "I still enjoyed opportunities of observingyouth. The class attendant on Professor Dingo's lectures was alarge one, and it became my pride, as the wife of an eminentscientific man seeking herself in science the utmost consolation16 itcould impart, to throw our house open to the students as a kind ofScientific Exchange. Every Tuesday evening there was lemonade anda mixed biscuit for all who chose to partake of those refreshments17.

  And there was science to an unlimited18 extent.""Remarkable19 assemblies those, Miss Summerson," said Mr. Badgerreverentially. "There must have been great intellectual frictiongoing on there under the auspices20 of such a man!""And now," pursued Mrs. Badger, "now that I am the wife of my dearthird, Mr. Badger, I still pursue those habits of observation whichwere formed during the lifetime of Captain Swosser and adapted tonew and unexpected purposes during the lifetime of Professor Dingo.

  I therefore have not come to the consideration of Mr. Carstone as aneophyte. And yet I am very much of the opinion, my dears, that hehas not chosen his profession advisedly."Ada looked so very anxious now that I asked Mrs. Badger on what shefounded her supposition.

  "My dear Miss Summerson," she replied, "on Mr. Carstone's characterand conduct. He is of such a very easy disposition21 that probablyhe would never think it worthwhile to mention how he really feels,but he feels languid about the profession. He has not thatpositive interest in it which makes it his vocation22. If he has anydecided impression in reference to it, I should say it was that itis a tiresome23 pursuit. Now, this is not promising24. Young men likeMr. Allan Woodcourt who take it from a strong interest in all thatit can do will find some reward in it through a great deal of workfor a very little money and through years of considerable enduranceand disappointment. But I am quite convinced that this would neverbe the case with Mr. Carstone.""Does Mr. Badger think so too?" asked Ada timidly.

  "Why," said Mr. Badger, "to tell the truth, Miss Clare, this viewof the matter had not occurred to me until Mrs. Badger mentionedit. But when Mrs. Badger put it in that light, I naturally gavegreat consideration to it, knowing that Mrs. Badger's mind, inaddition to its natural advantages, has had the rare advantage ofbeing formed by two such very distinguished26 (I will even sayillustrious) public men as Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy andProfessor Dingo. The conclusion at which I have arrived is--inshort, is Mrs. Badger's conclusion.""It was a maxim27 of Captain Swosser's," said Mrs. Badger, "speakingin his figurative naval6 manner, that when you make pitch hot, youcannot make it too hot; and that if you only have to swab a plank,you should swab it as if Davy Jones were after you. It appears tome that this maxim is applicable to the medical as well as to thenautical profession.

  "To all professions," observed Mr. Badger. "It was admirably saidby Captain Swosser. Beautifully said.""People objected to Professor Dingo when we were staying in thenorth of Devon after our marriage," said Mrs. Badger, "that hedisfigured some of the houses and other buildings by chipping offfragments of those edifices28 with his little geological hammer. Butthe professor replied that he knew of no building save the Templeof Science. The principle is the same, I think?""Precisely29 the same," said Mr. Badger. "Finely expressed! Theprofessor made the same remark, Miss Summerson, in his lastillness, when (his mind wandering) he insisted on keeping hislittle hammer under the pillow and chipping at the countenances30 ofthe attendants. The ruling passion!"Although we could have dispensed31 with the length at which Mr. andMrs. Badger pursued the conversation, we both felt that it wasdisinterested in them to express the opinion they had communicatedto us and that there was a great probability of its being sound.

  We agreed to say nothing to Mr. Jarndyce until we had spoken toRichard; and as he was coming next evening, we resolved to have avery serious talk with him.

  So after he had been a little while with Ada, I went in and foundmy darling (as I knew she would be) prepared to consider himthoroughly right in whatever he said.

  "And how do you get on, Richard?" said I. I always sat down on theother side of him. He made quite a sister of me.

  "Oh! Well enough!" said Richard.

  "He can't say better than that, Esther, can he?" cried my pettriumphantly.

  I tried to look at my pet in the wisest manner, but of course Icouldn't.

  "Well enough?" I repeated.

  "Yes," said Richard, "well enough. It's rather jog-trotty andhumdrum. But it'll do as well as anything else!""Oh! My dear Richard!" I remonstrated33.

  "What's the matter?" said Richard.

  "Do as well as anything else!""I don't think there's any harm in that, Dame34 Durden," said Ada,looking so confidingly35 at me across him; "because if it will do aswell as anything else, it will do very well, I hope.""Oh, yes, I hope so," returned Richard, carelessly tossing his hairfrom his forehead. "After all, it may be only a kind of probationtill our suit is--I forgot though. I am not to mention the suit.

  Forbidden ground! Oh, yes, it's all right enough. Let us talkabout something else."Ada would have done so willingly, and with a full persuasion36 thatwe had brought the question to a most satisfactory state. But Ithought it would be useless to stop there, so I began again.

  "No, but Richard," said I, "and my dear Ada! Consider howimportant it is to you both, and what a point of honour it istowards your cousin, that you, Richard, should be quite in earnestwithout any reservation. I think we had better talk about this,really, Ada. It will be too late very soon.""Oh, yes! We must talk about it!" said Ada. "But I think Richardis right."What was the use of my trying to look wise when she was so pretty,and so engaging, and so fond of him!

  "Mr. and Mrs. Badger were here yesterday, Richard," said I, "andthey seemed disposed to think that you had no great liking37 for theprofession.""Did they though?" said Richard. "Oh! Well, that rather alters thecase, because I had no idea that they thought so, and I should nothave liked to disappoint or inconvenience them. The fact is, Idon't care much about it. But, oh, it don't matter! It'll do aswell as anything else!""You hear him, Ada!" said I.

  "The fact is," Richard proceeded, half thoughtfully and halfjocosely, "it is not quite in my way. I don't take to it. And Iget too much of Mrs. Bayham Badger's first and second.""I am sure THAT'S very natural!" cried Ada, quite delighted. "Thevery thing we both said yesterday, Esther!""Then," pursued Richard, "it's monotonous38, and to-day is too likeyesterday, and to-morrow is too like to-day.""But I am afraid," said I, "this is an objection to all kinds ofapplication--to life itself, except under some very uncommoncircumstances.""Do you think so?" returned Richard, still considering. "Perhaps!

  Ha! Why, then, you know," he added, suddenly becoming gay again,"we travel outside a circle to what I said just now. It'll do aswell as anything else. Oh, it's all right enough! Let us talkabout something else."But even Ada, with her loving face--and if it had seemed innocentand trusting when I first saw it in that memorable40 November fog,how much more did it seem now when I knew her innocent and trustingheart--even Ada shook her head at this and looked serious. So Ithought it a good opportunity to hint to Richard that if he weresometimes a little careless of himself, I was very sure he nevermeant to be careless of Ada, and that it was a part of hisaffectionate consideration for her not to slight the importance ofa step that might influence both their lives. This made him almostgrave.

  "My dear Mother Hubbard," he said, "that's the very thing! I havethought of that several times and have been quite angry with myselffor meaning to be so much in earnest and--somehow--not exactlybeing so. I don't know how it is; I seem to want something orother to stand by. Even you have no idea how fond I am of Ada (mydarling cousin, I love you, so much!), but I don't settle down toconstancy in other things. It's such uphill work, and it takessuch a time!" said Richard with an air of vexation.

  "That may be," I suggested, "because you don't like what you havechosen.""Poor fellow!" said Ada. "I am sure I don't wonder at it!"No. It was not of the least use my trying to look wise. I triedagain, but how could I do it, or how could it have any effect if Icould, while Ada rested her clasped hands upon his shoulder andwhile he looked at her tender blue eyes, and while they looked athim!

  "You see, my precious girl," said Richard, passing her golden curlsthrough and through his hand, "I was a little hasty perhaps; or Imisunderstood my own inclinations41 perhaps. They don't seem to liein that direction. I couldn't tell till I tried. Now the questionis whether it's worth-while to undo11 all that has been done. Itseems like making a great disturbance42 about nothing particular.""My dear Richard," said I, "how CAN you say about nothingparticular?""I don't mean absolutely that," he returned. "I mean that it MAYbe nothing particular because I may never want it."Both Ada and I urged, in reply, not only that it was decidedlyworth-while to undo what had been done, but that it must be undone43.

  I then asked Richard whether he had thought of any more congenialpursuit.

  "There, my dear Mrs. Shipton," said Richard, "you touch me home.

  Yes, I have. I have been thinking that the law is the boy for me.""The law!" repeated Ada as if she were afraid of the name.

  "If I went into Kenge's office," said Richard, "and if I wereplaced under articles to Kenge, I should have my eye on the--hum!--the forbidden ground--and should be able to study it, and masterit, and to satisfy myself that it was not neglected and was beingproperly conducted. I should be able to look after Ada's interestsand my own interests (the same thing!); and I should peg44 away atBlackstone and all those fellows with the most tremendous ardour."I was not by any means so sure of that, and I saw how his hankeringafter the vague things yet to come of those long-deferred hopescast a shade on Ada's face. But I thought it best to encourage himin any project of continuous exertion45, and only advised him to bequite sure that his mind was made up now.

  "My dear Minerva," said Richard, "I am as steady as you are. Imade a mistake; we are all liable to mistakes; I won't do so anymore, and I'll become such a lawyer as is not often seen. That is,you know," said Richard, relapsing into doubt, "if it really isworth-while, after all, to make such a disturbance about nothingparticular!"This led to our saying again, with a great deal of gravity, allthat we had said already and to our coming to much the sameconclusion afterwards. But we so strongly advised Richard to befrank and open with Mr. Jarndyce, without a moment's delay, and hisdisposition was naturally so opposed to concealment46 that he soughthim out at once (taking us with him) and made a full avowal47.

  "Rick," said my guardian, after hearing him attentively48, "we canretreat with honour, and we will. But we must he careful--for ourcousin s sake, Rick, for our cousin's sake--that we make no moresuch mistakes. Therefore, in the matter of the law, we will have agood trial before we decide. We will look before we leap, and takeplenty of time about it."Richard's energy was of such an impatient and fitful kind that hewould have liked nothing better than to have gone to Mr. Kenge'soffice in that hour and to have entered into articles with him onthe spot. Submitting, however, with a good grace to the cautionthat we had shown to be so necessary, he contented49 himself withsitting down among us in his lightest spirits and talking as if hisone unvarying purpose in life from childhood had been that onewhich now held possession of him. My guardian was very kind andcordial with him, but rather grave, enough so to cause Ada, when hehad departed and we were going upstairs to bed, to say, "CousinJohn, I hope you don't think the worse of Richard?""No, my love," said he.

  "Because it was very natural that Richard should be mistaken insuch a difficult case. It is not uncommon39.""No, no, my love," said he. "Don't look unhappy.""Oh, I am not unhappy, cousin John!" said Ada, smiling cheerfully,with her hand upon his shoulder, where she had put it in biddinghim good night. "But I should be a little so if you thought at allthe worse of Richard.""My dear," said Mr. Jarndyce, "I should think the worse of him onlyif you were ever in the least unhappy through his means. I shouldbe more disposed to quarrel with myself even then, than with poorRick, for I brought you together. But, tut, all this is nothing!

  He has time before him, and the race to run. I think the worse ofhim? Not I, my loving cousin! And not you, I swear!""No, indeed, cousin John," said Ada, "I am sure I could not--I amsure I would not--think any ill of Richard if the whole world did.

  I could, and I would, think better of him then than at any othertime!"So quietly and honestly she said it, with her hands upon hisshoulders--both hands now--and looking up into his face, like thepicture of truth!

  "I think," said my guardian, thoughtfully regarding her, "I thinkit must be somewhere written that the virtues50 of the mothers shalloccasionally be visited on the children, as well as the sins of thefather. Good night, my rosebud51. Good night, little woman.

  Pleasant slumbers52! Happy dreams!"This was the first time I ever saw him follow Ada with his eyeswith something of a shadow on their benevolent53 expression. I wellremembered the look with which he had contemplated54 her and Richardwhen she was singing in the firelight; it was but a very littlewhile since he had watched them passing down the room in which thesun was shining, and away into the shade; but his glance waschanged, and even the silent look of confidence in me which nowfollowed it once more was not quite so hopeful and untroubled as ithad originally been.

  Ada praised Richard more to me that night than ever she had praisedhim yet. She went to sleep with a little bracelet55 he had given herclasped upon her arm. I fancied she was dreaming of him when Ikissed her cheek after she had slept an hour and saw how tranquiland happy she looked.

  For I was so little inclined to sleep myself that night that I satup working. It would not be worth mentioning for its own sake, butI was wakeful and rather low-spirited. I don't know why. At leastI don't think I know why. At least, perhaps I do, but I don'tthink it matters.

  At any rate, I made up my mind to be so dreadfully industrious56 thatI would leave myself not a moment's leisure to be low-spirited.

  For I naturally said, "Esther! You to be low-spirited. YOU!" Andit really was time to say so, for I--yes, I really did see myselfin the glass, almost crying. "As if you had anything to make youunhappy, instead of everything to make you happy, you ungratefulheart!" said I.

  If I could have made myself go to sleep, I would have done itdirectly, but not being able to do that, I took out of my basketsome ornamental57 work for our house (I mean Bleak58 House) that I wasbusy with at that time and sat down to it with great determination.

  It was necessary to count all the stitches in that work, and Iresolved to go on with it until I couldn't keep my eyes open, andthen to go to bed.

  I soon found myself very busy. But I had left some silk downstairsin a work-table drawer in the temporary growlery, and coming to astop for want of it, I took my candle and went softly down to getit. To my great surprise, on going in I found my guardian stillthere, and sitting looking at the ashes. He was lost in thought,his book lay unheeded by his side, his silvered iron-grey hair wasscattered confusedly upon his forehead as though his hand had beenwandering among it while his thoughts were elsewhere, and his facelooked worn. Almost frightened by coming upon him so unexpectedly,I stood still for a moment and should have retired59 without speakinghad he not, in again passing his hand abstractedly through hishair, seen me and started.

  "Esther!"I told him what I had come for.

  "At work so late, my dear?""I am working late to-night," said I, "because I couldn't sleep andwished to tire myself. But, dear guardian, you are late too, andlook weary. You have no trouble, I hope, to keep you waking?""None, little woman, that YOU would readily understand," said he.

  He spoke32 in a regretful tone so new to me that I inwardly repeated,as if that would help me to his meaning, "That I could readilyunderstand!""Remain a moment, Esther," said he, "You were in my thoughts.""I hope I was not the trouble, guardian?"He slightly waved his hand and fell into his usual manner. Thechange was so remarkable, and he appeared to make it by dint60 of somuch self-command, that I found myself again inwardly repeating,"None that I could understand!""Little woman," said my guardian, "I was thinking--that is, I havebeen thinking since I have been sitting here--that you ought toknow of your own history all I know. It is very little. Next tonothing.""Dear guardian," I replied, "when you spoke to me before on thatsubject--""But since then," he gravely interposed, anticipating what I meantto say, "I have reflected that your having anything to ask me, andmy having anything to tell you, are different considerations,Esther. It is perhaps my duty to impart to you the little I know.""If you think so, guardian, it is right.""I think so," he returned very gently, and kindly61, and verydistinctly. "My dear, I think so now. If any real disadvantagecan attach to your position in the mind of any man or woman worth athought, it is right that you at least of all the world should notmagnify it to yourself by having vague impressions of its nature."I sat down and said after a little effort to be as calm as I oughtto be, "One of my earliest remembrances, guardian, is of thesewords: 'Your mother, Esther, is your disgrace, and you were hers.

  The time will come, and soon enough, when you will understand thisbetter, and will feel it too, as no one save a woman can.'" I hadcovered my face with my hands in repeating the words, but I tookthem away now with a better kind of shame, I hope, and told himthat to him I owed the blessing62 that I had from my childhood tothat hour never, never, never felt it. He put up his hand as if tostop me. I well knew that he was never to be thanked, and said nomore.

  "Nine years, my dear," he said after thinking for a little while,"have passed since I received a letter from a lady living inseclusion, written with a stern passion and power that rendered itunlike all other letters I have ever read. It was written to me(as it told me in so many words), perhaps because it was thewriter's idiosyncrasy to put that trust in me, perhaps because itwas mine to justify63 it. It told me of a child, an orphan64 girl thentwelve years old, in some such cruel words as those which live inyour remembrance. It told me that the writer had bred her insecrecy from her birth, had blotted65 out all trace of her existence,and that if the writer were to die before the child became a woman,she would be left entirely66 friendless, nameless, and unknown. Itasked me to consider if I would, in that case, finish what thewriter had begun."I listened in silence and looked attentively at him.

  "Your early recollection, my dear, will supply the gloomy mediumthrough which all this was seen and expressed by the writer, andthe distorted religion which clouded her mind with impressions ofthe need there was for the child to expiate67 an offence of which shewas quite innocent. I felt concerned for the little creature, inher darkened life, and replied to the letter."I took his hand and kissed it.

  "It laid the injunction on me that I should never propose to seethe68 writer, who had long been estranged69 from all intercourse70 withthe world, but who would see a confidential71 agent if I wouldappoint one. I accredited72 Mr. Kenge. The lady said, of her ownaccord and not of his seeking, that her name was an assumed one.

  That she was, if there were any ties of blood in such a case, thechild's aunt. That more than this she would never (and he was wellpersuaded of the steadfastness73 of her resolution) for any humanconsideration disclose. My dear, I have told you all."I held his hand for a little while in mine.

  "I saw my ward25 oftener than she saw me," he added, cheerily makinglight of it, "and I always knew she was beloved, useful, and happy.

  She repays me twenty-thousandfold, and twenty more to that, everyhour in every day!""And oftener still," said I, '"she blesses the guardian who is afather to her!"At the word father, I saw his former trouble come into his face.

  He subdued74 it as before, and it was gone in an instant; but it hadbeen there and it had come so swiftly upon my words that I felt asif they had given him a shock. I again inwardly repeated,wondering, "That I could readily understand. None that I couldreadily understand!" No, it was true. I did not understand it.

  Not for many and many a day.

  "Take a fatherly good night, my dear," said he, kissing me on theforehead, "and so to rest. These are late hours for working andthinking. You do that for all of us, all day long, littlehousekeeper!"I neither worked nor thought any more that night. I opened mygrateful heart to heaven in thankfulness for its providence75 to meand its care of me, and fell asleep.

  We had a visitor next day. Mr. Allan Woodcourt came. He came totake leave of us; he had settled to do so beforehand. He was goingto China and to India as a surgeon on board ship. He was to beaway a long, long time.

  I believe--at least I know--that he was not rich. All his widowedmother could spare had been spent in qualifying him for hisprofession. It was not lucrative76 to a young practitioner77, withvery little influence in London; and although he was, night andday, at the service of numbers of poor people and did wonders ofgentleness and skill for them, he gained very little by it inmoney. He was seven years older than I. Not that I need mentionit, for it hardly seems to belong to anything.

  I think--I mean, he told us--that he had been in practice three orfour years and that if he could have hoped to contend through threeor four more, he would not have made the voyage on which he wasbound. But he had no fortune or private means, and so he was goingaway. He had been to see us several times altogether. We thoughtit a pity he should go away. Because he was distinguished in hisart among those who knew it best, and some of the greatest menbelonging to it had a high opinion of him.

  When he came to bid us good-bye, he brought his mother with him forthe first time. She was a pretty old lady, with bright black eyes,but she seemed proud. She came from Wales and had had, a long timeago, an eminent15 person for an ancestor, of the name of Morgan ap-Kerrig--of some place that sounded like Gimlet--who was the mostillustrious person that ever was known and all of whose relationswere a sort of royal family. He appeared to have passed his lifein always getting up into mountains and fighting somebody; and abard whose name sounded like Crumlinwallinwer had sung his praisesin a piece which was called, as nearly as I could catch it,Mewlinnwillinwodd.

  Mrs. Woodcourt, after expatiating78 to us on the fame of her greatkinsman, said that no doubt wherever her son Allan went he wouldremember his pedigree and would on no account form an alliancebelow it. She told him that there were many handsome Englishladies in India who went out on speculation79, and that there weresome to be picked up with property, but that neither charms norwealth would suffice for the descendant from such a line withoutbirth, which must ever be the first consideration. She talked somuch about birth that for a moment I half fancied, and with pain--But what an idle fancy to suppose that she could think or care whatMINE was!

  Mr. Woodcourt seemed a little distressed80 by her prolixity81, but hewas too considerate to let her see it and contrived82 delicately tobring the conversation round to making his acknowledgments to myguardian for his hospitality and for the very happy hours--hecalled them the very happy hours--he had passed with us. Therecollection of them, he said, would go with him wherever he wentand would be always treasured. And so we gave him our hands, oneafter another--at least, they did--and I did; and so he put hislips to Ada's hand--and to mine; and so he went away upon his long,long voyage!

  I was very busy indeed all day and wrote directions home to theservants, and wrote notes for my guardian, and dusted his books andpapers, and jingled83 my housekeeping keys a good deal, one way andanother. I was still busy between the lights, singing and workingby the window, when who should come in but Caddy, whom I had noexpectation of seeing!

  "Why, Caddy, my dear," said I, "what beautiful flowers!"She had such an exquisite84 little nosegay in her hand.

  "Indeed, I think so, Esther," replied Caddy. "They are theloveliest I ever saw.""Prince, my dear?" said I in a whisper.

  "No," answered Caddy, shaking her head and holding them to me tosmell. "Not Prince.""Well, to be sure, Caddy!" said I. "You must have two lovers!""What? Do they look like that sort of thing?" said Caddy.

  "Do they look like that sort of thing?" I repeated, pinching hercheek.

  Caddy only laughed in return, and telling me that she had come forhalf an hour, at the expiration85 of which time Prince would bewaiting for her at the corner, sat chatting with me and Ada in thewindow, every now and then handing me the flowers again or tryinghow they looked against my hair. At last, when she was going, shetook me into my room and put them in my dress.

  "For me?" said I, surprised.

  "For you," said Caddy with a kiss. "They were left behind bysomebody.""Left behind?""At poor Miss Flite's," said Caddy. "Somebody who has been verygood to her was hurrying away an hour ago to join a ship and leftthese flowers behind. No, no! Don't take them out. Let thepretty little things lie here," said Caddy, adjusting them with acareful hand, "because I was present myself, and I shouldn't wonderif somebody left them on purpose!""Do they look like that sort of thing?" said Ada, coming laughinglybehind me and clasping me merrily round the waist. "Oh, yes,indeed they do, Dame Durden! They look very, very like that sortof thing. Oh, very like it indeed, my dear!"


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1 delightful 6xzxT     
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
2 meritoriously b2dd3e033a5d0127ba2cbe0ef2344f87     
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  • He served his country meritoriously. 他为自己的祖国做出了很大的贡献。 来自互联网
3 candid SsRzS     
adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的
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  • I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
  • He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。
4 guardian 8ekxv     
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
参考例句:
  • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
  • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
5 badger PuNz6     
v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠
参考例句:
  • Now that our debts are squared.Don't badger me with them any more.我们的债务两清了。从此以后不要再纠缠我了。
  • If you badger him long enough,I'm sure he'll agree.只要你天天纠缠他,我相信他会同意。
6 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
参考例句:
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
7 premature FPfxV     
adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
参考例句:
  • It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
  • The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。
8 insinuating insinuating     
adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入
参考例句:
  • Are you insinuating that I' m telling a lie ? 你这是意味着我是在说谎吗? 来自辞典例句
  • He is extremely insinuating, but it's a vulgar nature. 他好奉承拍马,那是种庸俗的品格。 来自辞典例句
9 entreated 945bd967211682a0f50f01c1ca215de3     
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail. 他们时而恳求,时而威胁,但这一切看来都没有用。
  • 'One word,' the Doctor entreated. 'Will you tell me who denounced him?' “还有一个问题,”医生请求道,“你可否告诉我是谁告发他的?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
10 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
11 undo Ok5wj     
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销
参考例句:
  • His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
  • I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
12 Mediterranean ezuzT     
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
13 allusions c86da6c28e67372f86a9828c085dd3ad     
暗指,间接提到( allusion的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately. 不要滥用成语典故。
  • The background lent itself to allusions to European scenes. 眼前的情景容易使人联想到欧洲风光。
14 charade WrmzH     
n.用动作等表演文字意义的字谜游戏
参考例句:
  • You must not refine too much upon this charade.你切不可过分推敲这个字谜。
  • His poems,despite their dignity and felicity,have an air of charade.他的诗篇虽然庄严巧妙,却有猜迷之嫌。
15 eminent dpRxn     
adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的
参考例句:
  • We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访。
  • He is an eminent citizen of China.他是一个杰出的中国公民。
16 consolation WpbzC     
n.安慰,慰问
参考例句:
  • 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。
17 refreshments KkqzPc     
n.点心,便餐;(会议后的)简单茶点招 待
参考例句:
  • We have to make a small charge for refreshments. 我们得收取少量茶点费。
  • Light refreshments will be served during the break. 中间休息时有点心供应。
18 unlimited MKbzB     
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
参考例句:
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
19 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • 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。
20 auspices do0yG     
n.资助,赞助
参考例句:
  • The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
  • The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。
21 disposition GljzO     
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
参考例句:
  • He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
  • He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
22 vocation 8h6wB     
n.职业,行业
参考例句:
  • She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
  • She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。
23 tiresome Kgty9     
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的
参考例句:
  • His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
  • He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜,令人生厌。
24 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的,有前途的
参考例句:
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
25 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
26 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
参考例句:
  • 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。
27 maxim G2KyJ     
n.格言,箴言
参考例句:
  • Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
  • "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。
28 edifices 26c1bcdcaf99b103a92f85d17e87712e     
n.大建筑物( edifice的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They complain that the monstrous edifices interfere with television reception. 他们抱怨说,那些怪物般的庞大建筑,干扰了电视接收。 来自辞典例句
  • Wealthy officials and landlords built these queer edifices a thousand years ago. 有钱的官吏和地主在一千年前就修建了这种奇怪的建筑物。 来自辞典例句
29 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
30 countenances 4ec84f1d7c5a735fec7fdd356379db0d     
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持
参考例句:
  • 'stood apart, with countenances of inflexible gravity, beyond what even the Puritan aspect could attain." 站在一旁,他们脸上那种严肃刚毅的神情,比清教徒们还有过之而无不及。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • The light of a laugh never came to brighten their sombre and wicked countenances. 欢乐的光芒从来未照亮过他们那阴郁邪恶的面孔。 来自辞典例句
31 dispensed 859813db740b2251d6defd6f68ac937a     
v.分配( dispense的过去式和过去分词 );施与;配(药)
参考例句:
  • Not a single one of these conditions can be dispensed with. 这些条件缺一不可。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage. 他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
32 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。
33 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
34 dame dvGzR0     
n.女士
参考例句:
  • The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
  • If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会,你就要跟那个夫人结婚。
35 confidingly 5bd41445bb4f60819825713e4d46e324     
adv.信任地
参考例句:
  • She watched him confidingly and without any fear, faintly wagging her tail. 木木信任地望着自己最新近的主人,不但没有畏惧,还轻轻地摇着尾巴。 来自互联网
36 persuasion wMQxR     
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
参考例句:
  • He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说,他才决定离开。
  • After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后,她同意去了。
37 liking mpXzQ5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
38 monotonous FwQyJ     
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的
参考例句:
  • She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
  • His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律,一个调调儿。
39 uncommon AlPwO     
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
参考例句:
  • Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
  • Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。
40 memorable K2XyQ     
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
参考例句:
  • This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
  • The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
41 inclinations 3f0608fe3c993220a0f40364147caa7b     
倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡
参考例句:
  • She has artistic inclinations. 她有艺术爱好。
  • I've no inclinations towards life as a doctor. 我的志趣不是行医。
42 disturbance BsNxk     
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
参考例句:
  • He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
  • You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。
43 undone JfJz6l     
a.未做完的,未完成的
参考例句:
  • He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。
44 peg p3Fzi     
n.木栓,木钉;vt.用木钉钉,用短桩固定
参考例句:
  • Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
  • He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
45 exertion F7Fyi     
n.尽力,努力
参考例句:
  • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
  • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
46 concealment AvYzx1     
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
参考例句:
  • the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
  • Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
47 avowal Suvzg     
n.公开宣称,坦白承认
参考例句:
  • The press carried his avowal throughout the country.全国的报纸登载了他承认的消息。
  • This was not a mere empty vaunt,but a deliberate avowal of his real sentiments.这倒不是一个空洞的吹牛,而是他真实感情的供状。
48 attentively AyQzjz     
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
参考例句:
  • She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时,她一直在注意听。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着,把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
49 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
参考例句:
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
50 virtues cd5228c842b227ac02d36dd986c5cd53     
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
参考例句:
  • Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
  • She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。
51 rosebud xjZzfD     
n.蔷薇花蕾,妙龄少女
参考例句:
  • At West Ham he was thought of as the rosebud that never properly flowered.在西汉姆他被认为是一个尚未开放的花蕾。
  • Unlike the Rosebud salve,this stuff is actually worth the money.跟玫瑰花蕾膏不一样,这个更值的买。
52 slumbers bc73f889820149a9ed406911856c4ce2     
睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海,弄得她不能安睡。
  • My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。
53 benevolent Wtfzx     
adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
参考例句:
  • His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
  • He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人,连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
54 contemplated d22c67116b8d5696b30f6705862b0688     
adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
  • The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。
55 bracelet nWdzD     
n.手镯,臂镯
参考例句:
  • The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
  • She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。
56 industrious a7Axr     
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的
参考例句:
  • If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。
  • She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。
57 ornamental B43zn     
adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物
参考例句:
  • The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。
  • The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。
58 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
参考例句:
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
59 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
60 dint plVza     
n.由于,靠;凹坑
参考例句:
  • He succeeded by dint of hard work.他靠苦干获得成功。
  • He reached the top by dint of great effort.他费了很大的劲终于爬到了顶。
61 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
62 blessing UxDztJ     
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
参考例句:
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
63 justify j3DxR     
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
参考例句:
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
64 orphan QJExg     
n.孤儿;adj.无父母的
参考例句:
  • He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大,并且把自己的医术传给了他。
  • The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。
65 blotted 06046c4f802cf2d785ce6e085eb5f0d7     
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干
参考例句:
  • She blotted water off the table with a towel. 她用毛巾擦干桌上的水。
  • The blizzard blotted out the sky and the land. 暴风雪铺天盖地而来。
66 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
67 expiate qPOzO     
v.抵补,赎罪
参考例句:
  • He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.他以捐款给教会来赎罪。
  • It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.似乎艾丽斯正在通过自己的慈善工作来弥补父亲的罪过。
68 seethe QE0yt     
vi.拥挤,云集;发怒,激动,骚动
参考例句:
  • Many Indians continue to seethe and some are calling for military action against their riotous neighbour.很多印度人都处于热血沸腾的状态,很多都呼吁针对印度这个恶邻采取军事行动。
  • She seethed with indignation.她由于愤怒而不能平静。
69 estranged estranged     
adj.疏远的,分离的
参考例句:
  • He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
  • The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。
70 intercourse NbMzU     
n.性交;交流,交往,交际
参考例句:
  • The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
  • There was close intercourse between them.他们过往很密。
71 confidential MOKzA     
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
参考例句:
  • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
  • We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。
72 accredited 5611689a49c15a4c09d7c2a0665bf246     
adj.可接受的;可信任的;公认的;质量合格的v.相信( accredit的过去式和过去分词 );委托;委任;把…归结于
参考例句:
  • The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为,蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
  • Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。
73 steadfastness quZw6     
n.坚定,稳当
参考例句:
  • But he was attacked with increasing boldness and steadfastness. 但他却受到日益大胆和坚决的攻击。 来自辞典例句
  • There was an unceremonious directness, a searching, decided steadfastness in his gaze now. 现在他的凝视中有一种不礼貌的直率,一种锐利、断然的坚定。 来自辞典例句
74 subdued 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d     
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • 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。
75 providence 8tdyh     
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
参考例句:
  • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
  • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
76 lucrative dADxp     
adj.赚钱的,可获利的
参考例句:
  • He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
  • It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
77 practitioner 11Rzh     
n.实践者,从事者;(医生或律师等)开业者
参考例句:
  • He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。
  • She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。
78 expatiating f253f8f2e0316b04ca558521d92b0f23     
v.详述,细说( expatiate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was expatiating upon the benefits of swimming in rivers, lakes and seas. 他正详细说明到江河湖海中去游泳的好处。 来自互联网
  • US politicians expatiating on the evils of bank secrecy are regarded in the same light. 详细罗列银行保密做法罪状的美国政界人士也被认为同出一辙。 来自互联网
79 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
参考例句:
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
80 distressed du1z3y     
痛苦的
参考例句:
  • He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
  • The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
81 prolixity 00e3e4d84878a083a88c7fbddd42835c     
n.冗长,罗嗦
参考例句:
  • As we know prolixity is a big shortcoming to write articles. 众所周知,罗嗦是写文章的大忌。 来自辞典例句
  • Otherwise,it will probably make misunderstanding,and make the version prolixity. 否则,就可能造成理解错误,或使译文冗长罗嗦。 来自互联网
82 contrived ivBzmO     
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
参考例句:
  • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
  • The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。
83 jingled 1ab15437500a7437cb07e32cfc02d932     
喝醉的
参考例句:
  • The bells jingled all the way. 一路上铃儿叮当响。
  • Coins in his pocket jingled as he walked. 走路时,他衣袋里的钱币丁当作响。
84 exquisite zhez1     
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
参考例句:
  • I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
  • I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
85 expiration bmSxA     
n.终结,期满,呼气,呼出物
参考例句:
  • Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗?
  • This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满,即行终止。


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