Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg.?

A Golden Legend.

“What is here?

Gold! yellow, glittering, precious gold?”

Timon of Athens.
Her Pedigree.
1.

To trace the Kilmansegg pedigree

To the very root of the family tree

Were a task as rash as ridiculous:

Through antediluvian² mists as thick

As London fog such a line to pick

Were enough, in truth, to puzzle old Nick,

Not to name Sir Harris Nicolas.
2.

It wouldn’t require much verbal strain

To trace the Kill-man, perchance, to Cain;

But, waiving⁴ all such digressions,

Suffice it, according to family lore⁶,

A Patriarch Kilmansegg lived of yore,

Who was famed for his great possessions.
3.

Tradition said he feather’d his nest

Through an Agricultural Interest

In the Golden Age of Farming;

When golden eggs were laid by the geese,

And Colehian sheep wore a golden fleece,

And golden pippins — the sterling⁸ kind

Of Hesperus — now so hard to find —

Made Horticulture quite charming!
4.

A Lord of Land, on his own estate,

He lived at a very lively rate,

But his income would bear carousing¹⁰;

Such acres he had of pastures and heath,

With herbage so rich from the ore beneath,

The very ewe’s and lambkin’s teeth

Were turn’d into gold by browsing¹¹.
5.

He gave, without any extra thrift¹²,

A flock of sheep for a birthday gift

To each son of his loins, or daughter:

And his debts — if debts he had — at will

He liquidated¹³ by giving each bill

A dip in Pactolian water.
6.

’Twas said that even his pigs of lead,

By crossing with some by Midas bred,

Made a perfect mine of his piggery.

And as for cattle, one yearling bull

Was worth all Smithfield-market full

Of the Golden Bulls of Pope Gregory.
7.

The high-bred horses within his stud,

Like human creatures of birth and blood,

Had their Golden Cups and flagons:

And as for the common husbandry nags¹⁴,

Their noses were tied in money-bags,

When they stopp’d with the carts and wagons¹⁵.
8.

Moreover, he had a Golden Ass¹⁶,

Sometimes at stall, and sometimes at grass,

That was worth his own weight in money

And a golden hive, on a Golden Bank,

Where golden bees, by alchemical prank¹⁸,

Gather’d gold instead of honey.
9.

Gold! and gold! and gold without end!

He had gold to lay by, and gold to spend,

Gold to give, and gold to lend,

And reversions of gold in futuro.

In wealth the family revell’d and roll’d,

Himself and wife and sons so bold; —

And his daughters sang to their harps²⁰ of gold

“O bella eta del’oro!”
10.

Such was the tale of the Kilmansegg Kin⁹,

In golden text on a vellum skin,

Though certain people would wink²¹ and grin,

And declare the whole story a parable²² —

That the Ancestor rich was one Jacob Ghrimes,

Who held a long lease, in prosperous times,

Of acres, pasture and arable²³.
11.

That as money makes money, his golden bees

Were the Five per Cents, or which you please,

When his cash was more than plenty —

That the golden cups were racing²⁴ affairs;

And his daughters, who sang Italian airs,

Had their golden harps of Clementi.
12.

That the Golden Ass, or Golden Bull,

Was English John, with his pockets full,

Then at war by land and water:

While beef, and mutton, and other meat,

Were almost as dear as money to eat,

And farmers reaped Golden Harvests of wheat

At the Lord knows what per quarter!
13.

What different dooms²⁵ our birthdays bring!

For instance, one little manikin thing

Survives to wear many a wrinkle;

While Death forbids another to wake,

And a son that it took nine moons to make

Expires without even a twinkle!
14.

Into this world we come like ships,

Launch’d from the docks, and stocks, and slips,

For fortune fair or fatal;

And one little craft is cast away

In its very first trip in Babbicome Bay,

While another rides safe at Port Natal³⁰.
15.

What different lots our stars accord!

This babe to be hail’d and woo’d as a Lord!

And that to be shun’d like a leper!

One, to the world’s wine, honey, and corn,

Another, like Colchester native, born

To its vinegar, only, and pepper.
16.

One is litter’d under a roof

Neither wind nor water proof —

That’s the prose of Love in a Cottage —

A puny³¹, naked, shivering wretch³²,

The whole of whose birthright would not fetch,

Though Robins³³ himself drew up the sketch³⁴,

The bid of “a mess of pottage.”
17.

Born of Fortunatus’s kin

Another comes tenderly ushered³⁵ in

To a prospect³⁶ all bright and burnish’d:

No tenant³⁷ he for life’s back slums —

He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes

To a lodging³⁸ ready furnish’d.
18.

And the other sex — the tender — the fair —

What wide reverses of fate are there!

Whilst Margaret, charm’d by the Bulbul rare,

In a garden of Gul reposes³⁹ —

Poor Peggy hawks⁴² nosegays from street to street

Till — think of that, who find life so sweet! —

She hates the smell of roses!
19.

Not so with the infant Kilmansegg!

She was not born to steal or beg,

Or gather cresses in ditches;

To plait the straw, or bind⁴³ the shoe,

Or sit all day to hem¹⁷ and sew,

As females must — and not a few —

To fill their insides with stitches!
20.

She was not doom²⁶’d, for bread to eat,

To be put to her hands as well as her feet —

To carry home linen⁴⁴ from mangles⁴⁵ —

Or heavy-hearted, and weary-limb’d,

To dance on a rope in a jacket trimm’d

With as many blows as spangles.
21.

She was one of those who by Fortune’s boon⁴⁷

Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon

In her mouth, not a wooden ladle:

To speak according to poet’s wont⁴⁸,

Plutus as sponsor stood at her font,

And Midas rocked the cradle.
22.

At her first début she found her head

On a pillow of down, in a downy bed,

With a damask canopy⁴⁹ over.

For although, by the vulgar popular saw,

All mothers are said to be “in the straw,”

Some children are born in clover.
23.

Her very first draught⁵¹ of vital air,

It was not the common chameleon⁵² fare

Of plebeian⁵³ lungs and noses —

No — her earliest sniff⁵⁴

Of this world was a whiff

Of the genuine Otto of Roses!
24.

When she saw the light, it was no mere⁵⁵ ray

Of that light so common — so everyday —

That the sun each morning launches —

But six wax tapers⁵⁶ dazzled her eyes,

From a thing — a gooseberry bush for size —

With a golden stem and branches.
25.

She was born exactly at half-past two,

As witness’d a timepiece in ormolu

That stood on a marble table —

Showing at once the time of day,

And a team of Gildings running away

As fast as they were able,

With a golden God, with a golden Star,

And a golden Spear, in a golden Car,

According to Grecian fable⁶⁰.
26.

Like other babes, at her birth she cried;

Which made a sensation far and wide —

Ay, for twenty miles around her:

For though to the ear ’twas nothing more

Than an infant’s squall, it was really the roar

Of a Fifty-thousand Pounder!

It shook the next heir

In his library chair,

And made him cry, “Confound her!”
27.

Of signs and omens⁶¹ there was no dearth⁶²,

Any more than at Owen Glendower’s birth,

Or the advent⁶³ of other great people

Two bullocks dropp’d dead,

As if knock’d on the head,

And barrels of stout⁶⁴

And ale ran about,

And the village bells such a peal⁶⁶ rang out,

That they crack’d the village steeple.
28.

In no time at all, like mushroom spawn⁶⁷,

Tables sprang up all over the lawn;

Not furnish’d scantly⁶⁸ or shabbily,

But on scale as vast

As that huge repast,

With its loads and cargoes⁶⁹

Of drink and botargoes,

At the Birth of the Babe in Rabelais.
29.

Hundreds of men were turn’d into beasts,

Like the guests at Circe’s horrible feasts,

By the magic of ale and cider:

And each country lass, and each country lad

Began to caper⁷¹ and dance like mad,

And ev’n some old ones appear’d to have had

A bite from the Naples Spider.
30.

Then as night came on,

It had scared King John

Who considered such signs not risible⁷²,

To have seen the maroons⁷³,

And the whirling moons,

And the serpents of flame,

And wheels of the same,

That according to some were “whizzable.”
31.

Oh, happy Hope of the Kilmanseggs!

Thrice happy in head, and body, and legs,

That her parents had such full pockets!

For had she been born of Want and Thrift,

For care and nursing all adrift,

It’s ten to one she had had to make shift

With rickets⁷⁵ instead of rockets!
32.

And how was the precious baby drest?

In a robe of the East, with lace of the West,

Like one of Croesus’s issue —

Her best bibs were made

Of rich gold brocade,

And the others of silver tissue.
33.

And when the baby inclined to nap,

She was lull⁷⁶’d on a Gros de Naples lap,

By a nurse in a modish⁷⁷ Paris cap,

Of notions so exalted⁷⁸,

She drank nothing lower than Cura?oa

Maraschino, or pink Noyau,

And on principle never malted.
34.

From a golden boat, with a golden spoon,

The babe was fed night, morning, and noon;

And altho’ the tale seems fabulous⁷⁹,

’Tis said her tops and bottoms were gilt⁸⁰,

Like the oats in that Stable-yard Palace built

For the horse of Heliogabalus.
35.

And when she took to squall and kick —

For pain will wring⁸¹, and pins will prick⁸²,

E’en the wealthiest nabob’s daughter —

They gave her no vulgar Dalby or gin,

But a liquor with leaf of gold therein,

Videlicet — Dantzic Water.
36.

In short she was born, and bred, and nurst,

And drest in the best from the very first,

To please the genteelest censor⁸³ —

And then, as soon as strength would allow,

Was vaccinated⁸⁴, as babes are now,

With virus ta’en from the best-bred cow

Of Lord Althorpe’s — now Earl Spencer.
Her Christening.
37.

Though Shakspeare asks us, “What’s in a name?”

(As if cognomens were much the same),

There’s really a very great scope in it.

A name? — why, wasn’t there Doctor Dodd,

That servant at once of Mammon and God,

Who found four thousand pounds and odd,

A prison — a cart — and a rope in it?
38.

A name? — if the party had a voice,

What mortal would be a Bugg by choice?

As a Hogg, a Grubb, or a Chubb rejoice?

Or any such nauseous blazon⁸⁵?

Not to mention many a vulgar name,

That would make a door-plate blush for shame,

If door-plates were not so brazen⁸⁶!
39.

A name? — it has more than nominal⁸⁷ worth,

And belongs to good or bad luck at birth —

As dames⁸⁸ of a certain degree know.

In spite of his Page’s hat and hose,

His Page’s jacket, and buttons in rows,

Bob only sounds like a page in prose

Till turn’d into Rupertino.
40.

Now to christen the infant Kilmansegg,

For days and days it was quite a plague,

To hunt the list in the Lexicon⁹⁰:

And scores were tried, like coin, by the ring,

Ere names were found just the proper thing

For a minor⁹² rich as a Mexican.
41.

Then cards were sent, the presence to beg

Of all the kin of Kilmansegg,

White, yellow, and brown relations:

Brothers, Wardens⁹³ of City Halls,

And Uncles — rich as three Golden Balls

From taking pledges of nations.
42.

Nephews, whom Fortune seem’d to bewitch,

Rising in life like rockets —

Nieces, whose dowries knew no hitch⁹⁴ —

Aunts, as certain of dying rich

As candles in golden sockets⁹⁵ —

Cousins German and Cousins’ sons,

All thriving and opulent — some had tons

Of Kentish hops⁹⁷ in their pockets!
43.

For money had stuck to the race through life

(As it did to the bushel when cash so rife⁹⁸

Posed Ali Baba’s brother’s wife)—

And down to the Cousins and Coz-lings,

The fortunate brood of the Kilmanseggs,

As if they had come out of golden eggs,

Were all as wealthy as “Goslings.”
44.

It would fill a Court Gazette to name

What East and West End people came

To the rite⁹⁹ of Christianity:

The lofty Lord, and the titled Dame⁸⁹,

All di’monds, plumes¹⁰¹, and urbanity:

His Lordship the May’r with his golden chain,

And two Gold Sticks, and the Sheriffs twain,

Nine foreign Counts, and other great men

With their orders and stars, to help “M. or N.”

To renounce¹⁰² all pomp and vanity.
45.

To paint the maternal¹⁰³ Kilmansegg

The pen of an Eastern Poet would beg,

And need an elaborate sonnet¹⁰⁴;

How she sparkled with gems¹⁰⁵ whenever she stirr’d,

And her head niddle-noddled at every word,

And seem’d so happy, a Paradise Bird

Had nidificated upon it.
46.

And Sir Jacob the Father strutted¹⁰⁷ and bow’d,

And smiled to himself, and laugh’d aloud,

To think of his heiress and daughter —

And then in his pockets he made a grope,

And then, in the fulness of joy and hope,

Seem’d washing his hands with invisible soap

In imperceptible water.
47.

He had roll’d in money like pigs in mud.

Till it scem’d to have entered into his blood

By some occult projection¹⁰⁹:

And his cheeks instead of a healthy hue¹¹⁰,

As yellow as any guinea grew,

Making the common phrase seem true,

About a rich complexion¹¹¹.
48.

And now came the nurse, and during a pause,

Her dead-leaf satin would fitly cause

A very autumnal rustle¹¹² —

So full of figure, so full of fuss,

As she carried about the babe to buss,

She seem’d to be nothing but bustle¹¹³.
49.

A wealthy Nabob was Godpapa,

And an Indian Begum was Godmamma,

Whose jewels a Queen might covet¹¹⁴ —

And the Priest was a Vicar, and Dean withal

Of that Temple we see with a Golden Ball,

And a Golden Cross above it.
50.

The Font was a bowl of American gold,

Won by Raleigh in days of old,

In spite of Spanish bravado¹¹⁶;

And the Book of Pray’r was so overrun

With gilt devices, it shone in the sun

Like a copy — a presentation one —

Of Humboldt’s “El Dorada.”
51.

Gold! and gold! and nothing but gold!

The same auriferous shine behold¹¹⁷

Wherever the eye could settle!

On the walls — the sideboard — the ceiling-sky —

On the gorgeous footmen standing¹¹⁸ by,

In coats to delight a miner’s eye

With seams of the precious metal.
52.

Gold! and gold! and besides the gold,

The very robe of the infant told

A tale of wealth in every fold,

It lapp’d her like a vapor¹¹⁹!

So fine! so thin! the mind at a loss

Could compare it to nothing except a cross

Of cobweb with bank-note paper.
53.

Then her pearls —’twas a perfect sight, forsooth,

To see them, like “the dew of her youth,”

In such a plentiful¹²⁰ sprinkle.

Meanwhile, the Vicar read through the form,

And gave her another, not overwarm,

That made her little eyes twinkle.
54.

Then the babe was cross’d and bless’d amain!

But instead of the Kate, or Ann, or Jane,

Which the humbler female endorses¹²¹ —

Instead of one name, as some people prefix¹²²,

Kilmansegg went at the tails of six,

Like a carriage of state with its horses.
55.

Oh, then the kisses she got and hugs!

The golden mugs and the golden jugs¹²³

That lent fresh rays to the midges!

The golden knives, and the golden spoons,

The gems that sparkled like fairy boons¹²⁴,

It was one of the Kilmansegg’s own saloons,

But looked like Rundell and Bridge’s!
56.

Gold! and gold! the new and the old!

The company ate and drank from gold,

They revell’d, they sang, and were merry;

And one of the Gold Sticks rose from his chair,

And toasted “the Lass with the golden hair”

In a bumper¹²⁵ of Golden Sherry.
57.

Gold! still gold! it rained on the nurse,

Who — unlike Dan?e — was none the worse!

There was nothing but guineas glistening¹²⁶!

Fifty were given to Doctor James,

For calling the little Baby names,

And for saying, Amen!

The Clerk had ten,

And that was the end of the Christening.
Her Childhood.
58.

Our youth! our childhood! that spring of springs!

’Tis surely one of the blessedest things

That nature ever intended!

When the rich are wealthy beyond their wealth,

And the poor are rich in spirits and health,

And all with their lots contented¹²⁷!
59.

There’s little Phelim, he sings like a thrush,

In the selfsame pair of patchwork¹²⁸ plush,

With the selfsame empty pockets,

That tempted¹²⁹ his daddy so often to cut

His throat, or jump in the water-butt —

But what cares Phelim? an empty nut

Would sooner bring tears to their sockets.
60.

Give him a collar without a skirt,

(That’s the Irish linen for shirt)

And a slice of bread with a taste of dirt,

(That’s Poverty’s Irish butter)

And what does he lack to make him blest?

Some oyster-shells, or a sparrow’s nest,

A candle-end and a gutter¹³⁰.
61.

But to leave the happy Phelim alone,

Gnawing¹³², perchance, a marrowless¹³³ bone,

For which no dog would quarrel —

Turn we to little Miss Kilmansegg,

Cutting her first little toothy-peg⁴¹

With a fifty-guinea coral —

A peg upon which

About poor and rich

Reflection might hang a moral.
62.

Born in wealth, and wealthily nursed,

Capp’d, papp’d, napp’d, and lapp’d from the first

On the knees of Prodigality¹³⁴,

Her childhood was one eternal round

Of the game of going on Tickler’s ground

Picking up gold — in reality.
63.

With extempore carts she never play’d,

Or the odds¹³⁵ and ends of a Tinker’s Trade,

Or little dirt pies and puddings made,

Like children happy and squalid;

The very puppet she had to pet,

Like a bait for the “Nix my Dolly” set,

Was a Dolly of gold — and solid!
64.

Gold! and gold! ’twas the burden still!

To gain the Heiress’s early good-will

There was much corruption¹³⁶ and bribery¹³⁷ —

The yearly cost of her golden toys

Would have given half London’s Charity Boys

And Charity Girls the annual joys

Of a holiday dinner at Highbury.
65.

Bon-bons she ate from the gilt cornet;

And gilded¹³⁹ queens on St. Bartlemy’s day;

Till her fancy was tinged¹⁴⁰ by her presents —

And first a Goldfinch excited her wish,

Then a spherical¹⁴³ bowl with its Golden fish,

And then two Golden Pheasants.
66.

Nay¹⁴⁴, once she squall’d and scream’d like wild —

And it shows how the bias¹⁴⁵ we give to a child

Is a thing most weighty and solemn:—

But whence was wonder or blame to spring

If little Miss K. — after such a swing —

Made a dust for the flaming gilded thing

On the top of the Fish Street column?
Her Education.
67.

According to metaphysical creed¹⁴⁶,

To the earliest books that children read

For much good or much bad they are debtors¹⁴⁷ —

But before with their A B C they start,

There are things in morals, as well as art,

That play a very important part —

“Impressions before the letters.”
68.

Dame Education begins the pile,

Mayhap in the graceful¹⁴⁸ Corinthian style,

But alas¹⁴⁹ for the elevation¹⁵⁰!

If the Lady’s maid or Gossip the Nurse

With a load of rubbish, or something worse,

Have made a rotten foundation.
69.

Even thus with little Miss Kilmansegg,

Before she learnt her E for egg,

Ere her Governess came, or her Masters —

Teachers of quite a different kind

Had “cramm’d” her beforehand, and put her mind

In a go-cart on golden casters.
70.

Long before her A B and C,

They had taught her by heart her L. S. D.

And as how she was born a great Heiress;

And as sure as London is built of bricks,

My Lord would ask her the day to fix,

To ride in a fine gilt coach and six,

Like Her Worship the Lady May’ress.
71.

Instead of stories from Edgeworth’s page,

The true golden lore for our golden age,

Or lessons from Barbauld and Trimmer,

Teaching the worth of Virtue¹⁵¹ and Health,

All that she knew was the Virtue of Wealth,

Provided by vulgar nursery stealth

With a Book of Leaf Gold for a primer.
72.

The very metal of merit they told,

And praised her for being as “good as gold”!

Till she grew as a peacock haughty¹⁵²;

Of money they talk’d the whole day round,

And weigh’d desert, like grapes, by the pound,

Till she had an idea from the very sound

That people with nought¹⁵³ were naughty.
73.

They praised — poor children with nothing at all!

Lord! how you twaddle and waddle¹⁵⁴ and squall

Like common-bred geese and ganders!

What sad little bad little figures you make

To the rich Miss K., whose plainest seed-cake

Was stuff’d with corianders!
74.

They praised her falls, as well as her walk,

Flatterers make cream cheese of chalk,

They praised — how they praised — her very small talk,

As if it fell from the Solon;

Or the girl who at each pretty phrase let drop

A ruby¹⁵⁵ comma, or pearl full-stop,

Or an emerald semi-colon.
75.

They praised her spirit, and now and then

The Nurse brought her own little “nevy” Ben,

To play with the future May’ress,

And when he got raps, and taps, and slaps,

Scratches, and pinches, snips¹⁵⁶, and snaps,

As if from a Tigress or Bearess,

They told him how Lords would court that hand,

And always gave him to understand,

While he rubb’d, poor soul,

His carroty poll,

That his hair has been pull’d by a Hairess.
76.

Such were the lessons from maid and nurse,

A Governess help’d to make still worse,

Giving an appetite so perverse¹⁵⁷

Fresh diet whereon to batten —

Beginning with A B C to hold

Like a royal playbill printed in gold

On a square of pearl-white satin
77.

The books to teach the verbs and nouns,

And those about countries, cities, and towns,

Instead of their sober drabs and browns,

Were in crimson¹⁵⁹ silk, with gilt edges; —

Her Butler, and Enfield, and Entick — in short

Her “Early Lessons” of every sort,

Look’d like Souvenirs, Keepsakes, and Pledges.
78.

Old Johnson shone out in as fine array

As he did one night when he went to the play;

Chambaud like a beau of King Charles’s day —

Lindley Murray in like conditions —

Each weary, unwelcome, irksome task,

Appear’d in a fancy dress and a mask; —

If you wish for similar copies, ask

For Howell and James’s Editions.
79.

Novels she read to amuse her mind,

But always the affluent¹⁶¹ match-making kind

That ends with Promessi Sposi,

And a father-in-law so wealthy and grand,

He could give cheque-mate to Coutts in the Strand¹⁶²;

So, along with a ring and posy,

He endows the Bride with Golconda off hand,

And gives the Groom¹⁶³ Potosi.
80.

Plays she perused¹⁶⁴ — but she liked the best

Those comedy gentlefolks always possess’d

Of fortunes so truly romantic —

Of money so ready that right or wrong

It always is ready to go for a song,

Throwing it, going it, pitching it strong —

They ought to have purses as green and long

As the cucumber call’d the Gigantic.
81.

Then Eastern Tales she loved for the sake

Of the Purse of Oriental make,

And the thousand pieces they put in it —

But Pastoral scenes on her heart fell cold,

For Nature with her had lost its hold,

No field but the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Would ever have caught her foot in it.
82.

What more? She learnt to sing, and dance,

To sit on a horse, although he should prance¹⁶⁵,

And to speak a French not spoken in France

Any more than at Babel’s building —

And she painted shells, and flowers, and Turks,

But her great delight was in Fancy Works

That are done with gold or gilding⁵⁸.
83.

Gold! still gold! — the bright and the dead,

With golden beads¹⁶⁷, and gold lace, and gold thread

She work’d in gold, as if for her bread;

The metal had so undermined her,

Gold ran in her thoughts and fill’d her brain,

She was golden-headed as Peter’s cane¹⁶⁸

With which he walked behind her.
Her Accident.
84.

The horse that carried Miss Kilmansegg,

And a better nether¹⁶⁹ lifted leg,

Was a very rich bay, call’d Banker —

A horse of a breed and a mettle¹⁷⁰ so rare —

By Bullion¹⁷¹ out of an Ingot mare¹⁷² —

That for action, the best of figures, and air,

It made many good judges hanker.
85.

And when she took a ride in the Park,

Equestrian¹⁷³ Lord, or pedestrian Clerk,

Was thrown in an amorous¹⁷⁴ fever,

To see the Heiress how well she sat,

With her groom behind her, Bob or Nat,

In green, half smother¹⁷⁵’d with gold, and a hat

With more gold lace than beaver¹⁷⁶.
86.

And then when Banker obtain’d a pat,

To see how he arch’d his neck at that!

He snorted with pride and pleasure!

Like the Steed in the fable so lofty and grand,

Who gave the poor Ass to understand

That he didn’t carry a bag of sand,

But a burden of golden treasure.
87.

A load of treasure? — alas! alas!

Had her horse been fed upon English grass,

And shelter’d in Yorkshire spinneys,

Had he scour’d the sand with the Desert Ass,

Or where the American whinnies —

But a hunter from Erin’s turf and gorse,

A regular thoroughbred Irish horse,

Why, he ran away, as a matter of course,

With a girl worth her weight in guineas!
88.

Mayhap ’tis the trick of such pamper’d nags

To shy at the sight of a beggar in rags —

But away, like the bolt of a rabbit —

Away went the horse in the madness of fright,

And away went the horsewoman mocking the sight —

Was yonder blue flash a flash of blue light,

Or only the skirt of her habit?
89.

Away she flies, with the groom behind —

It looks like a race of the Calmuck kind,

When Hymen himself is the starter,

And the Maid rides first in the fourfooted strife¹⁷⁷,

Riding, striding, as if for her life,

While the Lover rides after to catch him a wife,

Although it’s catching¹⁷⁸ a Tartar.
90.

But the Groom has lost his glittering hat!

Though he does not sigh and pull up for that —

Alas! his horse is a tit for Tat

To sell to a very low bidder¹⁷⁹ —

His wind is ruin’d, his shoulder is sprung,

Things, though a horse be handsome and young,

A purchaser will consider.
91.

But still flies the Heiress through stones and dust,

Oh, for a fall, if she must,

On the gentle lap of Flora¹⁸⁰!

But still, thank Heaven! she clings to her seat —

Away! away! she could ride a dead heat

With the Dead who ride so fast and fleet,

In the Ballad¹⁸¹ of Leonora!
92.

Away she gallops¹⁸²! — it’s awful work!

It’s faster than Turpin’s ride to York,

On Bess that notable clipper!

She has circled the Ring! — she crosses the Park!

Mazeppa, although he was stripp’d so stark¹⁸³,

Mazeppa couldn’t outstrip¹⁸⁴ her!
93.

The fields seem running away with the folks!

The Elms are having a race for the Oaks

At a pace that all Jockeys disparages¹⁸⁵!

All, all is racing! the Serpentine¹⁸⁶

Seems rushing past like the “arrowy Rhine,”

The houses have got on a railway line,

And are off like the first-class carriages!
94.

She’ll lose her life! she is losing her breath!

A cruel chase, she is chasing Death,

As female shriekings forewarn her:

And now — as gratis¹⁸⁸ as blood of Guelph —

She clears that gate, which has clear’d itself

Since then, at Hyde Park Corner!
95.

Alas! for the hope of the Kilmanseggs!

For her head, her brains, her body, and legs,

Her life’s not worth a copper¹⁸⁹!

Willy-nilly,

In Piccadilly,

A hundred hearts turn sick and chilly¹⁹⁰,

A hundred voices cry, “Stop her!”

And one old gentleman stares and stands,

Shakes his head and lifts his hands,

And says, “How very improper¹⁹¹!”
96.

On and on! — what a perilous¹⁹² run!

The iron rails seem all mingling¹⁹³ in one,

To shut out the Green Park scenery!

And now the Cellar its dangers reveals,

She shudders¹⁹⁴ — she shrieks¹⁹⁵ — she’s doom’d, she feels,

To be torn by powers of horses and wheels,

Like a spinner by steam machinery¹⁹⁶!
97.

Sick with horror she shuts her eyes,

But the very stones seem uttering cries,

As they did to that Persian daughter,

When she climb’d up the steep vociferous¹⁹⁷ hill,

Her little silver flagon to fill

With the magical Golden Water!
98.

“Batter her! shatter her!

Throw and scatter¹⁹⁸ her!”

Shouts each stony¹⁹⁹-hearted chatterer!

“Dash at the heavy Dover!

Spill her! kill her! tear and tatter her!

Smash her! crash her!” (the stones didn’t flatter her!)

“Kick her brains out! let her blood spatter her!

Roll on her over and over!”
99.

For so she gather’d the awful sense

Of the street in its past unmacadamized tense,

As the wild horse overran it —

His four heels making the clatter²⁰⁰ of six,

Like a Devil’s tattoo²⁰¹, play’d with iron sticks

On a kettle-drum of granite²⁰²!
100.

On! still on! she’s dazzled with hints

Of oranges, ribbons, and color’d prints,

A Kaleidoscope jumble²⁰³ of shapes and tints²⁰⁴,

And human faces all flashing,

Bright and brief as the sparks from the flints,

That the desperate hoof²⁰⁵ keeps dashing!
101.

On and on! still frightfully fast!

Dover Street, Bond Street, all are past!

But — yes — no — yes! — they’re down at last!

The Furies and Fates have found them!

Down they go with sparkle and crash,

Like a Bark that’s struck by the lightning flash —

There’s a shriek¹⁸⁷ — and a sob¹⁵⁸ —

And the dense²⁰⁸ dark mob

Like a billow closes around them!
102.

“She breathes!”

“She don’t!”

“She’ll recover!”

“She won’t!”

“She’s stirring! she’s living, by Nemesis²⁰⁹!”

Gold, still gold! on counter and shelf!

Golden dishes as plenty as delf;

Miss Kilmansegg’s coming again to herself

On an opulent Goldsmith’s premises²¹⁰!
103.

Gold! fine gold! — both yellow and red,

Beaten, and molten — polish’d, and dead —

To see the gold with profusion²¹¹ spread

In all forms of its manufacture!

But what avails gold to Miss Kilmansegg,

When the femoral bone of her dexter log

Has met with a compound fracture?
104.

Gold may soothe²¹² Adversity’s smart;

Nay, help to bind up a broken heart;

But to try it on any other part

Were as certain a disappointment,

As if one should rub the dish and plate,

Taken out of a Staffordshire crate²¹⁴ —

In the hope of a Golden Service of State —

With Singleton’s “Golden Ointment²¹³.”
105.

“As the twig²¹⁵ is bent²¹⁶, the tree’s inclined,”

Is an adage²¹⁷ often recall’d to mind,

Referring to juvenile²¹⁸ bias:

And never so well is the verity²¹⁹ seen,

As when to the weak, warp’d side we lean,

While Life’s tempests and hurricanes try us.
106.

Even thus with Miss K. and her broken limb:

By a very, very remarkable²²⁰ whim²²¹,

She show’d her early tuition:

While the buds of character came into blow

With a certain tinge¹⁴¹ that served to show

The nursery culture long ago,

As the graft²²² is known by fruition!
107.

For the King’s Physician, who nursed the case,

His verdict gave with an awful face,

And three others concurr’d to egg it;

That the Patient to give old Death the slip,

Like the Pope, instead of a personal trip,

Must send her Leg as a Legate.
108.

The limb was doom’d — it couldn’t be saved!

And like other people the patient behaved,

Nay, bravely that cruel parting braved,

Which makes some persons so falter²²³,

They rather would part, without a groan²²⁴,

With the flesh of their flesh, and bone of their bone,

They obtain’d at St. George’s altar.
109.

But when it came to fitting the stump²²⁵

With a proxy²²⁶ limb — then flatly and plump

She spoke¹⁶⁶, in the spirit olden;

She couldn’t — she shouldn’t — she wouldn’t have wood!

Nor a leg of cork²²⁷, if she never stood,

And she swore an oath, or something as good,

The proxy limb should be golden!
110.

A wooden leg! what, a sort of peg,

For your common Jockeys and Jennies!

No, no, her mother might worry and plague —

Weep, go down on her knees, and beg,

But nothing would move Miss Kilmansegg!

She could — she would have a Golden Leg,

If it cost ten thousand guineas!
111.

Wood indeed, in Forest or Park,

With its sylvan²²⁸ honors and feudal²²⁹ bark,

Is an aristocratic article:

But split and sawn, and hack’d about town,

Serving all needs of pauper²³⁰ or clown,

Trod on! stagger’d on! Wood cut down

Is vulgar — fibre and particle!
112.

And Cork! — when the noble Cork Tree shades

A lovely group of Castilian maids,

’Tis a thing for a song or sonnet! —

But cork, as it stops the bottle of gin,

Or bungs the beer — the small beer — in,

It pierced her heart like a corking-pin,

To think of standing upon it!
113.

A Leg of Gold — solid gold throughout,

Nothing else, whether slim or stout,

Should ever support her, God willing!

She must — she could — she would have her whim,

Her father, she turn’d a deaf ear to him —

He might kill her — she didn’t mind killing²³¹!

He was welcome to cut off her other limb —

He might cut her all off with a shilling!
114.

All other promised gifts were in vain.

Golden Girdle, or Golden Chain,

She writhed²³² with impatience²³³ more than pain,

And utter’d “pshaws!” and “pishes!”

But a Leg of Gold as she lay in bed,

It danced before her — it ran in her head!

It jump’d with her dearest wishes!
115.

“Gold — gold — gold! Oh, let it be gold!”

Asleep or awake that tale she told,

And when she grew delirious²³⁴:

Till her parents resolved to grant her wish,

If they melted down plate, and goblet²³⁵, and dish,

The case was getting so serious.
116.

So a Leg was made in a comely²³⁶ mould,

Of gold, fine virgin²³⁷ glittering gold,

As solid as man could make it —

Solid in foot, and calf²³⁸, and shank,

A prodigious²³⁹ sum of money it sank;

In fact ’twas a Branch of the family Bank,

And no easy matter to break it.
117.

All sterling metal — not half-and-half,

The Goldsmith’s mark was stamp’d on the calf —

’Twas pure as from Mexican barter²⁴⁰!

And to make it more costly²⁴¹, just over the knee,

Where another ligature used to be,

Was a circle of jewels, worth shillings to see,

A new-fangled Badge of the Garter!
118.

’Twas a splendid, brilliant, beautiful Leg,

Fit for the Court of Scander-Beg,

That Precious Leg of Miss Kilmansegg!

For, thanks to parental²⁴² bounty²⁴³,

Secure from Mortification’s touch,

She stood on a Member that cost as much

As a Member for all the County!
Her Fame.
119.

To gratify stern ambition’s whims²⁴⁴,

What hundreds and thousands of precious limbs

On a field of battle we scatter!

Sever’d by sword, or bullet, or saw,

Off they go, all bleeding and raw —

But the public seems to get the lock-jaw,

So little is said on the matter!
120.

Legs, the tightest that ever were seen,

The tightest, the lightest, that danced on the green,

Cutting capers²⁴⁵ to sweet Kitty Clover;

Shatter’d, scatter’d, cut, and bowl’d down,

Off they go, worse off for renown²⁴⁶,

A line in the Times, or a talk about town,

Than the leg that a fly runs over!
121.

But the Precious Leg of Miss Kilmansegg,

That gowden, goolden, golden leg,

Was the theme of all conversation!

Had it been a Pillar of Church and State,

Or a prop⁹¹ to support the whole Dead Weight,

It could not have furnished more debate

To the heads and tails of the nation!
122.

East and west, and north and south,

Though useless for either hunger or drouth —

The Leg was in everybody’s mouth,

To use a poetical²⁴⁸ figure,

Rumor²⁵⁰, in taking her ravenous²⁵¹ swim,

Saw, and seized on the tempting²⁵² limb,

Like a shark on the leg of a nigger.
123.

Wilful²⁵³ murder fell very dead;

Debates in the House were hardly read;

In vain the Police Reports were fed

With Irish riots and rumpuses—

The Leg! the Leg! was the great event,

Through every circle in life it went,

Like the leg of a pair of compasses.
124.

The last new Novel seem’d tame and flat,

The Leg, a novelty newer than that,

Had tripp’d up the heels of Fiction!

It Burked the very essays of Burke,

And, alas! how Wealth over Wit plays the Turk!

As a regular piece of goldsmith’s work,

Got the better of Goldsmith’s diction.
125.

“A leg of gold! what, of solid gold?”

Cried rich and poor, and young and old —

And Master and Miss and Madam —

’Twas the talk of ‘Change — the Alley²⁵⁴ — the Bank —

And with men of scientific rank,

It made as much stir as the fossil shank

Of a Lizard²⁵⁵ coeval²⁵⁶ with Adam!
126.

Of course with Greenwich and Chelsea elves,

Men who had lost a limb themselves,

Its interest did not dwindle²⁵⁷ —

But Bill, and Ben, and Jack⁴⁶, and Tom

Could hardly have spun²⁵⁸ more yarns²⁵⁹ therefrom,

If the leg had been a spindle.
127.

Meanwhile the story went to and fro,

Till, gathering²⁶⁰ like the ball of snow,

By the time it got to Stratford-le-Bow,

Through Exaggeration’s touches,

The Heiress and hope of the Kilmanseggs

Was propp’d on two fine Golden Legs,

And a pair of Golden Crutches²⁶¹!
128.

Never had Leg so great a run!

’Twas the “go” and the “Kick” thrown into one!

The mode — the new thing under the sun,

The rage — the fancy — the passion!

Bonnets²⁶² were named, and hats were worn,

A la Golden Leg instead of Leghorn,

And stockings and shoes,

Of golden hues²⁶³,

Took the lead in the walks of fashion!
129.

The Golden Leg had a vast career,

It was sung and danced — and to show how near

Low Folly²⁶⁴ to lofty approaches,

Down to society’s very dregs,

The Belles²⁶⁵ of Wapping wore “Kilmanseggs,”

And St. Gile’s Beaux sported Golden Legs

In their pinchbeck pins and brooches!
Her First Step.
130.

Supposing the Trunk and Limbs of Man

Shared, on the allegorical plan,

By the Passions that mark Humanity,

Whichever might claim the head, or heart,

The stomach, or any other part,

The Legs would be seized by Vanity.
131.

There’s Bardus, a six-foot column of fop,

A lighthouse without any light atop,

Whose height would attract beholders,

If he had not lost some inches clear

By looking down at his kerseymere,

Ogling²⁶⁶ the limbs he holds so dear,

Till he got a stoop in his shoulders.
132.

Talk of Art, of Science, or Books,

And down go the everlasting²⁶⁷ looks,

To his rural beauties so wedded²⁶⁸!

Try him, wherever you will, you find

His mind in his legs, and his legs in his mind,

All prongs and folly — in short a kind

Of fork — that is Fiddle²⁶⁹-headed.
133.

What wonder, then, if Miss Kilmansegg,

With a splendid, brilliant, beautiful leg,

Fit for the court of Scander-Beg,

Disdain’d to hide it like Joan or Meg,

In petticoats stuff’d or quilted?

Not she! ’twas her convalescent whim

To dazzle the world with her precious limb —

Nay, to go a little high-kilted.
134.

So cards were sent for that sort of mob

Where Tartars and Africans hob-and-nob,

And the Cherokee talks of his cab and cob

To Polish or Lapland lovers —

Cards like that hieroglyphical²⁷⁰ call

To a geographical²⁷¹ Fancy Ball

On the recent Post-Office covers.
135.

For if Lion-hunters — and great ones too —

Would mob a savage²⁷² from Latakoo,

Or squeeze for a glimpse of Prince Le Boo,

That unfortunate Sandwich scion²⁷³ —

Hundreds of first-rate people, no doubt,

Would gladly, madly, rush to a rout²⁴⁷

That promised a Golden Lion!
Her Fancy Ball.
136.

Of all the spirits of evil fame,

That hurt the soul or injure the frame,

And poison what’s honest and hearty²⁷⁴,

There’s none more needs a Mathew to preach

A cooling, antiphlogistic speech,

To praise and enforce

A temperate²⁷⁵ course,

Than the Evil Spirit of Party.
137.

Go to the House of Commons, or Lords,

And they seem to be busy with simple words

In their popular sense or pedantic²⁷⁶ —

But, alas! with their cheers, and sneers²⁷⁷, and jeers²⁷⁸,

They’re really busy, whatever appears,

Putting peas in each other’s ears,

To drive their enemies frantic²⁷⁹!
137.

Thus Tories like to worry the Whigs,

Who treat them in turn like Schwalbach pigs,

Giving them lashes²⁸⁰, thrashes, and digs,

With their writhing²⁸¹ and pain delighted —

But after all that’s said, and more,

The malice²⁸² and spite of Party are poor

To the malice and spite of a party next door,

To a party not invited.
139.

On with the cap and out with the light,

Weariness bids the world good night,

At least for the usual season;

But hark! a clatter of horses’ heels;

And Sleep and Silence are broken on wheels,

Like Wilful Murder and Treason!
140.

Another crash — and the carriage goes —

Again poor Weariness seeks the repose⁴⁰

That Nature demands, imperious;

But Echo takes up the burden now,

With a rattling²⁸³ chorus of row-de-dow-dow,

Till Silence herself seems making a row,

Like a Quaker gone delirious!
141.

’Tis night — a winter night — and the stars

Are shining like winkin’— Venus and Mars

Are rolling along in their golden cars

Through the sky’s serene²⁸⁴ expansion —

But vainly the stars dispense²⁸⁵ their rays,

Venus and Mars are lost in the blaze

Of the Kilmanseggs’ luminous²⁸⁶ mansion²⁸⁷!
142.

Up jumps Fear in a terrible fright!

His bedchamber windows look so bright —

With light all the Square is glutted²⁹⁰!

Up he jumps, like a sole from the pan,

And a tremor²⁹¹ sickens his inward man,

For he feels as only a gentleman can,

Who thinks he’s being “gutted.”
143.

Again Fear settles, all snug²⁹² and warm;

But only to dream of a dreadful storm

From Autumn’s sulphurous locker²⁹⁴;

But the only electrical body that falls

Wears a negative coat, and positive smalls,

And draws the peal that so appals²⁹⁵

From the Kilmanseggs’ brazen knocker!
144.

’Tis Curiosity’s Benefit night —

And perchance ’tis the English Second-Sight,

But whatever it be, so be it —

As the friends and guests of Miss Kilmansegg

Crowd in to look at her Golden Leg,

As many more

Mob round the door,

To see them going to see it!
145.

In they go — in jackets and cloaks,

Plumes and bonnets, turbans and toques,

As if to a Congress of Nations:

Greeks and Malays, with daggers²⁹⁶ and dirks,

Spaniards, Jews, Chinese, and Turks —

Some like original foreign works,

But mostly like bad translations.
146.

In they go, and to work like a pack,

Juan, Moses, and Shacabac,

Tom, and Jerry and Springheel’d Jack —

For some of low Fancy are lovers —

Skirting, zigzagging²⁹⁷, casting about,

Here and there, and in and out,

With a crush, and a rush, for a full-bodied rout

In one of the stiffest of covers.
147.

In they went, and hunted about,

Open-mouth’d like chub and trout²⁹⁸,

And some with the upper lip thrust out,

Like that fish for routing, a barbel —

While Sir Jacob stood to welcome the crowd,

And rubb’d his hands, and smiled aloud,

And bow’d, and bow’d, and bow’d, and bow’d,

Like a man who is sawing marble.
148.

For Princes were there, and Noble Peers;

Dukes descended²⁹⁹ from Norman spears;

Earls that dated from early years;

And lords in vast variety —

Besides the Gentry³⁰⁰ both new and old —

For people who stand on legs of gold

Are sure to stand well with society.
149.

“But where — where — where?” with one accord,

Cried Moses and Mufti, Jack and my Lord,

Wang-Fong and Il Bondocani —

When slow, and heavy, and dead as a dump,

They heard a foot begin to stump,

Thump³⁰¹! lump!

Lump! thump!

Like the Spectre in “Don Giovanni”!
150.

And lo! the Heiress, Miss Kilmansegg,

With her splendid, brilliant, beautiful leg,

In the garb³⁰² of a Goddess olden —

Like chaste³⁰³ Diana going to hunt,

With a golden spear — which of course was blunt,

And a tunic³⁰⁴ loop’d up to a gem¹⁰⁶ in front,

To show the Leg that was Golden!
151.

Gold! still gold; her Crescent behold,

That should be silver, but would be gold;

And her robe’s auriferous spangles!

Her golden stomacher — how she would melt!

Her golden quiver, and golden belt,

Where a golden bugle³⁰⁵ dangles³⁰⁶!
152.

And her jewell’d Garter! Oh Sin, oh Shame!

Let Pride and Vanity bear the blame,

That bring such blots³⁰⁷ on female fame!

But to be a true recorder,

Besides its thin transparent³⁰⁸ stuff,

The tunic was loop’d quite high enough

To give a glimpse of the Order!
153.

But what have sin or shame to do

With a Golden Leg — and a stout one too?

Away with all Prudery’s panics!

That the precious metal, by thick and thin,

Will cover square acres of land or sin,

Is a fact made plain

Again and again,

In Morals as well as Mechanics.
154.

A few, indeed, of her proper sex,

Who seem’d to feel her foot on their necks,

And fear’d their charms would meet with checks

From so rare and splendid a blazon —

A few cried “fie!”— and “forward”— and “bold!”

And said of the Leg it might be gold,

But to them it look’d like brazen!
155.

’Twas hard they hinted for flesh and blood,

Virtue and Beauty, and all that’s good,

To strike to mere dross³⁰⁹ their topgallants —

But what were Beauty, or Virtue, or Worth,

Gentle manners, or gentle birth,

Nay, what the most talented head on earth

To a Leg worth fifty Talents!
156.

But the men sang quite another hymn³¹⁰

Of glory and praise to the precious Limb —

Age, sordid³¹¹ Age, admired the whim

And its indecorum pardon’d —

While half of the young — ay, more than half —

Bow’d down and worshipp’d the Golden Calf,

Like the Jews when their hearts were harden’d.
157.

A Golden Leg! — what fancies it fired!

What golden wishes and hopes inspired!

To give but a mere abridgment³¹² —

What a leg to leg-bail Embarrassment’s serf!

What a leg for a Leg to take on the turf!

What a leg for a marching regiment³¹³!
158.

A Golden Leg! — whatever Love sings,

’Twas worth a bushel of “Plain Gold Rings”

With which the Romantic wheedles³¹⁴.

’Twas worth all the legs in stockings and socks —

’Twas a leg that might be put in the Stocks,

N.B. — Not the parish beadle’s!
159.

And Lady K. nid-nodded her head,

Lapp’d in a turban fancy-bred,

Just like a love-apple huge and red,

Some Mussul-womanish mystery;

But whatever she meant

To represent,

She talked like the Muse¹⁶⁰ of History.
160.

She told how the filial leg was lost;

And then how much the gold one cost;

With its weight to a Trojan fraction:

And how it took off, and how it put on;

And call’d on Devil, Duke, and Don,

Mahomet, Moses, and Prester John,

To notice its beautiful action.
161.

And then of the Leg she went in quest;

And led it where the light was best;

And made it lay itself up to rest

In postures³¹⁵ for painter’s studies:

It cost more tricks and trouble by half,

Than it takes to exhibit a six-legg’d Calf

To a boothful of country Cuddies.
162.

Nor yet did the Heiress herself omit

The arts that help to make a hit,

And preserve a prominent station.

She talk’d and laugh’d far more than her share;

And took a part in “Rich and Rare

Were the gems she wore”— and the gems were there,

Like a Song with an Illustration.
163.

She even stood up with a Count of France

To dance — alas! the measures we dance

When Vanity plays the piper!

Vanity, Vanity, apt to betray,

And lead all sorts of legs astray,

Wood, or metal, or human clay —

Since Satan first play’d the Viper³¹⁶!
164.

But first she doff³¹⁷’d her hunting gear,

And favor’d Tom Tug³¹⁸ with her golden spear

To row with down the river —

A Bonz had her golden bow to hold;

A Hermit³¹⁹ her belt and bugle of gold;

And an Abbot her golden quiver.
165.

And then a space was clear’d on the floor,

And she walk’d the Minuet de la Cour,

With all the pomp of a Pompadour,

But although she began andante,

Conceive the faces of all the Rout,

When she finished off with a whirligig bout⁶⁵,

And the Precious Leg stuck stiffly out

Like the leg of a Figuranté.
166.

So the courtly dance was goldenly done,

And golden opinions, of course, it won

From all different sorts of people —

Chiming, ding-dong, with flattering phrase,

In one vociferous peal of praise,

Like the peal that rings on Royal days

From Loyalty’s parish steeple.
167.

And yet, had the leg been one of those

That danced for bread in flesh-color’d hose,

With Rosina’s pastora bevy³²⁰,

The jeers it had met — the shouts! the scoff³²¹!

The cutting advice to “take itself off”

For sounding but half so heavy.
168.

Had it been a leg like those, perchance,

That teach little girls and boys to dance,

To set, poussette, recede³²², and advance,

With the steps and figures most proper —

Had it hopp’d for a weekly or quarterly sum,

How little of praise or grist would have come

To a mill with such a hopper!
169.

But the Leg was none of those limbs forlorn —

Bartering³²³ capers and hops for corn —

That meet with public hisses³²⁵ and scorn,

Or the morning journal denounces —

Had it pleased to caper from morning till dusk,

There was all the music of “Money Musk”

In its ponderous³²⁶ bangs and bounces.
170.

But hark; — as slow as the strokes of a pump,

Lump, thump!

Thump, lump!

As the Giant of Castle Otranto might stump,

To a lower room from an upper —

Down she goes with a noisy dint³²⁷,

For, taking the crimson turban’s hint,

A noble Lord at the Head of the Mint

Is leading the Leg to supper!
171.

But the supper, alas! must rest untold³²⁸,

With its blaze of light and its glitter of gold,

For to paint that scene of glamour³²⁹,

It would need the Great Enchanter’s charm,

Who waves over Palace, and Cot, and Farm,

An arm like the Goldbeater’s Golden Arm

That wields³³⁰ a Golden Hammer.
172.

He — only HE— could fitly state

THE MASSIVE SERVICE OF GOLDEN PLATE,

With the proper phrase and expansion —

The Rare Selection of FOREIGN WINES—

The ALPS OF ICE and MOUNTAINS OF PINES,

The punch in OCEANS and sugary shrines³³¹,

The TEMPLE OF TASTE from GUNTER’S DESIGNS—

In short, all that WEALTH with A FEAST combines,

In a SPLENDID FAMILY MANSION.
173.

Suffice it each mask’d outlandish guest

Ate and drank of the very best,

According to critical conners —

And then they pledged the Hostess and Host,

But the Golden Leg was the standing toast,

And as somebody swore,

Walk’d off with more

Than its share of the “Hips²⁸!” and honors!
174.

“Miss Kilmansegg! —

Full-glasses I beg! —

Miss Kilmansegg and her Precious Leg!”

And away went the bottle careering!

Wine in bumpers³³²! and shouts in peals³³³!

Till the Clown didn’t know his head from his heels,

The Mussulman’s eyes danced two-some reels,

And the Quaker was hoarse³³⁴ from cheering!
Her Dream.
175.

Miss Kilmansegg took off her leg,

And laid it down like a cribbage-peg,

For the Rout was done and the riot:

The Square was hush³³⁵’d; not a sound was heard;

The sky was gray, and no creature stirr’d,

Except one little precocious³³⁶ bird,

That chirp’d — and then was quiet.
176.

So still without — so still within; —

It had been a sin

To drop a pin —

So intense is silence after a din⁵,

It seem’d like Death’s rehearsal³³⁷!

To stir the air no eddy³³⁸ came;

And the taper⁵⁷ burnt with as still a flame,

As to flicker³³⁹ had been a burning shame,

In a calm so universal.
177.

The time for sleep had come at last;

And there was the bed, so soft, so vast,

Quite a field of Bedfordshire clover;

Softer, cooler, and calmer, no doubt,

From the piece of work just ravell’d out,

For one of the pleasures of having a rout

Is the pleasure of having it over.
178.

No sordid pallet, or truckle mean,

Of straw, and rug, and tatters unclean;

But a splendid, gilded, carved machine,

That was fit for a Royal Chamber²⁸⁸.

On the top was a gorgeous golden wreath;

And the damask curtains hung beneath,

Like clouds of crimson and amber²⁸⁹;
179.

Curtains, held up by two little plump things,

With golden bodies and golden wings —

Mere fins³⁴⁰ for such solidities —

Two cupids, in short,

Of the regular sort,

But the housemaid call’d them “Cupidities.”
180.

No patchwork quilt, all seams and scars,

But velvet³⁴¹, powder’d with golden stars,

A fit mantle³⁴² for Night-Commanders!

And the pillow, as white as snow undimm’d

And as cool as the pool that the breeze has skimmed,

Was cased in the finest cambric, and trimm’d

With the costliest³⁴³ lace of Flanders.
181.

And the bed — of the Eider’s softest down,

’Twas a place to revel¹⁹, to smother, to drown

In a bliss³⁴⁴ inferr’d by the Poet;

For if Ignorance be indeed a bliss,

What blessed ignorance equals this,

To sleep — and not to know it?
182.

Oh bed! oh bed! delicious bed!

That heaven upon earth to the weary head;

But a place that to name would be ill-bred,

To the head with a wakeful trouble —

’Tis held by such a different lease!

To one, a place of comfort and peace,

All stuff’d with the down of stubble geese,

To another with only the stubble!
183.

To one, a perfect Halcyon³⁴⁵ nest,

All calm, and balm, and quiet, and rest,

And soft as the fur of the cony —

To another, so restless for body and head,

That the bed seems borrow’d from Nettlebed,

And the pillow from Stratford the Stony!
184.

To the happy, a first-class carriage of ease,

To the Land of Nod, or where you please;

But alas! for the watchers and weepers,

Who turn, and turn, and turn again,

But turn, and turn, and turn in vain,

With an anxious brain,

And thoughts in a train

That does not run upon sleepers³⁴⁶!
185.

Wide awake as the mousing owl¹¹⁵,

Night-hawk, or other nocturnal fowl³⁴⁸ —

But more profitless vigils keeping —

Wide awake in the dark they stare,

Filling with phantoms³⁴⁹ the vacant air,

As if that Crookback’d Tyrant³⁵⁰ Care

Had plotted to kill them sleeping.
186.

And oh! when the blessed diurnal³⁵¹ light

Is quench’d by the providential night,

To render our slumber³⁵² more certain!

Pity, pity the wretches³⁵³ that weep,

For they must be wretched, who cannot sleep

When God himself draws the curtain!
187.

The careful Betty the pillow beats,

And airs the blankets, and smooths the sheets,

And gives the mattress³⁵⁴ a shaking —

But vainly Betty performs her part,

If a ruffled³⁵⁵ head and a rumpled³⁵⁶ heart,

As well as the couch want making.
188.

There’s Morbid³⁵⁷, all bile, and verjuice, and nerves,

Where other people would make preserves,

He turns his fruits into pickles³⁵⁸:

Jealous, envious³⁵⁹, and fretful by day,

At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey³⁶¹,

He lies like a hedgehog roll’d up the wrong way,

Tormenting³⁶² himself with his prickles.
189.

But a child — that bids the world good night

In downright earnest and cuts it quite —

A Cherub³⁶³ no Art can copy —

’Tis a perfect picture to see him lie

As if he had supp’d on a dormouse pie,

(An ancient classical dish, by the bye)

With a sauce of syrup³⁶⁴ of poppy.
190.

Oh, bed! bed! bed! delicious bed!

That heaven upon earth to the weary head,

Whether lofty or low its condition!

But instead of putting our plagues on shelves,

In our blankets how often we toss ourselves,

Or are toss’d by such allegorical elves

As Pride, Hate, Greed, and Ambition!
191.

The independent Miss Kilmansegg

Took off her independent Leg

And laid it beneath her pillow,

And then on the bed her frame she cast,

The time for repose had come at last,

But long, long, after the storm is past

Rolls the turbid³⁶⁵, turbulent billow.
192.

No part she had in vulgar cares

That belong to common household affairs —

Nocturnal annoyances³⁶⁶ such as theirs,

Who lie with a shrewd surmising³⁶⁷,

That while they are couchant (a bitter cup!)

Their bread and butter are getting up,

And the coals, confound them, are rising.
193.

No fear she had her sleep to postpone³⁶⁸,

Like the crippled Widow who weeps alone,

And cannot make a doze³⁶⁹ her own,

For the dread²⁹³ that mayhap on the morrow,

The true and Christian¹⁰⁰ reading to baulk,

A broker³⁷⁰ will take up her bed and walk,

By way of curing her sorrow.
194.

No cause like these she had to bewail:

But the breath of applause had blown a gale³⁷¹,

And winds from that quarter seldom fail

To cause some human commotion³⁷²;

But whenever such breezes coincide

With the very spring-tide

Of human pride,

There’s no such swell³⁷³ on the ocean!
195.

Peace, and ease, and slumber lost,

She turn’d, and roll’d, and tumbled and toss’d,

With a tumult³⁷⁴ that would not settle.

A common case, indeed, with such

As have too little, or think too much,

Of the precious and glittering metal.
196.

Gold! — she saw at her golden foot

The Peer whose tree had an olden root,

The Proud, the Great, the Learned to boot,

The handsome, the gay, and the witty³⁷⁵ —

The Man of Science — of Arms — of Art,

The man who deals but at Pleasure’s mart,

And the man who deals in the City.
197.

Gold, still gold — and true to the mould!

In the very scheme of her dream it told;

For, by magical transmutation,

From her Leg through her body it seem’d to go,

Till, gold above, and gold below.

She was gold, all gold, from her little gold toe

To her organ of Veneration³⁷⁶!
198.

And still she retain’d through Fancy’s art

The Golden Bow, and the Golden Dart³⁷⁷,

With which she had play’d a Goddess’s part

In her recent glorification³⁷⁸:

And still, like one of the selfsame brood,

On a Plinth of the selfsame metal she stood

For the whole world’s adoration³⁷⁹.
199.

And hymns³⁸⁰ and incense³⁸¹ around her roll’d,

From Golden Harps and Censers of Gold —

For Fancy in dreams is as uncontroll’d

As a horse without a bridle³⁸²:

What wonder, then, from all checks exempt³⁸³,

If, inspired by the Golden Leg, she dreamt

She was turn’d to a Golden Idol³⁸⁴?
Her Courtship.
200.

When leaving Eden’s happy land

The grieving Angel led by the hand

Our banish’d Father and Mother,

Forgotten amid their awful doom,

The tears, the fears, and the future’s gloom,

On each brow was a wreath of Paradise bloom,

That our Parents had twined for each other.
201.

It was only while sitting like figures of stone,

For the grieving Angel had skyward flown,

As they sat, those Two in the world alone,

With disconsolate³⁸⁶ hearts nigh cloven,

That scenting³⁸⁷ the gust³⁸⁸ of happier hours,

They look’d around for the precious flow’rs,

And lo! — a last relic³⁸⁹ of Eden’s dear bow’rs —

The chaplet that Love had woven!
202.

And still, when a pair of Lovers meet,

There’s a sweetness in air, unearthly sweet,

That savors³⁹⁰ still of that happy retreat

Where Eve by Adam was courted:

Whilst the joyous³⁹² Thrush, and the gentle Dove,

Woo’d their mates in the boughs³⁹³ above,

And the Serpent, as yet, only sported.
203.

Who hath not felt that breath in the air,

A perfume and freshness strange and rare,

A warmth in the light, and a bliss everywhere,

When young hearts yearn³⁹⁴ together?

All sweets below, and all sunny above,

Oh! there’s nothing in life like making love,

Save making hay in fine weather!
204.

Who hath not found amongst his flow’rs

A blossom too bright for this world of ours,

Like a rose among snows of Sweden?

But to turn again to Miss Kilmansegg,

Where must Love have gone to beg,

If such a thing as a Golden Leg

Had put its foot in Eden!
205.

And yet — to tell the rigid³⁹⁵ truth —

Her favor was sought by Age and Youth —

For the prey will find a prowler!

She was follow’d, flatter’d, courted, address’d,

Woo’d, and coo’d, and wheedled³⁹⁶, and press’d,

By suitors from North, South, East, and West,

Like that Heiress, in song, Tibbie Fowler!
206.

But, alas! alas! for the Woman’s fate,

Who has from a mob to choose a mate!

’Tis a strange and painful mystery!

But the more the eggs, the worse the hatch;

The more the fish, the worse the catch;

The more the sparks, the worse the match;

Is a fact in Woman’s history.
207.

Give her between a brace³⁹⁷ to pick,

And, mayhap, with luck to help the trick,

She will take the Faustus, and leave the Old Nick —

But her future bliss to baffle,

Amongst a score let her have a voice,

And she’ll have as little cause to rejoice,

As if she had won the “Man of her choice”

In a matrimonial raffle³⁹⁸!
208.

Thus, even thus, with the Heiress and Hope,

Fulfilling the adage of too much rope,

With so ample a competition,

She chose the least worthy³⁹⁹ of all the group,

Just as the vulture makes a stoop,

And singles out from the herd⁴⁰⁰ or troop

The beast of the worst condition.
209.

A Foreign Count — who came incog.,

Not under a cloud, but under a fog,

In a Calais packet’s fore-cabin,

To charm some lady British-born,

With his eyes as black as the fruit of the thorn,

And his hooky nose, and his beard half-shorn,

Like a half-converted Rabbin.
210.

And because the Sex confess a charm

In the man who has slash’d a head or arm

Or has been a throat’s undoing⁴⁰¹,

He was dress’d like one of the glorious trade,

At least when glory is off parade,

With a stock, and a frock, well trimm’d with braid,

And frogs — that went a-wooing.
211.

Moreover, as Counts are apt to do,

On the left-hand side of his dark surtout,

At one of those holes that buttons go through,

(To be a precise recorder,)

A ribbon he wore, or rather a scrap⁴⁰²,

About an inch of ribbon mayhap.

That one of his rivals, a whimsical chap,

Described as his “Retail Order.”
212.

And then — and much it help’d his chance —

He could sing, and play first fiddle, and dance,

Perform charades⁴⁰³, and Proverbs of France —

Act the tender, and do the cruel;

For amongst his other killing parts,

He had broken a brace of female hearts,

And murder’d three men in duel⁴⁰⁴!
213.

Savage at heart, and false of tongue,

Subtle with age, and smooth to the young,

Like a snake in his coiling and curling —

Such was the Count — to give him a niche⁴⁰⁵ —

Who came to court that Heiress rich,

And knelt at her foot — one needn’t say which —

Besieging⁴⁰⁶ her castle of Stirling.
214.

With pray’rs and vows⁴⁰⁷ he open’d his trench⁴⁰⁸,

And plied⁴⁰⁹ her with English, Spanish, and French

In phrases the most sentimental⁴¹⁰:

And quoted poems in High and Low Dutch,

With now and then an Italian touch,

Till she yielded, without resisting much,

To homage⁴¹¹ so continental⁴¹².
215.

And then — the sordid bargain to close —

With a miniature sketch of his hooky nose,

And his dear dark eyes, as black as sloes,

And his beard and whiskers as black as those,

The lady’s consent he requited⁴¹³ —

And instead of the lock that lovers beg,

The Count received from Miss Kilmansegg

A model, in small, of her Precious Leg —

And so the couple were plighted⁴¹⁴!
216.

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

Better — better, the love of the clown,

Who admires his lass in her Sunday gown,

As if all the fairies had dress’d her!

Whose brain to no crooked⁴¹⁵ thought gives birth,

Except that he never will part on earth

With his true love’s crooked tester!
217.

Alas! for the love that’s link’d with gold!

Better — better a thousand times told —

More honest, happy, and laudable,

The downright loving of pretty Cis,

Who wipes her lips, though there’s nothing amiss,

And takes a kiss, and gives a kiss,

In which her heart is audible!
218.

Pretty Cis, so smiling and bright,

Who loves — as she labors⁴¹⁶ — with all her might,

And without any sordid leaven⁴¹⁷!

Who blushes as red as haws and hips,

Down to her very finger-tips,

For Roger’s blue ribbons — to her, like strips

Cut out of the azure⁴¹⁸ of Heaven!
Her Marriage.
219.

’Twas morn — a most auspicious⁴¹⁹ one!

From the Golden East, the Golden Sun

Came forth⁴²⁰ his glorious race to run,

Through clouds of most splendid tinges⁴²¹;

Clouds that lately slept in shade,

But now seem’d made

Of gold brocade,

With magnificent golden fringes.
220.

Gold above, and gold below,

The earth reflected the golden glow,

From river, and hill, and valley;

Gilt by the golden light of morn,

The Thames — it look’d like the Golden Horn,

And the Barge⁴²², that carried coal or corn,

Like Cleopatra’s Galley⁴²³!
221.

Bright as clusters of Golden-rod,

Suburban⁴²⁴ poplars began to nod,

With extempore splendor⁴²⁵ furnish’d;

While London was bright with glittering clocks,

Golden dragons, and Golden cocks,

And above them all,

The dome⁴²⁶ of St. Paul,

With its Golden Cross and its Golden Ball,

Shone out as if newly burnished⁴²⁷!
222.

And lo! for Golden Hours and Joys,

Troops of glittering Golden Boys

Danced along with a jocund⁴²⁸ noise,

And their gilded emblems⁴²⁹ carried!

In short, ’twas the year’s most Golden Day,

By mortals call’d the First of May,

When Miss Kilmansegg,

Of the Golden Leg,

With a Golden Ring was married!
223.

And thousands of children, women, and men,

Counted the clock from eight till ten,

From St. James’s sonorous⁴³⁰ steeple;

For next to that interesting job,

The hanging of Jack, or Bill, or Bob,

There’s nothing so draws a London mob

As the noosing⁴³¹ of very rich people.
224.

And a treat it was for the mob to behold

The Bridal Carriage that blazed with gold!

And the Footmen tall and the Coachman bold,

In liveries so resplendent —

Coats you wonder’d to see in place,

They seem’d so rich with golden lace,

That they might have been independent.
225.

Coats, that made those menials proud

Gaze with scorn on the dingy⁴³² crowd,

From their gilded elevations⁴³³;

Not to forget that saucy⁴³⁴ lad

(Ostentation’s favorite cad);

The Page, who look’d, so splendidly clad,

Like a Page of the “Wealth of Nations.”
226.

But the Coachman carried off the state,

With what was a Lancashire body of late

Turn’d into a Dresden Figure;

With a bridal Nosegay of early bloom,

About the size of a birchen broom,

And so huge a White Favor, had Gog been Groom

He need not have worn a bigger.
227.

And then to see the Groom! the Count

With Foreign Orders to such an amount,

And whiskers so wild — nay, bestial⁴³⁵;

He seem’d to have borrow’d the shaggy hair

As well as the Stars of the Polar Bear,

To make him look celestial⁴³⁶!
228.

And then — Great Jove! — the struggle, the crush,

The screams, the heaving, the awful rush,

The swearing, the tearing, and fighting —

The hats and bonnets smash’d like an egg —

To catch a glimpse of the Golden Leg,

Which, between the steps and Miss Kilmansegg,

Was fully²⁰⁷ display’d in alighting!
229.

From the Golden Ankle up to the Knee

There it was for the mob to see!

A shocking act had it chanced to be

A crooked leg or a skinny:

But although a magnificent veil she wore.

Such as never was seen before,

In case of blushes, she blush’d no more

Than George the First on a guinea!
230.

Another step, and lo! she was launched!

All in white, as Brides are blanched⁴³⁷,

With a wreath of most wonderful splendor —

Diamonds, and pearls, so rich in device,

That, according to calculation nice,

Her head was worth as royal a price

As the head of the Young Pretender.
231.

Bravely she shone — and shone the more

As she sail’d through the crowd of squalid and poor,

Thief, beggar, and tatterdemalion —

Led by the Count, with his sloe-black eyes

Bright with triumph, and some surprise,

Like Anson on making sure of his prize

The famous Mexican Galleon⁴³⁸!
232.

Anon came Lady K., with her face

Quite made up to act with grace,

But she cut the performance shorter;

For instead of pacing stately and stiff,

At the stare of the vulgar she took a miff,

And ran, full speed, into Church, as if

To get married before her daughter.
233.

But Sir Jacob walk’d more slowly, and bow’d

Eight and left to the gaping⁴³⁹ crowd,

Wherever a glance was seizable;

For Sir Jacob thought he bow’d like a Guelph,

And therefore bow’d to imp¹⁰⁸ and elf,

And would gladly have made a bow to himself,

Had such a bow been feasible.

234.

And last — and not the least of the sight,

Six “Handsome Fortunes,” all in white,

Came to help in the marriage rite —

And rehearse their own hymeneals;

And then the bright procession to close,

They were followed by just as many Beaux

Quite fine enough for Ideals.
235.

Glittering men, and splendid dames,

Thus they enter’d the porch of Saint James’,

Pursued by a thunder of laughter;

For the Beadle was forced to intervene,

For Jim the Crow, and his Mayday Queen,

With her gilded ladle, and Jack i’ the Green,

Would fain have follow’d after!
236.

Beadle-like he hush’d the shouts;

But the temple was full “inside and out,”

And a buzz kept buzzing all round about

Like bees when the day is sunny —

A buzz universal that interfered⁴⁴⁰

With the right that ought to have been revered⁴⁴¹,

As if the couple already were smear’d

With Wedlock’s treacle⁴⁴² and honey!
237.

Yet Wedlock’s a very awful thing!

’Tis something like that feat⁷ in the ring,

Which requires good nerve to do it —

When one of a “Grand Equestrian Troop”

Makes a jump at a gilded hoop⁴⁴³,

Not certain at all

Of what may befall

After his getting through it!
338.

But the Count he felt the nervous work

No more than any polygamous Turk,

Or bold piratical skipper,

Who, during his buccaneering search,

Would as soon engage a hand in church

As a hand on board his clipper!
239.

And how did the Bride perform her part?

Like any bride who is cold at heart.

Mere snow with the ice’s glitter;

What but a life of winter for her!

Bright but chilly, alive without stir,

So splendidly comfortless — just like a Fir

When the frost is severe and bitter.
240.

Such were the future man and wife!

Whose bale or bliss to the end of life

A few short words were to settle —

“Wilt thou have this woman?”

“I will”— and then,

“Wilt thou have this man?”

“I will,” and “Amen”—

And those Two were one Flesh, in the Angels’ ken⁹⁶,

Except one Leg — that was metal.
241.

Then the names were sign’d — and kiss’d the kiss:

And the Bride, who came from her coach a Miss,

As a Countess walk’d to her carriage —

Whilst Hymen preen’d his plumes like a dove,

And Cupid flutter’d his wings above,

In the shape of a fly — as little a Love

As ever look’d in at a marriage!
242.

Another crash — and away they dash’d,

And the gilded carriage and footmen flash’d

From the eyes of the gaping people —

Who turn’d to gaze at the toe-and-heel

Of the Golden Boys beginning a reel,

To the merry sound of a wedding peal

From St. James’s musical steeple.
243.

Those wedding bells! those wedding bells!

How sweetly they sound in pastoral dells

From a tow’r in an ivy-green jacket!

But town-made joys how dearly they cost;

And after all are tumbled and tost,

Like a peal from a London steeple, and lost

In town-made riot and racket.
244.

The wedding peal, how sweetly it peals

With grass or heather beneath our heels —

For bells are Music’s laughter! —

But a London peal, well mingled⁴⁴⁴, be sure,

With vulgar noises and voices impure⁴⁴⁵ —

With a harsh and discordant⁴⁴⁶ overture⁴⁴⁸

To the Harmony meant to come after!
245.

But hence with Discord⁴⁴⁷ — perchance, too soon

To cloud the face of the honeymoon⁴⁴⁹

With a dismal⁴⁵⁰ occultation! —

Whatever Fate’s concerted trick,

The Countess and Count, at the present nick,

Have a chicken, and not a crow, to pick

At a sumptuous⁴⁵¹ Cold Collation⁴⁵².
246.

A Breakfast — no unsubstantial mess,

But one in the style of Good Queen Bess,

Who — hearty as hippocampus —

Broke her fast with ale and beef,

Instead of toast and the Chinese leaf,

And — in lieu of anchovy⁴⁵³ — grampus.
247.

A breakfast of fowl, and fish, and flesh,

Whatever was sweet, or salt, or fresh;

With wines the most rare and curious —

Wines, of the richest flavor and hue;

With fruits from the worlds both Old and New;

And fruits obtain’d before they were due

At a discount most usurious.
248.

For wealthy palates there be, that scout⁴⁵⁴

What is in season, for what is out,

And prefer all precocious savor³⁹¹:

For instance, early green peas, of the sort

That costs some four or five guineas a quart;

Where the Mint is the principal flavor.
249.

And many a wealthy man was there,

Such as the wealthy City could spare,

To put in a portly appearance —

Men, whom their fathers had help’d to gild⁵⁹:

And men, who had had their fortunes to build

And — much to their credit — had richly fill’d

Their purses by pursy-verance.
250.

Men, by popular rumor at least,

Not the last to enjoy a feast!

And truly they were not idle!

Luckier far than the chestnut⁴⁵⁵ tits,

Which, down at the door, stood champing their bits,

At a different sort of bridle.
251.

For the time was come — and the whisker’d Count

Help’d his Bride in the carriage to mount,

And fain would the Muse deny it,

But the crowd, including two butchers in blue,

(The regular killing Whitechapel hue,)

Of her Precious Calf had as ample a view,

As if they had come to buy it!
252.

Then away! away! with all the speed

That golden spurs can give to the steed —

Both Yellow Boys and Guineas, indeed,

Concurr’d to urge the cattle —

Away they went, with favors white,

Yellow jackets, and panels bright,

And left the mob, like a mob at night,

Agape at the sound of a rattle⁴⁵⁷.
253.

Away! away! they rattled⁴⁵⁸ and roll’d,

The Count, and his Bride, and her Leg of Gold —

That faded charm to the charmer!

Away — through old Brentford rang the din

Of wheels and heels, on their way to win

That hill, named after one of her kin,

The Hill of the Golden Farmer!
254.

Gold, still gold — it flew like dust!

It tipp’d the post-boy, and paid the trust;

In each open palm it was freely thrust;

There was nothing but giving and taking!

And if gold could ensure the future hour,

What hopes attended that Bride to her bow’r,

But alas! even hearts with a four-horse pow’r

Of opulence⁴⁵⁹ end in breaking!
Her Honeymoon.
255.

The moon — the moon, so silver and cold,

Her fickle⁴⁶⁰ temper has oft been told,

Now shady — now bright and sunny —

But of all the lunar things that change,

The one that shows most fickle and strange,

And takes the most eccentric range,

Is the moon — so call’d — of honey!
256.

To some a full-grown orb²⁷ reveal’d

As big and as round as Norval’s shield,

And as bright as a burner Bude-lighted;

To others as dull, and dingy, and damp,

As any oleaginous lamp,

Of the regular old parochial stamp,

In a London fog benighted⁴⁶¹.
257.

To the loving, a bright and constant sphere,

That makes earth’s commonest things appear

All poetic²⁴⁹, romantic, and tender:

Hanging with jewels a cabbage-stump,

And investing a common post, or a pump,

A currant-bush, or a gooseberry clump⁴⁶²,

With a halo of dreamlike splendor.
258.

A sphere such as shone from Italian skies,

In Juliet’s dear, dark, liquid eyes,

Tipping trees with its argent braveries —

And to couples not favor’d with Fortune’s boons

One of the most delightful⁴⁶³ of moons,

For it brightens their pewter platters and spoons

Like a silver service of Savory’s!
259.

For all is bright, and beauteous, and clear,

And the meanest thing most precious and dear

When the magic of love is present:

Love, that lends a sweetness and grace

To the humblest spot and the plainest face —

That turns Wilderness⁴⁶⁴ Row into Paradise Place,

And Garlick Hill to Mount Pleasant!
260.

Love that sweetens sugarless tea,

And makes contentment and joy agree

With the coarsest boarding and bedding:

Love, that no golden ties can attach,

But nestles under the humblest thatch⁴⁶⁵,

And will fly away from an Emperor’s match

To dance at a Penny Wedding!
261.

Oh, happy, happy, thrice happy state,

When such a bright Planet governs the fate

Of a pair of united lovers!

’Tis theirs, in spite of the Serpent’s hiss³²⁴,

To enjoy the pure primeval kiss,

With as much of the old original bliss

As mortality ever recovers!
262.

There’s strength in double joints⁴⁶⁶, no doubt,

In double X Ale, and Dublin Stout,

That the single sorts know nothing about —

And a fist is strongest when doubled —

And double aqua-fortis, of course,

And double soda-water, perforce,

Are the strongest that ever bubbled!
263.

There’s double beauty whenever a Swan

Swims on a Lake, with her double thereon;

And ask the gardener, Luke or John,

Of the beauty of double-blowing —

A double dahlia delights the eye;

And it’s far the loveliest sight in the sky

When a double rainbow is glowing!
264.

There’s warmth in a pair of double soles;

As well as a double allowance of coals —

In a coat that is double-breasted —

In double windows and double doors;

And a double U wind is blest by scores

For its warmth to the tender-chested.
265.

There’s a twofold sweetness in double pipes;

And a double barrel and double snipes

Give the sportsman a duplicate pleasure;

There’s double safety in double locks:

And double letters bring cash for the box:

And all the world knows that double knocks,

Are gentility’s double measure.
266.

There’s a double sweetness in double rhymes,

And a double at Whist and a double Times

In profit are certainly double —

By doubling, the Hare contrives⁴⁶⁷ to escape;

And all seamen⁴⁶⁸ delight in a doubled Cape⁷⁰,

And a double-reef’d topsail in trouble.
267.

There’s a double chuck at a double chin,

And of course there’s a double pleasure therein,

If the parties were brought to telling:

And however our Dennises take offence,

A double meaning shows double sense;

And if proverbs tell truth,

A double tooth

Is Wisdom’s adopted dwelling⁴⁶⁹!
268.

But double wisdom, and pleasure, and sense,

Beauty, respect, strength, comfort, and thence

Through whatever the list discovers,

They are all in the double blessedness summ’d,

Of what was formerly⁴⁷⁰ doubled-drumm’d,

The Marriage of two true Lovers!
269.

Now the Kilmansegg Moon — it must be told —

Though instead of silver it tipp’d with gold —

Shone rather wan⁷⁴, and distant, and cold,

And before its days were at thirty,

Such gloomy clouds began to collect,

With an ominous⁴⁷¹ ring of ill effect,

As gave but too much cause to expect

Such weather as seamen call dirty!
270.

And yet the moon was the “Young May Moon,”

And the scented⁴⁷² hawthorn⁴⁷³ had blossom’d soon,

And the thrush and the blackbird were singing —

The snow-white lambs were skipping in play,

And the bee was humming a tune²⁹ all day

To flowers, as welcome as flowers in May,

And the trout in the stream was springing!
271.

But what were the hues of the blooming earth,

Its scents⁴⁷⁴ — its sounds — or the music and mirth

Of its furr’d or its feather’d creatures,

To a Pair in the world’s last sordid stage,

Who had never look’d into Nature’s page,

And had strange ideas of a Golden Age,

Without any Arcadian features?
272.

And what were joys of the pastoral kind

To a Bride — town-made — with a heart and a mind

With simplicity⁴⁷⁵ ever at battle?

A bride of an ostentatious race,

Who, thrown in the Golden Farmer’s place,

Would have trimm’d her shepherds with golden lace,

And gilt the horns of her cattle.
273.

She could not please the pigs with her whim,

And the sheep wouldn’t cast their eyes at a limb

For which she had been such a martyr⁴⁷⁶:

The deer in the park, and the colts at grass,

And the cows unheeded let it pass;

And the ass on the common was such an ass,

That he wouldn’t have swopp’d

The thistle he cropp’d

For her Leg, including the Garter!
274.

She hated lanes and she hated fields —

She hated all that the country yields —

And barely knew turnips⁴⁷⁷ from clover;

She hated walking in any shape,

And a country stile was an awkward scrape,

Without the bribe¹³⁸ of a mob to gape⁴⁵⁶

At the Leg in clambering over!
275.

O blessed nature, “O rus! O rus!”

Who cannot sigh for the country thus,

Absorb’d in a wordly torpor⁴⁷⁸ —

Who does not yearn for its meadow-sweet breath,

Untainted by care, and crime, and death,

And to stand sometimes upon grass or heath —

That soul, spite of gold, is a pauper!
276.

But to hail the pearly advent of morn,

And relish⁴⁷⁹ the odor fresh from the thorn,

She was far too pamper’d a madam —

Or to joy in the daylight waxing strong,

While, after ages of sorrow and wrong,

The scorn of the proud, the misrule of the strong,

And all the woes⁴⁸⁰ that to man belong,

The Lark⁴⁸¹ still carols the selfsame song

That he did to the uncurst Adam!
277.

The Lark! she had given all Leipzig’s flocks

For a Vauxhall tune in a musical box;

And as for the birds in the thicket⁴⁸²,

Thrush or ousel in leafy niche,

The linnet or finch¹⁴², she was far too rich

To care for a Morning Concert, to which

She was welcome without any ticket.
278.

Gold, still gold, her standard of old,

All pastoral joys were tried by gold,

Or by fancies golden and crural —

Till ere she had pass’d one week unblest,

As her agricultural Uncle’s guest,

Her mind was made up, and fully imprest,

That felicity could not be rural!
279.

And the Count? — to the snow-white lambs at play,

And all the scents and the sights of May,

And the birds that warbled their passion,

His ears and dark eyes, and decided⁴⁸³ nose,

Were as deaf and as blind and as dull as those

That overlook the Bouquet⁴⁸⁴ de Rose,

The Huile Antique,

The Parfum Unique,

In a Barber’s Temple of Fashion.
280.

To tell, indeed, the true extent

Of his rural bias, so far it went

As to covet estates in ring fences —

And for rural lore he had learn’d in town

That the country was green, turn’d up with brown,

And garnish’d with trees that a man might cut down

Instead of his own expenses.
281.

And yet had that fault been his only one,

The Pair might have had few quarrels or none,

For their tastes thus far were in common;

But faults he had that a haughty bride

With a Golden Leg could hardly abide⁴⁸⁵ —

Faults that would even have roused the pride

Of a far less metalsome woman!
282.

It was early days indeed for a wife,

In the very spring of her married life,

To be chill’d by its wintry weather —

But instead of sitting as Love-Birds do,

On Hymen’s turtles that bill and coo —

Enjoying their “moon and honey for two,”

They were scarcely seen together!
283.

In vain she sat with her Precious Leg

A little exposed, à la Kilmansegg,

And roll’d her eyes in their sockets!

He left her in spite of her tender regards,

And those loving murmurs⁴⁸⁶ described by bards⁴⁸⁷,

For the rattling of dice⁴⁸⁸ and the shuffling⁴⁸⁹ of cards,

And the poking⁴⁹⁰ of balls into pockets!
284.

Moreover he loved the deepest stake

And the heaviest bets the players would make;

And he drank — the reverse of sparely —

And he used strange curses that made her fret³⁶⁰;

And when he play’d with herself at piquet,

She found, to her cost,

For she always lost,

That the Count did not count quite fairly.
285.

And then came dark mistrust and doubt,

Gather’d by worming his secrets out,

And slips in his conversations —

Fears, which all her peace destroy’d,

That his title was null — his coffers were void —

And his French Chateau⁴⁹¹ was in Spain, or enjoy’d

The most airy of situations.
286.

But still his heart — if he had such a part —

She — only she — might possess his heart,

And hold his affections in fetters⁴⁹² —

Alas! that hope, like a crazy ship,

Was forced its anchor and cable to slip

When, seduced⁴⁹³ by her fears, she took a dip

In his private papers and letters.
287.

Letters that told of dangerous leagues;

And notes that hinted as many intrigues⁴⁹⁴

As the Count’s in the “Barber of Seville”—

In short such mysteries came to light,

That the Countess-Bride, on the thirtieth night,

Woke and started up in affright,

And kick’d and scream’d with all her might,

And finally fainted away outright⁴⁹⁵,

For she dreamt she had married the Devil!
Her Misery⁴⁹⁶.
288.

Who hath not met with home-made bread,

A heavy compound of putty and lead —

And home-made wines that rack the head,

And home-made liqueurs and waters?

Home-made pop that will not foam⁴⁹⁷,

And home-made dishes that drive one from home,

Not to name each mess,

For the face or dress,

Home-made by the homely⁴⁹⁸ daughters?
289.

Home-made physic that sickens the sick;

Thick for thin and thin for thick; —

In short each homogeneous trick

For poisoning domesticity?

And since our Parents, call’d the First,

A little family squabble nurst,

Of all our evils the worst of the worst

Is home-made infelicity.
290.

There’s a Golden Bird that claps its wings,

And dances for joy on its perch³, and sings

With a Persian exultation⁴⁹⁹:

For the Sun is shining into the room,

And brightens up the carpet-bloom,

As if it were new, bran new, from the loom³⁸⁵,

Or the lone¹³¹ Nun’s fabrication.
291.

And thence the glorious radiance flames

On pictures in massy gilded frames —

Enshrining, however, no painted Dames,

But portraits of colts and fillies —

Pictures hanging on walls, which shine,

In spite of the bard’s familiar line,

With clusters of “Gilded lilies.”
292.

And still the flooding sunlight shares

Its lustre⁵⁰⁰ with gilded sofas and chairs,

That shine as if freshly burnish’d —

And gilded tables, with glittering stocks

Of gilded china, and golden clocks,

Toy, and trinket, and musical box,

That Peace and Paris have furnish’d.
293.

And lo! with the brightest gleam of all

The glowing sunbeam is seen to fall

On an object as rare as spendid —

The golden foot of the Golden Leg

Of the Countess — once Miss Kilmansegg —

But there all sunshine is ended.
294.

Her cheek is pale, and her eye is dim,

And downward cast, yet not at the limb,

Once the centre of all speculation⁵⁰¹;

But downward dropping in comfort’s dearth,

As gloomy thoughts are drawn⁵⁰² to the earth —

Whence human sorrows derive⁵⁰³ their birth —

By a moral gravitation.
295.

Her golden hair is out of its braids,

And her sighs betray the gloomy shades

That her evil planet revolves⁵⁰⁴ in —

And tears are falling that catch a gleam

So bright as they drop in the sunny beam,

That tears of aqua regia they seem,

The water that gold dissolves in;
296.

Yet, not in filial grief were shed

Those tears for a mother’s insanity⁵⁰⁵;

Nor yet because her father was dead,

For the bowing Sir Jacob had bow’d his head

To Death — with his usual urbanity;

The waters that down her visage rill’d

Were drops of unrectified spirit distill’d

From the limbeck of Pride and Vanity.
297.

Tears that fell alone and unchecked,

Without relief, and without respect,

Like the fabled⁵⁰⁶ pearls that the pigs neglect,

When pigs have that opportunity —

And of all the griefs that mortals share,

The one that seems the hardest to bear

Is the grief without community.
298.

How bless’d the heart that has a friend

A sympathising ear to lend

To troubles too great to smother!

For as ale and porter, when flat, are restored

Till a sparkling bubbling head they afford,

So sorrow is cheer’d by being pour’d

From one vessel⁵⁰⁷ into another.
299.

But a friend or gossip she had not one

To hear the vile⁵⁰⁸ deeds that the Count had done,

How night after night he rambled⁵⁰⁹;

And how she had learn’d by sad degrees

That he drank, and smoked, and worse than these,

That he “swindled, intrigued⁵¹⁰, and gambled.”
300.

How he kiss’d the maids, and sparr’d with John;

And came to bed with his garments on;

With other offences as heinous⁵¹¹ —

And brought strange gentlemen home to dine

That he said were in the Fancy Line,

And they fancied spirits instead of wine,

And call’d her lap-dog “Wenus.”
301.

Of “Making a book” how he made a stir,

But never had written a line to her,

Once his idol and Cara Sposa:

And how he had storm’d, and treated her ill,

Because she refused to go down to a mill,

She didn’t know where, but remember’d still

That the Miller’s name was Mendoza.
302.

How often he waked her up at night,

And oftener still by the morning light,

Reeling home from his haunts unlawful;

Singing songs that shouldn’t be sung,

Except by beggars and thieves unhung —

Or volleying oaths, that a foreign tongue

Made still more horrid⁵¹² and awful!

303.

How oft, instead of otto rose,

With vulgar smells he offended her nose,

From gin, tobacco, and onion!

And then how wildly he used to stare!

And shake his fist at nothing, and swear —

And pluck by the handful his shaggy hair,

Till he look’d like a study of Giant Despair

For a new Edition of Bunyan!
304.

For dice will run the contrary way,

As well is known to all who play,

And cards will conspire⁵¹³ as in treason:

And what with keeping a hunting-box,

Following fox —

Friends in flocks,

Burgundies, Hocks,

From London Docks,

Stultz’s frocks,

Manton and Nock’s

Barrels and locks,

Shooting blue rocks,

Trainers and jocks,

Buskins and socks,

Pugilistical knocks,

And fighting-cocks,

If he found himself short in funds and stocks,

These rhymes will furnish the reason!
305.

His friends, indeed, were falling away —

Friends who insist on play or pay —

And he fear’d at no very distant day

To be cut by Lord and by cadger⁵¹⁴,

As one, who has gone, or is going, to smash,

For his checks no longer drew the cash,

Because, as his comrades explain’d in flash,

“He had overdrawn⁵¹⁵ his badger⁵¹⁶.”
306.

Gold, gold — alas! for the gold

Spent where souls are bought and sold,

In Vice’s Walpurgis revel!

Alas! for muffles⁵¹⁷, and bulldogs, and guns,

The leg that walks, and the leg that runs,

All real evils, though Fancy ones,

When they lead to debt, dishonor, and duns,

Nay, to death, and perchance the devil!
307.

Alas! for the last of a Golden race!

Had she cried her wrongs in the market-place,

She had warrant for all her clamor —

For the worst of rogues⁵¹⁸, and brutes⁵¹⁹, and rakes,

Was breaking her heart by constant aches,

With as little remorse⁵²⁰ as the Pauper, who breaks

A flint with a parish hammer!
Her Last Will.
308.

Now the Precious Leg while cash was flush,

Or the Count’s acceptance worth a rush,

Had never created dissension;

But no sooner the stocks began to fall,

Than, without any ossification⁵²¹ at all,

The limb became what people call

A perfect bone of contention⁵²².
309.

For alter’d days brought alter’d ways,

And instead of the complimentary⁵²³ phrase,

So current before her bridal —

The Countess heard, in language low,

That her Precious Leg was precious slow,

A good ’un to look at but bad to go,

And kept quite a sum lying idle.
310.

That instead of playing musical airs,

Like Colin’s foot in going upstairs —

As the wife in the Scottish ballad declares —

It made an infernal stumping⁵²⁴.

Whereas a member of cork, or wood,

Would be lighter⁵²⁵ and cheaper and quite as good,

Without the unbearable⁵²⁶ thumping⁵²⁷.
311.

P’raps she thought it a decent thing

To show her calf to cobbler and king,

But nothing could be absurder —

While none but the crazy would advertise

Their gold before their servants’ eyes,

Who of course some night would make it a prize,

By a Shocking and Barbarous Murder.
312.

But spite of hint, and threat, and scoff,

The Leg kept its situation:

For legs are not to be taken off

By a verbal amputation⁵²⁸.

And mortals when they take a whim,

The greater the folly the stiffer the limb

That stand upon it or by it —

So the Countess, then Miss Kilmansegg,

At her marriage refused to stir a peg,

Till the Lawyers had fasten’d on her Leg

As fast as the Law could tie it.
313.

Firmly then — and more firmly yet —

With scorn for scorn, and with threat for threat,

The Proud One confronted the Cruel:

And loud and bitter the quarrel arose,

Fierce and merciless — one of those,

With spoken daggers, and looks like blows,

In all but the bloodshed a duel!
314.

Rash, and wild, and wretched, and wrong,

Were the words that came from Weak and Strong,

Till madden’d for desperate matters,

Fierce as tigress escaped from her den¹,

She flew to her desk —’twas open’d — and then,

In the time it takes to try a pen,

Or the clerk to utter his slow Amen,

Her Will was in fifty tatters!
315.

But the Count, instead of curses wild,

Only nodded his head and smiled,

As if at the spleen of an angry child;

But the calm was deceitful and sinister⁵²⁹!

A lull like the lull of the treacherous⁵³⁰ sea —

For Hate in that moment had sworn to be

The Golden Leg’s sole Legatee,

And that very night to administer!
Her Death.
316.

’Tis a stern and startling thing to think

How often mortality stands on the brink⁵³¹

Of its grave without any misgiving⁵³²:

And yet in this slippery world of strife,

In the stir of human bustle so rife,

There are daily sounds to tell us that Life

Is dying, and Death is living!
317.

Ay, Beauty the Girl, and Love the Boy,

Bright as they are with hope and joy,

How their souls would sadden instanter,

To remember that one of those wedding bells,

Which ring so merrily through the dells,

Is the same that knells⁵³³

Our last farewells,

Only broken into a canter!
318.

But breath and blood set doom at nought —

How little the wretched Countess thought,

When at night she unloosed her sandal,

That the Fates had woven her burial-cloth,

And that Death, in the shape of a Death’s Head Moth⁵⁰,

Was fluttering round her candle!
319.

As she look’d at her clock of or-molu,

For the hours she had gone so wearily through

At the end of a day of trial —

How little she saw in her pride of prime

The dart of Death in the Hand of Time —

That hand which moved on the dial!
320.

As she went with her taper up the stair,

How little her swollen⁵³⁴ eye was aware

That the Shadow which followed was double!

Or when she closed her chamber door,

It was shutting out, and forevermore,

The world — and its worldly trouble.
321.

Little she dreamt, as she laid aside

Her jewels — after one glance of pride —

They were solemn bequests⁵³⁵ to Vanity —

Or when her robes she began to doff,

That she stood so near to the putting off

Of the flesh that clothes humanity.
322.

And when she quench’d the taper’s light,

How little she thought as the smoke took flight,

That her day was done — and merged⁵³⁶ in a night

Of dreams and duration uncertain —

Or along with her own,

That a Hand of Bone

Was closing mortality’s curtain!
323.

But life is sweet, and mortality blind,

And youth is hopeful, and Fate is kind

In concealing⁵³⁷ the day of sorrow;

And enough is the present tense of toil⁵³⁸ —

For this world is, to all, a stiffish soil —

And the mind flies back with a glad recoil⁵³⁹

From the debts not due till to-morrow.
324.

Wherefore else does the Spirit fly

And bid its daily cares good-bye,

Along with its daily clothing?

Just as the felon⁵⁴⁰ condemn’d to die —

With a very natural loathing⁵⁴¹ —

Leaving the Sheriff to dream of ropes,

From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,

To a caper on sunny gleams and slopes,

Instead of a dance upon nothing.
325.

Thus, even thus, the Countess slept,

While Death still nearer and nearer crept,

Like the Thane who smote⁵⁴² the sleeping —

But her mind was busy with early joys,

Her golden treasures and golden toys;

That flash’d a bright

And golden light

Under lids still red with weeping.
326.

The golden doll that she used to hug!

Her coral of gold, and the golden mug!

Her godfather’s golden presents!

The golden service she had at her meals,

The golden watch, and chain, and seals,

Her golden scissors, and thread, and reels,

And her golden fishes and pheasants!
327.

The golden guineas in silken purse —

And the Golden Legends she heard from her nurse

Of the Mayor in his gilded carriage —

And London streets that were paved with gold —

And the Golden Eggs that were laid of old —

With each golden thing

To the golden ring

At her own auriferous Marriage!
328.

And still the golden light of the sun

Through her golden dream appear’d to run,

Though the night, that roared without, was one

To terrify seamen or gypsies —

While the moon, as if in malicious⁵⁴³ mirth,

Kept peeping down at the ruffled earth,

As though she enjoy’d the tempest’s birth,

In revenge of her old eclipses.
329.

But vainly, vainly, the thunder fell,

For the soul of the Sleeper³⁴⁷ was under a spell

That time had lately embitter’d —

The Count, as once at her foot he knelt —

That foot, which now he wanted to melt!

But — hush! —’twas a stir at her pillow she felt —

And some object before her glitter’d.
330.

’Twas the Golden Leg! — she knew its gleam!

And up she started and tried to scream —

But ev’n in the moment she started

Down came the limb with a frightful²⁰⁶ smash,

And, lost in the universal flash

That her eyeballs made at so mortal a crash,

The Spark, call’d Vital, departed!
331.

Gold, still gold! hard, yellow, and cold,

For gold she had lived, and she died for gold —

By a golden weapon — not oaken;

In the morning they found her all alone —

Stiff, and bloody⁵⁴⁴, and cold as stone —

But her Leg, the Golden Leg, was gone,

And the “Golden Bowl was broken!”
332.

Gold — still gold! it haunted her yet —

At the Golden Lion the Inquest met —

Its foreman, a carver and gilder⁵⁴⁵ —

And the Jury debated from twelve till three

What the Verdict ought to be,

And they brought it in as Felo de Se,

“Because her own Leg had kill’d her!”
Her Moral.

Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!

Bright and yellow, hard and cold,

Molten, graven, hammer’d and roll’d;

Heavy to get, and light to hold;

Hoarded⁵⁴⁶, barter’d, bought, and sold,

Stolen, borrow’d, squander’d, doled⁵⁴⁷:

Spurn’d by the young, but hugg’d by the old

To the very verge⁵⁴⁸ of the churchyard mould;

Price of many a crime untold;

Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold:

Good or bad a thousand-fold!

How widely its agencies vary —

To save — to ruin — to curse — to bless —

As even its minted coins express,

Now stamp’d with the image of Good Queen Bess,

And now of a Bloody Mary.

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 antediluvian   

adj.史前的，陈旧的

参考例句：

• His ideas are positively antediluvian!他的思想是纯粹的老古董。
• This antediluvian monetary system has now been replaced by the up-to-date monetary system of Japan.这种旧式的金融体系也已经被现代化的日本系统所取代。

3 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

4 waiving   

v.宣布放弃( waive的现在分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）

参考例句：

• Other steps suggested included waiving late payment charges, making quicker loan decisions and easing loan terms. 其他测试还包括免去滞纳金，尽快做出贷款决定和放宽贷款条件。 来自互联网
• Stuyvesant Town offers the same perk on some apartments, along waiving the broker's fee. StuyvesantTown对于他们出租的某些房子也提供同样的好处，顺带还省略了中介费。 来自互联网

5 din   

n.喧闹声，嘈杂声

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

6 lore   

n.传说；学问，经验，知识

参考例句：

• I will seek and question him of his lore.我倒要找上他，向他讨教他的渊博的学问。
• Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.早期人类通过传说传递有关植物和动物的知识。

7 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

8 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

9 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

10 carousing   

v.痛饮，闹饮欢宴( carouse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• During the next nine years he alternated between service in several armies and carousing in Paris. 在那以后的九年里，他时而在几个军队中服役，时而在巴黎狂欢作乐。 来自辞典例句
• In his youth George W. Bush had a reputation for carousing. 小布什在年轻时有好玩的名声。 来自互联网

11 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 thrift   

adj.节约，节俭；n.节俭，节约

参考例句：

• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的节俭和勤勉预示着他美好的未来。

13 liquidated   

v.清算( liquidate的过去式和过去分词 )；清除（某人）；清偿；变卖

参考例句：

• All his supporters were expelled, exiled, or liquidated. 他的支持者全都被驱逐、流放或消灭了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That can be liquidated at market value any time. 那可按市价随时得到偿付。 来自辞典例句

14 nags   

n.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的名词复数 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的第三人称单数 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• The trouble nags at her. 那件麻烦事使她苦恼不已。 来自辞典例句
• She nags at her husBand aBout their lack of money. 她抱怨丈夫没钱。 来自互联网

15 wagons   

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

• The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
• They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。

16 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

17 hem   

n.贴边，镶边；vt.缝贴边；(in)包围，限制

参考例句：

• The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
• The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。

18 prank   

n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己

参考例句：

• It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
• The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。

19 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。

20 harps   

abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She continually harps on lack of money. 她总唠叨说缺钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He could turn on the harps of the blessed. 他能召来天使的竖琴为他奏乐。 来自辞典例句

21 wink   

n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁

参考例句：

• He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
• The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。

22 parable   

n.寓言，比喻

参考例句：

• This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。
• The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

23 arable   

adj.可耕的，适合种植的

参考例句：

• The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
• Do you know how much arable land has been desolated?你知道什么每年有多少土地荒漠化吗？

24 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

25 dooms   

v.注定( doom的第三人称单数 )；判定；使…的失败（或灭亡、毁灭、坏结局）成为必然；宣判

参考例句：

• The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start. 对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙，从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
• The dooms of the two are closely linked. 一条线拴俩蚂蚱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

26 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

27 orb   

n.太阳；星球；v.弄圆；成球形

参考例句：

• The blue heaven,holding its one golden orb,poured down a crystal wash of warm light.蓝蓝的天空托着金色的太阳，洒下一片水晶般明亮温暖的光辉。
• It is an emanation from the distant orb of immortal light.它是从远处那个发出不灭之光的天体上放射出来的。

28 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

29 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

30 natal   

adj.出生的，先天的

参考例句：

• Many music-lovers make pilgrimages to Mozart's natal place.很多爱好音乐的人去访问莫扎特的出生地。
• Since natal day,characters possess the visual elements such as dots and strokes.文字从诞生开始便具有了点画这样的视觉元素。

31 puny   

adj.微不足道的，弱小的

参考例句：

• The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny.中央银行掌握的资金实在太少了。
• Antonio was a puny lad,and not strong enough to work.安东尼奥是个瘦小的小家伙，身体还不壮，还不能干活。

32 wretch   

n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人

参考例句：

• You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。
• The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

33 robins   

n.知更鸟，鸫( robin的名词复数 )；（签名者不分先后，以避免受责的）圆形签名抗议书（或请愿书）

参考例句：

• The robins occupied their former nest. 那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Benjamin Robins then entered the fray with articles and a book. 而后，Benjamin Robins以他的几篇专论和一本书参加争论。 来自辞典例句

34 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

35 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

36 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

37 tenant   

n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用

参考例句：

• The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
• The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。

38 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

39 reposes   

v.将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上( repose的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Below this stone reposes the mortal remains of his father. 在此石块下长眠的是他的父亲的遗体。 来自辞典例句
• His body reposes in the local church. 他的遗体安放在当地教堂里。 来自辞典例句

40 repose   

v.(使)休息；n.安息

参考例句：

• Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
• Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

41 peg   

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。

42 hawks   

鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物

参考例句：

• Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
• Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。

43 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

44 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

45 mangles   

n.轧布机，轧板机，碾压机（mangle的复数形式）vt.乱砍（mangle的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• This mangles their bones and sends these defenseless creatures into convulsions, but rarely causes immediate death. 这些会弄断动物的骨头或神经，导致他们抽搐，但并不会导致他们立即死亡。 来自互联网

46 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

47 boon   

n.恩赐，恩物，恩惠

参考例句：

• A car is a real boon when you live in the country.在郊外居住，有辆汽车确实极为方便。
• These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。

48 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

49 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

50 moth   

n.蛾，蛀虫

参考例句：

• A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
• The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。

51 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。

52 chameleon   

n.变色龙，蜥蜴；善变之人

参考例句：

• The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.变色龙变换颜色以适应环境。
• The chameleon can take on the colour of its background.变色龙可呈现出与其背景相同的颜色。

53 plebeian   

adj.粗俗的；平民的；n.平民；庶民

参考例句：

• He is a philosophy professor with a cockney accent and an alarmingly plebeian manner.他是个有一口伦敦土腔、举止粗俗不堪的哲学教授。
• He spent all day playing rackets on the beach,a plebeian sport if there ever was one.他一整天都在海滩玩壁球，再没有比这更不入流的运动了。

54 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

55 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

56 tapers   

（长形物体的）逐渐变窄( taper的名词复数 )； 微弱的光； 极细的蜡烛

参考例句：

• The pencil tapers to a sharp point. 铅笔的一段细成笔尖。
• She put five tapers on the cake. 她在蛋糕上放了五只小蜡烛。

57 taper   

n.小蜡烛，尖细，渐弱；adj.尖细的；v.逐渐变小

参考例句：

• You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。
• Pulmonary arteries taper towards periphery.肺动脉向周围逐渐变细。

58 gilding   

n.贴金箔，镀金

参考例句：

• The dress is perfect. Don't add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding the lily. 这条裙子已经很完美了，别再作任何修饰了，那只会画蛇添足。
• The gilding is extremely lavish. 这层镀金极为奢华。

59 gild   

vt.给…镀金，把…漆成金色，使呈金色

参考例句：

• The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点。
• With Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney primed to flower anew,Owen can gild the lily.贝巴和鲁尼如今蓄势待发，欧文也可以为曼联锦上添花。

60 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

61 omens   

n.前兆，预兆( omen的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The omens for the game are still not propitious. 这场比赛仍不被看好。 来自辞典例句
• Such omens betide no good. 这种征兆预示情况不妙。 来自辞典例句

62 dearth   

n.缺乏，粮食不足，饥谨

参考例句：

• There is a dearth of good children's plays.目前缺少优秀的儿童剧。
• Many people in that country died because of dearth of food.那个国家有许多人因为缺少粮食而死。

63 advent   

n.(重要事件等的)到来，来临

参考例句：

• Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
• The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。

65 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

66 peal   

n.钟声；v.鸣响

参考例句：

• The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.大教堂响起了响亮的钟声。
• A sudden peal of thunder leaves no time to cover the ears.迅雷不及掩耳。

67 spawn   

n.卵，产物，后代，结果；vt.产卵，种菌丝于，产生，造成；vi.产卵，大量生产

参考例句：

• The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
• These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。

68 scantly   

缺乏地，仅仅

参考例句：

• Spending Scarlet, like a Woman, Yellow she affords Only scantly and selectly Like a Lover's Words. 自然女神鲜用黄，较之其它色。省下都付与夕阳。——大片泼蓝色，又似女人好鲜红。启用黄色时，千挑万选尤慎重，如爱人措辞。

69 cargoes   

n.（船或飞机装载的）货物( cargo的名词复数 )；大量，重负

参考例句：

• This ship embarked cargoes. 这艘船装载货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The crew lashed cargoes of timber down. 全体船员将木材绑牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

70 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

71 caper   

v.雀跃，欢蹦；n.雀跃，跳跃；续随子，刺山柑花蕾；嬉戏

参考例句：

• The children cut a caper in the yard.孩子们在院子里兴高采烈地乱蹦乱跳。
• The girl's caper cost her a twisted ankle.小姑娘又蹦又跳，结果扭伤了脚踝。

72 risible   

adj.能笑的；可笑的

参考例句：

• The entire proposal is risible.这个建议完全是荒唐可笑的。
• He drew a risible picture on the wall.他在墙上画了一张滑稽的画。

73 maroons   

n.逃亡黑奴（maroon的复数形式）vt.把…放逐到孤岛（maroon的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Put 'em ashore like maroons? 将他们放逐到某个荒岛上去吗？ 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• A mix of maroons and peach, tangerine and coral are introduced by a gold-green hazel. 栗色和桃色的组合，橘和珊瑚色加上淡褐色。 来自互联网

74 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

75 rickets   

n.软骨病，佝偻病，驼背

参考例句：

• A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.缺少维生素D的饮食可能导致软骨病。
• It also appears to do more than just protect against rickets.除了防止软骨病，它还有更多的功能。

76 lull   

v.使安静，使入睡，缓和，哄骗；n.暂停，间歇

参考例句：

• The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
• Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。

77 modish   

adj.流行的，时髦的

参考例句：

• She is always crazy at modish things.她疯狂热爱流行物品。
• Rhoda's willowy figure,modish straw hat,and fuchsia gloves and shoes surprised Janice.罗达的苗条身材，时髦的草帽，紫红色的手套和鞋使杰妮丝有些惊讶。

78 exalted   

adj.(地位等)高的，崇高的；尊贵的，高尚的

参考例句：

• Their loveliness and holiness in accordance with their exalted station.他们的美丽和圣洁也与他们的崇高地位相称。
• He received respect because he was a person of exalted rank.他因为是个地位崇高的人而受到尊敬。

79 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

80 gilt   

adj.镀金的；n.金边证券

参考例句：

• The plates have a gilt edge.这些盘子的边是镀金的。
• The rest of the money is invested in gilt.其余的钱投资于金边证券。

81 wring   

n.扭绞；v.拧，绞出，扭

参考例句：

• My socks were so wet that I had to wring them.我的袜子很湿，我不得不拧干它们。
• I'll wring your neck if you don't behave!你要是不规矩，我就拧断你的脖子。

82 prick   

v.刺伤，刺痛，刺孔；n.刺伤，刺痛

参考例句：

• He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。
• He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳，气球就爆了。

83 censor   

n./vt.审查，审查员；删改

参考例句：

• The film has not been viewed by the censor.这部影片还未经审查人员审查。
• The play was banned by the censor.该剧本被查禁了。

84 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

85 blazon   

n.纹章，装饰；精确描绘；v.广布；宣布

参考例句：

• I believe Shakespeare wants to blazon forth a notion of disciplinary well-ordered and morality.我认为莎士比亚想宣扬一种有纪律有秩序有道德的社会主张。

86 brazen   

adj.厚脸皮的，无耻的，坚硬的

参考例句：

• The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.那无耻的女子冲着给她判刑的法官高声大笑。
• Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.有的人不愿承认失败，而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。

87 nominal   

adj.名义上的；(金额、租金)微不足道的

参考例句：

• The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
• The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。

88 dames   

n.（在英国）夫人（一种封号），夫人（爵士妻子的称号）( dame的名词复数 )；女人

参考例句：

• Dames would not comment any further. Dames将不再更多的评论。 来自互联网
• Flowers, candy, jewelry, seemed the principal things in which the elegant dames were interested. 鲜花、糖果和珠宝看来是那些贵妇人的主要兴趣所在。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

89 dame   

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。

90 lexicon   

n.字典，专门词汇

参考例句：

• Chocolate equals sin in most people's lexicon.巧克力在大多数人的字典里等同于罪恶。
• Silent earthquakes are only just beginning to enter the public lexicon.无声地震才刚开始要成为众所周知的语汇。

91 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

92 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

93 wardens   

n.看守人( warden的名词复数 )；管理员；监察员；监察官

参考例句：

• Air raid wardens in tin hats self-importantly stalked the streets. 空袭民防队员戴着钢盔神气活现地走在街上昂首阔步。 来自辞典例句
• The game wardens tranquillized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. 猎物保护区管理员用麻醉射器让犀牛静了下来。 来自辞典例句

94 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

95 sockets   

n.套接字，使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 )；孔( socket的名词复数 )；（电器上的）插口；托座；凹穴

参考例句：

• All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的个人计算机现在都有通用串行总线插孔。
• Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 确保你房中的插座是防触电的。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

96 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

97 hops   

跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. 那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿过草坪。
• It is brewed from malt and hops. 它用麦精和蛇麻草酿成。

98 rife   

adj.(指坏事情)充斥的，流行的，普遍的

参考例句：

• Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。
• Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。

99 rite   

n.典礼，惯例，习俗

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
• Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

100 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

101 plumes   

羽毛( plume的名词复数 )； 羽毛饰； 羽毛状物； 升上空中的羽状物

参考例句：

• The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。
• The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

102 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

103 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

104 sonnet   

n.十四行诗

参考例句：

• The composer set a sonnet to music.作曲家为一首十四行诗谱了曲。
• He wrote a sonnet to his beloved.他写了一首十四行诗，献给他心爱的人。

105 gems   

growth； economy； management； and customer satisfaction 增长

参考例句：

• a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
• The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。

106 gem   

n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel

参考例句：

• The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
• The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。

107 strutted   

趾高气扬地走，高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The players strutted and posed for the cameras. 运动员昂首阔步，摆好姿势让记者拍照。
• Peacocks strutted on the lawn. 孔雀在草坪上神气活现地走来走去。

108 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

109 projection   

n.发射，计划，突出部分

参考例句：

• Projection takes place with a minimum of awareness or conscious control.投射在最少的知觉或意识控制下发生。
• The projection of increases in number of house-holds is correct.对户数增加的推算是正确的。

110 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

111 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。

112 rustle   

v.沙沙作响；偷盗(牛、马等)；n.沙沙声声

参考例句：

• She heard a rustle in the bushes.她听到灌木丛中一阵沙沙声。
• He heard a rustle of leaves in the breeze.他听到树叶在微风中发出的沙沙声。

113 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

114 covet   

vt.垂涎；贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)

参考例句：

• We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
• Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。

115 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

116 bravado   

n.虚张声势，故作勇敢，逞能

参考例句：

• Their behaviour was just sheer bravado. 他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
• He flourished the weapon in an attempt at bravado. 他挥舞武器意在虚张声势。

117 behold   

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。

118 standing   

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。

119 vapor   

n.蒸汽，雾气

参考例句：

• The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
• This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。

120 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

121 endorses   

v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
• Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网

122 prefix   

n.前缀；vt.加…作为前缀；置于前面

参考例句：

• We prefix "Mr."to a man's name.我们在男士的姓名前加“先生”。
• In the word "unimportant ","un-" is a prefix.在单词“unimportant”中“un”是前缀。

123 jugs   

（有柄及小口的）水壶( jug的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Two china jugs held steaming gravy. 两个瓷罐子装着热气腾腾的肉卤。
• Jugs-Big wall lingo for Jumars or any other type of ascenders. 大岩壁术语，祝玛式上升器或其它种类的上升器。

124 boons   

n.恩惠( boon的名词复数 )；福利；非常有用的东西；益处

参考例句：

• Set against this are some less tangible but still worthwhile boons. 此外，还有一些优惠虽不这么实际，但也值得一看。 来自互联网

125 bumper   

n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的

参考例句：

• The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
• This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。

126 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》

127 contented   

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。

128 patchwork   

n.混杂物；拼缝物

参考例句：

• That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
• She patched new cloth to the old coat,so It'seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上，所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。

129 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

130 gutter   

n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟

参考例句：

• There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
• He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。

131 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

132 gnawing   

a.痛苦的，折磨人的

参考例句：

• The dog was gnawing a bone. 那狗在啃骨头。
• These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time. 这些疑虑已经折磨他一段时间了。

133 marrowless   

adj.无髓的，无力的

参考例句：

134 prodigality   

n.浪费，挥霍

参考例句：

• Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality. 笑声每时每刻都变得越来越容易，毫无节制地倾泻出来。 来自辞典例句
• Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word. 笑声每时每刻都变得越来越容易，毫无节制地倾泻出来，只要一句笑话就会引起哄然大笑。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比

135 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

136 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

137 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

138 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

139 gilded   

a.镀金的，富有的

参考例句：

• The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
• "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们，这只不过是些镀金的铅饼！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

140 tinged   

v.（使）发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• memories tinged with sadness 略带悲伤的往事
• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣

141 tinge   

vt.(较淡)着色于，染色；使带有…气息；n.淡淡色彩，些微的气息

参考例句：

• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
• There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.她声音中流露出一丝忧伤。

142 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

143 spherical   

adj.球形的；球面的

参考例句：

• The Earth is a nearly spherical planet.地球是一个近似球体的行星。
• Many engineers shy away from spherical projection methods.许多工程师对球面投影法有畏难情绪。

144 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

145 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

146 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

147 debtors   

n.债务人，借方( debtor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Never in a debtors' prison? 从没有因债务坐过牢么？ 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

148 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

149 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

150 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

151 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

152 haughty   

adj.傲慢的，高傲的

参考例句：

• He gave me a haughty look and walked away.他向我摆出傲慢的表情后走开。
• They were displeased with her haughty airs.他们讨厌她高傲的派头。

153 nought   

n.／adj.无，零

参考例句：

• We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
• One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。

154 waddle   

vi.摇摆地走；n.摇摆的走路(样子)

参考例句：

• I am pregnant.I waddle awkwardly and my big stomach pressed against the weight of the world. 我怀孕了，我滑稽可笑地瞒珊而行，大肚子上压着全世界的重量。
• We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.我们走起路来摇摇摆摆，还一跳一跳的。我们的生活很有趣。

155 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

156 snips   

n.（剪金属板的）铁剪，铁铗；剪下之物( snip的名词复数 )；一点点；零星v.剪( snip的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush. 他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。 来自辞典例句
• Pick up the snips of cloth and thread from the floor. 拾起地板上的布片和线头。 来自辞典例句

157 perverse   

adj.刚愎的；坚持错误的，行为反常的

参考例句：

• It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。
• She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.她有一种不正常的心态，以使别人难堪来取乐。

158 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。

159 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

160 muse   

n.缪斯（希腊神话中的女神），创作灵感

参考例句：

• His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
• Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。

161 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

162 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

163 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

164 perused   

v.读（某篇文字）( peruse的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指）细阅；审阅；匆匆读或心不在焉地浏览（某篇文字）

参考例句：

• I remained under the wall and perused Miss Cathy's affectionate composition. 我就留在墙跟底下阅读凯蒂小姐的爱情作品。 来自辞典例句
• Have you perused this article? 你细读了这篇文章了吗？ 来自互联网

165 prance   

v.（马）腾跃，(人)神气活现地走

参考例句：

• Their horses pranced and whinnied.他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。
• He was horrified at the thought of his son prancing about on a stage in tights.一想到儿子身穿紧身衣在舞台上神气活现地走来走去，他就感到震惊。

166 spoke   

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。

167 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。

168 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。

169 nether   

adj.下部的，下面的；n.阴间；下层社会

参考例句：

• This terracotta army well represents his ambition yet to be realized in the nether-world.这一批兵马俑很可能代表他死后也要去实现的雄心。
• He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.他被护送回中央大道南面的地方。

170 mettle   

n.勇气，精神

参考例句：

• When the seas are in turmoil,heroes are on their mettle.沧海横流，方显出英雄本色。
• Each and every one of these soldiers has proved his mettle.这些战士个个都是好样的。

171 bullion   

n.金条，银条

参考例句：

• In the London bullion market yesterday,the price of gold was steady.昨天伦敦金银市场黄金价格稳定。
• Police have launched a man-hunt for the bullion robbers.警方已大举搜捕抢劫金条的罪犯。

172 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

173 equestrian   

adj.骑马的；n.马术

参考例句：

• They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.他们的骑术都很高超。
• I want to book two equestrian tickets.我想订两张马术比赛的票。

174 amorous   

adj.多情的；有关爱情的

参考例句：

• They exchanged amorous glances and clearly made known their passions.二人眉来眼去，以目传情。
• She gave him an amorous look.她脉脉含情的看他一眼。

175 smother   

vt./vi.使窒息；抑制；闷死；n.浓烟；窒息

参考例句：

• They tried to smother the flames with a damp blanket.他们试图用一条湿毯子去灭火。
• We tried to smother our laughter.我们强忍住笑。

176 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

177 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

178 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

179 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

180 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

181 ballad   

n.歌谣，民谣，流行爱情歌曲

参考例句：

• This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
• This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。

182 gallops   

（马等）奔驰，骑马奔驰( gallop的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Let me turn the beautiful steed, gallops with you in the horizon. 让我变成美丽的骏马，和你驰骋在天涯。
• When Tao gallops through and Yang, all things come into and thrive. 当道驰骋在阴阳之中时，则万物生焉，万物兴焉。

183 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

184 outstrip   

v.超过，跑过

参考例句：

• He can outstrip his friend both in sports and in studies.他能在体育和学习方面胜过他的朋友。
• It is possible for us to outstrip the advanced countries in the world.我们能超过世界上先进的国家。

185 disparages   

v.轻视( disparage的第三人称单数 )；贬低；批评；非难

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country. 聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She often aggrandises herself and disparages her colleagues. 她经常吹嘘自己而贬低同事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

186 serpentine   

adj.蜿蜒的，弯曲的

参考例句：

• One part of the Serpentine is kept for swimmers.蜿蜒河的一段划为游泳区。
• Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.有的地方出现透闪石板条及蛇纹石。

187 shriek   

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。

188 gratis   

adj.免费的

参考例句：

• David gives the first consultation gratis.戴维免费提供初次咨询。
• The service was gratis to graduates.这项服务对毕业生是免费的。

189 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

190 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

191 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

192 perilous   

adj.危险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
• We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。

193 mingling   

adj.混合的

参考例句：

• There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间，已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
• The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。

194 shudders   

n.颤动，打颤，战栗( shudder的名词复数 )v.战栗( shudder的第三人称单数 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动

参考例句：

• It gives me the shudders. （（口语））它使我战栗。 来自辞典例句
• The ghastly sight gave him the shudders. 那恐怖的景象使他感到恐惧。 来自辞典例句

195 shrieks   

n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声
• For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来， 报纸上， 广播里， 舞台上， 会场上的声嘶力竭，装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

196 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

197 vociferous   

adj.喧哗的，大叫大嚷的

参考例句：

• They are holding a vociferous debate.他们在吵吵嚷嚷地辩论。
• He was a vociferous opponent of Conservatism.他高声反对保守主义。

198 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。

199 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

200 clatter   

v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声

参考例句：

• The dishes and bowls slid together with a clatter.碟子碗碰得丁丁当当的。
• Don't clatter your knives and forks.别把刀叉碰得咔哒响。

201 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

202 granite   

adj.花岗岩，花岗石

参考例句：

• They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
• The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

203 jumble   

vt.使混乱，混杂；n.混乱；杂乱的一堆

参考例句：

• Even the furniture remained the same jumble that it had always been.甚至家具还是象过去一样杂乱无章。
• The things in the drawer were all in a jumble.抽屉里的东西很杂乱。

204 tints   

色彩( tint的名词复数 )； 带白的颜色； （淡色）染发剂； 痕迹

参考例句：

• leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
• The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。

205 hoof   

n.(马，牛等的)蹄

参考例句：

• Suddenly he heard the quick,short click of a horse's hoof behind him.突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
• I was kicked by a hoof.我被一只蹄子踢到了。

206 frightful   

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。

207 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

208 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

209 nemesis   

n.给以报应者，复仇者，难以对付的敌手

参考例句：

• Uncritical trust is my nemesis.盲目的相信一切害了我自己。
• Inward suffering is the worst of Nemesis.内心的痛苦是最厉害的惩罚。

210 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

211 profusion   

n.挥霍；丰富

参考例句：

• He is liberal to profusion.他挥霍无度。
• The leaves are falling in profusion.落叶纷纷。

212 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

213 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

214 crate   

vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱

参考例句：

• We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
• The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。

215 twig   

n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解

参考例句：

• He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
• The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

216 bent   

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。

217 adage   

n.格言，古训

参考例句：

• But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
• Her experience lends credence to the adage " We live and learn!"她的经验印证了一句格言: 活到老，学到老！

218 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

219 verity   

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?

220 remarkable   

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。

221 whim   

n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想

参考例句：

• I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
• He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。

222 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

223 falter   

vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚

参考例句：

• His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
• As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。

224 groan   

vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音

参考例句：

• The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。

225 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。

226 proxy   

n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人

参考例句：

• You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
• We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

227 cork   

n.软木，软木塞

参考例句：

• We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
• Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。

228 sylvan   

adj.森林的

参考例句：

• Venerable oaks forms a sylvan archway.古老的栎树形成一条林荫拱道。
• They lived in a sylvan retreat.他们住在一个林中休养地。

229 feudal   

adj.封建的，封地的，领地的

参考例句：

• Feudal rulers ruled over the country several thousand years.封建统治者统治这个国家几千年。
• The feudal system lasted for two thousand years in China.封建制度在中国延续了两千年之久。

230 pauper   

n.贫民，被救济者，穷人

参考例句：

• You lived like a pauper when you had plenty of money.你有大把钱的时候，也活得像个乞丐。
• If you work conscientiously you'll only die a pauper.你按部就班地干，做到老也是穷死。

231 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

232 writhed   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He writhed at the memory, revolted with himself for that temporary weakness. 他一想起来就痛悔不已，只恨自己当一时糊涂。
• The insect, writhed, and lay prostrate again. 昆虫折腾了几下，重又直挺挺地倒了下去。

233 impatience   

n.不耐烦，急躁

参考例句：

• He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
• He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

234 delirious   

adj.不省人事的，神智昏迷的

参考例句：

• He was delirious,murmuring about that matter.他精神恍惚，低声叨念着那件事。
• She knew that he had become delirious,and tried to pacify him.她知道他已经神志昏迷起来了，极力想使他镇静下来。

235 goblet   

n.高脚酒杯

参考例句：

• He poured some wine into the goblet.他向高脚酒杯里倒了一些葡萄酒。
• He swirled the brandy around in the huge goblet.他摇晃着高脚大玻璃杯使里面的白兰地酒旋动起来。

236 comely   

adj.漂亮的，合宜的

参考例句：

• His wife is a comely young woman.他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。
• A nervous,comely-dressed little girl stepped out.一个紧张不安、衣着漂亮的小姑娘站了出来。

237 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

238 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

239 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

240 barter   

n.物物交换，以货易货，实物交易

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
• They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.他们以易货贸易的方式安排食品进口。

241 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

242 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

243 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

244 WHIMS   

虚妄，禅病

参考例句：

• The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims. 那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因。
• The rest she had for food and her own whims. 剩下的钱她用来吃饭和买一些自己喜欢的东西。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

245 capers   

n.开玩笑( caper的名词复数 )；刺山柑v.跳跃，雀跃( caper的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• I like to fly about and cut capers. 我喜欢跳跳蹦蹦闹着玩儿。 来自辞典例句
• He always leads in pranks and capers. 他老是带头胡闹和开玩笑。 来自辞典例句

246 renown   

n.声誉，名望

参考例句：

• His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
• She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。

247 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

248 poetical   

adj.似诗人的；诗一般的；韵文的；富有诗意的

参考例句：

• This is a poetical picture of the landscape. 这是一幅富有诗意的风景画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• John is making a periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion. 约翰正在对陈腐的诗风做迂回冗长的研究。 来自辞典例句

249 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

250 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

251 ravenous   

adj.极饿的，贪婪的

参考例句：

• The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。
• Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好。

252 tempting   

a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

• It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
• It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

253 wilful   

adj.任性的，故意的

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
• He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias.他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。

254 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

255 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。

256 coeval   

adj.同时代的；n.同时代的人或事物

参考例句：

• Analysis has proved that this document is coeval with that one.这份文件经分析证明与那一份是同一个时代的。
• He believes that cooking and humanity are coeval.他相信烹饪和人类是同时代的。

257 dwindle   

v.逐渐变小（或减少）

参考例句：

• The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
• He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。

258 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

259 yarns   

n.纱( yarn的名词复数 )；纱线；奇闻漫谈；旅行轶事

参考例句：

• ...vegetable-dyed yarns. 用植物染料染过色的纱线 来自辞典例句
• Fibers may be loosely or tightly twisted into yarns. 纤维可以是膨松地或紧密地捻成纱线。 来自辞典例句

260 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

261 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

262 bonnets   

n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 )；（烟囱等的）覆盖物；（苏格兰男子的）无边呢帽；（女子戴的）任何一种帽子

参考例句：

• All the best bonnets of the city were there. 城里戴最漂亮的无边女帽的妇女全都到场了。 来自辞典例句
• I am tempting you with bonnets and bangles and leading you into a pit. 我是在用帽子和镯子引诱你，引你上钩。 来自飘（部分）

263 hues   

色彩( hue的名词复数 )； 色调； 信仰； 观点

参考例句：

• When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出，更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
• Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方，枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。

264 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

265 belles   

n.美女( belle的名词复数 )；最美的美女

参考例句：

• Every girl in Atlanta was knee deep in men,even the plainest girls were carrying on like belles. 亚特兰大的女孩子个个都有许多男人追求，就连最不出色的也像美人一样被男人紧紧缠住。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Even lot of belles, remand me next the United States! 还要很多美女，然后把我送回美国！ 来自互联网

266 ogling   

v.（向…）抛媚眼，送秋波( ogle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was not in the habit of ogling women. 他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
• Uncle Geooge got a black eye for ogling a lady in the pub. 乔治叔叔在酒店里对一女士抛媚眼而被打黑了一只眼睛。

267 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

268 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

269 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。

270 hieroglyphical   

n.象形文字，象形文字的文章

参考例句：

271 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

272 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

273 scion   

n.嫩芽，子孙

参考例句：

• A place is cut in the root stock to accept the scion.砧木上切开一个小口,来接受接穗。
• Nabokov was the scion of an aristocratic family.纳博科夫是一个贵族家庭的阔少。

274 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• 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。

275 temperate   

adj.温和的，温带的，自我克制的，不过分的

参考例句：

• Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
• Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。

276 pedantic   

adj.卖弄学问的；迂腐的

参考例句：

• He is learned,but neither stuffy nor pedantic.他很博学，但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问。
• Reading in a pedantic way may turn you into a bookworm or a bookcase,and has long been opposed.读死书会变成书呆子，甚至于成为书橱，早有人反对过了。

277 sneers   

讥笑的表情（言语）( sneer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You should ignore their sneers at your efforts. 他们对你的努力所作的讥笑你不要去理会。
• I felt that every woman here sneers at me. 我感到这里的每一个女人都在嘲笑我。

278 jeers   

n.操纵帆桁下部（使其上下的）索具；嘲讽( jeer的名词复数 )v.嘲笑( jeer的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They shouted jeers at him. 他们大声地嘲讽他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The jeers from the crowd caused the speaker to leave the platform. 群众的哄笑使讲演者离开讲台。 来自辞典例句

279 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

280 lashes   

n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 )；鞭子；突然猛烈的一击；急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时，母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面，以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

281 writhing   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
• He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。

282 malice   

n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋

参考例句：

• I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
• There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

283 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

284 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

285 dispense   

vt.分配，分发；配(药)，发(药)；实施

参考例句：

• Let us dispense the food.咱们来分发这食物。
• The charity has been given a large sum of money to dispense as it sees fit.这个慈善机构获得一大笔钱，可自行适当分配。

286 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

287 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• 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。

288 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

289 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

290 glutted   

v.吃得过多( glut的过去式和过去分词 )；（对胃口、欲望等）纵情满足；使厌腻；塞满

参考例句：

• The market was glutted with shoddy goods. 次货充斥市场。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The tour of Guilin glutted my eyes. 桂林一游使我大饱眼福。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

291 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。

292 snug   

adj.温暖舒适的，合身的，安全的；v.使整洁干净，舒适地依靠，紧贴；n.（英）酒吧里的私房

参考例句：

• He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
• She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。

293 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

294 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

295 appals   

v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Mr Huckabee's weakness is that his protectionist and anti-corporate rhetoric appals economic conservatives. 哈克比先生的弱点在于他的贸易保护主义者和反公司的言论吓坏了经济保守派。 来自互联网

296 daggers   

匕首，短剑( dagger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I will speak daggers to her, but use none. 我要用利剑一样的话刺痛她的心，但绝不是真用利剑。
• The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war. 世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。

297 zigzagging   

v.弯弯曲曲地走路，曲折地前进( zigzag的现在分词 )；盘陀

参考例句：

• She walked along, zigzagging with her head back. 她回头看着，弯弯扭扭地向前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We followed the path zigzagging up the steep slope. 我们沿着小径曲曲折折地爬上陡坡。 来自互联网

298 trout   

n.鳟鱼；鲑鱼(属)

参考例句：

• Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
• We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼，早饭时吃了。

299 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

300 gentry   

n.绅士阶级，上层阶级

参考例句：

• Landed income was the true measure of the gentry.来自土地的收入是衡量是否士绅阶层的真正标准。
• Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.宁做自由民之首，不居贵族之末。

301 thump   

v.重击，砰然地响；n.重击，重击声

参考例句：

• The thief hit him a thump on the head.贼在他的头上重击一下。
• The excitement made her heart thump.她兴奋得心怦怦地跳。

302 garb   

n.服装，装束

参考例句：

• He wore the garb of a general.他身着将军的制服。
• Certain political,social,and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb.一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。

303 chaste   

adj.贞洁的；有道德的；善良的；简朴的

参考例句：

• Comparatively speaking,I like chaste poetry better.相比较而言，我更喜欢朴实无华的诗。
• Tess was a chaste young girl.苔丝是一个善良的少女。

304 tunic   

n.束腰外衣

参考例句：

• The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。
• Your tunic and hose match ill with that jewel,young man.你的外套和裤子跟你那首饰可不相称呢，年轻人。

305 bugle   

n.军号，号角，喇叭；v.吹号，吹号召集

参考例句：

• When he heard the bugle call, he caught up his gun and dashed out.他一听到军号声就抓起枪冲了出去。
• As the bugle sounded we ran to the sports ground and fell in.军号一响，我们就跑到运动场集合站队。

306 dangles   

悬吊着( dangle的第三人称单数 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• A kite dangles from a telephone wire. 一只风筝悬挂在电话线上晃来晃去。
• Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels. 她一只手耷拉在一边，闪耀着珠宝的寒光。

307 blots   

污渍( blot的名词复数 )； 墨水渍； 错事； 污点

参考例句：

• The letter had many blots and blurs. 信上有许多墨水渍和污迹。
• It's all, all covered with blots the same as if she were crying on the paper. 到处，到处都是泪痕，像是她趴在信纸上哭过。 来自名作英译部分

308 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

309 dross   

n.渣滓；无用之物

参考例句：

• Caroline felt the value of the true ore,and knew the deception of the flashy dross.卡罗琳辨别出了真金的价值，知道那种炫耀的铁渣只有迷惑人的外表。
• The best players go off to the big clubs,leaving us the dross.最好的队员都投奔大俱乐部去了，就只给我们剩下些不中用的人。

310 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

311 sordid   

adj.肮脏的，不干净的，卑鄙的，暗淡的

参考例句：

• He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
• They lived in a sordid apartment.他们住在肮脏的公寓房子里。

312 abridgment   

n.删节，节本

参考例句：

• An abridgment of the book has been published for young readers.他们为年轻读者出版了这本书的节本。
• This abridgment provides a concise presentation of this masterpiece of Buddhist literature.这个删节本提供了简明介绍佛教文学的杰作。

313 regiment   

n.团，多数，管理；v.组织，编成团，统制

参考例句：

• As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活，所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
• They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。

314 wheedles   

v.骗取（某物），哄骗（某人干某事）( wheedle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

315 postures   

姿势( posture的名词复数 )； 看法； 态度； 立场

参考例句：

• Modern consciousness has this great need to explode its own postures. 现代意识很有这种摧毁本身姿态的需要。
• They instinctively gathered themselves into more tidy postures. 她们本能地恢复了端庄的姿态。

316 viper   

n.毒蛇；危险的人

参考例句：

• Envy lucks at the bottom of the human heart a viper in its hole.嫉妒潜伏在人心底，如同毒蛇潜伏在穴中。
• Be careful of that viper;he is dangerous.小心那个阴险的人，他很危险。

317 doff   

v.脱，丢弃，废除

参考例句：

• The peasants doff their hats.农民脱下了他们的帽子。
• When he received me informally,he doffed the uniform of state and always wore a long chinese coat.当他非正式接见我的时候，他不穿礼服而总是穿中国长袍。

318 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。

319 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。

320 bevy   

n.一群

参考例句：

• A bevy of bathing beauties appeared on the beach.沙滩上出现了一群游泳的美女。
• Look,there comes a bevy of ladies.看，一群女人来了。

321 scoff   

n.嘲笑，笑柄，愚弄；v.嘲笑，嘲弄，愚弄，狼吞虎咽

参考例句：

• You are not supposed to scoff at religion.你不该嘲弄宗教。
• He was the scoff of the town.他成为全城的笑柄。

322 recede   

vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进

参考例句：

• The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
• He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。

323 bartering   

v.作物物交换，以货换货( barter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Parliament would be touchy about bartering British soil for ships. 用英国国土换取舰只，议会感到为难。 来自辞典例句
• In former times trade was based on bartering--goods were exchanged for other goods. 以前，贸易是以易货（即货物交换）的方式进行的。 来自辞典例句

324 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

325 hisses   

嘶嘶声( hiss的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The speaker was received with a mixture of applause and hisses. 那演说者同时得到喝彩声和嘘声。
• A fire hisses if water is thrown on it. 把水浇到火上，火就发出嘶嘶声。

326 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

327 dint   

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。

328 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

329 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• 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。

330 wields   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的第三人称单数 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• She wields enormous power within the party. 她操纵着党内大权。
• He remains chairman, but wields little power at the company. 他还是主席，但在公司没有什么实权了。

331 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

332 bumpers   

（汽车上的）保险杠，缓冲器( bumper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our bumpers just grazed (ie touched each other) as we passed. 我们错车时保险互相蹭了一下。
• Car stickers can be attached to the bumpers or windows. 汽车贴纸可以贴在防撞杆上或车窗上。

333 peals   

n.（声音大而持续或重复的）洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 )；隆隆声；洪亮的钟声；钟乐v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She burst into peals of laughter. 她忽然哈哈大笑起来。
• She went into fits/peals of laughter. 她发出阵阵笑声。 来自辞典例句

334 hoarse   

adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的

参考例句：

• He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
• He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

335 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

336 precocious   

adj.早熟的；较早显出的

参考例句：

• They become precocious experts in tragedy.他们成了一批思想早熟、善写悲剧的能手。
• Margaret was always a precocious child.玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。

337 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

338 eddy   

n.漩涡，涡流

参考例句：

• The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了。
• In Taylor's picture,the eddy is the basic element of turbulence.在泰勒的描述里，旋涡是湍流的基本要素。

339 flicker   

vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现

参考例句：

• There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
• At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。

340 fins   

[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌

参考例句：

• The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
• Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句

341 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

342 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

343 costliest   

adj.昂贵的( costly的最高级 )；代价高的；引起困难的；造成损失的

参考例句：

• At 81 billion dollars, Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in American history. “卡特里娜”飓风造成了近810亿美圆的损失，是美国历史上最严重的自然灾难之一。 来自互联网
• Senator John Kerry has proposed a tax on the costliest health plans sold by insurance companies. 参议员约翰？克里(JohnKerry)已经提议对保险公司销售的高价值的保险计划征税。 来自互联网

344 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

345 halcyon   

n.平静的，愉快的

参考例句：

• He yearned for the halcyon day sof his childhood.他怀念儿时宁静幸福的日子。
• He saw visions of a halcyon future.他看到了将来的太平日子的幻境。

346 sleepers   

n.卧铺（通常以复数形式出现）；卧车( sleeper的名词复数 )；轨枕；睡觉（呈某种状态）的人；小耳环

参考例句：

• He trod quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers. 他轻移脚步，以免吵醒睡着的人。 来自辞典例句
• The nurse was out, and we two sleepers were alone. 保姆出去了，只剩下我们两个瞌睡虫。 来自辞典例句

347 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

348 fowl   

n.家禽，鸡，禽肉

参考例句：

• Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。
• Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后，我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉，少吃红色肉类。

349 phantoms   

n.鬼怪，幽灵( phantom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms. 他们像两个幽灵似的消失在了楼下。 来自辞典例句
• The horrible night that he had passed had left phantoms behind it. 他刚才度过的恐布之夜留下了种种错觉。 来自辞典例句

350 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

351 diurnal   

adj.白天的，每日的

参考例句：

• Kangaroos are diurnal animals.袋鼠是日间活动的动物。
• Over water the diurnal change in refraction is likely to be small. 在水面上，折光的周日变化可能是很小的。

352 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

353 wretches   

n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 )；可怜的人；恶棍；坏蛋

参考例句：

• The little wretches were all bedraggledfrom some roguery. 小淘气们由于恶作剧而弄得脏乎乎的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The best courage for us poor wretches is to fly from danger. 对我们这些可怜虫说来，最好的出路还是躲避危险。 来自辞典例句

354 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

355 ruffled   

adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She ruffled his hair affectionately. 她情意绵绵地拨弄着他的头发。
• All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。

356 rumpled   

v.弄皱，使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She rumpled his hair playfully. 她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。
• The bed was rumpled and strewn with phonograph records. 那张床上凌乱不堪，散放着一些唱片。 来自辞典例句

357 morbid   

adj.病的；致病的；病态的；可怕的

参考例句：

• Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
• It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。

358 pickles   

n.腌菜( pickle的名词复数 )；处于困境；遇到麻烦；菜酱

参考例句：

• Most people eat pickles at breakfast. 大多数人早餐吃腌菜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I want their pickles and wines, and that.' 我要他们的泡菜、美酒和所有其他东西。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛

359 envious   

adj.嫉妒的，羡慕的

参考例句：

• I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。

360 fret   

v.(使)烦恼；(使)焦急；(使)腐蚀，(使)磨损

参考例句：

• Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急，我们能准时到那里。
• She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.

361 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

362 tormenting   

使痛苦的，使苦恼的

参考例句：

• He took too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called Caliban. 他喜欢一味捉弄一个名叫凯列班的丑妖怪。
• The children were scolded for tormenting animals. 孩子们因折磨动物而受到责骂。

363 cherub   

n.小天使，胖娃娃

参考例句：

• It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.难怪漫画家总是把他画成一个邪恶的小天使。
• The cherub in the painting is very lovely.这幅画中的小天使非常可爱。

364 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

365 turbid   

adj.混浊的，泥水的，浓的

参考例句：

• He found himself content to watch idly the sluggish flow of the turbid stream.他心安理得地懒洋洋地望着混浊的河水缓缓流着。
• The lake's water is turbid.这个湖里的水混浊。

366 annoyances   

n.恼怒( annoyance的名词复数 )；烦恼；打扰；使人烦恼的事

参考例句：

• At dinner that evening two annoyances kept General Zaroff from perfect enjoyment one. 当天晚上吃饭时，有两件不称心的事令沙洛夫吃得不很香。 来自辞典例句
• Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances-don't we all? 事实上我有很多类似的小烦恼，我们不都有这种小烦恼吗？ 来自互联网

367 surmising   

v.臆测，推断( surmise的现在分词 )；揣测；猜想

参考例句：

• Fanny's heart beat quick, and she felt quite unequal to surmising or soliciting any more. 范妮的心跳得快了起来，她不敢猜测她往下讲些什么，也不敢求她再往下讲。 来自辞典例句

368 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

369 doze   

v.打瞌睡；n.打盹，假寐

参考例句：

• He likes to have a doze after lunch.他喜欢午饭后打个盹。
• While the adults doze,the young play.大人们在打瞌睡，而孩子们在玩耍。

370 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

371 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

372 commotion   

n.骚动，动乱

参考例句：

• They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。
• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间，整条街道变得一片混乱。

373 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

374 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

375 witty   

adj.机智的，风趣的

参考例句：

• Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。

376 veneration   

n.尊敬，崇拜

参考例句：

• I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕。
• My father venerated General Eisenhower.我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。

377 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

378 glorification   

n.赞颂

参考例句：

• Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism. 对国家的军事效忠以及美化；狂热的爱国主义。
• Glorification-A change of place, a new condition with God. 得荣─在神面前新处境，改变了我们的结局。

379 adoration   

n.爱慕，崇拜

参考例句：

• He gazed at her with pure adoration.他一往情深地注视着她。
• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。

380 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

381 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

382 bridle   

n.笼头，束缚；vt.抑制，约束；动怒

参考例句：

• He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
• I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。

383 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

384 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

385 loom   

n.织布机，织机；v.隐现，(危险、忧虑等)迫近

参考例句：

• The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
• The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。

386 disconsolate   

adj.忧郁的，不快的

参考例句：

• He looked so disconsolate that It'scared her.他看上去情绪很坏，吓了她一跳。
• At the dress rehearsal she was disconsolate.彩排时她闷闷不乐。

387 scenting   

vt.闻到（scent的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Soames, scenting the approach of a jest, closed up. 索来斯觉察出有点调侃的味儿来了，赶快把话打断。 来自辞典例句
• The pale woodbines and the dog-roses were scenting the hedgerows. 金银花和野蔷薇把道旁的树也薰香了。 来自辞典例句

388 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

389 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

390 savors   

v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的第三人称单数 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝

参考例句：

• His talk savors, of self-conceit. 他的谈话给人以自负的感觉。 来自辞典例句
• This sauce savors, of lemon. 这个调味酱有柠檬味。 来自辞典例句

391 savor   

vt.品尝，欣赏；n.味道，风味；情趣，趣味

参考例句：

• The soup has a savor of onion.这汤有洋葱味。
• His humorous remarks added a savor to our conversation.他幽默的话语给谈话增添了风趣。

392 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

393 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

394 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

395 rigid   

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。

396 wheedled   

v.骗取（某物），哄骗（某人干某事）( wheedle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The children wheedled me into letting them go to the film. 孩子们把我哄得同意让他们去看电影了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She wheedled her husband into buying a lottery ticket. 她用甜言蜜语诱使她的丈夫买彩券。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

397 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

398 raffle   

n.废物，垃圾，抽奖售卖；v.以抽彩出售

参考例句：

• The money was raised by the sale of raffle tickets.这笔款子是通过出售购物彩券筹集的。
• He won a car in the raffle.他在兑奖售物活动中赢得了一辆汽车。

399 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

400 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

401 undoing   

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。

402 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

403 charades   

n.伪装( charade的名词复数 )；猜字游戏

参考例句：

• She and her three brothers played charades. 她和3个兄弟玩看手势猜字谜游戏。 来自辞典例句
• A group of children were dressed to play charades. 一群孩子穿着夜礼服在玩字迷游戏。 来自辞典例句

404 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

405 niche   

n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)

参考例句：

• Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
• The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。

406 besieging   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They constituted a near-insuperable obstacle to the besieging infantry. 它们就会形成围城步兵几乎不可逾越的障碍。
• He concentrated the sun's rays on the Roman ships besieging the city and burned them. 他把集中的阳光照到攻城的罗马船上，把它们焚毁。

407 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

408 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

409 plied   

v.使用（工具）( ply的过去式和过去分词 )；经常供应（食物、饮料）；固定往来；经营生意

参考例句：

• They plied me with questions about my visit to England. 他们不断地询问我的英国之行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They plied us with tea and cakes. 他们一个劲儿地让我们喝茶、吃糕饼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

410 sentimental   

adj.多愁善感的，感伤的

参考例句：

• She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
• We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。

411 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

412 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

413 requited   

v.报答( requite的过去式和过去分词 )；酬谢；回报；报复

参考例句：

• I requited him for his help with a present. 我送他一份礼以答谢他的帮助。 来自辞典例句
• His kindness was requited with cold contempt. 他的好意被报以 [遭致] 冷淡的轻蔑。 来自辞典例句

414 plighted   

vt.保证，约定（plight的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• They plighted their troth for the rest of their days. 他们俩盟誓结为终身伴侣。 来自辞典例句
• Here and there a raw young lady does think of the friends of her plighted man. 这是阅历不深的的年轻姑娘对她未婚夫的朋友往往会持有的看法。 来自辞典例句

415 crooked   

adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
• You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

416 labors   

v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• 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。 来自辞典例句
• Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句

417 leaven   

v.使发酵；n.酵母；影响

参考例句：

• These men have been the leaven in the lump of the race.如果说这个种族是块面团，这些人便是发酵剂。
• The leaven of reform was working.改革的影响力在起作用。

418 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

419 auspicious   

adj.吉利的；幸运的，吉兆的

参考例句：

• The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。
• With favorable weather conditions it was an auspicious moment to set sail.风和日丽，正是扬帆出海的黄道吉日。

420 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

421 tinges   

n.细微的色彩，一丝痕迹( tinge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tinges of green apple, citric fruits and a slight mineral touch. 萦绕着青苹果，柠檬和矿物质的芳香。 来自互联网
• Tinges the landscape with a golden hue. 它们给这片风景染上一片金色。 来自互联网

422 barge   

n.平底载货船，驳船

参考例句：

• The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
• Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。

423 galley   

n.（飞机或船上的）厨房单层甲板大帆船；军舰舰长用的大划艇；

参考例句：

• The stewardess will get you some water from the galley.空姐会从厨房给你拿些水来。
• Visitors can also go through the large galley where crew members got their meals.游客还可以穿过船员们用餐的厨房。

424 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

425 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

426 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

427 burnished   

adj.抛光的，光亮的v.擦亮（金属等），磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 )；被擦亮，磨光

参考例句：

• The floor was spotless; the grate and fire-irons were burnished bright. 地板上没有污迹；炉栅和火炉用具擦得发亮。 来自辞典例句
• The woods today are burnished bronze. 今天的树林是一片发亮的青铜色。 来自辞典例句

428 jocund   

adj.快乐的，高兴的

参考例句：

• A poet could not but be gay in such a jocund company.一个诗人在这种兴高采烈的同伴中自然而然地会快乐。
• Her jocund character made her the most popular girl in the county.她快乐的个性使她成为这个郡最受欢迎的女孩。

429 emblems   

n.象征，标记( emblem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His emblems are the spear and the burning torch. 他佩带的徽记是长矛和燃烧着的火炬。 来自辞典例句
• Crystal prize, Crystal gift, Crystal trophy, Champion cup, Emblems. 水晶奖牌、水晶礼品、水晶纪念品、奖杯、金属奖牌。 来自互联网

430 sonorous   

adj.响亮的，回响的；adv.圆润低沉地；感人地；n.感人，堂皇

参考例句：

• The sonorous voice of the speaker echoed round the room.那位演讲人洪亮的声音在室内回荡。
• He has a deep sonorous voice.他的声音深沉而洪亮。

431 noosing   

v.绞索，套索( noose的现在分词 )

参考例句：

432 dingy   

adj.昏暗的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
• The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。

433 elevations   

（水平或数量）提高( elevation的名词复数 )； 高地； 海拔； 提升

参考例句：

• Weight of the crust changes as elevations are eroded and materials are deposited elsewhere. 当高地受到侵蚀，物质沉积到别的地方时，地壳的重量就改变。
• All deck elevations are on the top of structural beams. 所有甲板标高线均指结构梁顶线。

434 saucy   

adj.无礼的；俊俏的；活泼的

参考例句：

• He was saucy and mischievous when he was working.他工作时总爱调皮捣蛋。
• It was saucy of you to contradict your father.你顶撞父亲，真是无礼。

435 bestial   

adj.残忍的；野蛮的

参考例句：

• The Roman gladiatorial contests were bestial amusements.罗马角斗是残忍的娱乐。
• A statement on Amman Radio spoke of bestial aggression and a horrible massacre. 安曼广播电台播放的一则声明提到了野蛮的侵略和骇人的大屠杀。

436 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。

437 blanched   

v.使变白( blanch的过去式 )；使（植物）不见阳光而变白；酸洗（金属）使有光泽；用沸水烫（杏仁等）以便去皮

参考例句：

• The girl blanched with fear when she saw the bear coming. 那女孩见熊（向她）走来，吓得脸都白了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Their faces blanched in terror. 他们的脸因恐惧而吓得发白。 来自《简明英汉词典》

438 galleon   

n.大帆船

参考例句：

• The story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.在1628年，有一艘大帆船在处女航开始时就沉没了，这个沉船故事一定是最神奇的海上轶事之一。
• In 1620 the English galleon Mayfolwer set out from the port of Southampton with 102 pilgrims on board.1620年，英国的“五月花”号西班牙式大帆船载着102名

439 gaping   

adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

440 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

441 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

442 treacle   

n.糖蜜

参考例句：

• Blend a little milk with two tablespoons of treacle.将少许牛奶和两大汤匙糖浆混合。
• The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweet.啜饮蜜糖的苍蝇在甜蜜中丧生。

443 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。

444 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

445 impure   

adj.不纯净的，不洁的；不道德的，下流的

参考例句：

• The air of a big city is often impure.大城市的空气往往是污浊的。
• Impure drinking water is a cause of disease.不洁的饮用水是引发疾病的一个原因。

446 discordant   

adj.不调和的

参考例句：

• Leonato thought they would make a discordant pair.里奥那托认为他们不适宜作夫妻。
• For when we are deeply mournful discordant above all others is the voice of mirth.因为当我们极度悲伤的时候，欢乐的声音会比其他一切声音都更显得不谐调。

447 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

448 overture   

n.前奏曲、序曲，提议，提案，初步交涉

参考例句：

• The opera was preceded by a short overture.这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。
• His overture led to nothing.他的提议没有得到什么结果。

449 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

450 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

451 sumptuous   

adj.豪华的，奢侈的，华丽的

参考例句：

• The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.客人们身着华丽的夜礼服出现了。
• We were ushered into a sumptuous dining hall.我们被领进一个豪华的餐厅。

452 collation   

n.便餐；整理

参考例句：

• It was in this retreat that Mr. Quilp ordered a cold collation to be prepared.奎尔普先生就是在这个别墅里预定冷点的。
• I was quite taken with your line of photocopiers with collation and stapling capability.我被贵公司能够自动整理和装订的系列复印机吸引住了。

453 anchovy   

n.凤尾鱼

参考例句：

• Waters off the Peruvian coast become unusually warm,destroying the local anchovy fishing industry.由于异常的高温，秘鲁海岸的海水温度变化异常，影响了当地的凤尾鱼捕捞业。
• Anchovy together with sweet-peppergarlic,milk,chicken stock,and add cheese toasted.奶油状的搅打鸡蛋，放在涂有凤尾鱼糊的吐司面包上。

454 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

455 chestnut   

n.栗树，栗子

参考例句：

• We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
• In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。

456 gape   

v.张口，打呵欠，目瞪口呆地凝视

参考例句：

• His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me.他的秘书停止了记录，目瞪口呆地望着我。
• He was not the type to wander round gaping at everything like a tourist.他不是那种像个游客似的四处闲逛、对什么都好奇张望的人。

457 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

458 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

459 opulence   

n.财富，富裕

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence.他从未见过这样的财富。
• He owes his opulence to work hard.他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。

460 fickle   

adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的，不坚定的

参考例句：

• Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
• The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。

461 benighted   

adj.蒙昧的

参考例句：

• Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened,heed only one side and you will be benighted.兼听则明，偏信则暗。
• Famine hit that benighted country once more.饥荒再次席卷了那个蒙昧的国家。

462 clump   

n.树丛，草丛；vi.用沉重的脚步行走

参考例句：

• A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
• It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。

463 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• 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。

464 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

465 thatch   

vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部；n.茅草(屋)

参考例句：

• They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把，放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
• They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。

466 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

467 contrives   

（不顾困难地）促成某事( contrive的第三人称单数 )； 巧妙地策划，精巧地制造（如机器）； 设法做到

参考例句：

• The striver contrives to derive that privacy can't be deprived. 奋斗者想方设法推导得出隐私（权）不可剥夺。
• Chance contrives better than we ourselves. 机遇往往出人意料；人算不如天算。

468 seamen   

n.海员

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中，许多海员想，要是他们在陆地上就好了。

469 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

470 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

471 ominous   

adj.不祥的，不吉的，预兆的，预示的

参考例句：

• Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。

472 scented   

adj.有香味的；洒香水的；有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)

参考例句：

• I let my lungs fill with the scented air. 我呼吸着芬芳的空气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police dog scented about till he found the trail. 警犬嗅来嗅去，终于找到了踪迹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

473 hawthorn   

山楂

参考例句：

• A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
• Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

474 scents   

n.香水( scent的名词复数 )；气味；（动物的）臭迹；（尤指狗的）嗅觉

参考例句：

• The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
• The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

475 simplicity   

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。

476 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

477 turnips   

芜青( turnip的名词复数 )； 芜菁块根； 芜菁甘蓝块根； 怀表

参考例句：

• Well, I like turnips, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflowers, onions and carrots. 噢，我喜欢大萝卜、西红柿、茄子、菜花、洋葱和胡萝卜。 来自魔法英语-口语突破（高中）
• This is turnip soup, made from real turnips. 这是大头菜汤，用真正的大头菜做的。

478 torpor   

n.迟钝；麻木；（动物的）冬眠

参考例句：

• The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.病人逐渐变得迟钝。
• He fell into a deep torpor.他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。

479 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

480 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

481 lark   

n.云雀，百灵鸟；n.嬉戏，玩笑；vi.嬉戏

参考例句：

• He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
• She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。

482 thicket   

n.灌木丛，树林

参考例句：

• A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
• We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。

483 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

484 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

485 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

486 murmurs   

n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 )；低语声；怨言；嘀咕

参考例句：

• They spoke in low murmurs. 他们低声说着话。 来自辞典例句
• They are more superficial, more distinctly heard than murmurs. 它们听起来比心脏杂音更为浅表而清楚。 来自辞典例句

487 bards   

n.诗人( bard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were feasts and drinking and singing by the bards. 他们欢宴狂饮，还有吟游诗人的歌唱作伴助兴。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• Round many western islands have I been Which Bards in fealty to Apollo hold. 还有多少西方的海岛，歌都已使它们向阿波罗臣服。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

488 dice   

n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险

参考例句：

• They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。
• A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。

489 shuffling   

adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

490 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

491 chateau   

n.城堡，别墅

参考例句：

• The house was modelled on a French chateau.这房子是模仿一座法国大别墅建造的。
• The chateau was left to itself to flame and burn.那府第便径自腾起大火燃烧下去。

492 fetters   

n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 )；束缚v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance. 他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
• They will run wild freed from the fetters of control. 他们一旦摆脱了束缚，就会变得无法无天。 来自《简明英汉词典》

493 seduced   

诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
• His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。

494 intrigues   

n.密谋策划( intrigue的名词复数 )；神秘气氛；引人入胜的复杂情节v.搞阴谋诡计( intrigue的第三人称单数 )；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• He was made king as a result of various intrigues. 由于搞了各种各样的阴谋，他当上了国王。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure. 搞阴谋诡计的人注定要失败。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

495 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

496 misery   

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。

497 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

498 homely   

adj.家常的，简朴的；不漂亮的

参考例句：

• We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。
• Come and have a homely meal with us,will you?来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭，好吗？

499 exultation   

n.狂喜，得意

参考例句：

• It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
• He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。

500 lustre   

n.光亮，光泽；荣誉

参考例句：

• The sun was shining with uncommon lustre.太阳放射出异常的光彩。
• A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.一个好的名誉在黑暗中也保持它的光辉。

501 speculation   

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。

502 drawn   

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。

503 derive   

v.取得；导出；引申；来自；源自；出自

参考例句：

• We derive our sustenance from the land.我们从土地获取食物。
• We shall derive much benefit from reading good novels.我们将从优秀小说中获得很大好处。

504 revolves   

v.（使）旋转( revolve的第三人称单数 )；细想

参考例句：

• The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis. 地球既公转又自转。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Thus a wheel revolves on its axle. 于是，轮子在轴上旋转。 来自《简明英汉词典》

505 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

506 fabled   

adj.寓言中的，虚构的

参考例句：

• For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。
• Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

507 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

508 vile   

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。

509 rambled   

（无目的地）漫游( ramble的过去式和过去分词 )； （喻）漫谈； 扯淡； 长篇大论

参考例句：

• We rambled through the woods. 我们漫步走过树林。
• She rambled on at great length but she didn't get to the heart of the matter. 她夹七夹八地说了许多话也没说到点子上。

510 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。

511 heinous   

adj.可憎的，十恶不赦的

参考例句：

• They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
• I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。

512 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

513 conspire   

v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致

参考例句：

• They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
• History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。

514 cadger   

n.乞丐；二流子；小的油容量；小型注油器

参考例句：

• You are to remember that I knew no more of my descent than any cadger's dog. 你们可记得我对于自己的家世，不见得比流浪汉的一头狗知道的更多。 来自辞典例句

515 overdrawn   

透支( overdraw的过去分词 )； (overdraw的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The characters in this novel are rather overdrawn. 这本小说中的人物描写得有些夸张。
• His account of the bank robbery is somewhat overdrawn. 他对银行抢案的叙述有些夸张。

516 badger   

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。

517 muffles   

v.压抑，捂住( muffle的第三人称单数 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• Snow muffles the shriek of metal and the rasp of motion. 大雪掩盖了金属的尖叫声和机器的刺耳声。 来自互联网

518 rogues   

n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 )；无赖；调皮捣蛋的人；离群的野兽

参考例句：

• 'I'll show these rogues that I'm an honest woman,'said my mother. “我要让那些恶棍知道，我是个诚实的女人。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The rogues looked at each other, but swallowed the home-thrust in silence. 那些恶棍面面相觑，但只好默默咽下这正中要害的话。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛

519 brutes   

兽( brute的名词复数 )； 畜生； 残酷无情的人； 兽性

参考例句：

• They're not like dogs; they're hideous brutes. 它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。
• Suddenly the foul musty odour of the brutes struck his nostrils. 突然，他的鼻尖闻到了老鼠的霉臭味。 来自英汉文学

520 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

521 ossification   

n.骨化，（思想等的）僵化

参考例句：

• Objective To study the mechanism of ossification of yellow ligament. 目的为研究黄韧带骨化致椎管狭窄的机制打下基础。 来自互联网
• Conclusion. Dural ossification is a common finding in OLF. 结论：硬膜骨化是OLF常见的表现。 来自互联网

522 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

523 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。

524 stumping   

僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说

参考例句：

• She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。
• But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

525 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

526 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

527 thumping   

adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的adv.极端地；非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持

参考例句：

• Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

528 amputation   

n.截肢

参考例句：

• In ancient India,adultery was punished by amputation of the nose.在古代印度，通奸要受到剖鼻的处罚。
• He lived only hours after the amputation.截肢后，他只活了几个小时。

529 sinister   

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。

530 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

531 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

532 misgiving   

n.疑虑，担忧，害怕

参考例句：

• She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.她对自己即将要做的事情存有一些顾虑。
• The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。

533 knells   

n.丧钟声( knell的名词复数 )；某事物结束的象征

参考例句：

• When bell knells, when banshee wails; you know, the time is come. 丧钟敲响，女妖嚎哭；你知道，大限到了。 来自互联网

534 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

535 bequests   

n.遗赠( bequest的名词复数 )；遗产，遗赠物

参考例句：

• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He left bequests of money to all his friends. 他留下一些钱遗赠给他所有的朋友。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

536 merged   

（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。

537 concealing   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善，我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定，还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产

538 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

539 recoil   

vi.退却，退缩，畏缩

参考例句：

• Most people would recoil at the sight of the snake.许多人看见蛇都会向后退缩。
• Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it.报复者常会受到报应。

540 felon   

n.重罪犯；adj.残忍的

参考例句：

• He's a convicted felon.他是个已定罪的重犯。
• Hitler's early "successes" were only the startling depredations of a resolute felon.希特勒的早期“胜利 ”，只不过是一个死心塌地的恶棍出人意料地抢掠得手而已。

541 loathing   

n.厌恶，憎恨v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的现在分词)；极不喜欢

参考例句：

• She looked at her attacker with fear and loathing . 她盯着襲擊她的歹徒，既害怕又憎恨。
• They looked upon the creature with a loathing undisguised. 他们流露出明显的厌恶看那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

542 smote   

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

543 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

544 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

545 gilder   

镀金工人

参考例句：

546 hoarded   

v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It owned great properties and often hoarded huge treasures. 它拥有庞大的财产，同时往往窖藏巨额的财宝。 来自辞典例句
• Sylvia among them, good-naturedly applaud so much long-hoarded treasure of useless knowing. 西尔维亚也在他们中间，为那些长期珍藏的无用知识，友好地、起劲地鼓掌。 来自互联网

547 doled   

救济物( dole的过去式和过去分词 )； 失业救济金

参考例句：

• The food was doled out to the poor. 食品分发给了穷人。
• Sisco briskly doled out the United States positions on the key issues. 西斯科轻快地把美国在重大问题上的立场放了出去。

548 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。