Ode to the Great Unknown.?

“O breathe not his name!”—Moore.
1.

Thou Great Unknown!

I do not mean Eternity¹, nor Death,

That vast incog!

For I suppose thou hast a living breath,

Howbeit we know not from whose lungs ’tis blown,

Thou man of fog!

Parent of many children — child of none!

Nobody’s son!

Nobody’s daughter — but a parent still!

Still but an ostrich² parent of a batch³

Of orphan⁴ eggs — left to the world to hatch

Superlative Nil⁵!

A vox and nothing more — yet not Vauxhall;

A head in papers, yet without a curl!

Not the Invisible Girl!

No hand — but a handwriting on a wall —

A popular nonentity⁶,

Still call’d the same — without identity!

A lark⁷, heard out of sight —

A nothing shin’d upon — invisibly bright,

“Dark with excess of light!”

Constable⁸’s literary John-a-nokes —

The real Scottish wizard — and not which,

Nobody — in a niche⁹;

Every one’s hoax¹⁰!

Maybe Sir Walter Scott —

Perhaps not!

Why dost thou so conceal¹¹ and puzzle curious folks?
2.

Thou — whom the second-sighted never saw,

The Master Fiction of fictitious¹² history!

Chief Nong-tong-paw!

No mister in the world — and yet all mystery!

The “tricksy spirit” of a Scotch¹³ Cock Lane —

A novel Junius puzzling the world’s brain —

A man of Magic — yet no talisman¹⁴!

A man of clair obscure — not he o’ the moon!

A star — at noon.

A non-descriptus in a caravan¹⁵,

A private — of no corps¹⁶ — a northern light

In a dark lantern — Bogie in a crape —

A figure — but no shape;

A vizor — and no knight¹⁷;

The real abstract hero of the age;

The staple¹⁸ Stranger of the stage;

A Some One made in every man’s presumption¹⁹,

Frankenstein’s monster — but instinct with gumption²⁰;

Another strange state captive in the north,

Constable-guarded in an iron mask —

Still let me ask,

Hast thou no silver platter,

No door-plate, or no card — or some such matter,

To scrawl²¹ a name upon, and then cast forth²²?
3.

Thou Scottish Barmecide, feeding the hunger

Of Curiosity with airy gammon!

Thou mystery-monger,

Dealing²³ it out like middle cut of salmon²⁴,

That people buy and can’t make head or tail of it;

(Howbeit that puzzle never hurts the sale of it;)

Thou chief of authors mystic and abstractical,

That lay their proper bodies on the shelf —

Keeping thyself so truly to thyself,

Thou Zimmerman made practical!

Thou secret fountain of a Scottish style,

That, like the Nile,

Hideth its source wherever it is bred,

But still keeps disemboguing

(Not disembroguing)

Thro’ such broad sandy mouths without a head!

Thou disembodied author — not yet dead —

The whole world’s literary Absentee!

Ah! wherefore hast thou fled,

Thou learned Nemo — wise to a degree,

Anonymous²⁵ LL.D.!
4.

Thou nameless captain of the nameless gang

That do — and inquests cannot say who did it!

Wert thou at Mrs. Donatty’s death-pang?

Hast thou made gravy²⁶ of Weare’s watch — or hid it?

Hast thou a Blue-Beard chamber²⁷? Heaven forbid it!

I should be very loth to see thee hang!

I hope thou hast an alibi²⁸ well plann’d,

An innocent, altho’ an ink-black hand.

Tho’ that hast newly turn’d thy private bolt on

The curiosity of all invaders²⁹ —

I hope thou art merely closeted with Colton,

Who knows a little of the Holy Land,

Writing thy next new novel — The Crusaders!
5.

Perhaps thou wert even born

To be Unknown. — Perhaps hung, some foggy morn,

At Captain Coram’s charitable wicket,

Pinn’d to a ticket

That Fate had made illegible³⁰, foreseeing

The future great unmentionable being. —

Perhaps thou hast ridden

A scholar poor on St. Augustine’s Back,

Like Chatterton, and found a dusty pack

Of Rowley novels in an old chest hidden;

A little hoard³¹ of clever simulation,

That took the town — and Constable has bidden

Some hundred pounds for a continuation —

To keep and clothe thee in genteel starvation.
6.

I like thy Waverley — first of thy breeding;

I like its modest “sixty years ago,”

As if it was not meant for ages’ reading.

I don’t like Ivanhoe,

Tho’ Dymoke does — it makes him think of clattering³²

In iron overalls³³ before the king

Secure from battering³⁴, to ladies flattering,

Tuning³⁵, his challenge to the gauntlet’s ring —

Oh better far than all that anvil³⁶ clang

It was to hear thee touch the famous string

Of Robin³⁸ Hood’s tough bow and make it twang,

Rousing him up, all verdant³⁹, with his clan³⁷,

Like Sagittarian Pan!
7.

I like Guy Mannering — but not that sham⁴⁰ son

Of Brown:— I like that literary Sampson,

Nine-tenths a Dyer, with a smack⁴¹ of Porson.

I like Dirk Hatteraick, that rough sea Orson

That slew⁴² the Gauger⁴³;

And Dandie Dinmont, like old Ursa Major;

And Merrilies, young Bertram’s old defender⁴⁴,

That Scottish Witch of Endor,

That doom’d thy fame. She was the Witch, I take it,

To tell a great man’s fortune — or to make it!
8.

I like thy Antiquary. With his fit on,

He makes me think of Mr. Britton,

I like thy Antiquary. With Ins fit on,

It makes me think

Who has — or had — within his garden wall,

A miniature Stone Henge, so very small

That sparrows find it difficult to sit on;

And Dousterwivel, like Poyais’ M’Gregor;

And Edie Ochiltree, that old Blue Beggar,

Painted so cleverly,

I think thou surely knowest Mrs. Beverly!

I like thy Barber — him that fir’d the Beacon⁴⁵ —

But that’s a tender subject now to speak on!
9.

I like long-arm’d Rob Roy. — His very charms

Fashion’d him for renown⁴⁶! — In sad sincerity⁴⁷,

The man that robs or writes must have long arms,

If he’s to hand his deeds down to posterity⁴⁸!

Witness Miss Biffin’s posthumous⁴⁹ prosperity,

Her poor brown crumpled⁵⁰ mummy (nothing more)

Bearing the name she bore,

A thing Time’s tooth is tempted⁵¹ to destroy!

But Roys can never die — why else, in verity⁵²,

Is Paris echoing with “Vive le Roy“!

Aye, Rob shall live again, and deathless Di

Vernon, of course, shall often live again —

Whilst there’s a stone in Newgate, or a chain,

Who can pass by

Nor feel the Thief’s in prison and at hand?

There be Old Bailey Jarvies on the stand!
10.

I like thy Landlord’s Tales! — I like that Idol⁵³

Of love and Lammermoor — the blue-eyed maid

That led to church the mounted cavalcade⁵⁴,

And then pull’d up with such a bloody⁵⁵ bridal!

Throwing equestrian⁵⁶ Hymen on his haunches —

like the family (not silver) branches

That hold the tapers⁵⁷

To light the serious legend of Montrose. —

I like M’Aulay’s second-sighted vapors⁵⁸,

As if he could not walk or talk alone,

Without the devil — or the Great Unknown —

Dalgetty is the dearest of Ducrows!
11.

I like St. Leonard’s Lily — drench’d with dew!

I like thy Vision of the Covenanters,

That bloody-minded Grahame shot and slew.

I like the battle lost and won;

The hurly-burlys bravely done,

The warlike gallop⁵⁹ and the warlike canters!

I like that girded chieftain of the ranters,

Ready to preach down heathens, or to grapple,

With one eye on his sword,

And one upon the Word —

How he would cram⁶⁰ the Caledonian Chapel⁶¹!

I like stern Claverhouse, though he cloth dapple

His raven⁶² steed with blood of many a corse —

I like dear Mrs. Headrigg, that unravels⁶³

Her texts of scripture⁶⁴ on a trotting⁶⁵ horse —

She is so like Rae Wilson when he travels!
12.

I like thy Kenilworth — but I’m not going

To take a Retrospective Re-Review

Of all thy dainty novels — merely showing

The old familiar faces of a few,

The question to renew,

How thou canst leave such deeds without a name,

Forego the unclaim’d Dividends⁶⁶ of fame,

Forego the smiles of literary houris —

Mid-Lothian’s trump⁶⁷, and Fife’s shrill⁶⁸ note of praise,

And all the Carse of Gowrie’s,

When thou might’st have thy statue in Cromarty —

Or see thy image on Italian trays,

Betwixt Queen Caroline and Buonaparté,

Be painted by the Titian of R.A’s,

Or vie in signboards with the Royal Guelph!

P’rhaps have thy bust⁶⁹ set cheek by jowl with Homer’s,

P’rhaps send out plaster proxies⁷⁰ of thyself

To other Englands with Australian roamers —

Mayhap, in Literary Owhyhee

Displace the native wooden gods, or be

The china-Lar of a Canadian shelf!
13.

It is not modesty⁷¹ that bids thee hide —

She never wastes her blushes out of sight:

It is not to invite

The world’s decision, for thy fame is tried —

And thy fair deeds are scatter’d far and wide,

Even royal heads are with thy readers reckon’d —

From men in trencher caps to trencher scholars

In crimson⁷² collars,

And learned serjeants in the Forty-Second!

Whither by land or sea art thou not beckon’d?

Mayhap exported from the Frith of Forth,

Defying distance and its dim control;

Perhaps read about Stromness, and reckon’d worth

A brace⁷³ of Miltons for capacious soul —

Perhaps studied in the whalers, further north,

And set above ten Shakspeares near the pole!
14.

Oh, when thou writest by Aladdin’s lamp,

With such a giant genius at command,

Forever at thy stamp,

To fill thy treasury⁷⁴ from Fairy Land,

When haply thou might’st ask the pearly hand

Of some great British Vizier’s eldest⁷⁵ daughter,

Tho’ princes sought her,

And lead her in procession hymeneal,

Oh, why dost thou remain a Beau Ideal!

Why stay, a ghost, on the Lethean Wharf⁷⁶,

Envelop’d in Scotch mist and gloomy fogs?

Why, but because thou art some puny⁷⁷ Dwarf⁷⁸,

Some hopeless Imp⁷⁹, like Biquet with the Tuft,

Fearing, for all thy wit, to be rebuff’d,

Or bullied⁸⁰ by our great reviewing Gogs?
15.

What in this masquing age

Maketh Unknowns so many and so shy?

What but the critic’s page?

One hath a cast, he hides from the world’s eye;

Another hath a wen — he won’t show where;

A third has sandy hair,

A hunch⁸¹ upon his back, or legs awry⁸²,

Things for a vile⁸³ reviewer to espy⁸⁴!

Another hath a mangel-wurzel nose —

Finally, this is dimpled,

Like a pale crumpet face, or that is pimpled⁸⁵,

Things for a monthly critic to expose —

Nay⁸⁶, what is thy own case — that being small,

Thou choosest to be nobody at all!
16.

Well, thou art prudent⁸⁷, with such puny bones —

E’en like Elshender, the mysterious elf,

That shadowy revelation of thyself —

To build thee a small hut of haunted stones —

For certainly the first pernicious man

That ever saw thee, would quickly draw thee

In some vile literary caravan —

Shown for a shilling

Would be thy killing⁸⁸,

Think of Crachami’s miserable⁸⁹ span!

No tinier frame the tiny spark could dwell in

Than there it fell in —

But when she felt herself a show, she tried

To shrink from the world’s eye, poor dwarf! and died!
17.

O since it was thy fortune to be born

A dwarf on some Scotch Inch, and then to flinch⁹⁰

From all the Gog-like jostle of great men,

Still with thy small crow pen

Amuse and charm thy lonely hours forlorn —

Still Scottish story daintily adorn⁹¹,

Be still a shade — and when this age is fled,

When we poor sons and daughters of reality

Are in our graves forgotten and quite dead,

And Time destroys our mottoes of morality —

The lithographic hand of Old Mortality

Shall still restore thy emblem⁹² on the stone,

A featureless death’s head,

And rob Oblivion ev’n of the Unknown!

1 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

2 ostrich   

n.鸵鸟

参考例句：

• Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
• The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。

3 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

4 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

5 nil   

n.无，全无，零

参考例句：

• My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.我在这方面的知识几乎等于零。
• Their legal rights are virtually nil.他们实际上毫无法律权利。

6 nonentity   

n.无足轻重的人

参考例句：

• She was written off then as a political nonentity.她当时被认定是成不了气候的政坛小人物。
• How could such a nonentity become chairman of the company? 这样的庸才怎么能当公司的董事长？

7 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。

8 constable   

n.(英国)警察，警官

参考例句：

• The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
• The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。

9 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。

10 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

11 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

12 fictitious   

adj.虚构的，假设的；空头的

参考例句：

• She invented a fictitious boyfriend to put him off.她虚构出一个男朋友来拒绝他。
• The story my mother told me when I was young is fictitious.小时候妈妈对我讲的那个故事是虚构的。

13 scotch   

n.伤口，刻痕；苏格兰威士忌酒；v.粉碎，消灭，阻止；adj.苏格兰(人)的

参考例句：

• Facts will eventually scotch these rumours.这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
• Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey.意大利多的是美景，真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。

14 talisman   

n.避邪物，护身符

参考例句：

• It was like a talisman worn in bosom.它就象佩在胸前的护身符一样。
• Dress was the one unfailling talisman and charm used for keeping all things in their places.冠是当作保持品位和秩序的一种万应灵符。

15 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

16 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

17 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

18 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

19 presumption   

n.推测，可能性，冒昧，放肆，[法律]推定

参考例句：

• Please pardon my presumption in writing to you.请原谅我很冒昧地写信给你。
• I don't think that's a false presumption.我认为那并不是错误的推测。

20 gumption   

n.才干

参考例句：

• With his gumption he will make a success of himself.凭他的才干，他将大有作为。
• Surely anyone with marketing gumption should be able to sell good books at any time of year.无疑，有经营头脑的人在一年的任何时节都应该能够卖掉好书。

21 scrawl   

vt.潦草地书写；n.潦草的笔记，涂写

参考例句：

• His signature was an illegible scrawl.他的签名潦草难以辨认。
• Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame.你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人。

22 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。

23 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

24 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

25 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

26 gravy   

n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快

参考例句：

• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。

27 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。

28 alibi   

n.某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明；借口

参考例句：

• Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗？
• The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑，因为他已有前科。

29 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

30 illegible   

adj.难以辨认的，字迹模糊的

参考例句：

• It is impossible to deliver this letter because the address is illegible.由于地址字迹不清，致使信件无法投递。
• Can you see what this note says—his writing is almost illegible!你能看出这个便条上写些什么吗？他的笔迹几乎无法辨认。

31 hoard   

n./v.窖藏，贮存，囤积

参考例句：

• They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。
• How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩？

32 clattering   

发出咔哒声（clatter的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Typewriters keep clattering away. 打字机在不停地嗒嗒作响。
• The typewriter was clattering away. 打字机啪嗒啪嗒地响着。

33 overalls   

n.（复）工装裤；长罩衣

参考例句：

• He is in overalls today.他今天穿的是工作裤。
• He changed his overalls for a suit.他脱下工装裤，换上了一套西服。

34 battering   

n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
• He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》

35 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

36 anvil   

n.铁钻

参考例句：

• The blacksmith shaped a horseshoe on his anvil.铁匠在他的铁砧上打出一个马蹄形。
• The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly.订书机上的铁砧安装错位。

37 clan   

n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派

参考例句：

• She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
• The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。

38 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

39 verdant   

adj.翠绿的，青翠的，生疏的，不老练的

参考例句：

• Children are playing on the verdant lawn.孩子们在绿茵茵的草坪上嬉戏玩耍。
• The verdant mountain forest turns red gradually in the autumn wind.苍翠的山林在秋风中渐渐变红了。

40 sham   

n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)

参考例句：

• They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
• His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。

41 smack   

vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍

参考例句：

• She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
• I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。

42 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

43 gauger   

n.收税官

参考例句：

44 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

45 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

46 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。

47 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

48 posterity   

n.后裔，子孙，后代

参考例句：

• Few of his works will go down to posterity.他的作品没有几件会流传到后世。
• The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.死者姓名都刻在教堂后面的一块石匾上以便后人铭记。

49 posthumous   

adj.遗腹的；父亡后出生的；死后的，身后的

参考例句：

• He received a posthumous award for bravery.他表现勇敢，死后受到了嘉奖。
• The legendary actor received a posthumous achievement award.这位传奇男星在过世后获得终身成就奖的肯定。

50 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

51 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。

52 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?

53 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。

54 cavalcade   

n.车队等的行列

参考例句：

• A cavalcade processed through town.马车队列队从城里经过。
• The cavalcade drew together in silence.马队在静默中靠拢在一起。

55 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。

56 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。

57 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。

58 vapors   

n.水汽，水蒸气，无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 )；自夸者；幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁（症）v.自夸，（使）蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• His emotions became vague and shifted about like vapors. 他的心情则如同一团雾气，变幻无常，捉摸不定。 来自辞典例句
• They have hysterics, they weep, they have the vapors. 他们歇斯底里，他们哭泣，他们精神忧郁。 来自辞典例句

59 gallop   

v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展

参考例句：

• They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
• The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。

60 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

61 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

62 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。

63 unravels   

解开，拆散，散开( unravel的第三人称单数 )； 阐明； 澄清； 弄清楚

参考例句：

• Khrushchev's Cold War unravels the tangled contradictions in his leadership of the Communist Party. 赫鲁晓夫的冷战》这本书揭示出赫鲁晓夫作为共产党的领袖，面临着一些棘手的问题。

64 scripture   

n.经文，圣书，手稿；Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》，《圣经》中的一段

参考例句：

• The scripture states that God did not want us to be alone.圣经指出上帝并不是想让我们独身一人生活。
• They invoked Hindu scripture to justify their position.他们援引印度教的经文为他们的立场辩护。

65 trotting   

小跑，急走( trot的现在分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。
• Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳，小马开始慢跑起来。

66 dividends   

红利( dividend的名词复数 )； 股息； 被除数； （足球彩票的）彩金

参考例句：

• Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
• Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。

67 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

68 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

69 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

70 proxies   

n.代表权( proxy的名词复数 )；（测算用的）代替物；（对代理人的）委托书；（英国国教教区献给主教等的）巡游费

参考例句：

• SOCKS and proxies are unavailable. Try connecting to XX again? socks和代理不可用。尝试重新连接到XX吗？ 来自互联网
• All proxies are still down. Continue with direct connections? 所有的代理仍然有故障。继续直接连接吗？ 来自互联网

71 modesty   

n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素

参考例句：

• Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

72 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。

73 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。

74 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

75 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

76 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

77 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。

78 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

79 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。

80 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

81 hunch   

n.预感，直觉

参考例句：

• I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
• I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

82 awry   

adj.扭曲的，错的

参考例句：

• She was in a fury over a plan that had gone awry. 计划出了问题，她很愤怒。
• Something has gone awry in our plans.我们的计划出差错了。

83 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。

84 espy   

v.（从远处等）突然看到

参考例句：

• Where love fails,we espy all faults.一旦失恋，缺点易见。
• Here,from a window,did Guinevere espy a knight standing in a woodman's cart.吉尼维尔是从这里透过窗户看到了站在樵夫车上的骑士。

85 pimpled   

adj.有丘疹的，多粉刺的

参考例句：

• How do you like your pimpled rubber-turned outside or inside? 您喜欢颗料海绵胶是正贴还是反贴的？ 来自互联网
• It is inward pimpled rubber. 这是反贴海锦（拍）。 来自互联网

86 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。

87 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

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。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

88 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。

89 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

90 flinch   

v.畏缩，退缩

参考例句：

• She won't flinch from speaking her mind.她不会讳言自己的想法。
• We will never flinch from difficulties.我们面对困难决不退缩。

91 adorn   

vt.使美化，装饰

参考例句：

• She loved to adorn herself with finery.她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰。
• His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books.他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。

92 emblem   

n.象征，标志；徽章

参考例句：

• Her shirt has the company emblem on it.她的衬衫印有公司的标记。
• The eagle was an emblem of strength and courage.鹰是力量和勇气的象征。