She waited, Kate Croy, for her father to come in, but he kept her unconscionably, and there were moments at which she showed herself, in the glass over the mantel, a face
positively2 pale with the
irritation3 that had brought her to the point of going away without sight of him. It was at this point, however, that she remained; changing her place, moving from the shabby sofa to the armchair upholstered in a
glazed4 cloth that gave at once—she had tried it—the sense of the slippery and of the sticky. She had looked at the sallow prints on the walls and at the lonely magazine, a year old, that combined, with a small lamp in coloured glass and a knitted white centre-piece wanting in freshness, to enhance the effect of the purplish cloth on the principal table; she had above all, from time to time, taken a brief stand on the small balcony to which the pair of long windows gave access. The vulgar little street, in this view, offered
scant5 relief from the vulgar little room; its main office was to suggest to her that the narrow black house-fronts, adjusted to a standard that would have been low even for backs, constituted quite the
publicity6 implied by such privacies. One felt them in the room exactly as one felt the room—the hundred like it or worse—in the street. Each time she turned in again, each time, in her
impatience7, she gave him up, it was to sound to a deeper depth, while she tasted the faint, flat emanation of things, the failure of fortune and of honour. If she continued to wait it was really, in a manner, that she might not add the shame of fear, of individual, personal
collapse9, to all the other shames. To feel the street, to feel the room, to feel the table-cloth and the centre-piece and the lamp, gave her a small, salutary sense, at least, of neither shirking nor lying. This whole vision was the worst thing yet—as including, in particular, the interview for which she had prepared herself; and for what had she come but for the worst? She tried to be sad, so as not to be angry; but it made her angry that she couldn't be sad. And yet where was
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ass
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n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 |
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- 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。
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positively
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adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 |
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- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
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irritation
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n.激怒,恼怒,生气 |
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- He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
- Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
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glazed
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adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 |
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- eyes glazed with boredom 厌倦无神的眼睛
- His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. 看到她时,他的目光就变得呆滞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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scant
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adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略 |
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- Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。
- Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子们小的时候,许多母亲都忽视自己的需求。
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publicity
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n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告 |
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- The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
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impatience
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n.不耐烦,急躁 |
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- 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。
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tune
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n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 |
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- 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。
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collapse
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vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷 |
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- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
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misery
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n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 |
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- 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。
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auction
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n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖 |
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- They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
- They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 |
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- 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。
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broth
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n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) |
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- Every cook praises his own broth.厨子总是称赞自己做的汤。
- Just a bit of a mouse's dropping will spoil a whole saucepan of broth.一粒老鼠屎败坏一锅汤。
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bristled
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adj. 直立的,多刺毛的
动词bristle的过去式和过去分词 |
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- They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities. 听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠。
- All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先,大家都气得怒发冲冠。
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tarnished
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(通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 ); 玷污,败坏 |
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- The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
- His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨,败坏了学校的声誉。
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poise
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vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信 |
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- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
- Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
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aslant
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adv.倾斜地;adj.斜的 |
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- The sunlight fell aslant the floor.阳光斜落在地板上。
- He leant aslant against the wall.他身子歪斜着依靠在墙上。
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averted
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防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 |
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- A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
- Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙,才避免了麻烦。
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harmoniously
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和谐地,调和地 |
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- The president and Stevenson had worked harmoniously over the last eighteen months. 在过去一年半里,总统和史蒂文森一起工作是融洽的。
- China and India cannot really deal with each other harmoniously. 中国和印度这两只猛兽不可能真心实意地和谐相处。
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stature
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n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材 |
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- He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
- The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。
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lodgings
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n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 |
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- When he reached his lodgings the sun had set. 他到达公寓房间时,太阳已下山了。
- I'm on the hunt for lodgings. 我正在寻找住所。
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 |
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- Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
- Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
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futility
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n.无用 |
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- She could see the utter futility of trying to protest. 她明白抗议是完全无用的。
- The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. 它毫无用处,这让她很生气。
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sketch
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n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 |
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- 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。
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deception
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n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计 |
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- He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
- He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。
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inevitability
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n.必然性 |
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- Evolutionism is normally associated with a belief in the inevitability of progress. 进化主义通常和一种相信进步不可避免的看法相联系。
- It is the tide of the times, an inevitability of history. 这是时代的潮流,历史的必然。
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sitting-room
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n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 |
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- The sitting-room is clean.起居室很清洁。
- Each villa has a separate sitting-room.每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
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greasy
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adj. 多脂的,油脂的 |
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- He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
- You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时,你会厌恶油腻的气味。
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diplomacy
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n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕 |
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- The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
- This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
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extremity
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n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 |
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- I hope you will help them in their extremity.我希望你能帮助在穷途末路的他们。
- What shall we do in this extremity?在这种极其困难的情况下我们该怎么办呢?
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tragic
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adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 |
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- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
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inhuman
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adj.残忍的,不人道的,无人性的 |
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- We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件。
- It was inhuman to refuse him permission to see his wife.不容许他去看自己的妻子是太不近人情了。
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starch
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n.淀粉;vt.给...上浆 |
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- Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.玉米淀粉在炖煮菜肴中被用作增稠剂。
- I think there's too much starch in their diet.我看是他们的饮食里淀粉太多了。
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sordid
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adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的 |
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- 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。
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 |
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- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
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humble
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 |
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- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
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assuaged
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v.减轻( assuage的过去式和过去分词 );缓和;平息;使安静 |
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- Although my trepidation was not completely assuaged, I was excited. 虽然我的种种担心并没有完全缓和,我还是很激动。 来自互联网
- Rejection (which cannot be assuaged) is another powerful motivator of bullying. (不能缓和的)拒绝是另一个欺负行为的有力动因。 来自互联网
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disapproving
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adj.不满的,反对的v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 ) |
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- Mother gave me a disapproving look. 母亲的眼神告诉我她是不赞成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her father threw a disapproving glance at her. 她父亲不满地瞥了她一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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derived
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vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 |
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- Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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hitch
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v.免费搭(车旅行);系住;急提;n.故障;急拉 |
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- 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。
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truthful
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adj.真实的,说实话的,诚实的 |
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- You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心,他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
- I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。
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superseded
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[医]被代替的,废弃的 |
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- The theory has been superseded by more recent research. 这一理论已为新近的研究所取代。
- The use of machinery has superseded manual labour. 机器的使用已经取代了手工劳动。
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resentment
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n.怨愤,忿恨 |
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- All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
- She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
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pretext
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n.借口,托词 |
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- He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
- He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口,没参加那个会议。
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forsake
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vt.遗弃,抛弃;舍弃,放弃 |
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- She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.她恳求丈夫不要抛弃她。
- You must forsake your bad habits.你必须革除你的坏习惯。
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gasp
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n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 |
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- She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
- The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 |
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- 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。
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conscientious
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adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的 |
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- He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责,也很懂行。
- He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。
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plausibility
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n. 似有道理, 能言善辩 |
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- We can add further plausibility to the above argument. 我们可以在上述论据之外,再进一步增添一个合理的论据。
- Let us consider the charges she faces, and the legal plausibility of those charges. 让我们考虑一下她面临的指控以及这些指控在法律上的可信性。
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inevitably
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adv.不可避免地;必然发生地 |
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- In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去,毫无疑问是会散伙的。
- Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
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thereby
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adv.因此,从而 |
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- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
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quandaries
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n.窘困( quandary的名词复数 );不知所措;左右为难 |
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- Behind all these quandaries, of course, lies the summer's basic political mystery. 此番窘境,当然都可以归结是夏天的原因。 来自互联网
- She's found that dreams help people work through the day's emotional quandaries. 她已经发现,梦帮助人们处理白天的情绪困境。 来自互联网
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appraised
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v.估价( appraise的过去式和过去分词 );估计;估量;评价 |
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- The teacher appraised the pupil's drawing. 老师评价了那个学生的画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He appraised the necklace at £1000. 据他估计,项链价值1000英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 |
参考例句: |
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
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gaily
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adv.欢乐地,高兴地 |
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- The children sing gaily.孩子们欢唱着。
- She waved goodbye very gaily.她欢快地挥手告别。
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kindly
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adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 |
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- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
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fully
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 |
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- 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。
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homely
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adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的 |
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- 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?
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 |
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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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consorted
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v.结伴( consort的过去式和过去分词 );交往;相称;调和 |
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- So Rhett consorted with that vile Watling creature and gave her money. 这样看来,瑞德在同沃特琳那个贱货来往并给她钱了。 来自飘(部分)
- One of those creatures Rhett consorted with, probably that Watling woman. 同瑞德 - 巴特勒厮混的一个贱货,很可能就是那个叫沃特琳的女人。 来自飘(部分)
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 |
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- His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
- I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
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assented
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同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak. 法官同意允许犯人申辩。
- "No," assented Tom, "they don't kill the women -- they're too noble. “对,”汤姆表示赞同地说,“他们不杀女人——真伟大!
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 |
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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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thoroughly
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 |
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- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
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justify
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vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护 |
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- He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
- Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
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pensive
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a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的 |
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- He looked suddenly sombre,pensive.他突然看起来很阴郁,一副忧虑的样子。
- He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.他陷入沉思之中,她不想打断他的思路。
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monstrous
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adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 |
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- The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升,形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
- Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人!
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relevance
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n.中肯,适当,关联,相关性 |
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- Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
- Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。
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possessed
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adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 |
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- He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
- He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
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perch
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n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于 |
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- 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。
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flare
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v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发 |
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- The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
- You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
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appreciation
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 |
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- I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
- I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
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muddle
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n.困惑,混浊状态;vt.使混乱,使糊涂,使惊呆;vi.胡乱应付,混乱 |
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- Everything in the room was in a muddle.房间里每一件东西都是乱七八糟的。
- Don't work in a rush and get into a muddle.克服忙乱现象。
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amenity
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n.pl.生活福利设施,文娱康乐场所;(不可数)愉快,适意 |
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- The amenity of his manners won him many friends.他和悦的态度替他赢得很多朋友。
- Teachers' good amenity and culture have important educational value.教师良好的礼仪修养具有重要的教育价值。
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utterly
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adv.完全地,绝对地 |
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- Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
- I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
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sociably
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adv.成群地 |
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- Hall very sociably pulled up. 霍尔和气地勒住僵绳。
- Sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee. 那个喜好交际的新邻居邀请街区的每个人去喝咖啡。
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imperturbably
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adv.泰然地,镇静地,平静地 |
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- She was excellently, imperturbably good; affectionate, docile, obedient, and much addicted to speaking the truth. 她绝对善良,脾气也好到了极点;温柔、谦和、恭顺一贯爱说真话。 来自辞典例句
- We could face imperturbably the and find out the best countermeasure only iffind the real origin. 只有找出贸易摩擦的根源,才能更加冷静地面对这一困扰,找出最佳的解决方法。 来自互联网
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climax
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n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点 |
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- The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
- His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
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undue
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adj.过分的;不适当的;未到期的 |
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- Don't treat the matter with undue haste.不要过急地处理此事。
- It would be wise not to give undue importance to his criticisms.最好不要过分看重他的批评。
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hesitation
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n.犹豫,踌躇 |
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- After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
- There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
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progenitor
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n.祖先,先驱 |
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- He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
- Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.勋伯格是一位现代音乐的先驱。
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sufficiently
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adv.足够地,充分地 |
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- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
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grotesque
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adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) |
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- His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
- Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。
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imputed
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v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- They imputed the accident to the driver's carelessness. 他们把这次车祸归咎于司机的疏忽。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He imputed the failure of his marriage to his wife's shortcomings. 他把婚姻的失败归咎于妻子的缺点。 来自辞典例句
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snob
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n.势利小人,自以为高雅、有学问的人 |
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- Going to a private school had made her a snob.上私立学校后,她变得很势利。
- If you think that way, you are a snob already.如果你那样想的话,你已经是势利小人了。
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frankly
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adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说 |
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- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
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efface
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v.擦掉,抹去 |
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- It takes many years to efface the unpleasant memories of a war.许多年后才能冲淡战争的不愉快记忆。
- He could not efface the impression from his mind.他不能把这个印象从心中抹去。
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saturated
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a.饱和的,充满的 |
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- The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
- a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液
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applied
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adj.应用的;v.应用,适用 |
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- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
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uncertainty
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n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物 |
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- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后,压力开始产生影响了。
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landlady
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n.女房东,女地主 |
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- I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
- The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。
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disapproval
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n.反对,不赞成 |
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- The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
- They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
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compassion
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n.同情,怜悯 |
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- He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
- Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
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deluded
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v.欺骗,哄骗( delude的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Don't be deluded into thinking that we are out of danger yet. 不要误以为我们已脱离危险。
- She deluded everyone into following her. 她骗得每个人都听信她的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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draught
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n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 |
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- 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。
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hustled
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催促(hustle的过去式与过去分词形式) |
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- He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. 他抓住她的胳膊把她推出房间。
- The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater. 特务机关的代理人把演讲者驱逐出竞技场。
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incur
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vt.招致,蒙受,遭遇 |
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- Any costs that you incur will be reimbursed in full.你的所有花费都将全额付还。
- An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business.一个企业为了维持营业,就不得不承担一定的费用和开支。
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improper
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adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的 |
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- 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。
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sneak
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vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行 |
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- He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
- I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 |
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- He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
- He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
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destitute
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adj.缺乏的;穷困的 |
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- They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
- They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。
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asses
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n. 驴,愚蠢的人,臀部
adv. (常用作后置)用于贬损或骂人 |
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- Sometimes I got to kick asses to make this place run right. 有时我为了把这个地方搞得像个样子,也不得不踢踢别人的屁股。 来自教父部分
- Those were wild asses maybe, or zebras flying around in herds. 那些也许是野驴或斑马在成群地奔跑。
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 |
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- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
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insignificance
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n.不重要;无价值;无意义 |
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- Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her. "她想象着他所描绘的一切,心里不禁有些刺痛。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- It was above the common mass, above idleness, above want, above insignificance. 这里没有平凡,没有懒散,没有贫困,也没有低微。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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tortuous
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adj.弯弯曲曲的,蜿蜒的 |
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- We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。
- They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。
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displeases
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冒犯,使生气,使不愉快( displease的第三人称单数 ) |
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- Nothing displeases me more than loud talking. 没有比大声谈话更使我不高兴的了。
- Bill is a wise guy and displeases others by what he says. 比尔自命不凡,说的话让人生气。
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