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A young man came out of the Victoria station, looking undecidedly at the taxi-cabs, dark-red and black, pressing against the kerb under the glass-roof. Several men in greatcoats and brass2 buttons jerked themselves erect3 to catch his attention, at the same time keeping an eye on the other people as they filtered through the open doorways5 of the station. Berry, however, was occupied by one of the men, a big, burly fellow whose blue eyes glared back and whose red-brown moustache bristled6 in defiance7.
“Do you want a cab, sir?” the man asked, in a half-mocking, challenging voice.
Berry hesitated still.
“Are you Daniel Sutton?” he asked.
“Then you are my uncle,” said Berry.
They were alike in colouring, and somewhat in features, but the taxi driver was a powerful, well-fleshed man who glared at the world aggressively, being really on the defensive10 against his own heart. His nephew, of the same height, was thin, well-dressed, quiet and indifferent in his manner. And yet they were obviously kin1.
“And who the devil are you?” asked the taxi driver.
“I’m Daniel Berry,” replied the nephew.
“Well, I’m damned—never saw you since you were a kid.”
Rather awkwardly at this late hour the two shook hands.
“How are you, lad?”
“All right. I thought you were in Australia.”
“Been back three months—bought a couple of these damned things,”—he kicked the tyre of his taxi-cab in affectionate disgust. There was a moment’s silence.
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kin
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n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的 | |
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 ) | |
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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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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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defiant
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defensive
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recoiled
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v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回 | |
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antipathy
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n.憎恶;反感,引起反感的人或事物 | |
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macabre
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amuck
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racing
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curiously
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standing
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acting
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fixed
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insinuating
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adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入 | |
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bully
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n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮 | |
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attic
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n.顶楼,屋顶室 | |
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refinement
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n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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bluster
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v.猛刮;怒冲冲的说;n.吓唬,怒号;狂风声 | |
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blustering
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adj.狂风大作的,狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹 | |
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bullying
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v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈 | |
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caresses
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爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 ) | |
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maternal
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adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的 | |
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chaos
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sentimental
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widower
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n.鳏夫 | |
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cemetery
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n.坟墓,墓地,坟场 | |
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bellowed
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v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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glum
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adj.闷闷不乐的,阴郁的 | |
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fixedly
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marvel
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antagonism
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n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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proprietor
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n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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withdrawal
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watchful
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cinder
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bristling
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a.竖立的 | |
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laconically
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adv.简短地,简洁地 | |
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laconic
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abdomen
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n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分) | |
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reluctance
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n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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apathetic
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nervously
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adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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strap
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n.皮带,带子;v.用带扣住,束牢;用绷带包扎 | |
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vaguely
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adv.含糊地,暖昧地 | |
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bowels
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n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处 | |
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dilated
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adj.加宽的,扩大的v.(使某物)扩大,膨胀,张大( dilate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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jaw
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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ivy
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n.常青藤,常春藤 | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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protrude
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v.使突出,伸出,突出 | |
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protruding
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v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的现在分词 );凸 | |
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braced
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adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
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aggregated
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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robust
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adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的 | |
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gathering
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steer
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accurately
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uneven
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projectile
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twiggy
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alleys
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胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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crest
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orchard
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housekeeper
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sparsely
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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relics
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[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸 | |
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habitual
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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 | |
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poetic
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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 | |
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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bustled
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闹哄哄地忙乱,奔忙( bustle的过去式和过去分词 ); 催促 | |
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bullied
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humbly
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jack
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