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The pink dressing-gown which Pinnie had engaged to make for Rose Muniment became, in Lomax Place, a
conspicuous1 object, supplying poor Amanda with a constant theme for reference to one of the great occasions of her life – her visit to Belgrave Square with Lady
Aurora2, after their meeting at
Rosy3’s bedside. She described this episode
vividly4 to her companion, repeating a thousand times that her ladyship’s affability was beyond anything she could have expected. The
grandeur5 of the house in Belgrave Square figured in her
recital6 as something oppressive and
fabulous7, tempered though it had been by
shrouds8 of brown holland and the nudity of staircases and saloons of which the trappings had been put away. “If it’s so noble when they’re out of town, what can it be when they are all there together and everything is out?” she inquired suggestively; and she permitted herself to be restrictive only on two points, one of which was the state of Lady Aurora’s gloves and bonnet-strings. If she had not been afraid to appear to notice the disrepair of these objects, she would have been so happy to offer to do any little mending. “If she would only come to me every week or two, I would keep up her rank for her,” said Pinnie, with visions of a needle that
positively9 flashed in the
disinterested10 service of the aristocracy. She added that her ladyship got all dragged out with her long expeditions to Camberwell; she might be in tatters, for all they could do to help her at the top of those dreadful stairs, with that strange sick creature (she was too unnatural) thinking only of her own finery and talking about her
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conspicuous
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adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 |
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- It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
- Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
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aurora
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n.极光 |
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- The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
- Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。
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rosy
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adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 |
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- She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作,生活看上去很美好。
- She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。
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vividly
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adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地 |
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- The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
- The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 |
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- The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
- These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
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recital
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n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会 |
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- She is going to give a piano recital.她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
- I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took.在我叙述的35分钟内,他们完全被我吸引了。
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fabulous
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adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的 |
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- 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。
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shrouds
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n.裹尸布( shroud的名词复数 );寿衣;遮蔽物;覆盖物v.隐瞒( shroud的第三人称单数 );保密 |
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- 'For instance,' returned Madame Defarge, composedly,'shrouds.' “比如说,”德伐日太太平静地回答,“裹尸布。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- Figure 3-10 illustrates the result of a study or conical shrouds. 图3-10表明了对锥形外壳的研究结果。 来自辞典例句
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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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disinterested
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adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的 |
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- He is impartial and disinterested.他公正无私。
- He's always on the make,I have never known him do a disinterested action.他这个人一贯都是唯利是图,我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。
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complexion
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n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 |
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- 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。
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corpse
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n.尸体,死尸 |
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- What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
- The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。
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gilded
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a.镀金的,富有的 |
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- 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
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housekeeper
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n.管理家务的主妇,女管家 |
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- A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
- She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
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pervasive
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adj.普遍的;遍布的,(到处)弥漫的;渗透性的 |
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- It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
- The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的,并且难以估算。
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dedicated
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adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的 |
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- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
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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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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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meddling
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v.干涉,干预(他人事务)( meddle的现在分词 ) |
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- He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
- They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野,因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句
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prying
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adj.爱打听的v.打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的现在分词 );撬开 |
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- I'm sick of you prying into my personal life! 我讨厌你刺探我的私生活!
- She is always prying into other people's affairs. 她总是打听别人的私事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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discreet
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adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 |
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- He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
- It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
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scrap
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n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 |
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- 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。
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explicitness
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- Coherence enjoys in nature the dichotomy between explicitness and implicitness, stability and dynamics, and and macrocosm. 连贯呈现出显性与隐性、静态性与动态性、微观性与宏观性的二元性特征。
- Bill Venners: What explicitness buys me, then, is that it is easier to understand the code. 比尔:我同意明确性能让我们更容易理解代码。
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fixedly
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adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地 |
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- He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 |
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- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
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discretion
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n.谨慎;随意处理 |
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- You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
- Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
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incorrigible
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adj.难以纠正的,屡教不改的 |
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- Because he was an incorrigible criminal,he was sentenced to life imprisonment.他是一个死不悔改的罪犯,因此被判终生监禁。
- Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 |
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- 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。
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brag
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v./n.吹牛,自夸;adj.第一流的 |
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- He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
- His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。
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condescend
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v.俯就,屈尊;堕落,丢丑 |
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- Would you condescend to accompany me?你肯屈尊陪我吗?
- He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me.他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
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imputation
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n.归罪,责难 |
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- I could not rest under the imputation.我受到诋毁,无法平静。
- He resented the imputation that he had any responsibility for what she did.把她所作的事情要他承担,这一责难,使他非常恼火。
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affinity
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n.亲和力,密切关系 |
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- I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.我被苏格兰高地人民深深地吸引。
- It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的爱好是十分重要的。
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flair
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n.天赋,本领,才华;洞察力 |
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- His business skill complements her flair for design.他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
- He had a natural flair for business.他有做生意的天分。
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dismantled
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拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 ); 拆卸; 废除; 取消 |
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- The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
- The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 |
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- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
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ushered
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v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- 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》
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relaxation
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n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐 |
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- The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
- She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 |
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- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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crumpled
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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。
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memoranda
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n. 备忘录, 便条
名词memorandum的复数形式 |
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- There were memoranda, minutes of meetings, officialflies, notes of verbal di scussions. 有备忘录,会议记录,官方档案,口头讨论的手记。
- Now it was difficult to get him to address memoranda. 而现在,要他批阅备忘录都很困难。
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entanglement
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n.纠缠,牵累 |
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- This entanglement made Carrie anxious for a change of some sort.这种纠葛弄得嘉莉急于改变一下。
- There is some uncertainty about this entanglement with the city treasurer which you say exists.对于你所说的与市财政局长之间的纠葛,大家有些疑惑。
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streaks
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 |
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- streaks of grey in her hair 她头上的绺绺白发
- Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean. 咸肉中有几层肥的和几层瘦的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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privately
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adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地 |
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- Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
- The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
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noted
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adj.著名的,知名的 |
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- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
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puerility
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n.幼稚,愚蠢;幼稚、愚蠢的行为、想法等 |
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- There was always, in her conversation, the same odd mixture of audacity and puerility. 她的谈吐非常奇特,总是那么既大胆放肆同时又天真无邪。 来自辞典例句
- Puerility is kind of a desire-free state. 天真是一种没有欲望的状态。 来自互联网
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memoirs
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n.回忆录;回忆录传( mem,自oir的名词复数) |
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- Her memoirs were ghostwritten. 她的回忆录是由别人代写的。
- I watched a trailer for the screenplay of his memoirs. 我看过以他的回忆录改编成电影的预告片。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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candid
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adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的 |
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- I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
- He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。
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intervals
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n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 |
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- The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴,有阵雨。
- Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。
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loomed
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v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 |
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- A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
- The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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intonations
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n.语调,说话的抑扬顿挫( intonation的名词复数 );(演奏或唱歌中的)音准 |
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- Being able to say simple sentences in correct stresses and intonations. 能以正确的重音及语调说出简单的句子。 来自互联网
- Peculiar intonations and interesting stories behind every character are what motivated Asmaa to start learning Chinese. 奇特的声调,有故事的汉字,让吴小莉在阴阳上去中、点横竖撇拉中开始了咿呀学语阶段。 来自互联网
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awakened
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 |
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- She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
- The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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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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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 |
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- 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。
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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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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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conscientiousness
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责任心 |
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- Conscientiousness is expected of a student. 学生要诚实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Only has the conscientiousness, diligently works, can make a more splendid result! 只有脚踏实地,努力工作,才能做出更出色的成绩! 来自互联网
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instinctive
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adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的 |
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- He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
- Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。
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approbation
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n.称赞;认可 |
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- He tasted the wine of audience approbation.他尝到了像酒般令人陶醉的听众赞许滋味。
- The result has not met universal approbation.该结果尚未获得普遍认同。
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decency
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n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重 |
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- His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
- Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 |
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- We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
- Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
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pauperism
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n.有被救济的资格,贫困 |
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- He becomes a pauper, and pauperism develops more rapidly than population and wealth. 工人变成赤贫者,贫困比人口和财富增长得还要快。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言
- Their women and children suffer, and their old age is branded with pauperism. 他们的妻儿受苦,他们的晚年注定要依靠救济过活。 来自辞典例句
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benevolent
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adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的 |
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- His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
- He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人,连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
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consanguinity
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n.血缘;亲族 |
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- Aside from a thorough medical family history,there is no need to offer any genetic testing on the basis of consanguinity alone.除了需要一份详尽的家庭病史之外,没有必要仅根据有血缘关系这一条理由就进行任何的基因测试。
- The identity in the primitive society was based on consanguinity.原始社会存在的身份是建立在血缘基础之上的。
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asinine
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adj.愚蠢的 |
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- It is an asinine discussion.那是个愚蠢透顶的讨论。
- I must have been insane to listen to your asinine gibberish!我真是昏了头居然听信了你的胡说八道!
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allusion
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n.暗示,间接提示 |
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- He made an allusion to a secret plan in his speech.在讲话中他暗示有一项秘密计划。
- She made no allusion to the incident.她没有提及那个事件。
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delicacy
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n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 |
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- We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
- He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
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comported
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v.表现( comport的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He comported himself as if he was already the Presidcnt. 他的举动好象他已经当上了总统似的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He comported himself as if he had already been elected. 他表现出好像他已经当选了似的。 来自辞典例句
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tact
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n.机敏,圆滑,得体 |
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- She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.她处理棘手的局面表现得十分老练。
- Tact is a valuable commodity.圆滑老练是很有用处的。
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illustrated
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adj. 有插图的,列举的
动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词 |
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- His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
- The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。
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alluded
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋。
- She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
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portraying
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v.画像( portray的现在分词 );描述;描绘;描画 |
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- The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作,曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
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aptitude
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n.(学习方面的)才能,资质,天资 |
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- That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。
- As a child,he showed an aptitude for the piano.在孩提时代,他显露出对于钢琴的天赋。
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faculty
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n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 |
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- He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
- He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
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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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liking
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n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 |
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- The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
- I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
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prettily
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adv.优美地;可爱地 |
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- It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back.此件雕刻精美,背面有花饰图案。
- She pouted prettily at him.她冲他撅着嘴,样子很可爱。
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abruptly
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adv.突然地,出其不意地 |
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- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
- I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
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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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solicitude
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n.焦虑 |
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- Your solicitude was a great consolation to me.你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
- He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.他对我妹妹满心牵挂。
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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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- I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
- I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
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