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OUT OF THE SEASON
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IT fell to my lot, this last bleak1 Spring, to find myself in a watering-place out of the Season. A vicious north-east squall blew me into it from foreign parts, and I tarried in it alone for three days, resolved to be exceedingly busy.
On the first day, I began business by looking for two hours at the sea, and staring the Foreign Militia2 out of countenance3. Having disposed of these important engagements, I sat down at one of the two windows of my room, intent on doing something desperate in the way of literary composition, and writing a chapter of unheard-of excellence4 — with which the present essay has no connexion.
It is a remarkable5 quality in a watering-place out of the season, that everything in it, will and must be looked at. I had no previous suspicion of this fatal truth but, the moment I sat down to write, I began to perceive it. I had scarcely fallen into my most promising6 attitude, and dipped my pen in the ink, when I found the clock upon the pier7 — a red-faced clock with a white rim8 — importuning9 me in a highly vexatious manner to consult my watch, and see how I was off for Greenwich time. Having no intention of making a voyage or taking an observation, I had not the least need of Greenwich time, and could have put up with watering-place time as a sufficiently10 accurate article. The pier-clock, however, persisting, I felt it necessary to lay down my pen, compare my watch with him, and fall into a grave solicitude
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1 bleak | |
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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2 militia | |
n.民兵,民兵组织 | |
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3 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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4 excellence | |
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德 | |
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5 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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6 promising | |
adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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7 pier | |
n.码头;桥墩,桥柱;[建]窗间壁,支柱 | |
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8 rim | |
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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9 importuning | |
v.纠缠,向(某人)不断要求( importune的现在分词 );(妓女)拉(客) | |
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10 sufficiently | |
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11 solicitude | |
n.焦虑 | |
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12 naval | |
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的 | |
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13 hull | |
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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14 vigilantly | |
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15 downwards | |
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16 meditated | |
深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑 | |
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17 proximity | |
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18 gusty | |
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19 wharf | |
n.码头,停泊处 | |
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20 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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21 furtively | |
adv. 偷偷地, 暗中地 | |
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22 hamper | |
vt.妨碍,束缚,限制;n.(有盖的)大篮子 | |
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23 fluster | |
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24 overalls | |
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25 utensil | |
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26 muffled | |
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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27 volition | |
n.意志;决意 | |
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28 warped | |
adj.反常的;乖戾的;(变)弯曲的;变形的v.弄弯,变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾, | |
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29 sage | |
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的 | |
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30 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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31 shingle | |
n.木瓦板;小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌);v.用木瓦板盖(屋顶);把(女子头发)剪短 | |
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32 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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33 inflamed | |
adj.发炎的,红肿的v.(使)变红,发怒,过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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34 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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35 owls | |
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36 haze | |
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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37 intervals | |
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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38 slants | |
(使)倾斜,歪斜( slant的第三人称单数 ); 有倾向性地编写或报道 | |
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39 brass | |
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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40 marine | |
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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41 battered | |
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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42 tinkled | |
(使)发出丁当声,(使)发铃铃声( tinkle的过去式和过去分词 ); 叮当响着发出,铃铃响着报出 | |
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43 deluded | |
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44 amiable | |
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45 judicious | |
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46 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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47 munching | |
v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 ) | |
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48 pint | |
n.品脱 | |
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49 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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50 ornaments | |
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51 fathoms | |
英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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52 lugs | |
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53 secondly | |
adv.第二,其次 | |
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54 flute | |
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55 harp | |
n.竖琴;天琴座 | |
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56 hoist | |
n.升高,起重机,推动;v.升起,升高,举起 | |
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57 raving | |
adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地 | |
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58 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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59 emigrant | |
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60 celebrated | |
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61 muses | |
v.沉思,冥想( muse的第三人称单数 );沉思自语说(某事) | |
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62 aged | |
adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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63 expediency | |
n.适宜;方便;合算;利己 | |
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64 distinguished | |
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65 rue | |
n.懊悔,芸香,后悔;v.后悔,悲伤,懊悔 | |
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66 derived | |
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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67 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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68 liking | |
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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69 amends | |
n. 赔偿 | |
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70 remissness | |
n.玩忽职守;马虎;怠慢;不小心 | |
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71 lodgings | |
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72 chapels | |
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73 speculations | |
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断 | |
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74 monkish | |
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75 tonsure | |
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76 hops | |
跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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77 scents | |
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78 pickles | |
n.腌菜( pickle的名词复数 );处于困境;遇到麻烦;菜酱 | |
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79 zest | |
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80 anchovy | |
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81 luxurious | |
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82 bazaar | |
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83 shutters | |
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84 proprietor | |
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85 lodge | |
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86 peevish | |
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87 prodigious | |
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的 | |
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88 brazen | |
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89 utterly | |
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90 harps | |
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91 enigma | |
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92 apparently | |
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93 scaly | |
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94 teller | |
n.银行出纳员;(选举)计票员 | |
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95 conflagration | |
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96 shipwreck | |
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97 ballad | |
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98 ballads | |
民歌,民谣,特别指叙述故事的歌( ballad的名词复数 ); 讴 | |
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99 smuggler | |
n.走私者 | |
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100 hoop | |
n.(篮球)篮圈,篮 | |
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101 relish | |
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味 | |
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102 enjoyments | |
愉快( enjoyment的名词复数 ); 令人愉快的事物; 享有; 享受 | |
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103 solicitous | |
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104 orchards | |
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105 alleged | |
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106 unprecedented | |
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107 determined | |
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木屐; 木底鞋,木屐( clog的名词复数 ) | |
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