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THOSE were drinking days, and moot1 men drank hard. So very great is the improvement Time has brought about in such habits, that a moderate statement of the quantity of wine and punch which one man would swallow in the course of a night, without any detriment2 to his reputation as a perfect gentleman, would seem, in these days, a ridiculous exaggeration. The learned profession of the law was certainly not behind any other learned profession in its Bacchanalian3 Propensities4; neither was Mr. Stryver, already fast shouldering his way to a large and lucrative5 practice, behind his compeers in this particular, any more than in the drier parts of the legal race.
A favourite at the Old Bailey, and eke6 at the Sessions, Mr. Stryver had begun cautiously to hew7 away the lower staves of the ladder on which he mounted. Sessions and Old Bailey had now to summon their favourite, specially8, to their longing9 arms; and shouldering itself towards the visage of the Lord Chief Justice in the Court of King's Bench, the florid countenance10 of Mr. Stryver might be daily seen, bursting out of the bed of wigs11, like a great sunflower pushing its way at the sun from among a rank garden full of flaring12 companions.
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moot
v.提出;adj.未决议的;n.大会;辩论会
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detriment
n.损害;损害物,造成损害的根源
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bacchanalian
adj.闹酒狂饮的;n.发酒疯的人
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propensities
n.倾向,习性( propensity的名词复数 )
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lucrative
adj.赚钱的,可获利的
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eke
v.勉强度日,节约使用
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hew
v.砍;伐;削
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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wigs
n.假发,法官帽( wig的名词复数 )
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flaring
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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glib
adj.圆滑的,油嘴滑舌的
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faculty
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
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accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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marrow
n.骨髓;精华;活力
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carousing
v.痛饮,闹饮欢宴( carouse的现在分词 )
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rumoured
adj.谣传的;传说的;风
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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tavern
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
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dexterously
adv.巧妙地,敏捷地
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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chambers
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
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slippers
n. 拖鞋
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dingy
adj.昏暗的,肮脏的
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wreck
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
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precocious
adj.早熟的;较早显出的
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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jug
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
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partially
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲
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wringing
淋湿的,湿透的
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hideous
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
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behold
v.看,注视,看到
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gaily
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
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stint
v.节省,限制,停止;n.舍不得化,节约,限制;连续不断的一段时间从事某件事
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flirting
v.调情,打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 )
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lighter
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
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knotty
adj.有结的,多节的,多瘤的,棘手的
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imperative
n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的
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eccentricities
n.古怪行为( eccentricity的名词复数 );反常;怪癖
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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meditate
v.想,考虑,(尤指宗教上的)沉思,冥想
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bumper
n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的
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throttle
n.节流阀,节气阀,喉咙;v.扼喉咙,使窒息,压
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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gainsay
v.否认,反驳
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grunt
v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝
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seesaw
n.跷跷板
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bullying
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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crumbs
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀
n. 碎屑
名词crumb的复数形式
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rust
n.锈;v.生锈;(脑子)衰退
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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picturesque
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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overcast
adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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mirage
n.海市蜃楼,幻景
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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perseverance
n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠
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ripening
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的现在分词 );熟化;熟成
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incapable
adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
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blight
n.枯萎病;造成破坏的因素;vt.破坏,摧残