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The shady waiting-rooms of the
Circumlocution1 Office, where he passed a good deal of time in company with various troublesome Convicts who were under sentence to be broken alive on that wheel, had afforded Arthur Clennam ample leisure, in three or four successive days, to exhaust the subject of his late glimpse of Miss
Wade2 and Tattycoram. He had been able to make no more of it and no less of it, and in this unsatisfactory condition he was fain to leave it.
During this space he had not been to his mother’s
dismal3 old house. One of his customary evenings for repairing
thither4 now coming round, he left his
dwelling5 and his partner at nearly nine o’clock, and slowly walked in the direction of that grim home of his youth.
It always
affected6 his imagination as wrathful, mysterious, and sad; and his imagination was
sufficiently7 impressible to see the whole neighbourhood under some
tinge8 of its dark shadow. As he went along, upon a
dreary9 night, the dim streets by which he went, seemed all depositories of oppressive secrets. The
deserted10 counting-houses, with their secrets of books and papers locked up in chests and safes; the banking-houses, with their secrets of strong rooms and wells, the keys of which were in a very few secret pockets and a very few secret breasts; the secrets of all the
dispersed11 grinders in the vast mill, among whom there were doubtless plunderers, forgers, and trust-betrayers of many sorts, whom the light of any day that dawned might reveal; he could have fancied that these things, in hiding, imparted a heaviness to the air. The shadow thickening and thickening as he approached its source, he thought of the secrets of the lonely church-vaults, where the people who had
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circumlocution
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n. 绕圈子的话,迂回累赘的陈述 |
参考例句: |
- He is a master at circumlocution.他讲话很会兜圈子。
- This sort of ritual circumlocution is common to many parts of mathematics.这种繁冗的遁辞常见于数学的许多部分分式中。
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wade
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v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉 |
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- We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
- We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 |
参考例句: |
- That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
- My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
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thither
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adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 |
参考例句: |
- He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
- He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。
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dwelling
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n.住宅,住所,寓所 |
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- Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
- He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。
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affected
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adj.不自然的,假装的 |
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- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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sufficiently
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adv.足够地,充分地 |
参考例句: |
- 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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tinge
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vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息 |
参考例句: |
- The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
- There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.她声音中流露出一丝忧伤。
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dreary
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adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 |
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- They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
- She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 |
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- The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
- The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
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dispersed
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adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的 |
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- The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
- After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后,孩子们四散回家了。
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hoarded
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v.积蓄并储藏(某物)( hoard的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- It owned great properties and often hoarded huge treasures. 它拥有庞大的财产,同时往往窖藏巨额的财宝。 来自辞典例句
- Sylvia among them, good-naturedly applaud so much long-hoarded treasure of useless knowing. 西尔维亚也在他们中间,为那些长期珍藏的无用知识,友好地、起劲地鼓掌。 来自互联网
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secreted
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v.(尤指动物或植物器官)分泌( secrete的过去式和过去分词 );隐匿,隐藏 |
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- Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. 胰岛素是胰腺分泌的。
- He secreted his winnings in a drawer. 他把赢来的钱藏在抽届里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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turbid
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adj.混浊的,泥水的,浓的 |
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- He found himself content to watch idly the sluggish flow of the turbid stream.他心安理得地懒洋洋地望着混浊的河水缓缓流着。
- The lake's water is turbid.这个湖里的水混浊。
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wildernesses
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荒野( wilderness的名词复数 ); 沙漠; (政治家)在野; 不再当政(或掌权) |
参考例句: |
- Antarctica is one of the last real wildernesses left on the earth. 南极洲是地球上所剩不多的旷野之一。
- Dartmoor is considered by many to be one of Britain's great nature wildernesses. Dartmoor被很多人认为是英国最大的荒原之一。
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dense
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a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 |
参考例句: |
- The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
- The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
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warding
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监护,守护(ward的现在分词形式) |
参考例句: |
- Magina channels a powerful warding magic damping the negative effects of spells. 敌法师用守护魔法来抵御负面法术的攻击。
- Indeed, warding off disruption is the principal property of complex systems. 的确,避免破损解体是复杂系统主要的属性。
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 |
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- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
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tenement
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n.公寓;房屋 |
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- They live in a tenement.他们住在廉价公寓里。
- She felt very smug in a tenement yard like this.就是在个这样的杂院里,她觉得很得意。
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inflexible
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adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的 |
参考例句: |
- Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。
- The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。
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austerely
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adv.严格地,朴质地 |
参考例句: |
- The austerely lighted garage was quiet. 灯光黯淡的车库静悄悄的。 来自辞典例句
- Door of Ministry of Agriculture and produce will be challenged austerely. 农业部门及农产品将受到严重的挑战。 来自互联网
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teeming
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adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注 |
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- The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
- the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道
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boisterously
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adv.喧闹地,吵闹地 |
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- They burst boisterously into the room. 他们吵吵嚷嚷地闯入房间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Drums and gongs were beating boisterously. 锣鼓敲打得很热闹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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requisite
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adj.需要的,必不可少的;n.必需品 |
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- He hasn't got the requisite qualifications for the job.他不具备这工作所需的资格。
- Food and air are requisite for life.食物和空气是生命的必需品。
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crooked
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adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 |
参考例句: |
- He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
- You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
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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 |
参考例句: |
- 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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gateway
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n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 |
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- Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
- A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。
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ruminating
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v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼 |
参考例句: |
- He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth. 他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is ruminating on what had happened the day before. 他在沉思前一天发生的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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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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vagrant
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n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的 |
参考例句: |
- A vagrant is everywhere at home.流浪者四海为家。
- He lived on the street as a vagrant.他以在大街上乞讨为生。
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ascended
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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unevenly
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adv.不均匀的 |
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- Fuel resources are very unevenly distributed. 燃料资源分布很不均匀。
- The cloth is dyed unevenly. 布染花了。
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incertitude
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n.疑惑,不确定 |
参考例句: |
- There are many new trends in economic development with the incertitude growing.经济发展出现了许多新的趋势,不确实性也显著增强了。
- Incertitude love makes me incapable of work.不确定的感情让我无法工作。
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braggart
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n.吹牛者;adj.吹牛的,自夸的 |
参考例句: |
- However,Captain Prien was not a braggart.不过,普里恩舰长却不是一个夸大其词的人。
- Sir,I don't seek a quarrel,not being a braggart.先生,我并不想寻衅挑斗,也不是爱吹牛的人。
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flaring
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a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的 |
参考例句: |
- A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
- Goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 |
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- They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
- I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
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interfere
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v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 |
参考例句: |
- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
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opportunely
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adv.恰好地,适时地 |
参考例句: |
- He arrived rather opportunely just when we needed a new butler. 就在我们需要一个新管家的时候他凑巧来了。 来自互联网
- Struck with sudden inspiration, Miss Martha seized the occasion so opportunely offered. 玛莎小姐此时灵机一动,及时地抓住了这个天赐良机。 来自互联网
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tune
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n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 |
参考例句: |
- 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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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 |
参考例句: |
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
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deftly
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adv.灵巧地,熟练地,敏捷地 |
参考例句: |
- He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在,于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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expeditiously
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adv.迅速地,敏捷地 |
参考例句: |
- They have to be evaluated expeditiously, carefully with the patient fully UNDRESSED. 我看过许多的枪伤患者,但是就只有阿扁的伤口没有上述情形,真是天佑台湾。 来自互联网
- We will expeditiously facilitate trade transactions with the utmost professionalism. 我们会尽快贸易便利化的交易与最大的专业水平。 来自互联网
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unreasonable
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adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的 |
参考例句: |
- I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
- They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
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esteemed
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adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 |
参考例句: |
- The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 |
参考例句: |
- 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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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 |
参考例句: |
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
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habitual
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adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的 |
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- He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
- They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。
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assented
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同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- 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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jingle
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n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵 |
参考例句: |
- The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
- The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。
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dryer
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n.干衣机,干燥剂 |
参考例句: |
- He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
- There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。
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presentiment
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n.预感,预觉 |
参考例句: |
- He had a presentiment of disaster.他预感会有灾难降临。
- I have a presentiment that something bad will happen.我有某种不祥事要发生的预感。
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amazement
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n.惊奇,惊讶 |
参考例句: |
- All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
- He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
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resentment
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n.怨愤,忿恨 |
参考例句: |
- 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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spun
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 |
参考例句: |
- His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
- Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。
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impetus
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n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力 |
参考例句: |
- This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
- Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。
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stolidity
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n.迟钝,感觉麻木 |
参考例句: |
- That contrast between flashy inspiration and stolidity may now apply to the world's big central banks. 而今这种创意的灵感和反应上的迟钝的对照也适用于世界上的各大中央银行。 来自互联网
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whit
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n.一点,丝毫 |
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- There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
- He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。
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reticent
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adj.沉默寡言的;言不如意的 |
参考例句: |
- He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
- He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
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cravat
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n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结 |
参考例句: |
- You're never fully dressed without a cravat.不打领结,就不算正装。
- Mr. Kenge adjusting his cravat,then looked at us.肯吉先生整了整领带,然后又望着我们。
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ornamental
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adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物 |
参考例句: |
- The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。
- The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。
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appendage
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n.附加物 |
参考例句: |
- After their work,the calculus was no longer an appendage and extension of Greek geometry.经过他们的工作,微积分不再是古希腊几何的附庸和延展。
- Macmillan must have loathed being judged as a mere appendage to domestic politics.麦克米伦肯定极不喜欢只被当成国内政治的附属品。
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reluctance
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n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 |
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- The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
- He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
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muffled
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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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- muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
- There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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unwillingness
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n. 不愿意,不情愿 |
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- Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势。
- His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱,他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。
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confided
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v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) |
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- She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。
- He confided to me that he had spent five years in prison. 他私下向我透露,他蹲过五年监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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poltroon
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n.胆怯者;懦夫 |
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- You are a poltroon to abuse your strength.你是一个滥用武力的懦夫。
- He is more poltroon than cautious.与其说他谨慎,不如说他是怯懦。
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saluted
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v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂 |
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- The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
- He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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ominous
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adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的 |
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- Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
- There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
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apron
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n.围裙;工作裙 |
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- We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
- She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
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