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范妮勉强地敷衍一笑。她心里非常反感。她担心自己做错了事,话说得过多,超过了自己认为必须警惕的范围,为了提防一个麻烦,却招来了另一个麻烦①(译注:① “提防一个麻烦”,系指小心不要泄露她对埃德蒙的感情;“招来另一个麻烦”,系指让埃德蒙觉得她有可能跟克劳福德好。),惹得埃德蒙在这样的时刻,借着这样的话题,硬把克劳福德小姐的玩笑话学给她听,真让她大为恼火。
埃德蒙从她脸上看出了倦怠和不快,立即决定不再谈这个问题,甚至不再提起克劳福德这个姓,除非与她肯定爱听的事情有关。本着这个原则,他过了不久说道:“他们星期一走。因此,你不是明天就是星期天定会见到你的朋友。他们真是星期一走啊!我差一点同意在莱辛比待到这一天才回来!我差一点答应了。那样一来问题就大了。要是在莱辛比多待五六天,我一辈子都会感到遗憾。”
“你差一点在那儿待下去吗?”
“差一点。人家非常热情地挽留我,我差一点就同意了。我要是能收到一封曼斯菲尔德的来信,告诉我你们的情况,我想我肯定会待下去。但是,我不知道两个星期来这里发生了什么,觉得我在外边住的时间够长了。”
“你在那里过得愉快吧。”
“是的。就是说,如果不愉快的话,那要怪我自己。他们都很讨人喜欢。我怀疑他们是否觉得我也讨人喜欢。我心里不大自在,而且怎么都摆脱不了,回到曼斯菲尔德才好起来。”
“欧文家的几位小姐——你喜欢她们吧?”
“是的,非常喜欢。可爱、和善、纯真的姑娘。不过,范妮,我已经给宠坏了,和一般的姑娘合不来了。对于一个和聪慧的女士们交往惯了的男人来说,和善、纯真的姑娘是远远不够的。她们属于两个不同的等级。你和克劳福德小姐使我变得过于挑剔了。”
然而,范妮依然情绪低沉,精神倦怠。埃德蒙从她的神情中看得出来,劝说是没有用的。他不打算再说了,便以一个监护人的权威,亲切地领着她径直进了大宅。
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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 |
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- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 |
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- 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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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 |
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- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 |
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- Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
- Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
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vows
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 |
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- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
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attachment
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 |
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- She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
- She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 |
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- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
- His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
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estranged
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adj.疏远的,分离的 |
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- He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
- The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。
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unnatural
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adj.不自然的;反常的 |
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- Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗?
- She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。
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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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gravel
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n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石 |
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- We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
- More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。
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agitated
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adj.被鼓动的,不安的 |
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- His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
- She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
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advantageous
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adj.有利的;有帮助的 |
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- Injections of vitamin C are obviously advantageous.注射维生素C显然是有利的。
- You're in a very advantageous position.你处于非常有利的地位。
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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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justified
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a.正当的,有理的 |
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- She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
- The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
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perseveres
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v.坚忍,坚持( persevere的第三人称单数 ) |
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- Although he is in poor health, he still perseveres in his studies. 尽管他身体不好,他仍孜孜不倦地学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This astounding cell will continue multiplying, reticulating as long as life perseveres. 只要生命延续,这种令人惊叹的细胞就会继续繁衍、交织变幻。 来自互联网
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persevere
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v.坚持,坚忍,不屈不挠 |
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- They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
- It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。
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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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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 |
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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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recollect
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 |
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- He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
- She could not recollect being there.她回想不起曾经到过那儿。
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attachments
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n.(用电子邮件发送的)附件( attachment的名词复数 );附着;连接;附属物 |
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- The vacuum cleaner has four different attachments. 吸尘器有四个不同的附件。
- It's an electric drill with a range of different attachments. 这是一个带有各种配件的电钻。
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animate
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v.赋于生命,鼓励;adj.有生命的,有生气的 |
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- We are animate beings,living creatures.我们是有生命的存在,有生命的动物。
- The girls watched,little teasing smiles animating their faces.女孩们注视着,脸上挂着调皮的微笑,显得愈加活泼。
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considerably
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adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 |
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- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
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tightened
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收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 |
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- The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
- His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
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apprehension
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n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 |
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- There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
- She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 |
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- I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
- She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
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indifference
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 |
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- I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
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inclinations
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倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡 |
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- She has artistic inclinations. 她有艺术爱好。
- I've no inclinations towards life as a doctor. 我的志趣不是行医。
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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 |
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- She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
- I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 |
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- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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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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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 |
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- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 |
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- He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
- He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
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counteract
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vt.对…起反作用,对抗,抵消 |
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- The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
- Our work calls for mutual support.We shouldn't counteract each other's efforts.工作要互相支持,不要互相拆台。
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favourable
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adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 |
参考例句: |
- The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
- We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
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propensity
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n.倾向;习性 |
参考例句: |
- He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.他有酗酒的倾向。
- She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 |
参考例句: |
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
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thoroughly
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 |
参考例句: |
- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
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counteraction
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反对的行动,抵抗,反动 |
参考例句: |
- Thirdly, the metaphoric language means the counteraction of moralism. 第三,这种比喻性语言意味着对道德丰义的反拨。
- In center column of core, magnetic flux density is reduced by counteraction. 通过磁通在磁芯中柱的相互抵消作用,降低磁芯的磁通密度。
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infinitely
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adv.无限地,无穷地 |
参考例句: |
- There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us.我们有无限光明的前途。
- The universe is infinitely large.宇宙是无限大的。
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improperly
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不正确地,不适当地 |
参考例句: |
- Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛!
- He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。
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improper
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adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的 |
参考例句: |
- Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
- Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 |
参考例句: |
- 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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prudent
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adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 |
参考例句: |
- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
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pretensions
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自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 |
参考例句: |
- The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class. 这出戏讽刺了新中产阶级的装模作样。
- The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status. 这个城市不切实际地标榜自己为国际都市。
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 |
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- The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
- A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
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adviser
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n.劝告者,顾问 |
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- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
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bias
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n.偏见,偏心,偏袒;vt.使有偏见 |
参考例句: |
- They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
- He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
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maxims
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n.格言,座右铭( maxim的名词复数 ) |
参考例句: |
- Courts also draw freely on traditional maxims of construction. 法院也自由吸收传统的解释准则。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- There are variant formulations of some of the maxims. 有些准则有多种表达方式。 来自辞典例句
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peculiarity
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n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 |
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- Each country has its own peculiarity.每个国家都有自己的独特之处。
- The peculiarity of this shop is its day and nigth service.这家商店的特点是昼夜服务。
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ingenuousness
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n.率直;正直;老实 |
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- He would acknowledge with perfect ingenuousness that his concession had been attended with such partial good. 他坦率地承认,由于他让步的结果,招来不少坏处。 来自辞典例句
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laments
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n.悲恸,哀歌,挽歌( lament的名词复数 )v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的第三人称单数 ) |
参考例句: |
- In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. 在那首诗里他对乡村遭到的破坏流露出悲哀。
- In this book he laments the slight interest shown in his writings. 在该书中他慨叹人们对他的著作兴趣微弱。 来自辞典例句
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esteems
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n.尊敬,好评( esteem的名词复数 )v.尊敬( esteem的第三人称单数 );敬重;认为;以为 |
参考例句: |
- No one esteems your father more than I do. 没有人比我更敬重你的父亲了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Fourth, esteems and the attention specially to the Marxism theory absorption. 第四,特别推崇和关注对马克思主义学说的吸收。 来自互联网
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 |
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- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
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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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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 |
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- At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
- I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
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exertion
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n.尽力,努力 |
参考例句: |
- We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
- She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
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worthy
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 |
参考例句: |
- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
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kindly
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adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 |
参考例句: |
- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
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aggravation
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n.烦恼,恼火 |
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- She stirred in aggravation as she said this. 她说这句话,激动得过分。
- Can't stand the aggravation, all day I get aggravation. You know how it is." 我整天都碰到令人发火的事,你可想而知这是什么滋味。” 来自教父部分
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guardian
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n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 |
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- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
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