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Our various departures were unassuming, all but the American’s. Sandy spent a busy fortnight in his
subterranean1 fashion, now in the British Museum, now running about the country to see old exploring companions, now at the War Office, now at the Foreign Office, but mostly in my flat, sunk in an arm-chair and
meditating2. He left finally on December 1st as a King’s Messenger for Cairo. Once there I knew the King’s Messenger would disappear, and some queer Oriental ruffian take his place. It would have been impertinence in me to inquire into his plans. He was the real professional, and I was only the
dabbler3.
Blenkiron was a different matter. Sir Walter told me to look out for squalls, and the twinkle in his eye gave me a notion of what was coming. The first thing the sportsman did was to write a letter to the papers signed with his name. There had been a debate in the House of Commons on foreign policy, and the speech of some idiot there gave him his cue. He declared that he had been heart and soul with the British at the start, but that he was reluctantly compelled to change his views. He said our blockade of Germany had broken all the laws of God and humanity, and he reckoned that Britain was now the worst
exponent6 of Prussianism going. That letter made a fine racket, and the paper that printed it had a row with the
Censor7. But that was only the beginning of Mr Blenkiron’s campaign. He got mixed up with some mountebanks called the League of
Democrats9 against
Aggression10, gentlemen who thought that Germany was all right if we could only keep from hurting her feelings. He addressed a meeting under their
auspices11, which was broken up by the crowd, but not before John S. had got off his chest a lot of amazing stuff. I wasn’t there, but a man who was told me that he never heard such
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subterranean
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adj.地下的,地表下的 |
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- London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
- We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。
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meditating
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a.沉思的,冥想的 |
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- They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
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dabbler
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n. 戏水者, 业余家, 半玩半认真做的人 |
参考例句: |
- The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent. 一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡。
- He's not a dedicated musician but a dabbler. 他并不是专门的音乐家,只不过是个业余家。
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wink
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 |
参考例句: |
- He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
- The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间,那颗卫星就消失了。
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tar
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n.柏油,焦油;vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于 |
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- The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
- We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。
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exponent
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n.倡导者,拥护者;代表人物;指数,幂 |
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- She is an exponent of vegetarianism.她是一个素食主义的倡导者。
- He had been the principal exponent of the Gallipoli campaign.他曾为加里波利战役的主要代表人物。
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censor
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n./vt.审查,审查员;删改 |
参考例句: |
- The film has not been viewed by the censor.这部影片还未经审查人员审查。
- The play was banned by the censor.该剧本被查禁了。
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mountebank
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n.江湖郎中;骗子 |
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- The nation was led astray by a mountebank.这个国家被一个夸夸其谈的骗子引入歧途。
- The mountebank was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。
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democrats
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n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) |
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- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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aggression
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n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害 |
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- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结,就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
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auspices
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n.资助,赞助 |
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- The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
- The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。
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clotted
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adj.凝结的v.凝固( clot的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- scones and jam with clotted cream 夹有凝脂奶油和果酱的烤饼
- Perspiration clotted his hair. 汗水使他的头发粘在一起。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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oration
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n.演说,致辞,叙述法 |
参考例句: |
- He delivered an oration on the decline of family values.他发表了有关家庭价值观的衰退的演说。
- He was asked to deliver an oration at the meeting.他被邀请在会议上发表演说。
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agitation
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 |
参考例句: |
- Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
- These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
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deported
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v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 );举止 |
参考例句: |
- They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格,将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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hissed
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发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 |
参考例句: |
- Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
- The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
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rendezvous
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n.约会,约会地点,汇合点;vi.汇合,集合;vt.使汇合,使在汇合地点相遇 |
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- She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
- I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。
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kit
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n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 |
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- The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
- The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
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relics
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[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸 |
参考例句: |
- The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
- Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
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waddle
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vi.摇摆地走;n.摇摆的走路(样子) |
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- I am pregnant.I waddle awkwardly and my big stomach pressed against the weight of the world. 我怀孕了,我滑稽可笑地瞒珊而行,大肚子上压着全世界的重量。
- We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.我们走起路来摇摇摆摆,还一跳一跳的。我们的生活很有趣。
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quays
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码头( quay的名词复数 ) |
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- She drove across the Tournelle bridge and across the busy quays to the Latin quarter. 她驾车开过图尔内勒桥,穿过繁忙的码头开到拉丁区。
- When blasting is close to such installations as quays, the charge can be reduced. 在靠近如码头这类设施爆破时,装药量可以降低。
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flannels
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法兰绒男裤; 法兰绒( flannel的名词复数 ) |
参考例句: |
- Erik had been seen in flannels and an imitation Panama hat. 人们看到埃里克身穿法兰绒裤,头戴仿制巴拿马草帽。
- He is wearing flannels and a blue jacket. 他穿着一条法兰绒裤子和一件蓝夹克。
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wary
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adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的 |
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- He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
- Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头,突然警惕起来。
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leisurely
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adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的 |
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- We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着,看遍所有的橱窗。
- He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐,高兴的开车去工作。
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funnel
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n.漏斗;烟囱;v.汇集 |
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- He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
- I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。
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mangrove
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n.(植物)红树,红树林 |
参考例句: |
- It is the world's largest tidal mangrove forest.它是世界上最大的红树林沼泽地。
- Many consider this the most beautiful mangrove forest in all Thailand.许多人认为这里是全泰国最美丽的红树林了。
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Portuguese
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n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语 |
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- They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
- Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
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ashore
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adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 |
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- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前,孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
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marvel
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vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 |
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- The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
- The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
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immortally
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不朽地,永世地,无限地 |
参考例句: |
- Game developer can walk on royal shoulder, bring up class jointly make immortally. 游戏开发者可以踩在盛大的肩膀上,共同造就世界级的不朽之作。
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steering
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n.操舵装置 |
参考例句: |
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
- Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
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slewed
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adj.喝醉的v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去式 )( slew的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- The car skidded and slewed sideways. 汽车打滑,向一侧偏去。
- The bus slewed sideways. 公共汽车滑到了一边。 来自辞典例句
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inviting
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adj.诱人的,引人注目的 |
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- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
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luncheon
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n.午宴,午餐,便宴 |
参考例句: |
- We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
- I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。
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moorish
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adj.沼地的,荒野的,生[住]在沼地的 |
参考例句: |
- There was great excitement among the Moorish people at the waterside. 海边的摩尔人一阵轰动。 来自辞典例句
- All the doors are arched with the special arch we see in Moorish pictures. 门户造成拱形,形状独特,跟摩尔风暴画片里所见的一样。 来自辞典例句
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pal
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n.朋友,伙伴,同志;vi.结为友 |
参考例句: |
- He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
- Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着,小子,我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。
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prospector
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n.探矿者 |
参考例句: |
- Although he failed as a prospector, he succeeded as a journalist.他作为采矿者遭遇失败,但作为记者大获成功。
- The prospector staked his claim to the mine he discovered.那个勘探者立桩标出他所发现的矿区地以示归己所有。
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uncommon
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adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的 |
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- Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
- Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。
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scouting
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守候活动,童子军的活动 |
参考例句: |
- I have people scouting the hills already. 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
- Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting. 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统。 来自演讲部分
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prospecting
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n.探矿 |
参考例句: |
- The prospecting team ploughed their way through the snow. 探险队排雪前进。
- The prospecting team has traversed the length and breadth of the land. 勘探队踏遍了祖国的山山水水。
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trek
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vi.作长途艰辛的旅行;n.长途艰苦的旅行 |
参考例句: |
- We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
- It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。
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annex
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vt.兼并,吞并;n.附属建筑物 |
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- It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
- The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。
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buffalo
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n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 |
参考例句: |
- Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
- The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
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spat
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n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 |
参考例句: |
- Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
- There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。
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mules
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骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 |
参考例句: |
- The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
- She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。
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pouch
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n.小袋,小包,囊状袋;vt.装...入袋中,用袋运输;vi.用袋送信件 |
参考例句: |
- He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
- The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。
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trekked
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v.艰苦跋涉,徒步旅行( trek的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指在山中)远足,徒步旅行,游山玩水 |
参考例句: |
- They trekked for three days along the banks of the Zambezi. 他们沿着赞比西河河岸跋涉了三天。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Six-man teams trekked through the woods, respectively for 72 to 96 hours. 6人一组的小分队,经过长途跋涉,穿过了森林,分别用72小时到96小时不等。 来自互联网
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specially
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adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 |
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- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
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corps
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n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组 |
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- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
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imperturbable
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adj.镇静的 |
参考例句: |
- Thomas,of course,was cool and aloof and imperturbable.当然,托马斯沉着、冷漠,不易激动。
- Edward was a model of good temper and his equanimity imperturbable.爱德华是个典型的好性子,他总是沉着镇定。
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natal
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adj.出生的,先天的 |
参考例句: |
- Many music-lovers make pilgrimages to Mozart's natal place.很多爱好音乐的人去访问莫扎特的出生地。
- Since natal day,characters possess the visual elements such as dots and strokes.文字从诞生开始便具有了点画这样的视觉元素。
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Christian
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 |
参考例句: |
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
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trekking
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v.艰苦跋涉,徒步旅行( trek的现在分词 );(尤指在山中)远足,徒步旅行,游山玩水 |
参考例句: |
- She can't come pony trekking after all because she's in a delicate condition. 她结果还是不能坐小马车旅行,因为她已怀孕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas. 我们整个夏天都在喜马拉雅山的山麓艰难跋涉。 来自互联网
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yarn
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n.纱,纱线,纺线;奇闻漫谈,旅行轶事 |
参考例句: |
- I stopped to have a yarn with him.我停下来跟他聊天。
- The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
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catching
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adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 |
参考例句: |
- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
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eastward
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adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 |
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- The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
- The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去,他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。
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yarned
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vi.讲故事(yarn的过去式与过去分词形式) |
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harping
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n.反复述说 |
参考例句: |
- Don't keep harping on like that. 别那样唠叨个没完。
- You're always harping on the samestring. 你总是老调重弹。
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itching
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adj.贪得的,痒的,渴望的v.发痒( itch的现在分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- The itching was almost more than he could stand. 他痒得几乎忍不住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- My nose is itching. 我的鼻子发痒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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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 |
参考例句: |
- 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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pricked
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 |
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- The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
- He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。
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murmur
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 |
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- They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
- There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
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disapproval
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n.反对,不赞成 |
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- The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
- They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
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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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furtive
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adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的 |
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- The teacher was suspicious of the student's furtive behaviour during the exam.老师怀疑这个学生在考试时有偷偷摸摸的行为。
- His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。
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jabber
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v.快而不清楚地说;n.吱吱喳喳 |
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- Listen to the jabber of those monkeys.听那些猴子在吱吱喳喳地叫。
- He began to protes,to jabber of his right of entry.他开始抗议,唠叨不休地说他有进来的权力。
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conspirator
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n.阴谋者,谋叛者 |
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- We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他,恶狠狠地骂个不停。
- A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。
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brawling
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n.争吵,喧嚷 |
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- They were arrested for brawling in the street. 他们因在街上打斗而遭到拘捕。
- The officers were brawling commands. 军官们大声地喊口令。
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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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snug
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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 |
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- He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
- She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。
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nominal
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adj.名义上的;(金额、租金)微不足道的 |
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- The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
- The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。
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grandees
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n.贵族,大公,显贵者( grandee的名词复数 ) |
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- The highest-ranking members of the Spanish aristocracy are the grandees. 西班牙贵族中爵位最高的成员乃是大公。 来自辞典例句
- Several grandees of the town are present at the party. 城里的几位要人出席了晚会。 来自互联网
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sullen
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adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 |
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- He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
- Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐,因为昨晚没睡好。
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 |
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- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
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corrupted
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(使)败坏( corrupt的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)腐化; 引起(计算机文件等的)错误; 破坏 |
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- The body corrupted quite quickly. 尸体很快腐烂了。
- The text was corrupted by careless copyists. 原文因抄写员粗心而有讹误。
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grunted
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(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 |
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- She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声,继续看书,不屑抬起头来看一眼。
- She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。
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epitome
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n.典型,梗概 |
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- He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
- This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。
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irony
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n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄 |
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- She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
- In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
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