Dora did not remain long with Lady Burville after she had heard the story; nor did her mother desire her to stay. There was no love lost between them, therefore there was no joy at their meeting, no sorrow at their parting. Lady Burville considered her daughter to be cold, proud, and unsympathetic. Dora saw that Lady Burville was a weak and
frivolous1 fool, whom she could neither respect nor love. They parted with a feeling of
mutual2 relief, but not before Lady Burville had extracted a promise of silence.
"You must say nothing about what I've told you to anybody," she said
imploringly3. "My husband would never forgive me if he found out my past history. I told it to you so as to clear myself in your eyes as to the murder. Only Pallant knows my story, and he will keep silent while I give him money. As you are my child, you must be silent also. Say nothing--nothing."
"But I wish to find out who killed my guardian," said Dora.
"I tell you it was Carew. No one else had any reason to kill him. If you denounce Carew, you will hang your own father. Promise me to be silent."
"I promise," said Dora
curtly4, and took her leave in the calmest manner.
She returned to Selling, and thence rode to Chillum on her bicycle. It was close on eight before she got home, and she found Joad waiting for her at the gate. He looked pleased to see her, and wheeled the machine into the grounds.
"You are late," said he, following her every movement with greedy eyes. "I hope you had a pleasant day with your friend."
"Very pleasant, Mr. Joad. Good-night; I am tired."
She walked off with a stiff nod, and left her elderly lover looking after her with a rather sulky expression. He had missed her greatly during the day, and resented her departure when he wanted to have a little chat before retiring to his own domicile across the road.
"Never mind,"
chuckled5 Joad, rubbing his hands. "She'll have to marry me, or see Allen Scott in
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frivolous
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| adj.轻薄的；轻率的 |
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- This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem.这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
- He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things.他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。
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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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imploringly
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| adv. 恳求地, 哀求地 |
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- He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着，哀求地看着她。
- He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。
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curtly
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| adv.简短地 |
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- He nodded curtly and walked away. 他匆忙点了一下头就走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The request was curtly refused. 这个请求被毫不客气地拒绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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chuckled
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
- She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
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gaol
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| n.(jail)监狱；(不加冠词)监禁；vt.使…坐牢 |
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- He was released from the gaol.他被释放出狱。
- The man spent several years in gaol for robbery.这男人因犯抢劫罪而坐了几年牢。
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housekeeper
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| n.管理家务的主妇，女管家 |
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- A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
- She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。
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mortified
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| v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等） |
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- She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
- The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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acting
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| n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的 |
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- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
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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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concealed
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| a.隐藏的，隐蔽的 |
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- The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
- I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
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sullenly
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| 不高兴地，绷着脸，忧郁地 |
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- 'so what?" Tom said sullenly. “那又怎么样呢？”汤姆绷着脸说。
- Emptiness after the paper, I sIt'sullenly in front of the stove. 报看完，想不出能找点什么事做，只好一人坐在火炉旁生气。
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gasped
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要 |
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- She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
- People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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meditated
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| 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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- He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
- She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。
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rifts
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| n.裂缝( rift的名词复数 )；裂隙；分裂；不和 |
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- After that, through the rifts in the inky clouds sparkled redder and yet more luminous particles. 然后在几条墨蓝色云霞的隙缝里闪出几个更红更亮的小片。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
- The Destinies mend rifts in time as man etches fate. 当人类想要再次亵渎命运的时候，命运及时修正了这些裂痕。 来自互联网
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hovered
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| 鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫 |
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- A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
- A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。
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alias
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| n.化名；别名；adv.又名 |
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- His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
- You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。
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marvelled
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| v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- I marvelled that he suddenly left college. 我对他突然离开大学感到惊奇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I marvelled at your boldness. 我对你的大胆感到惊奇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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ardently
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| adv.热心地，热烈地 |
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- The preacher is disserveing the very religion in which he ardently believe. 那传教士在损害他所热烈信奉的宗教。 来自辞典例句
- However ardently they love, however intimate their union, they are never one. 无论他们的相爱多么热烈，无论他们的关系多么亲密，他们决不可能合而为一。 来自辞典例句
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persistent
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| adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的 |
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- Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
- She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。
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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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prospect
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| n.前景，前途；景色，视野 |
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- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
- The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
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supercilious
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| adj.目中无人的，高傲的；adv.高傲地；n.高傲 |
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- The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help.我要买东西招呼售货员时，那个售货员对我不屑一顾。
- His manner is supercilious and arrogant.他非常傲慢自大。
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extorted
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| v.敲诈( extort的过去式和过去分词 )；曲解 |
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- The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses. 这帮歹徒向当地30多户商家勒索过钱财。
- He extorted a promise from me. 他硬要我答应。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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gist
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| n.要旨；梗概 |
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- Can you give me the gist of this report?你能告诉我这个报告的要点吗？
- He is quick in grasping the gist of a book.他敏于了解书的要点。
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shaft
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| n.(工具的)柄，杆状物 |
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- He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
- This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
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blackmail
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| n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓 |
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- She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
- The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。
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brutal
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| adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的 |
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- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
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maudlin
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| adj.感情脆弱的，爱哭的 |
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- He always becomes maudlin after he's had a few drinks.他喝了几杯酒后总是变得多愁善感。
- She continued in the same rather maudlin tone.她继续用那种颇带几分伤感的语调说话。
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precisely
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| adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地 |
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- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
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concisely
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| adv.简明地 |
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- These equations are written more concisely as a single columnmatrix equation. 这些方程以单列矩阵方程表示会更简单。 来自辞典例句
- The fiber morphology can be concisely summarized. 可以对棉纤维的形态结构进行扼要地归纳。 来自辞典例句
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