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As Kate Charlock sat debating her position with anxiety, the door opened cautiously and a
gaily1 dressed figure slipped into the room. The place seemed to be half-filled with billowing draperies and the air was heavy with subtle perfume. Kate Charlock turned in
amazement2 upon the intruder.
"Jessica!" she
gasped3. "What are you doing here?"
"You may well ask that," Mrs. Bromley-Martin tittered. "But a little bird told me what was going on, and when I had a wire from Lady Strathmore this morning asking me to bring a mob over to tea this afternoon, I jumped at the opportunity. My word, what a time we have had all morning pulling your character to pieces! And just now, when
Belle4 Langley bet me a dozen pairs of gloves I dare not come up and interview you, I closed like a shot. Well, what have you to say for yourself?"
From head to foot Kate Charlock quivered with indignation. She was not blind to her own
folly5, but, then, she had so hedged herself in with self-pity that she did not regard herself as the average woman who has fallen away from grace. Her case was quite different. But she merely smiled as she replied.
"I have nothing to say for myself," she responded. "I am content to leave my character in the hands of those who, like yourself, are acquainted with my unhappy domestic life. My husband chose to turn me out of house and home, and the punishment should be his more than mine. I know that socially my life is finished."
"Terribly sad," Mrs. Bromley-Martin laughed gaily. "I am not going to blame you. You are no worse than two-thirds of us, as you know very well. Besides, we ought to be grateful to you for giving us something fresh to talk about. Still, we shall miss our tall, white saint who was the connecting link between ourselves and absolute respectability. But I must not stay longer. One has to be careful, you know."
"Yes, with a reputation like yours, one has to be," Mrs. Charlock said sweetly. "You may tell your friends that they need not trouble to waste their sympathy upon me. I am quite happy."
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gaily
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| adv.欢乐地，高兴地 |
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- The children sing gaily.孩子们欢唱着。
- She waved goodbye very gaily.她欢快地挥手告别。
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amazement
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| n.惊奇，惊讶 |
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- 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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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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belle
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| n.靓女 |
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- She was the belle of her Sunday School class.在主日学校她是她们班的班花。
- She was the belle of the ball.她是那个舞会中的美女。
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folly
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| n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话 |
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- 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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belied
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| v.掩饰( belie的过去式和过去分词 )；证明（或显示）…为虚假；辜负；就…扯谎 |
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- His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques. 他作风粗放，令人看不出他是古董鉴赏家。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her smile belied her true feelings. 她的微笑掩饰了她的真实感情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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patronage
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| n.赞助，支援，援助；光顾，捧场 |
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- Though it was not yet noon,there was considerable patronage.虽然时间未到中午，店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
- I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this.很抱歉，我的赞助只能到此为止。
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immediate
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| adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的 |
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- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
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mingled
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| 混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系] |
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- The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
- The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。
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impatience
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| n.不耐烦，急躁 |
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- He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
- He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
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solicitors
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| 初级律师( solicitor的名词复数 ) |
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- Most solicitors in England and Wales are in private practice . 英格兰和威尔士的大多数律师都是私人执业者。
- The family has instructed solicitors to sue Thomson for compensation. 那家人已经指示律师起诉汤姆森，要求赔偿。
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outlet
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| n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄 |
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- The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
- Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
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crass
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| adj.愚钝的，粗糙的；彻底的 |
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- The government has behaved with crass insensitivity.该政府行事愚蠢而且麻木不仁。
- I didn't want any part of this silly reception,It was all so crass.我完全不想参加这个无聊的欢迎会，它实在太糟糕了。
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dictates
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| n.命令，规定，要求( dictate的名词复数 )v.大声讲或读( dictate的第三人称单数 )；口授；支配；摆布 |
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- Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation. 依照常规部长在这种情况下应该辞职。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He always follows the dictates of common sense. 他总是按常识行事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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shamefully
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| 可耻地； 丢脸地； 不体面地； 羞耻地 |
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- He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。
- They have served me shamefully for a long time. 长期以来，他们待我很坏。
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pawnbroker
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| n.典当商，当铺老板 |
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- He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker's.他从当铺赎回手表。
- She could get fifty dollars for those if she went to the pawnbroker's.要是她去当铺当了这些东西，她是可以筹出50块钱的。
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agitation
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| n.搅动；搅拌；鼓动，煽动 |
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- 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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jingling
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| 叮当声 |
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- A carriage went jingling by with some reclining figure in it. 一辆马车叮当驶过，车上斜倚着一个人。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Melanie did not seem to know, or care, that life was riding by with jingling spurs. 媚兰好像并不知道，或者不关心，生活正马刺丁当地一路驶过去了呢。
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prevarication
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| n.支吾；搪塞；说谎；有枝有叶 |
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- The longer negotiations drag on, the greater the risk of permanent prevarication. 谈判拖延的时间越久，长期推诿责任的可能性就越大。 来自互联网
- The result can be a lot of needless prevarication. 结果就是带来一堆的借口。 来自互联网
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stifled
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| （使）窒息， （使）窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 )； 镇压，遏制； 堵 |
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- The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
- The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。
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groan
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| vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音 |
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- The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
- The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。
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beguiled
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| v.欺骗( beguile的过去式和过去分词 )；使陶醉；使高兴；消磨（时间等） |
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- She beguiled them into believing her version of events. 她哄骗他们相信了她叙述的事情。
- He beguiled me into signing this contract. 他诱骗我签订了这项合同。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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