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In a pleasant, airy, up-hill country, it was my fortune when I was young to make the acquaintance of a certain beggar. I call him beggar, though he usually allowed his coat and his shoes (which were open-mouthed, indeed) to beg for him. He was the wreck2 of an athletic3 man, tall, gaunt, and bronzed; far gone in consumption, with that disquieting4 smile of the mortally stricken on his face; but still active afoot, still with the brisk military carriage, the ready military salute5. Three ways led through this piece of country; and as I was inconstant in my choice, I believe he must often have awaited me in vain. But often enough, he caught me; often enough, from some place of ambush6 by the roadside, he would spring suddenly forth7 in the regulation attitude, and launching at once into his inconsequential talk, fall into step with me upon my farther course. “A fine morning, sir, though perhaps a trifle inclining to rain. I hope I see you well, sir. Why, no, sir, I don’t feel as hearty8 myself as I could wish, but I am keeping about my ordinary. I am pleased to meet you on the road, sir. I assure you I quite look forward to one of our little conversations.” He loved the sound of his own voice inordinately9, and though (with something too off-hand to call servility) he would always hasten to agree with anything you said, yet he could never suffer you to say it to an end. By what transition he slid to his favourite subject I have no memory; but we had never been long together on the way before he was dealing10, in a very military manner, with the English poets. “Shelley was a fine poet, sir, though a trifle
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tune
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| n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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| n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难 | |
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| adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的 | |
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disquieting
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| adj.令人不安的,令人不平静的v.使不安,使忧虑,使烦恼( disquiet的现在分词 ) | |
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| vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮 | |
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ambush
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| n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击 | |
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hearty
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| adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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dealing
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atheistical
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| adj.无神论(者)的 | |
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poetical
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| adj.似诗人的;诗一般的;韵文的;富有诗意的 | |
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beguile
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| vt.欺骗,消遣 | |
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ribs
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| n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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resonant
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| adj.(声音)洪亮的,共鸣的 | |
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jauntiness
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| n.心满意足;洋洋得意;高兴;活泼 | |
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mendicant
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| n.乞丐;adj.行乞的 | |
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cant
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| n.斜穿,黑话,猛扔 | |
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ragged
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| adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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glib
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| adj.圆滑的,油嘴滑舌的 | |
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random
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| adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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drawn
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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bards
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| n.诗人( bard的名词复数 ) | |
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cadence
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| n.(说话声调的)抑扬顿挫 | |
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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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expounded
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| 论述,详细讲解( expound的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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jargon
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| n.术语,行话 | |
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spacious
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| adj.广阔的,宽敞的 | |
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ponderous
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| adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的 | |
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graveyard
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| n.坟场 | |
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groves
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| 树丛,小树林( grove的名词复数 ) | |
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tryst
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plovers
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| n.珩,珩科鸟(如凤头麦鸡)( plover的名词复数 ) | |
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discoursing
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| 演说(discourse的现在分词形式) | |
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fiery
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| adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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mere
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savage
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| adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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embodied
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| v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 );象征;包括;包含 | |
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moors
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abhorred
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| v.憎恶( abhor的过去式和过去分词 );(厌恶地)回避;拒绝;淘汰 | |
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mettle
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| n.勇气,精神 | |
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epic
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| n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的 | |
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| v.围攻( beleaguer的现在分词 );困扰;骚扰 | |
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| adj.受到围困[围攻]的;包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词);困扰;骚扰 | |
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decency
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| n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重 | |
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hurled
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| v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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naught
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| n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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agitated
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| adj.被鼓动的,不安的 | |
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incapable
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| adj.无能力的,不能做某事的 | |
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temperaments
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| 性格( temperament的名词复数 ); (人或动物的)气质; 易冲动; (性情)暴躁 | |
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maker
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forger
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| v.伪造;n.(钱、文件等的)伪造者 | |
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needy
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| adj.贫穷的,贫困的,生活艰苦的 | |
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specially
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| adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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accosting
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| v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的现在分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭 | |
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embarrassment
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| n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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gratitude
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| adj.感激,感谢 | |
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rant
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| v.咆哮;怒吼;n.大话;粗野的话 | |
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vehemence
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| n.热切;激烈;愤怒 | |
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notably
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| adv.值得注意地,显著地,尤其地,特别地 | |
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unbearable
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tempted
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buffet
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| n.自助餐;饮食柜台;餐台 | |
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shudder
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| v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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pervade
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parodies
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wince
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humbug
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| n.花招,谎话,欺骗 | |
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usurps
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| 篡夺,霸占( usurp的第三人称单数 ); 盗用; 篡夺,篡权 | |
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stint
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attics
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remarkable
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commonwealths
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ingratitude
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hatred
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tact
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distress
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recipient
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unpaid
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devoid
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salvation
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| n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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elixir
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| n.长生不老药,万能药 | |
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subscribe
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| vi.(to)订阅,订购;同意;vt.捐助,赞助 | |
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| adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的 | |
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impersonal
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| 美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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