"Oh, yes, Pip," said Ben, "you must go."
"Oh, I don't want to," cried Pip, in great alarm, and, clinging to Ben's hand, he
huddled1 up closer than ever. "Don't make me go to that old woman's; don't," he pleaded.
"Why not?" asked Ben, whirling him around to let his blue eyes search keenly the
distressed3 little face.
"She looks at me so," said Pip, squirming uncomfortably; "she's always looking at me."
"Well, supposing she does, she won't bite you," said Ben, with a little laugh. Then he stopped suddenly. "Now then, Pip," and he put his hand on the small shoulder, "it's best for you to go; there's to be a jolly good time. Just think, Madam Van Ruypen is to give you all a sleigh-ride! And off you'll go into the country and have a supper and come home by moonlight. Why, everybody's going!"
"Are you going?" asked Pip, suddenly, his face emerging a little from its wrinkles.
"Well, no, I'm not," said Ben, "but everybody else is; I'm going to stay with Jasper."
"Oh, I won't go! I won't go!" screamed Pip, wholly beside himself with
distress2. "I'm going to stay with you, I am." With that he wound his wiry little arms around one of Ben's, and beat his feet
nervously4 on the floor.
"See here now, Pip," Ben lifted him clear from the floor, and set him down on the window-seat, then he stood in front of him, "now just look at me," which Pip did, swinging
miserable5 little feet and twisting his hands.
"It is best for you to go on this party, and so you must go. Why, you'd have to stay with Jocko if you didn't," added Ben, "or else amuse yourself."
"Oh, I don't want to stay with Jocko," replied Pip, who had good reasons, after his introduction to the monkey by Joel, for this decision.
"Well, you needn't," said Ben, bursting into a laugh, "but you must go on the sleighing party, and without me. Do you understand, Pip?"
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) |
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- We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
- We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
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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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distressed
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痛苦的 |
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- He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
- The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
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nervously
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adv.神情激动地,不安地 |
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- He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
- He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
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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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scampering
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v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的现在分词 ) |
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- A cat miaowed, then was heard scampering away. 马上起了猫叫,接着又听见猫逃走的声音。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
- A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb. 一只灰色的松鼠在树枝间跳来跳去。 来自辞典例句
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 |
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- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
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mittens
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不分指手套 |
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- Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face. 棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。
- I'd fisted my hands inside their mittens to keep the fingers warm. 我在手套中握拳头来保暖手指。
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pranced
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v.(马)腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Their horses pranced and whinnied. 他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。 来自辞典例句
- The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿着新衣在屋里雀跃。 来自辞典例句
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soothingly
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adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地 |
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- The mother talked soothingly to her child. 母亲对自己的孩子安慰地说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He continued to talk quietly and soothingly to the girl until her frightened grip on his arm was relaxed. 他继续柔声安慰那姑娘,她那因恐惧而紧抓住他的手终于放松了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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hush
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int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 |
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- A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
- Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去!
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whined
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v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 |
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- The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句
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extricating
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v.使摆脱困难,脱身( extricate的现在分词 ) |
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- First, this will not bring on disorder and, second, it will not make extricating oneself impossible. 大鸣大放,一不会乱,二不会下不得台。 来自互联网
- Idea of Multhus "Two Control" and System Conditions of Extricating from "Population Trap " 马尔萨斯“两种抑制”的观点及解脱“人口陷阱”的制度条件。 来自互联网
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crab
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n.螃蟹,偏航,脾气乖戾的人,酸苹果;vi.捕蟹,偏航,发牢骚;vt.使偏航,发脾气 |
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- I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
- The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了,就象螃蟹的壳似的。
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disdain
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n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 |
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- Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
- A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。
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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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luncheon
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n.午宴,午餐,便宴 |
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- 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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awfully
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 |
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- Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
- I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
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grimace
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v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭 |
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- The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
- Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。
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canopied
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adj. 遮有天篷的 |
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- Mist canopied the city. 薄雾笼罩着城市。
- The centrepiece was a magnificent canopied bed belonged to Talleyrand, the great 19th-century French diplomat. 展位中心是一架华丽的四柱床,它的故主是19世纪法国著名外交家塔列郎。
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hopped
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跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 |
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- He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
- He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
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overflow
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v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出 |
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- The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
- After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后,河水可能溢出岸来。
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majesty
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n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 |
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- The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
- Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
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stoutly
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adv.牢固地,粗壮的 |
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- He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。
- Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难,但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。
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sarcastically
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adv.挖苦地,讽刺地 |
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- 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
- Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她,讽刺地鞠了一躬。
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longingly
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adv. 渴望地
热望地 |
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- He looked longingly at the food on the table. 他眼巴巴地盯着桌上的食物。
- Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情,一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 |
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- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
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bishop
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n.主教,(国际象棋)象 |
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- He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
- Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
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desperately
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adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 |
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- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
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revolving
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adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想 |
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- The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
- The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。
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robin
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n.知更鸟,红襟鸟 |
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- The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
- We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟,知道春天要到了。
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