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In Kyoto they say the real cold of winter only strikes after Setsubun – the day in early February
when, traditionally, people
scatter1 beans out of their front door to
ward2 off evil spirits. As Hideji
made his way down Shomen-dori in the dusk, he couldn’t help thinking they were right.
From somewhere came the sound of an
itinerant3 tofu seller’s horn. Groups of schoolchildren, all
shouldering identical leather backpacks, cut right past him as they hurried home. It was as though
he’d slipped back in time to another era. Hideji came to a halt in front of the Kamogawa Diner, his
long shadow stretching across the pavement.
Drowsy4 the cat must have remembered him, because he came over and began curling himself
around his legs.
‘Nagare been
bullying5 you again?’ he said, leaning over and stroking the tabby’s head,
eliciting6
a soft miaow.
‘You’re early! Hurry on in. It’s
chilly7 out there!’ said Koishi, sliding open the door and bowing.
‘You better let this cat in, or he’ll catch cold.’
‘I’m pretty sure cats don’t catch colds. Anyway, Dad’ll
flip8 if he sees him.’
‘Koishi! Don’t let that cat in here!’ shouted Nagare from the kitchen.
‘See what I mean?’ said Koishi with a
wink9.
‘Still do it every year, do you?’ muttered Hideji as he removed his coat.
‘Do what?’ said Koishi, bringing over a pot of tea.
‘The bean-scattering ceremony. Oh, I can just picture it: Nagare out in front, chucking the beans
and shouting ‘Devils out! Fortune in!’, and you chiming in from behind. Sticking to the old
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scatter
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vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散 |
参考例句: |
- You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
- Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。
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ward
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n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 |
参考例句: |
- The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
- During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
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itinerant
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adj.巡回的;流动的 |
参考例句: |
- He is starting itinerant performance all over the world.他正在世界各地巡回演出。
- There is a general debate nowadays about the problem of itinerant workers.目前,针对流动工人的问题展开了普遍的争论。
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drowsy
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adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的 |
参考例句: |
- Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉,还引起了头疼。
- I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。
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bullying
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v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈 |
参考例句: |
- Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
- All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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eliciting
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n. 诱发, 引出
动词elicit的现在分词形式 |
参考例句: |
- He succeeded in eliciting the information he needed from her. 他从她那里问出了他所需要的信息。
- A criminal trial isn't a tribunal for eliciting the truth. 刑事审讯并非是一种要探明真相的审判。
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chilly
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adj.凉快的,寒冷的 |
参考例句: |
- I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
- I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
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flip
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vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的 |
参考例句: |
- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
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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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apron
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n.围裙;工作裙 |
参考例句: |
- We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
- She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
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gulp
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vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽 |
参考例句: |
- She took down the tablets in one gulp.她把那些药片一口吞了下去。
- Don't gulp your food,chew it before you swallow it.吃东西不要狼吞虎咽,要嚼碎了再咽下去。
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smoothly
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adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地 |
参考例句: |
- The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
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cedar
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n.雪松,香柏(木) |
参考例句: |
- The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
- She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。
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scowled
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
- The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
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fragrant
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adj.芬香的,馥郁的,愉快的 |
参考例句: |
- The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
- The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。
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aroma
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n.香气,芬芳,芳香 |
参考例句: |
- The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
- The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
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wafted
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v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- The sound of their voices wafted across the lake. 他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
- A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the garden. 花园中飘过一股刚出炉面包的香味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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twitched
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vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) |
参考例句: |
- Her lips twitched with amusement. 她忍俊不禁地颤动着嘴唇。
- The child's mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 这小孩的嘴抽动着,像是要哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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shrine
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n.圣地,神龛,庙;v.将...置于神龛内,把...奉为神圣 |
参考例句: |
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
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flick
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n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 |
参考例句: |
- He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
- By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下,将马头上的苍蝇驱走。
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 |
参考例句: |
- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
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ceramic
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n.制陶业,陶器,陶瓷工艺 |
参考例句: |
- The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
- Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
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whack
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v.敲击,重打,瓜分;n.重击,重打,尝试,一份 |
参考例句: |
- After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食,卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
- He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒,在我背上猛拍一下。
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earthenware
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n.土器,陶器 |
参考例句: |
- She made sure that the glassware and earthenware were always spotlessly clean.她总是把玻璃器皿和陶器洗刷得干干净净。
- They displayed some bowls of glazed earthenware.他们展出了一些上釉的陶碗。
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sniffed
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v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 |
参考例句: |
- When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣,吸了吸鼻子,擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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tilting
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倾斜,倾卸 |
参考例句: |
- For some reason he thinks everyone is out to get him, but he's really just tilting at windmills. 不知为什么他觉得每个人都想害他,但其实他不过是在庸人自扰。
- So let us stop bickering within our ranks.Stop tilting at windmills. 所以,让我们结束内部间的争吵吧!再也不要去做同风车作战的蠢事了。
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 |
参考例句: |
- I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
- She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
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sipping
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v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的现在分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
- She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
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sip
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v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量 |
参考例句: |
- She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
- Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。
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broth
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n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) |
参考例句: |
- Every cook praises his own broth.厨子总是称赞自己做的汤。
- Just a bit of a mouse's dropping will spoil a whole saucepan of broth.一粒老鼠屎败坏一锅汤。
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slurping
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v.啜食( slurp的现在分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- He was slurping his tea. 他正咂着嘴喝茶。
- Although the downturn has not stopped consumers slurping ice-cream, it has affected the bottom line. 尽管经济低迷没有阻止消费者吃冰淇淋,但却影响了净利润。 来自互联网
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nibbled
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v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的过去式和过去分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 |
参考例句: |
- She nibbled daintily at her cake. 她优雅地一点一点地吃着自己的蛋糕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Several companies have nibbled at our offer. 若干公司表示对我们的出价有兴趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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dabbed
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(用某物)轻触( dab的过去式和过去分词 ); 轻而快地擦掉(或抹掉); 快速擦拭; (用某物)轻而快地涂上(或点上)… |
参考例句: |
- She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose. 她轻轻擦了几下眼睛,擤了擤鼻涕。
- He dabbed at the spot on his tie with a napkin. 他用餐巾快速擦去领带上的污点。
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prawn
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n.对虾,明虾 |
参考例句: |
- I'm not very keen on fish, but prawn.我不是特别爱吃鱼,但爱吃对虾。
- Yesterday we ate prawn dish for lunch.昨天午餐我们吃了一盘对虾。
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yolk
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n.蛋黄,卵黄 |
参考例句: |
- This dish would be more delicious with some yolk powder.加点蛋黄粉,这道菜就会更好吃。
- Egg yolk serves as the emulsifying agent in salad dressing.在色拉调味时,蛋黄能作为乳化剂。
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dabbing
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石面凿毛,灰泥抛毛 |
参考例句: |
- She was crying and dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief. 她一边哭一边用手绢轻按眼睛。
- Huei-fang was leaning against a willow, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. 四小姐蕙芳正靠在一棵杨柳树上用手帕揉眼睛。 来自子夜部分
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deduction
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n.减除,扣除,减除额;推论,推理,演绎 |
参考例句: |
- No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
- His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 |
参考例句: |
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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arcade
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n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道 |
参考例句: |
- At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
- In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场,你可以发现许多的纪念品。
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 |
参考例句: |
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
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flakes
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小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 |
参考例句: |
- It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
- It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。
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relishing
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v.欣赏( relish的现在分词 );从…获得乐趣;渴望 |
参考例句: |
- He ate quietly, relishing his meal. 他安静地吃着,细细品味着食物。 来自辞典例句
- Yes, an iron rampart," he repeated, relishing his phrase. 是的,就是铜墙铁壁,"他很欣赏自己用的这个字眼,又重复了一遍。 来自飘(部分)
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soda
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n.苏打水;汽水 |
参考例句: |
- She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
- I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。
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sardines
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n. 沙丁鱼 |
参考例句: |
- The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。
- Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的,但常常是装听的。
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batch
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n.一批(组,群);一批生产量 |
参考例句: |
- The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
- I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
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batter
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v.接连重击;磨损;n.牛奶面糊;击球员 |
参考例句: |
- The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
- Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。
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drooping
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adj. 下垂的,无力的
动词droop的现在分词 |
参考例句: |
- The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
- The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。
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mellower
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成熟的( mellow的比较级 ); (水果)熟透的; (颜色或声音)柔和的; 高兴的 |
参考例句: |
- He's got mellower as he's got older. 随着年龄的增长,他变得更成熟了。
- Mellow She used to have a fierce temper, but she's got mellower as she's got older. 她以前脾气暴躁,但随着年龄的增长,她变得较为成熟了。
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brewery
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n.啤酒厂 |
参考例句: |
- The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
- When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候,这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。
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scooping
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n.捞球v.抢先报道( scoop的现在分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) |
参考例句: |
- Heated ice cream scoop is used for scooping really cold ice cream. 加热的冰淇淋勺是用来舀非常凉的冰淇淋的。 来自互联网
- The scoop-up was the key phase during a scooping cycle. 3个区间中,铲取区间是整个作业循环的关键。 来自互联网
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retrieving
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n.检索(过程),取还v.取回( retrieve的现在分词 );恢复;寻回;检索(储存的信息) |
参考例句: |
- Ignoring all, he searches the ground carefully for any cigarette-end worth retrieving. 没管打锣的说了什么,他留神的在地上找,看有没有值得拾起来的烟头儿。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- Retrieving the nodules from these great depths is no easy task. 从这样的海底深渊中取回结核可不是容易的事情。 来自辞典例句
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scrap
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n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 |
参考例句: |
- 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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appreciation
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 |
参考例句: |
- I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
- I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
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trench
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n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕 |
参考例句: |
- The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
- The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。
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chuckle
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vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 |
参考例句: |
- He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
- I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个,我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
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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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pouting
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v.撅(嘴)( pout的现在分词 ) |
参考例句: |
- The child sat there pouting. 那孩子坐在那儿,一副不高兴的样子。 来自辞典例句
- She was almost pouting at his hesitation. 她几乎要为他这种犹犹豫豫的态度不高兴了。 来自辞典例句
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enveloped
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v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
- Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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haze
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n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 |
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- I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中,我看不见她。
- He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 |
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- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
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unfamiliar
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adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 |
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- I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
- The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
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cosy
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adj.温暖而舒适的,安逸的 |
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- We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
- It was so warm and cosy in bed that Simon didn't want to get out.床上温暖而又舒适,西蒙简直不想下床了。
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