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One afternoon, a month later, Dorian Gray was reclining in a luxurious1 arm-chair, in the little library of Lord Henry's house in Mayfair. It was, in its way, a very charming room, with its high panelled wainscoting of olive-stained oak, its cream-coloured frieze2 and ceiling of raised plasterwork, and its brickdust felt carpet strewn with silk, long-fringed Persian rugs. On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion, and beside it lay a copy of Les Cent Nouvelles, bound for Margaret of Valois by Clovis Eve and powdered with the gilt3 daisies that Queen had selected for her device. Some large blue china jars and parrot-tulips were ranged on the mantelshelf, and through the small leaded panes4 of the window streamed the apricot-coloured light of a summer day in London.
Lord Henry had not yet come in. He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time. So the lad was looking rather sulky, as with listless fingers he turned over the pages of an elaborately illustrated5 edition of Manon Lescaut that he had found in one of the book-cases. The formal monotonous6 ticking of the Louis Quatorze clock annoyed him. Once or twice he thought of going away.
At last he heard a step outside, and the door opened. "How late you are, Harry7!" he murmured.
"I am afraid it is not Harry, Mr. Gray," answered a shrill8 voice.
He glanced quickly round and rose to his feet. "I beg your pardon. I thought--"
"You thought it was my husband. It is only his wife. You must let me introduce myself. I know you quite well by your photographs. I think my husband has got seventeen of them."
"Not seventeen, Lady Henry?"
"Well, eighteen, then. And I saw you with him the other night at the opera." She laughed nervously
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luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
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frieze
n.(墙上的)横饰带,雕带
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gilt
adj.镀金的;n.金边证券
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panes
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
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illustrated
adj. 有插图的,列举的
动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词
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monotonous
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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shrill
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
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nervously
adv.神情激动地,不安地
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spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
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picturesque
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
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mania
n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好
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cosmopolitan
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的
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orchids
n.兰花( orchid的名词复数 )
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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puffs
n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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sentimental
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的
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aphorisms
格言,警句( aphorism的名词复数 )
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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decorative
adj.装饰的,可作装饰的
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rue
n.懊悔,芸香,后悔;v.后悔,悲伤,懊悔
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abstruse
adj.深奥的,难解的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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rouge
n.胭脂,口红唇膏;v.(在…上)擦口红
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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throb
v.震颤,颤动;(急速强烈地)跳动,搏动
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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myriads
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )
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sordid
adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的
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eastward
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部
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labyrinth
n.迷宫;难解的事物;迷路
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flaring
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
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gaudy
adj.华而不实的;俗丽的
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hideous
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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greasy
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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loyalty
n.忠诚,忠心
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fidelity
n.忠诚,忠实;精确
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consistency
n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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cornucopias
n.丰饶角(象征丰饶的羊角,角内呈现满溢的鲜花、水果等)( cornucopia的名词复数 )
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dingy
adj.昏暗的,肮脏的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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corked
adj.带木塞气味的,塞着瓶塞的v.用瓶塞塞住( cork的过去式 )
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grotesque
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物)
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petals
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
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pathos
n.哀婉,悲怆
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mellow
adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟
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flute
n.长笛;v.吹笛
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ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
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jealousy
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
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glamour
n.魔力,魅力;vt.迷住
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bonnets
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子
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chatter
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
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stereotyped
adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的
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wilful
adj.任性的,故意的
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
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champagne
n.香槟酒;微黄色
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confided
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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conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
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munificent
adj.慷慨的,大方的
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brute
n.野兽,兽性
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bankruptcies
n.破产( bankruptcy的名词复数 );倒闭;彻底失败;(名誉等的)完全丧失
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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persistent
adj.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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magenta
n..紫红色(的染料);adj.紫红色的
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
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hectic
adj.肺病的;消耗热的;发热的;闹哄哄的
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scarlet
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
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consummate
adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle
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personalities
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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philistine
n.庸俗的人;adj.市侩的,庸俗的
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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sonnets
n.十四行诗( sonnet的名词复数 )
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
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drooped
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )
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adoration
n.爱慕,崇拜
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pang
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷
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annoyance
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
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enthralled
迷住,吸引住( enthrall的过去式和过去分词 ); 使感到非常愉快
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crucible
n.坩锅,严酷的考验
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fumes
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
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turbid
adj.混浊的,泥水的,浓的
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logic
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
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unison
n.步调一致,行动一致
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agate
n.玛瑙
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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premature
adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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pageant
n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧
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psychical
adj.有关特异功能现象的;有关特异功能官能的;灵魂的;心灵的
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psychology
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
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ethical
adj.伦理的,道德的,合乎道德的
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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loathing
n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢
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purely
adv.纯粹地,完全地
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sensuous
adj.激发美感的;感官的,感觉上的
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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smitten
猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 )