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Archer1 had been stunned2 by old Catherine's news. It was only natural that Madame Olenska should have hastened from Washington in response to her grandmother's summons; but that she should have decided3 to remain under her roof--especially now that Mrs. Mingott had almost regained4 her health--was less easy to explain.
Archer was sure that Madame Olenska's decision had not been influenced by the change in her financial situation. He knew the exact figure of the small income which her husband had allowed her at their separation. Without the addition of her grandmother's allowance it was hardly enough to live on, in any sense known to the Mingott vocabulary; and now that Medora Manson, who shared her life, had been ruined, such a pittance6 would barely keep the two women clothed and fed. Yet Archer was convinced that Madame Olenska had not accepted her grandmother's offer from interested motives7.
She had the heedless generosity8 and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes, and indifferent to money; but she could go without many things which her relations considered indispensable, and Mrs. Lovell Mingott and Mrs. Welland had often been heard to deplore9 that any one who had enjoyed the cosmopolitan10 luxuries of Count Olenski's establishments should care so little about "how things were done." Moreover, as Archer knew, several months had passed since her allowance had been cut off; yet in the interval11 she had made no effort to regain
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archer
n.射手,弓箭手
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stunned
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的
动词stun的过去式和过去分词
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
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regain
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
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pittance
n.微薄的薪水,少量
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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deplore
vt.哀叹,对...深感遗憾
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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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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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desperately
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
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lapse
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效
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meditating
a.沉思的,冥想的
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plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
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unfamiliar
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的
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initiated
n. 创始人
adj. 新加入的
vt. 开始,创始,启蒙,介绍加入
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fatuity
n.愚蠢,愚昧
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bantering
adj.嘲弄的v.开玩笑,说笑,逗乐( banter的现在分词 );(善意地)取笑,逗弄
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watchful
adj.注意的,警惕的
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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caress
vt./n.爱抚,抚摸
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truthfulness
n. 符合实际
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versed
adj. 精通,熟练
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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philandering
v.调戏,玩弄女性( philander的现在分词 )
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rotation
n.旋转;循环,轮流
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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loomed
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
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conservatory
n.温室,音乐学院;adj.保存性的,有保存力的
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myriad
adj.无数的;n.无数,极大数量
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flare
v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发
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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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reprobation
n.斥责
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consolation
n.安慰,慰问
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rumours
n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 );风闻;谣言;谣传
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dressing
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
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penetrating
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
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discreetly
ad.(言行)审慎地,慎重地
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solidarity
n.团结;休戚相关
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connivance
n.纵容;默许
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turmoil
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
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contradictory
adj.反驳的,反对的,抗辩的;n.正反对,矛盾对立
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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metropolitan
adj.大城市的,大都会的
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antiquities
n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 );古迹;古人们;古代的风俗习惯
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mouldered
v.腐朽( moulder的过去式和过去分词 );腐烂,崩塌
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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divan
n.长沙发;(波斯或其他东方诗人的)诗集
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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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flattened
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的
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utensils
器具,用具,器皿( utensil的名词复数 ); 器物
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ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
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blurred
v.(使)变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 );(使)难以区分;模模糊糊;迷离
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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transparent
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
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guardian
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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simultaneously
adv.同时发生地,同时进行地
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vista
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
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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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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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overflow
v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出
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lashes
n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
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mesh
n.网孔,网丝,陷阱;vt.以网捕捉,啮合,匹配;vi.适合; [计算机]网络
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profess
v.声称,冒称,以...为业,正式接受入教,表明信仰
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longings
渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 )
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passionate
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
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gorgon
n.丑陋女人,蛇发女怪
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tightening
上紧,固定,紧密
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
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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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luncheon
n.午宴,午餐,便宴
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amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
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doom
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
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rapture
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
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caresses
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
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velvet
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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rumpled
v.弄皱,使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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radius
n.半径,半径范围;有效航程,范围,界限
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conspicuous
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
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suffused
v.(指颜色、水气等)弥漫于,布满( suffuse的过去式和过去分词 )
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alienated
adj.感到孤独的,不合群的v.使疏远( alienate的过去式和过去分词 );使不友好;转让;让渡(财产等)
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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impulsively
adv.冲动地
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jersey
n.运动衫