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We made Precy about sundown. The plain is rich with tufts of poplar. In a wide, luminous1 curve, the Oise lay under the hillside. A faint mist began to rise and confound the different distances together. There was not a sound audible but that of the sheep-bells in some meadows by the river, and the creaking of a cart down the long road that descends2 the hill. The villas3 in their gardens, the shops along the street, all seemed to have been deserted4 the day before; and I felt inclined to walk discreetly5 as one feels in a silent forest. All of a sudden, we came round a corner, and there, in a little green round the church, was a bevy6 of girls in Parisian costumes playing croquet. Their laughter, and the hollow sound of ball and mallet7, made a cheery stir in the neighbourhood; and the look of these slim figures, all corseted and ribboned, produced an answerable disturbance8 in our hearts. We were within sniff9 of Paris, it seemed. And here were females of our own species playing croquet, just as if Precy had been a place in real life, instead of a stage in the fairyland of travel. For, to be frank, the peasant woman is scarcely to be counted as a woman at all, and after having passed by such a succession of people in petticoats digging and hoeing and making dinner, this company of coquettes under arms made quite a surprising feature in the landscape, and convinced us at once of being fallible males.
The inn at Precy is the worst inn in France. Not even in Scotland have I found worse fare. It was kept by a brother and sister, neither of whom was out of their teens. The sister, so to speak, prepared a meal for us; and the brother, who had been tippling, came in and brought with him a tipsy butcher, to entertain us as we ate. We found pieces of loo-warm pork among the salad, and pieces of unknown yielding substance in the ragout. The butcher entertained us with pictures of Parisian life, with which he
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| adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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descends
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| v.下来( descend的第三人称单数 );下去;下降;下斜 | |
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villas
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| 别墅,公馆( villa的名词复数 ); (城郊)住宅 | |
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deserted
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| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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discreetly
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| ad.(言行)审慎地,慎重地 | |
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bevy
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| n.一群 | |
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mallet
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disturbance
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| n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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sniff
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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professed
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| 公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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precariously
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| adv.不安全地;危险地;碰机会地;不稳定地 | |
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stump
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| n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走 | |
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hoarse
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| adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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caravan
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| n.大蓬车;活动房屋 | |
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contention
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| n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张 | |
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bumper
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| n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的 | |
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rattle
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| v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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tambourine
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| n.铃鼓,手鼓 | |
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rogues
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| n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 );无赖;调皮捣蛋的人;离群的野兽 | |
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rogue
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| n.流氓;v.游手好闲 | |
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rascals
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| 流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人 | |
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shrill
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| adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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quota
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| n.(生产、进出口等的)配额,(移民的)限额 | |
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tirade
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| n.冗长的攻击性演说 | |
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copious
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| adj.丰富的,大量的 | |
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bridled
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| 给…套龙头( bridle的过去式和过去分词 ); 控制; 昂首表示轻蔑(或怨忿等); 动怒,生气 | |
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pungent
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| adj.(气味、味道)刺激性的,辛辣的;尖锐的 | |
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discoursed
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| 演说(discourse的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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impudence
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| n.厚颜无耻;冒失;无礼 | |
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swoop
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| n.俯冲,攫取;v.抓取,突然袭击 | |
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earnings
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| n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得 | |
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peal
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| n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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jeering
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| adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 ) | |
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artistic
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| adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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intercourse
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| n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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accustom
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| vt.使适应,使习惯 | |
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farce
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| n.闹剧,笑剧,滑稽戏;胡闹 | |
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attain
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| vt.达到,获得,完成 | |
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haughty
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| adj.傲慢的,高傲的 | |
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countenance
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| n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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chateau
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| n.城堡,别墅 | |
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expressive
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| adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的 | |
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fiddling
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| 微小的 | |
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caper
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| v.雀跃,欢蹦;n.雀跃,跳跃;续随子,刺山柑花蕾;嬉戏 | |
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brazen
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| adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的 | |
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recalcitrant
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| adj.倔强的 | |
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spoke
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| 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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incompetent
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| adj.无能力的,不能胜任的 | |
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humbugs
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| 欺骗( humbug的名词复数 ); 虚伪; 骗子; 薄荷硬糖 | |
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admiration
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| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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flaring
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| a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的 | |
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shrug
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| v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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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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relic
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| n.神圣的遗物,遗迹,纪念物 | |
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kindly
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| adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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auction
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| n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖 | |
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lottery
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| n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事 | |
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gambling
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| n.赌博;投机 | |
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vivacious
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| adj.活泼的,快活的 | |
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delightful
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| adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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generosity
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| n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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sketches
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| n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概 | |
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dabbling
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| v.涉猎( dabble的现在分词 );涉足;浅尝;少量投资 | |
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vein
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mishaps
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| n.轻微的事故,小的意外( mishap的名词复数 ) | |
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perils
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| 极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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| n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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alas
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| int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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incarcerated
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doffed
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| v.脱去,(尤指)脱帽( doff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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indignities
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| n.侮辱,轻蔑( indignity的名词复数 ) | |
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lure
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| n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引 | |
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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coppers
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| 铜( copper的名词复数 ); 铜币 | |
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calf
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| n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮 | |
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intonation
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| n.语调,声调;发声 | |
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follower
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| n.跟随者;随员;门徒;信徒 | |
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muses
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| v.沉思,冥想( muse的第三人称单数 );沉思自语说(某事) | |
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scanty
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| adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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affront
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| n./v.侮辱,触怒 | |
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dismal
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| adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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| adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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obdurate
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| adj.固执的,顽固的 | |
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unities
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| n.统一体( unity的名词复数 );(艺术等) 完整;(文学、戏剧) (情节、时间和地点的)统一性;团结一致 | |
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patois
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| n.方言;混合语 | |
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prologue
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| n.开场白,序言;开端,序幕 | |
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indifference
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| n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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hisses
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| 嘶嘶声( hiss的名词复数 ) | |
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hawthorns
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| n.山楂树( hawthorn的名词复数 ) | |
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positively
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| adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 | |
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