"What do you want, Mr. Wolverton?" asked Bob, coolly, as he stood at one end of the boat and surveyed the excited agent.
"Come
ashore1, or I'll have you arrested," shouted the
irate2 Wolverton.
"You are very kind, Mr. Wolverton; but I am in considerable of a hurry, and have not time to comply with your request."
"You'd better come ashore, if you know what's best for yourself."
"Please state your business! If it is anything to my advantage, I may come; but I am just ready to start for St. Louis."
"Is my nephew Sam on your boat?"
"I don't see him. Why should he be on board?"
"I suspect him of running away, the ungrateful young
rascal3? I thought he might be scheming to go down the river with you."[Pg 181]
"Clip," said Bob, gravely, "has Sam Wolverton engaged passage with us?"
"Not as I knows on, Massa Bob."
"If he should, charge him fifteen dollars."
"Yes, Massa Bob," answered Clip, with a grin.
"If you wish your nephew to go to St. Louis on my boat, Mr. Wolverton," said Bob, with ceremonious politeness, "I will take him, being a friend, for fifteen dollars, excursion ticket. You can't complain of that."
"But I don't want him to go," roared Wolverton. "I tell you he has run away."
"That's very strange, considering how
kindly4 and liberally you have always treated him."
Wolverton eyed Bob suspiciously, for he knew well enough that the remark was
ironical5.
"None of your gammon, young man!" he said, crabbedly. "Send Sam ashore."
"Really, Mr. Wolverton, you must be joking. What have I got to do with Sam?"
"I don't believe a word you say. I mean to search your boat."[Pg 182]
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ashore
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| adv.在(向)岸上，上岸 |
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- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
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irate
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| adj.发怒的，生气 |
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- The irate animal made for us,coming at a full jump.那头发怒的动物以最快的速度向我们冲过来。
- We have received some irate phone calls from customers.我们接到顾客打来的一些愤怒的电话
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rascal
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| n.流氓；不诚实的人 |
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- If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。
- The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。
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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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- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
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ironical
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| adj.讽刺的，冷嘲的 |
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- That is a summary and ironical end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
- From his general demeanour I didn't get the impression that he was being ironical.从他整体的行为来看，我不觉得他是在讲反话。
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perplexed
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| adj.不知所措的 |
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- The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
- The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。
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wade
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| v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉 |
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- We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
- We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
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steer
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| vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶 |
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- If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
- It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
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lookout
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| n.注意，前途，瞭望台 |
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- You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
- It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。
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espied
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| v.看到( espy的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- One day a youth espied her as he was hunting.She saw him and recognized him as her own son, mow grown a young man. 一日，她被一个正在行猎的小伙子看见了，她认出来这个猎手原来是自己的儿子，现在已长成为一个翩翩的少年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In a little while he espied the two giants. 一会儿就看见了那两个巨人。 来自辞典例句
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vent
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| n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄 |
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- He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
- When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。
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wrath
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| n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒 |
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- His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
- The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
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dealing
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| n.经商方法，待人态度 |
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- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
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hesitation
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| n.犹豫，踌躇 |
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- After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
- There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
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outrageous
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| adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的 |
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- Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
- Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
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creek
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| n.小溪，小河，小湾 |
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- He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
- People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
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oars
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| n.桨，橹( oar的名词复数 )；划手v.划（行）( oar的第三人称单数 ) |
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- He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
- The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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concealed
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| a.隐藏的，隐蔽的 |
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- The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
- I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
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concealment
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| n.隐藏, 掩盖，隐瞒 |
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- the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
- Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来，待危险过去后再出来。
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stifled
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| （使）窒息， （使）窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 )； 镇压，遏制； 堵 |
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- The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
- The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。
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peremptory
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| adj.紧急的，专横的，断然的 |
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- The officer issued peremptory commands.军官发出了不容许辩驳的命令。
- There was a peremptory note in his voice.他说话的声音里有一种不容置辩的口气。
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bins
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| n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 ) |
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- Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
- Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句
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imp
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| n.顽童 |
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- What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
- There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。
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thereby
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| adv.因此，从而 |
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- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。
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sprawling
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| adj.蔓生的，不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 )；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着） |
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- He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
- a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇
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growled
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| v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 )；低声咆哮着说 |
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- \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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accusation
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| n.控告，指责，谴责 |
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- I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
- She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
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scent
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| n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉 |
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- The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
- The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
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runaway
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| n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的 |
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- The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
- He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。
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pointed
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| adj.尖的，直截了当的 |
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- 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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suffocated
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| （使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气 |
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- Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
- I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。
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drawn
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| v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的 |
参考例句： |
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
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adventurous
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| adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的 |
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- I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
- He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。
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