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  • When Major Pendleton Talbot, of Mobile, sir, and his daughter, Miss Lydia Talbot, came to Washington to reside, they selected for a boarding place a house that stood fifty yards back from one of the quietest avenues. It was an old-fashioned brick building, with a portico1 upheld by tall white pillars. The yard was shaded by stately locusts2 and elms, and a catalpa tree in season rained its pink and white blossoms upon the grass. Rows of high box bushes lined the fence and walks. It was the Southern style and aspect of the place that pleased the eyes of the Talbots.

    In this pleasant, private boarding house they engaged rooms, including a study for Major Talbot, who was adding the finishing chapters to his book, “Anecdotes3 and Reminiscences of the Alabama Army, Bench, and Bar.”

    Major Talbot was of the old, old South. The present day had little interest or excellence4 in his eyes. His mind lived in that period before the Civil War, when the Talbots owned thousands of acres of fine cotton land and the slaves to till them; when the family mansion5 was the scene of princely hospitality, and drew its guests from the aristocracy of the South. Out of that period he had brought all its old pride and scruples6 of honour, an antiquated7 and punctilious8 politeness, and (you would think) its wardrobe.

    Such clothes were surely never made within fifty years. The major was tall, but whenever he made that wonderful, archaic9 genuflexion he called a bow, the corners of his frock10 coat swept the floor. That garment was a surprise even to Washington, which has long ago ceased to shy at the frocks and broadbrimmed hats of Southern congressmen. One of the boarders christened it a “Father Hubbard,” and it certainly was high in the waist and full in the skirt.

    But the major, with all his queer clothes, his immense area of plaited, ravelling shirt bosom11, and the little black string tie with the bow always slipping on one side, both was smiled at and liked in Mrs. Vardeman’s select boarding house. Some of the young department clerks would often “string him,” as they called it, getting him started upon the subject dearest to him—the traditions and history of his beloved Southland. During his talks he would quote freely from the “Anecdotes and Reminiscences.” But they were very careful not to let him see their designs, for in spite of his sixty-eight years, he could make the boldest of them uncomfortable under the steady regard of his piercing gray eyes.

    Miss Lydia was a plump, little old maid of thirty-five, with smoothly12 drawn13, tightly twisted hair that made her look still older. Old fashioned, too, she was; but ante-bellum glory did not radiate from her as it did from the major. She possessed14 a thrifty15 common sense; and it was she who handled the finances of the family, and met all comers when there were bills to pay. The major regarded board bills and wash bills as contemptible16 nuisances. They kept coming in so persistently17 and so often. Why, the major wanted to know, could they not be filed and paid in a lump sum at some convenient period—say when the “Anecdotes and Reminiscences” had been published and paid for? Miss Lydia would calmly go on with her sewing and say, “We’ll pay as we go as long as the money lasts, and then perhaps they’ll have to lump it.”

    Most of Mrs. Vardeman’s boarders were away during the day, being nearly all department clerks and business men; but there was one of them who was about the house a great deal from morning to night. This was a young man named Henry Hopkins Hargraves—every one in the house addressed him by his full name—who was engaged at one of the popular vaudeville18 theatres. Vaudeville has risen to such a respectable plane in the last few years, and Mr. Hargraves was such a modest and well-mannered person, that Mrs. Vardeman could find no objection to enrolling19 him upon her list of boarders.

    At the theatre Hargraves was known as an all-round dialect comedian20, having a large repertoire21 of German, Irish, Swede, and black-face specialties22. But Mr. Hargraves was ambitious, and often spoke23 of his great desire to succeed in legitimate24 comedy.

    This young man appeared to conceive a strong fancy for Major Talbot. Whenever that gentleman would begin his Southern reminiscences, or repeat some of the liveliest of the anecdotes, Hargraves could always be found, the most attentive25 among his listeners.

    For a time the major showed an inclination26 to discourage the advances of the “play actor,” as he privately27 termed him; but soon the young man’s agreeable manner and indubitable appreciation28 of the old gentleman’s stories completely won him over.

    It was not long before the two were like old chums. The major set apart each afternoon to read to him the manuscript of his book. During the anecdotes Hargraves never failed to laugh at exactly the right point. The major was moved to declare to Miss Lydia one day that young Hargraves possessed remarkable29 perception and a gratifying respect for the old regime. And when it came to talking of those old days—if Major Talbot liked to talk, Mr. Hargraves was entranced to listen.

    Like almost all old people who talk of the past, the major loved to linger over details. In describing the splendid, almost royal, days of the old planters, he would hesitate until he had recalled the name of the Negro who held his horse, or the exact date of certain minor30 happenings, or the number of bales of cotton raised in such a year; but Hargraves never grew impatient or lost interest. On the contrary, he would advance questions on a variety of subjects connected with the life of that time, and he never failed to extract ready replies.

    The fox hunts, the ’possum suppers, the hoe downs and jubilees31 in the Negro quarters, the banquets in the plantation32-house hall, when invitations went for fifty miles around; the occasional feuds33 with the neighbouring gentry34; the major’s duel35 with Rathbone Culbertson about Kitty Chalmers, who afterward36 married a Thwaite of South Carolina; and private yacht races for fabulous37 sums on Mobile Bay; the quaint38 beliefs, improvident39 habits, and loyal virtues41 of the old slaves—all these were subjects that held both the major and Hargraves absorbed for hours at a time.

    Sometimes, at night, when the young man would be coming upstairs to his room after his turn at the theatre was over, the major would appear at the door of his study and beckon42 archly to him. Going in, Hargraves would find a little table set with a decanter, sugar bowl, fruit, and a big bunch of fresh green mint.

    “It occurred to me,” the major would begin—he was always ceremonious—“that perhaps you might have found your duties at the—at your place of occupation—sufficiently arduous43 to enable you, Mr. Hargraves, to appreciate what the poet might well have had in his mind when he wrote, ‘tired Nature’s sweet restorer,’—one of our Southern juleps.”

    It was a fascination44 to Hargraves to watch him make it. He took rank among artists when he began, and he never varied45 the process. With what delicacy46 he bruised47 the mint; with what exquisite48 nicety he estimated the ingredients; with what solicitous49 care he capped the compound with the scarlet50 fruit glowing against the dark green fringe! And then the hospitality and grace with which he offered it, after the selected oat straws had been plunged51 into its tinkling52 depths!

    After about four months in Washington, Miss Lydia discovered one morning that they were almost without money. The “Anecdotes and Reminiscences” was completed, but publishers had not jumped at the collected gems53 of Alabama sense and wit. The rental54 of a small house which they still owned in Mobile was two months in arrears55. Their board money for the month would be due in three days. Miss Lydia called her father to a consultation56.

    “No money?” said he with a surprised look. “It is quite annoying to be called on so frequently for these petty sums. Really, I—”

    The major searched his pockets. He found only a two-dollar bill, which he returned to his vest pocket.

    “I must attend to this at once, Lydia,” he said. “Kindly57 get me my umbrella and I will go down town immediately. The congressman59 from our district, General Fulghum, assured me some days ago that he would use his influence to get my book published at an early date. I will go to his hotel at once and see what arrangement has been made.”

    With a sad little smile Miss Lydia watched him button his “Father Hubbard” and depart, pausing at the door, as he always did, to bow profoundly.

    That evening, at dark, he returned. It seemed that Congressman Fulghum had seen the publisher who had the major’s manuscript for reading. That person had said that if the anecdotes, etc., were carefully pruned60 down about one half, in order to eliminate the sectional and class prejudice with which the book was dyed from end to end, he might consider its publication.

    The major was in a white heat of anger, but regained61 his equanimity62, according to his code of manners, as soon as he was in Miss Lydia’s presence.

    “We must have money,” said Miss Lydia, with a little wrinkle above her nose. “Give me the two dollars, and I will telegraph to Uncle Ralph for some to-night.”

    The major drew a small envelope from his upper vest pocket and tossed it on the table.

    “Perhaps it was injudicious,” he said mildly, “but the sum was so merely nominal63 that I bought tickets to the theatre to-night. It’s a new war drama, Lydia. I thought you would be pleased to witness its first production in Washington. I am told that the South has very fair treatment in the play. I confess I should like to see the performance myself.”

    Miss Lydia threw up her hands in silent despair.

    Still, as the tickets were bought, they might as well be used. So that evening, as they sat in the theatre listening to the lively overture64, even Miss Lydia was minded to relegate65 their troubles, for the hour, to second place. The major, in spotless linen66, with his extraordinary coat showing only where it was closely buttoned, and his white hair smoothly roached, looked really fine and distinguished67. The curtain went up on the first act of “A Magnolia Flower,” revealing a typical Southern plantation scene. Major Talbot betrayed some interest.

    “Oh, see!” exclaimed Miss Lydia, nudging his arm, and pointing to her programme.

    The major put on his glasses and read the line in the cast of characters that her finger indicated.

    Col. Webster Calhoun . . . . H. Hopkins Hargraves.

    “It’s our Mr. Hargraves,” said Miss Lydia. “It must be his first appearance in what he calls ‘the legitimate.’ I’m so glad for him.”

    Not until the second act did Col. Webster Calhoun appear upon the stage. When he made his entry Major Talbot gave an audible sniff68, glared at him, and seemed to freeze solid. Miss Lydia uttered a little, ambiguous squeak69 and crumpled70 her programme in her hand. For Colonel Calhoun was made up as nearly resembling Major Talbot as one pea does another. The long, thin white hair, curly at the ends, the aristocratic beak71 of a nose, the crumpled, wide, ravelling shirt front, the string tie, with the bow nearly under one ear, were almost exactly duplicated. And then, to clinch72 the imitation, he wore the twin to the major’s supposed to be unparalleled coat. High-collared, baggy73, empire-waisted, ample-skirted, hanging a foot lower in front than behind, the garment could have been designed from no other pattern. From then on, the major and Miss Lydia sat bewitched, and saw the counterfeit74 presentment of a haughty76 Talbot “dragged,” as the major afterward expressed it, “through the slanderous77 mire78 of a corrupt79 stage.”

    Mr. Hargraves had used his opportunities well. He had caught the major’s little idiosyncrasies of speech, accent, and intonation80 and his pompous81 courtliness to perfection—exaggerating all to the purposes of the stage. When he performed that marvellous bow that the major fondly imagined to be the pink of all salutations, the audience sent forth82 a sudden round of hearty83 applause.

    Miss Lydia sat immovable, not daring to glance toward her father. Sometimes her hand next to him would be laid against her cheek, as if to conceal84 the smile which, in spite of her disapproval85, she could not entirely86 suppress.

    The culmination87 of Hargraves’s audacious imitation took place in the third act. The scene is where Colonel Calhoun entertains a few of the neighbouring planters in his “den40.”

    Standing88 at a table in the centre of the stage, with his friends grouped about him, he delivers that inimitable, rambling89, character monologue90 so famous in “A Magnolia Flower,” at the same time that he deftly91 makes juleps for the party.

    Major Talbot, sitting quietly, but white with indignation, heard his best stories retold, his pet theories and hobbies advanced and expanded, and the dream of the “Anecdotes and Reminiscences” served, exaggerated and garbled93. His favourite narrative—that of his duel with Rathbone Culbertson—was not omitted, and it was delivered with more fire, egotism, and gusto than the major himself put into it.

    The monologue concluded with a quaint, delicious, witty94 little lecture on the art of concocting95 a julep, illustrated96 by the act. Here Major Talbot’s delicate but showy science was reproduced to a hair’s breadth—from his dainty handling of the fragrant97 weed—“the one-thousandth part of a grain too much pressure, gentlemen, and you extract the bitterness, instead of the aroma98, of this heaven-bestowed plant”—to his solicitous selection of the oaten straws.

    At the close of the scene the audience raised a tumultuous roar of appreciation. The portrayal99 of the type was so exact, so sure and thorough, that the leading characters in the play were forgotten. After repeated calls, Hargraves came before the curtain and bowed, his rather boyish face bright and flushed with the knowledge of success.

    At last Miss Lydia turned and looked at the major. His thin nostrils100 were working like the gills of a fish. He laid both shaking hands upon the arms of his chair to rise.

    “We will go, Lydia,” he said chokingly. “This is an abominable—desecration.”

    Before he could rise, she pulled him back into his seat. “We will stay it out,” she declared. “Do you want to advertise the copy by exhibiting the original coat?” So they remained to the end.

    Hargraves’s success must have kept him up late that night, for neither at the breakfast nor at the dinner table did he appear.

    About three in the afternoon he tapped at the door of Major Talbot’s study. The major opened it, and Hargraves walked in with his hands full of the morning papers—too full of his triumph to notice anything unusual in the major’s demeanour.

    “I put it all over ’em last night, major,” he began exultantly101. “I had my inning, and, I think, scored. Here’s what the Post says:

    His conception and portrayal of the old-time Southern colonel, with his absurd grandiloquence102, his eccentric garb92, his quaint idioms and phrases, his moth-eaten pride of family, and his really kind heart, fastidious sense of honour, and lovable simplicity103, is the best delineation104 of a character role on the boards to-day. The coat worn by Colonel Calhoun is itself nothing less than an evolution of genius. Mr. Hargraves has captured his public.

    “How does that sound, major, for a first nighter?”

    “I had the honour”—the major’s voice sounded ominously105 frigid—“of witnessing your very remarkable performance, sir, last night.”

    Hargraves looked disconcerted.

    “You were there? I didn’t know you ever—I didn’t know you cared for the theatre. Oh, I say, Major Talbot,” he exclaimed frankly106, “don’t you be offended. I admit I did get a lot of pointers from you that helped me out wonderfully in the part. But it’s a type, you know—not individual. The way the audience caught on shows that. Half the patrons of that theatre are Southerners. They recognized it.”

    “Mr. Hargraves,” said the major, who had remained standing, “you have put upon me an unpardonable insult. You have burlesqued107 my person, grossly betrayed my confidence, and misused108 my hospitality. If I thought you possessed the faintest conception of what is the sign manual of a gentleman, or what is due one, I would call you out, sir, old as I am. I will ask you to leave the room, sir.”

    The actor appeared to be slightly bewildered, and seemed hardly to take in the full meaning of the old gentleman’s words.

    “I am truly sorry you took offence,” he said regretfully. “Up here we don’t look at things just as you people do. I know men who would buy out half the house to have their personality put on the stage so the public would recognize it.”

    “They are not from Alabama, sir,” said the major haughtily109.

    “Perhaps not. I have a pretty good memory, major; let me quote a few lines from your book. In response to a toast at a banquet given in—Milledgeville, I believe—you uttered, and intend to have printed, these words:

    The Northern man is utterly110 without sentiment or warmth except in so far as the feelings may be turned to his own commercial profit. He will suffer without resentment75 any imputation111 cast upon the honour of himself or his loved ones that does not bear with it the consequence112 of pecuniary113 loss. In his charity, he gives with a liberal hand; but it must be heralded114 with the trumpet115 and chronicled in brass116.

    “Do you think that picture is fairer than the one you saw of Colonel Calhoun last night?”

    “The description,” said the major frowning, “is—not without grounds. Some exag—latitude must be allowed in public speaking.”

    “And in public acting,” replied Hargraves.

    “That is not the point,” persisted the major, unrelenting. “It was a personal caricature. I positively117 decline to overlook it, sir.”

    “Major Talbot,” said Hargraves, with a winning smile, “I wish you would understand me. I want you to know that I never dreamed of insulting you. In my profession, all life belongs to me. I take what I want, and what I can, and return it over the footlights. Now, if you will, let’s let it go at that. I came in to see you about something else. We’ve been pretty good friends for some months, and I’m going to take the risk of offending you again. I know you are hard up for money—never mind how I found out; a boarding house is no place to keep such matters secret—and I want you to let me help you out of the pinch. I’ve been there often enough myself. I’ve been getting a fair salary all the season, and I’ve saved some money. You’re welcome to a couple hundred—or even more—until you get—”

    “Stop!” commanded the major, with his arm outstretched. “It seems that my book didn’t lie, after all. You think your money salve will heal all the hurts of honour. Under no circumstances would I accept a loan from a casual acquaintance; and as to you, sir, I would starve before I would consider your insulting offer of a financial adjustment of the circumstances we have discussed. I beg to repeat my request relative to your quitting the apartment.”

    Hargraves took his departure without another word. He also left the house the same day, moving, as Mrs. Vardeman explained at the supper table, nearer the vicinity of the down-town theatre, where “A Magnolia Flower” was booked for a week’s run.

    Critical was the situation with Major Talbot and Miss Lydia. There was no one in Washington to whom the major’s scruples allowed him to apply for a loan. Miss Lydia wrote a letter to Uncle Ralph, but it was doubtful whether that relative’s constricted118 affairs would permit him to furnish help. The major was forced to make an apologetic address to Mrs. Vardeman regarding the delayed payment for board, referring to “delinquent119 rentals120” and “delayed remittances121” in a rather confused strain.

    Deliverance came from an entirely unexpected source.

    Late one afternoon the door maid came up and announced an old coloured man who wanted to see Major Talbot. The major asked that he be sent up to his study. Soon an old darkey appeared in the doorway, with his hat in hand, bowing, and scraping with one clumsy foot. He was quite decently dressed in a baggy suit of black. His big, coarse shoes shone with a metallic122 lustre123 suggestive of stove polish. His bushy wool was gray—almost white. After middle life, it is difficult to estimate the age of a Negro. This one might have seen as many years as had Major Talbot.

    “I be bound you don’t know me, Mars’ Pendleton,” were his first words.

    The major rose and came forward at the old, familiar style of address. It was one of the old plantation darkeys without a doubt; but they had been widely scattered124, and he could not recall the voice or face.

    “I don’t believe I do,” he said kindly—“unless you will assist my memory.”

    “Don’t you ’member Cindy’s Mose, Mars’ Pendleton, what ’migrated ’mediately58 after de war?”

    “Wait a moment,” said the major, rubbing his forehead with the tips of his fingers. He loved to recall everything connected with those beloved days. “Cindy’s Mose,” he reflected. “You worked among the horses—breaking the colts. Yes, I remember now. After the surrender, you took the name of—don’t prompt me—Mitchell, and went to the West—to Nebraska.”

    “Yassir, yassir,”—the old man’s face stretched with a delighted grin—“dat’s him, dat’s it. Newbraska. Dat’s me—Mose Mitchell. Old Uncle Mose Mitchell, dey calls me now. Old mars’, your pa, gimme a pah of dem mule125 colts when I lef’ fur to staht me goin’ with. You ’member dem colts, Mars’ Pendleton?”

    “I don’t seem to recall the colts,” said the major. “You know I was married the first year of the war and living at the old Follinsbee place. But sit down, sit down, Uncle Mose. I’m glad to see you. I hope you have prospered126.”

    Uncle Mose took a chair and laid his hat carefully on the floor beside it.

    “Yassir; of late I done mouty famous. When I first got to Newbraska, dey folks come all roun’ me to see dem mule colts. Dey ain’t see no mules127 like dem in Newbraska. I sold dem mules for three hundred dollars. Yassir—three hundred.

    “Den I open a blacksmith shop, suh, and made some money and bought some lan’. Me and my old ’oman done raised up seb’m chillun, and all doin’ well ’cept two of ’em what died. Fo’ year ago a railroad come along and staht a town slam ag’inst my lan’, and, suh, Mars’ Pendleton, Uncle Mose am worth leb’m thousand dollars in money, property, and lan’.”

    “I’m glad to hear it,” said the major heartily128. “Glad to hear it.”

    “And dat little baby of yo’n, Mars’ Pendleton—one what you name Miss Lyddy—I be bound dat little tad done growed up tell nobody wouldn’t know her.”

    The major stepped to the door and called: “Lydia, dear, will you come?”

    Miss Lydia, looking quite grown up and a little worried, came in from her room.

    “Dar, now! What’d I tell you? I knowed dat baby done be plum growed up. You don’t ’member Uncle Mose, child?”

    “This is Aunt Cindy’s Mose, Lydia,” explained the major. “He left Sunnymead for the West when you were two years old.”

    “Well,” said Miss Lydia, “I can hardly be expected to remember you, Uncle Mose, at that age. And, as you say, I’m ‘plum growed up,’ and was a blessed long time ago. But I’m glad to see you, even if I can’t remember you.”

    And she was. And so was the major. Something alive and tangible129 had come to link them with the happy past. The three sat and talked over the olden times, the major and Uncle Mose correcting or prompting each other as they reviewed the plantation scenes and days.

    The major inquired what the old man was doing so far from his home.

    “Uncle Mose am a delicate,” he explained, “to de grand Baptis’ convention in dis city. I never preached none, but bein’ a residin’ elder in de church, and able fur to pay my own expenses, dey sent me along.”

    “And how did you know we were in Washington?” inquired Miss Lydia.

    “Dey’s a cullud man works in de hotel whar I stops, what comes from Mobile. He told me he seen Mars’ Pendleton comin’ outen dish here house one mawnin’.

    “What I come fur,” continued Uncle Mose, reaching into his pocket—“besides de sight of home folks—was to pay Mars’ Pendleton what I owes him.”

    “Owe me?” said the major, in surprise.

    “Yassir—three hundred dollars.” He handed the major a roll of bills. “When I lef’ old mars’ says: ‘Take dem mule colts, Mose, and, if it be so you gits able, pay fur ’em’. Yassir—dem was his words. De war had done lef’ old mars’ po’ hisself. Old mars’ bein’ ’long ago dead, de debt descends130 to Mars’ Pendleton. Three hundred dollars. Uncle Mose is plenty able to pay now. When dat railroad buy my lan’ I laid off to pay fur dem mules. Count de money, Mars’ Pendleton. Dat’s what I sold dem mules fur. Yassir.”

    Tears were in Major Talbot’s eyes. He took Uncle Mose’s hand and laid his other upon his shoulder.

    “Dear, faithful, old servitor,” he said in an unsteady voice, “I don’t mind saying to you that ‘Mars’ Pendleton’ spent his last dollar in the world a week ago. We will accept this money, Uncle Mose, since, in a way, it is a sort of payment, as well as a token of the loyalty131 and devotion of the old regime. Lydia, my dear, take the money. You are better fitted than I to manage its expenditure132.”

    “Take it, honey,” said Uncle Mose. “Hit belongs to you. Hit’s Talbot money.”

    After Uncle Mose had gone, Miss Lydia had a good cry—for joy; and the major turned his face to a corner, and smoked his clay pipe volcanically133.

    The succeeding days saw the Talbots restored to peace and ease. Miss Lydia’s face lost its worried look. The major appeared in a new frock coat, in which he looked like a wax figure personifying the memory of his golden age. Another publisher who read the manuscript of the “Anecdotes and Reminiscences” thought that, with a little retouching and toning down of the high lights, he could make a really bright and salable134 volume of it. Altogether, the situation was comfortable, and not without the touch of hope that is often sweeter than arrived blessings135.

    One day, about a week after their piece of good luck, a maid brought a letter for Miss Lydia to her room. The postmark showed that it was from New York. Not knowing any one there, Miss Lydia, in a mild flutter of wonder, sat down by her table and opened the letter with her scissors. This was what she read:

    Dear Miss Talbot:

    I thought you might be glad to learn of my good fortune. I have received and accepted an offer of two hundred dollars per week by a New York stock company to play Colonel Calhoun in “A Magnolia Flower.”

    There is something else I wanted you to know. I guess you’d better not tell Major Talbot. I was anxious to make him some amends136 for the great help he was to me in studying the part, and for the bad humour he was in about it. He refused to let me, so I did it anyhow. I could easily spare the three hundred.

    Sincerely yours,

    H. Hopkins Hargraves,

    P.S. How did I play Uncle Mose?

    Major Talbot, passing through the hall, saw Miss Lydia’s door open and stopped.

    “Any mail for us this morning, Lydia, dear?” he asked.

    Miss Lydia slid the letter beneath a fold of her dress.

    “The Mobile Chronicle came,” she said promptly137. “It’s on the table in your study.”

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    1 portico [ˈpɔ:tɪkəʊ] MBHyf   第12级
    n.柱廊,门廊
    参考例句:
    • A large portico provides a suitably impressive entrance to the chapel. 小教堂入口处宽敞的柱廊相当壮观。
    • The gateway and its portico had openings all around. 门洞两旁与廊子的周围都有窗棂。
    2 locusts [ˈləʊkəsts] 0fe5a4959a3a774517196dcd411abf1e   第8级
    n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 );贪吃的人;破坏者;槐树
    参考例句:
    • a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
    • In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西,什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    3 anecdotes ['ænɪkdəʊts] anecdotes   第7级
    n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor 关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
    • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman. 他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    4 excellence [ˈeksələns] ZnhxM   第8级
    n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
    参考例句:
    • His art has reached a high degree of excellence. 他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
    • My performance is far below excellence. 我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
    5 mansion [ˈmænʃn] 8BYxn   第7级
    n.大厦,大楼;宅第
    参考例句:
    • The old mansion was built in 1850. 这座古宅建于1850年。
    • The mansion has extensive grounds. 这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
    6 scruples [ˈskru:pəlz] 14d2b6347f5953bad0a0c5eebf78068a   第9级
    n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
    参考例句:
    • I overcame my moral scruples. 我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
    • I'm not ashamed of my scruples about your family. They were natural. 我并未因为对你家人的顾虑而感到羞耻。这种感觉是自然而然的。 来自疯狂英语突破英语语调
    7 antiquated [ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd] bzLzTH   第11级
    adj.陈旧的,过时的
    参考例句:
    • Many factories are so antiquated that they are not worth saving. 很多工厂过于陈旧落后,已不值得挽救。
    • A train of antiquated coaches was waiting for us at the siding. 一列陈旧的火车在侧线上等着我们。
    8 punctilious [pʌŋkˈtɪliəs] gSYxl   第11级
    adj.谨慎的,谨小慎微的;一丝不苟的
    参考例句:
    • He was a punctilious young man. 他是个非常拘礼的年轻人。
    • Billy is punctilious in the performance of his duties. 毕利执行任务总是一丝不苟的。
    9 archaic [ɑ:ˈkeɪɪk] 4Nyyd   第9级
    adj.(语言、词汇等)古代的,已不通用的
    参考例句:
    • The company does some things in archaic ways, such as not using computers for bookkeeping. 这个公司有些做法陈旧,如记账不使用电脑。
    • Shaanxi is one of the Chinese archaic civilized origins which has a long history. 陕西省是中国古代文明发祥之一,有悠久的历史。
    10 frock [frɒk] 4fuzh   第10级
    n.连衣裙;v.使穿长工作服
    参考例句:
    • That frock shows your petticoat.那件上衣太短,让你的衬裙露出来了。
    • Few Englishmen wear frock coats now.They went out years ago.现在,英国人很少穿大礼服了,大礼服在多年以前就不时兴了。
    11 bosom [ˈbʊzəm] Lt9zW   第7级
    n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
    参考例句:
    • She drew a little book from her bosom. 她从怀里取出一本小册子。
    • A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom. 他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
    12 smoothly [ˈsmu:ðli] iiUzLG   第8级
    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。
    13 drawn [drɔ:n] MuXzIi   第11级
    v.(draw的过去式)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。
    14 possessed [pəˈzest] xuyyQ   第12级
    adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
    参考例句:
    • He flew out of the room like a man possessed. 他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
    • He behaved like someone possessed. 他行为举止像是魔怔了。
    15 thrifty [ˈθrɪfti] NIgzT   第9级
    adj.节俭的;兴旺的;健壮的
    参考例句:
    • Except for smoking and drinking, he is a thrifty man. 除了抽烟、喝酒,他是个生活节俭的人。
    • She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month. 她是个很会持家的妇女,每月都设法存些钱。
    16 contemptible [kənˈtemptəbl] DpRzO   第11级
    adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的
    参考例句:
    • His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible. 他气貌不扬,言语粗俗。
    • That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend. 那是对朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戏。
    17 persistently [pə'sistəntli] MlzztP   第7级
    ad.坚持地;固执地
    参考例句:
    • He persistently asserted his right to a share in the heritage. 他始终声称他有分享那笔遗产的权利。
    • She persistently asserted her opinions. 她果断地说出了自己的意见。
    18 vaudeville [ˈvɔ:dəvɪl] Oizw4   第11级
    n.歌舞杂耍表演
    参考例句:
    • The standard length of a vaudeville act was 12 minutes. 一个杂耍节目的标准长度是12分钟。
    • The mayor talked like a vaudeville comedian in his public address. 在公共演讲中,这位市长讲起话来像个歌舞杂耍演员。
    19 enrolling [en'rəʊlɪŋ] be8b886d0a6622fbb0e477f03e170149   第8级
    v.招收( enrol的现在分词 );吸收;入学;加入;[亦作enrol]( enroll的现在分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起
    参考例句:
    • They lashed out at the university enrolling system. 他们猛烈抨击大学的招生制度。 来自辞典例句
    • You're enrolling in a country club, Billy. 你是注册加入乡村俱乐部了,比利。 来自辞典例句
    20 comedian [kəˈmi:diən] jWfyW   第9级
    n.喜剧演员;滑稽演员
    参考例句:
    • The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes. 喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
    • The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's. 那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
    21 repertoire [ˈrepətwɑ:(r)] 2BCze   第7级
    n.(准备好演出的)节目,保留剧目;(计算机的)指令表,指令系统, <美>(某个人的)全部技能;清单,指令表
    参考例句:
    • There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute. 有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
    • He has added considerably to his piano repertoire. 他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。
    22 specialties [s'peʃəltɪz] 4f19670e38d5e63c785879e223b3bde0   第7级
    n.专门,特性,特别;专业( specialty的名词复数 );特性;特制品;盖印的契约
    参考例句:
    • Great Books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. 名著绝不引经据典,艰深难懂,而是通俗易读。它们不是专家为专业人员撰写的专业书籍。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
    • Brain drains may represent a substantial reduction in some labor force skills and specialties. 智力外流可能表示某种劳动力技能和特长大量减少。 来自辞典例句
    23 spoke [spəʊk] XryyC   第11级
    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
    参考例句:
    • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company. 他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
    • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre. 辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
    24 legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] L9ZzJ   第8级
    adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
    参考例句:
    • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave. 生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
    • That's a perfectly legitimate fear. 怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
    25 attentive [əˈtentɪv] pOKyB   第7级
    adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
    参考例句:
    • She was very attentive to her guests. 她对客人招待得十分周到。
    • The speaker likes to have an attentive audience. 演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。
    26 inclination [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] Gkwyj   第7级
    n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
    参考例句:
    • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head. 她微微点头向我们致意。
    • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry. 我没有丝毫着急的意思。
    27 privately ['praɪvətlɪ] IkpzwT   第8级
    adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
    参考例句:
    • Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise. 一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
    • The man privately admits that his motive is profits. 那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
    28 appreciation [əˌpri:ʃiˈeɪʃn] Pv9zs   第7级
    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。
    29 remarkable [rɪˈmɑ:kəbl] 8Vbx6   第7级
    adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
    参考例句:
    • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills. 她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
    • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines. 这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
    30 minor [ˈmaɪnə(r)] e7fzR   第7级
    adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
    参考例句:
    • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play. 年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
    • I gave him a minor share of my wealth. 我把小部分财产给了他。
    31 jubilees [ˈdʒu:bəˌli:z] 123ebe7f91e66f15f697639db271a611   第12级
    n.周年纪念( jubilee的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    32 plantation [plɑ:nˈteɪʃn] oOWxz   第7级
    n.种植园,大农场
    参考例句:
    • His father-in-law is a plantation manager. 他岳父是个种植园经营者。
    • The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land. 这个种植园主把大片土地占为己有。
    33 feuds [fju:dz] 7bdb739907464aa302e14a39815b23c0   第9级
    n.长期不和,世仇( feud的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Quarrels and feuds between tribes became incessant. 部落间的争吵、反目成仇的事件接连不断。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
    • There were feuds in the palace, no one can deny. 宫里也有斗争,这是无可否认的。 来自辞典例句
    34 gentry [ˈdʒentri] Ygqxe   第11级
    n.绅士阶级,上层阶级
    参考例句:
    • Landed income was the true measure of the gentry. 来自土地的收入是衡量是否士绅阶层的真正标准。
    • Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry. 宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末。
    35 duel [ˈdju:əl] 2rmxa   第10级
    n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争
    参考例句:
    • The two teams are locked in a duel for first place. 两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
    • Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel. 杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。
    36 afterward ['ɑ:ftəwəd] fK6y3   第7级
    adv.后来;以后
    参考例句:
    • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
    • Afterward, the boy became a very famous artist. 后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
    37 fabulous [ˈfæbjələs] ch6zI   第7级
    adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的
    参考例句:
    • We had a fabulous time at the party. 我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
    • This is a fabulous sum of money. 这是一笔巨款。
    38 quaint [kweɪnt] 7tqy2   第8级
    adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
    参考例句:
    • There were many small lanes in the quaint village. 在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷。
    • They still keep some quaint old customs. 他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
    39 improvident [ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt] nybyW   第11级
    adj.不顾将来的,不节俭的,无远见的
    参考例句:
    • Her improvident speech at the meeting has set a stone rolling. 她在会上的发言缺乏远见,已产生严重后果。
    • He must bear the consequences of his improvident action. 他必须对自己挥霍浪费所造成的后果负责。
    40 den [den] 5w9xk   第9级
    n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室
    参考例句:
    • There is a big fox den on the back hill. 后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
    • The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。
    41 virtues ['vɜ:tʃu:z] cd5228c842b227ac02d36dd986c5cd53   第7级
    美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
    参考例句:
    • Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
    • She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。
    42 beckon [ˈbekən] CdTyi   第7级
    vi.(以点头或打手势)向...示意,召唤;vt.召唤;吸引
    参考例句:
    • She crooked her finger to beckon him. 她勾勾手指向他示意。
    • The wave for Hawaii beckon surfers from all around the world. 夏威夷的海浪吸引着世界各地的冲浪者前来。
    43 arduous [ˈɑ:djuəs] 5vxzd   第9级
    adj.艰苦的,费力的,陡峭的
    参考例句:
    • We must have patience in doing arduous work. 我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
    • The task was more arduous than he had calculated. 这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
    44 fascination [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn] FlHxO   第8级
    n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
    参考例句:
    • He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport. 他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
    • His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience. 广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。
    45 varied [ˈveərid] giIw9   第8级
    adj.多样的,多变化的
    参考例句:
    • The forms of art are many and varied. 艺术的形式是多种多样的。
    • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment. 宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
    46 delicacy [ˈdelɪkəsi] mxuxS   第9级
    n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
    参考例句:
    • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship. 我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
    • He sensed the delicacy of the situation. 他感觉到了形势的微妙。
    47 bruised [bru:zd] 5xKz2P   第7级
    [医]青肿的,瘀紫的
    参考例句:
    • his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
    • She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤,摔得鼻青脸肿。
    48 exquisite [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt] zhez1   第7级
    adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
    参考例句:
    • I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic. 我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
    • I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali. 我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
    49 solicitous [səˈlɪsɪtəs] CF8zb   第10级
    adj.热切的,挂念的
    参考例句:
    • He was so solicitous of his guests. 他对他的客人们非常关切。
    • I am solicitous of his help. 我渴得到他的帮助。
    50 scarlet [ˈskɑ:lət] zD8zv   第9级
    n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
    参考例句:
    • The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines. 深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
    • The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale, scarlet, bright red, and then light red. 天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了,深红的颜色变成了绯红,绯红又变为浅红。
    51 plunged [plʌndʒd] 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582   第7级
    v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
    参考例句:
    • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
    • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
    52 tinkling [tiŋkliŋ] Rg3zG6   第10级
    n.丁当作响声
    参考例句:
    • I could hear bells tinkling in the distance. 我能听到远处叮当铃响。
    • To talk to him was like listening to the tinkling of a worn-out musical-box. 跟他说话,犹如听一架老掉牙的八音盒子丁冬响。 来自英汉文学
    53 gems [dʒemz] 74ab5c34f71372016f1770a5a0bf4419   第9级
    growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长
    参考例句:
    • a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
    • The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。
    54 rental [ˈrentl] cBezh   第8级
    n.租赁,出租,出租业
    参考例句:
    • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan. 她这房子年租金是2400元。
    • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport. 我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
    55 arrears [əˈrɪəz] IVYzQ   第9级
    n.到期未付之债,拖欠的款项;待做的工作
    参考例句:
    • The payments on that car loan are in arrears by three months. 购车贷款的偿付被拖欠了三个月。
    • They are urgent for payment of arrears of wages. 他们催讨拖欠的工钱。
    56 consultation [ˌkɒnslˈteɪʃn] VZAyq   第9级
    n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
    参考例句:
    • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans. 该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
    • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community. 该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
    57 kindly [ˈkaɪndli] tpUzhQ   第8级
    adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
    参考例句:
    • 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。
    58 mediately [] 806e80459c77df0ee0a0820a80764058   第9级
    在中间,间接
    参考例句:
    • Im-mediately after a race, each swimmer has an ear pricked to test for lac-tic-acid levels. 赛后每个泳者耳朵立刻用针扎一下,验血浆乳酸浓度值。
    59 Congressman [ˈkɒŋgresmən] TvMzt7   第8级
    n.(美)国会议员
    参考例句:
    • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman. 他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
    • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
    60 pruned [pru:nd] f85c1df15d6cc4e51e146e7321c6b2a5   第10级
    v.修剪(树木等)( prune的过去式和过去分词 );精简某事物,除去某事物多余的部分
    参考例句:
    • Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned. 下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The roses had been pruned back savagely. 玫瑰被狠狠地修剪了一番。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    61 regained [ri:ˈgeɪnd] 51ada49e953b830c8bd8fddd6bcd03aa   第8级
    复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
    参考例句:
    • The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
    • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
    62 equanimity [ˌekwəˈnɪməti] Z7Vyz   第11级
    n.沉着,镇定
    参考例句:
    • She went again, and in so doing temporarily recovered her equanimity. 她又去看了戏,而且这样一来又暂时恢复了她的平静。
    • The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership. 领导层坦然地接受了失败。
    63 nominal [ˈnɒmɪnl] Y0Tyt   第7级
    adj.名义上的;(金额、租金)微不足道的
    参考例句:
    • The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
    • The charge of the box lunch was nominal. 午餐盒饭收费很少。
    64 overture [ˈəʊvətʃʊə(r)] F4Lza   第9级
    n.前奏曲、序曲,提议,提案,初步交涉
    参考例句:
    • The opera was preceded by a short overture. 这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。
    • His overture led to nothing. 他的提议没有得到什么结果。
    65 relegate [ˈrelɪgeɪt] ttsyT   第10级
    vt.使降级,流放,移交,委任
    参考例句:
    • We shall relegate this problem to the organizing committee. 我们将把这个问题委托组织委员会处理。
    • She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues. 她总是把困难的问题推给她同事。
    66 linen [ˈlɪnɪn] W3LyK   第7级
    n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
    参考例句:
    • The worker is starching the linen. 这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
    • Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool. 精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。
    67 distinguished [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] wu9z3v   第8级
    adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
    参考例句:
    • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses. 大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
    • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests. 宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
    68 sniff [snɪf] PF7zs   第7级
    vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视
    参考例句:
    • The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding place. 警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
    • When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while. 当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候,他们会彼此嗅一会儿。
    69 squeak [skwi:k] 4Gtzo   第9级
    n.吱吱声,逃脱;vi.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密vt.以短促尖声发出
    参考例句:
    • I don't want to hear another squeak out of you! 我不想再听到你出声!
    • We won the game, but it was a narrow squeak. 我们打赢了这场球赛,不过是侥幸取胜。
    70 crumpled [ˈkrʌmpld] crumpled   第8级
    adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
    参考例句:
    • She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
    • She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
    71 beak [bi:k] 8y1zGA   第8级
    n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
    参考例句:
    • The bird had a worm in its beak. 鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
    • This bird employs its beak as a weapon. 这种鸟用嘴作武器。
    72 clinch [klɪntʃ] 4q5zc   第9级
    v.敲弯,钉牢;确定;扭住对方 [参]clench
    参考例句:
    • Clinch the boards together. 用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
    • We don't accept US dollars, please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business. 我方不收美元,请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。
    73 baggy [ˈbægi] CuVz5   第8级
    adj.膨胀如袋的,宽松下垂的
    参考例句:
    • My T-shirt went all baggy in the wash. 我的T恤越洗越大了。
    • Baggy pants are meant to be stylish, not offensive. 松松垮垮的裤子意味着时髦,而不是无礼。
    74 counterfeit [ˈkaʊntəfɪt] 1oEz8   第9级
    vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
    参考例句:
    • It is a crime to counterfeit money. 伪造货币是犯罪行为。
    • The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit. 这幅画看上去年代久远,实际是最近的一幅赝品。
    75 resentment [rɪˈzentmənt] 4sgyv   第8级
    n.怨愤,忿恨
    参考例句:
    • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out. 她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
    • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer. 她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
    76 haughty [ˈhɔ:ti] 4dKzq   第9级
    adj.傲慢的,高傲的
    参考例句:
    • He gave me a haughty look and walked away. 他向我摆出傲慢的表情后走开。
    • They were displeased with her haughty airs. 他们讨厌她高傲的派头。
    77 slanderous ['slɑ:ndərəs] oi0zFp   第9级
    adj.诽谤的,中伤的
    参考例句:
    • A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack.人正不怕影子斜。
    • No one believes your slanderous talk anyway!不管你怎么说,也没有人听信你这谗言!
    78 mire [ˈmaɪə(r)] 57ZzT   第10级
    n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
    参考例句:
    • I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire. 我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
    • He has rescued me from the mire of misery. 他把我从苦海里救了出来。
    79 corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] 4zTxn   第7级
    vi.贿赂,收买;vt.使腐烂;使堕落,使恶化;adj.腐败的,贪污的
    参考例句:
    • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices. 那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
    • This judge is corrupt. 这个法官贪污。
    80 intonation [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn] ubazZ   第9级
    n.语调,声调;发声
    参考例句:
    • The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation. 老师在检查发音和语调。
    • Questions are spoken with a rising intonation. 疑问句是以升调说出来的。
    81 pompous [ˈpɒmpəs] 416zv   第9级
    adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的
    参考例句:
    • He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大,自视甚高。
    • He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance. 他的外表虽傲慢,其实是个好人。
    82 forth [fɔ:θ] Hzdz2   第7级
    adv.向前;向外,往外
    参考例句:
    • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth. 风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
    • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession. 他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
    83 hearty [ˈhɑ:ti] Od1zn   第7级
    adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
    参考例句:
    • After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen. 工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
    • We accorded him a hearty welcome. 我们给他热忱的欢迎。
    84 conceal [kənˈsi:l] DpYzt   第7级
    vt.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
    参考例句:
    • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police. 为了躲避警方,他只好隐瞒身份。
    • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure. 他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
    85 disapproval [ˌdɪsəˈpru:vl] VuTx4   第8级
    n.反对,不赞成
    参考例句:
    • The teacher made an outward show of disapproval. 老师表面上表示不同意。
    • They shouted their disapproval. 他们喊叫表示反对。
    86 entirely [ɪnˈtaɪəli] entirely   第9级
    ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
    参考例句:
    • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
    • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
    87 culmination [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn] 9ycxq   第10级
    n.顶点;最高潮
    参考例句:
    • The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk. 太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
    • It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry. 这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。
    88 standing [ˈstændɪŋ] 2hCzgo   第8级
    n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
    参考例句:
    • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing. 地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
    • They're standing out against any change in the law. 他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
    89 rambling ['ræmbliŋ] MTfxg   第9级
    adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
    参考例句:
    • We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
    • It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
    90 monologue ['mɒnəlɒɡ] sElx2   第8级
    n.长篇大论,(戏剧等中的)独白
    参考例句:
    • The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes. 喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
    • He went into a long monologue. 他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。
    91 deftly [deftlɪ] deftly   第8级
    adv.灵巧地,熟练地,敏捷地
    参考例句:
    • He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在,于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    92 garb [gɑ:b] JhYxN   第11级
    n.服装,装束
    参考例句:
    • He wore the garb of a general. 他身着将军的制服。
    • Certain political, social, and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb. 一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。
    93 garbled [ˈɡɑ:bld] ssvzFv   第10级
    adj.(指信息)混乱的,引起误解的v.对(事实)歪曲,对(文章等)断章取义,窜改( garble的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He gave a garbled account of what had happened. 他对所发生事情的叙述含混不清。
    • The Coastguard needs to decipher garbled messages in a few minutes. 海岸警卫队需要在几分钟内解读这些含混不清的信息。 来自辞典例句
    94 witty [ˈwɪti] GMmz0   第8级
    adj.机智的,风趣的
    参考例句:
    • Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation. 她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
    • He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort. 在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。
    95 concocting [kənˈkɔktɪŋ] 2ec6626d522bdaa0922d36325bd9d33b   第10级
    v.将(尤指通常不相配合的)成分混合成某物( concoct的现在分词 );调制;编造;捏造
    参考例句:
    • I judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial. 我估计他是在拼凑一篇特别伤脑筋的社论。 来自辞典例句
    • 'And you,' returned Sydney, busy concocting the punch, 'are such a sensitive and poetical spirit.' “可你呢,”西德尼一边忙着调五味酒,一边回答,“你却是这样一个敏感而有诗意的精灵。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
    96 illustrated ['ɪləstreɪtɪd] 2a891807ad5907f0499171bb879a36aa   第7级
    adj. 有插图的,列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
    • The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。
    97 fragrant [ˈfreɪgrənt] z6Yym   第7级
    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。
    98 aroma [əˈrəʊmə] Nvfz9   第9级
    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。
    99 portrayal [pɔ:ˈtreɪəl] IPlxy   第12级
    n.饰演;描画
    参考例句:
    • His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community. 他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
    • The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike. 该书中的人物写得有血有肉。
    100 nostrils ['nɒstrəlz] 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e   第9级
    鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
    • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
    101 exultantly [ɪɡ'zʌltəntlɪ] 9cbf83813434799a9ce89021def7ac29   第11级
    adv.狂欢地,欢欣鼓舞地
    参考例句:
    • They listened exultantly to the sounds from outside. 她们欢欣鼓舞地倾听着外面的声音。 来自辞典例句
    • He rose exultantly from their profane surprise. 他得意非凡地站起身来,也不管众人怎样惊奇诅咒。 来自辞典例句
    102 grandiloquence [ɡræn'dɪləkwəns] grandiloquence   第12级
    n.夸张之言,豪言壮语,豪语
    参考例句:
    103 simplicity [sɪmˈplɪsəti] Vryyv   第7级
    n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
    参考例句:
    • She dressed with elegant simplicity. 她穿着朴素高雅。
    • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity. 简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
    104 delineation [dɪˌlɪnɪ'eɪʃn] wxrxV   第12级
    n.记述;描写
    参考例句:
    • Biography must to some extent delineate characters. 传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。
    • Delineation of channels is the first step of geologic evaluation. 勾划河道的轮廓是地质解译的第一步。
    105 ominously ['ɒmɪnəslɪ] Gm6znd   第8级
    adv.恶兆地,不吉利地;预示地
    参考例句:
    • The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块,在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Mammy shook her head ominously. 嬷嬷不祥地摇着头。 来自飘(部分)
    106 frankly [ˈfræŋkli] fsXzcf   第7级
    adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
    参考例句:
    • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all. 老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
    • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform. 坦率地说,我不反对改革。
    107 burlesqued [bəˈleskt] 06161780787289b3718c950f0909d99d   第11级
    v.(嘲弄地)模仿,(通过模仿)取笑( burlesque的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • In his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary. 他用漫画嘲弄他的对手矫揉造作的习气。 来自辞典例句
    • Sometimes his style burlesqued tragedy. 有时,他的风格使悲剧滑稽化了。 来自辞典例句
    108 misused [mɪsˈju:zd] 8eaf65262a752e371adfb992201c1caf   第8级
    v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 );把…派作不正当的用途;虐待;滥用
    参考例句:
    • He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    109 haughtily ['hɔ:tɪlɪ] haughtily   第9级
    adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地
    参考例句:
    • She carries herself haughtily. 她举止傲慢。
    • Haughtily, he stalked out onto the second floor where I was standing. 他傲然跨出电梯,走到二楼,我刚好站在那儿。
    110 utterly ['ʌtəli:] ZfpzM1   第9级
    adv.完全地,绝对地
    参考例句:
    • Utterly devoted to the people, he gave his life in saving his patients. 他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
    • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled. 她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
    111 imputation [ˌɪmpjʊ'teɪʃn] My2yX   第12级
    n.归罪,责难
    参考例句:
    • I could not rest under the imputation. 我受到诋毁,无法平静。
    • He resented the imputation that he had any responsibility for what she did. 把她所作的事情要他承担,这一责难,使他非常恼火。
    112 consequence [ˈkɒnsɪkwəns] Jajyr   第8级
    n.结果,后果;推理,推断;重要性
    参考例句:
    • The consequence was that he caught a bad cold. 结果是他得了重感冒。
    • In consequence he lost his place. 结果,他失去了他的位置。
    113 pecuniary [pɪˈkju:niəri] Vixyo   第10级
    adj.金钱的;金钱上的
    参考例句:
    • She denies obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception. 她否认通过欺骗手段获得经济利益。
    • She is so independent that she refused all pecuniary aid. 她很独立,所以拒绝一切金钱上的资助。
    114 heralded [ˈherəldid] a97fc5524a0d1c7e322d0bd711a85789   第8级
    v.预示( herald的过去式和过去分词 );宣布(好或重要)
    参考例句:
    • The singing of the birds heralded in the day. 鸟鸣报晓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    115 trumpet [ˈtrʌmpɪt] AUczL   第7级
    n.喇叭,喇叭声;vt.吹喇叭,吹嘘;vi.吹喇叭;发出喇叭般的声音
    参考例句:
    • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet. 他拉提琴,我吹喇叭。
    • The trumpet sounded for battle. 战斗的号角吹响了。
    116 brass [brɑ:s] DWbzI   第7级
    n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
    参考例句:
    • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band. 许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
    • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
    117 positively [ˈpɒzətɪvli] vPTxw   第7级
    adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
    参考例句:
    • She was positively glowing with happiness. 她满脸幸福。
    • The weather was positively poisonous. 这天气着实讨厌。
    118 constricted ['kənstriktid] 6e98bde22e7cf0105ee4310e8c4e84cc   第8级
    adj.抑制的,约束的
    参考例句:
    • Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. 她喉咙发紧,使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
    • The tight collar constricted his neck. 紧领子勒着他的脖子。
    119 delinquent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] BmLzk   第10级
    adj.犯法的,有过失的;n.违法者
    参考例句:
    • Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds. 多数少年犯都有未受教育的背景。
    • He is delinquent in paying his rent. 他拖欠房租。
    120 rentals [ˈrentlz] d0a053f4957bbe94f4c1d9918956d75b   第8级
    n.租费,租金额( rental的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中,这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
    • Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢,礼品店在楼下,在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句
    121 remittances [rɪˈmɪtnsiz] 1fe103ae250a4b47c91d24b461c02b7f   第8级
    n.汇寄( remittance的名词复数 );汇款,汇款额
    参考例句:
    • He sends regular remittances to his parents. 他定期汇款给他父母。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Remittances sometimes account for as much as 20% of GDP. 在这些国家中,此类汇款有时会占到GDP的20%之多。 来自互联网
    122 metallic [məˈtælɪk] LCuxO   第7级
    adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
    参考例句:
    • A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me. 外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
    • He picked up a metallic ring last night. 昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
    123 lustre [ˈlʌstə(r)] hAhxg   第11级
    n.光亮,光泽;荣誉;vi.有光泽,发亮;vt.使有光泽
    参考例句:
    • The sun was shining with uncommon lustre. 太阳放射出异常的光彩。
    • A good name keeps its lustre in the dark. 一个好的名誉在黑暗中也保持它的光辉。
    124 scattered ['skætəd] 7jgzKF   第7级
    adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
    参考例句:
    • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
    125 mule [mju:l] G6RzI   第8级
    n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人
    参考例句:
    • A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey. 骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
    • He is an old mule. 他是个老顽固。
    126 prospered [ˈprɔspəd] ce2c414688e59180b21f9ecc7d882425   第7级
    成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认,这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
    • Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。
    127 mules [mju:lz] be18bf53ebe6a97854771cdc8bfe67e6   第8级
    骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者
    参考例句:
    • The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
    • She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。
    128 heartily [ˈhɑ:tɪli] Ld3xp   第8级
    adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
    参考例句:
    • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse. 他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
    • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily. 主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
    129 tangible [ˈtændʒəbl] 4IHzo   第7级
    adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的
    参考例句:
    • The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits. 这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
    • There is no tangible proof. 没有确凿的证据。
    130 descends [diˈsendz] e9fd61c3161a390a0db3b45b3a992bee   第7级
    v.下来( descend的第三人称单数 );下去;下降;下斜
    参考例句:
    • This festival descends from a religious rite. 这个节日起源于宗教仪式。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The path descends steeply to the village. 小路陡直而下直到村子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    131 loyalty [ˈlɔɪəlti] gA9xu   第7级
    n.忠诚,忠心
    参考例句:
    • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty. 她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
    • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt. 他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
    132 expenditure [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)] XPbzM   第7级
    n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗
    参考例句:
    • The entry of all expenditure is necessary. 有必要把一切开支入账。
    • The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether. 我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
    133 volcanically [vɒl'kænɪklɪ] af61815c4217b01c729a8129cc25e7b5   第9级
    adv.火山似地,猛烈地
    参考例句:
    134 salable ['seɪləbəl] bD3yC   第11级
    adj.有销路的,适销的
    参考例句:
    • Black Tea and Longjin Tea are salable in our market. 红茶和龙井茶在我们那很好卖。
    • She was a slave, and salable as such. 她是个奴隶,既然是奴隶,也就可以出卖。
    135 blessings [ˈblesɪŋz] 52a399b218b9208cade790a26255db6b   第7级
    n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福
    参考例句:
    • Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马,焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    136 amends [ə'mendz] AzlzCR   第7级
    n. 赔偿
    参考例句:
    • He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花,为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
    • This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。
    137 promptly [ˈprɒmptli] LRMxm   第8级
    adv.及时地,敏捷地
    参考例句:
    • He paid the money back promptly. 他立即还了钱。
    • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her. 她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

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