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长篇小说《米德尔马契》(1)
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  • Since I can do no good because a woman,

    Reach constantly at something that is near it.

    —The Maid’s Tragedy: BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.

    Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin1 appeared to Italian painters; and her profile as well as her stature2 and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial3 fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation4 from the Bible,—or from one of our elder poets,—in a paragraph of to-day’s newspaper. She was usually spoken of as being remarkably6 clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense. Nevertheless, Celia wore scarcely more trimmings; and it was only to close observers that her dress differed from her sister’s, and had a shade of coquetry in its arrangements; for Miss Brooke’s plain dressing7 was due to mixed conditions, in most of which her sister shared. The pride of being ladies had something to do with it: the Brooke connections, though not exactly aristocratic, were unquestionably “good:” if you inquired backward for a generation or two, you would not find any yard-measuring or parcel-tying forefathers—anything lower than an admiral or a clergyman; and there was even an ancestor discernible as a Puritan gentleman who served under Cromwell, but afterwards conformed, and managed to come out of all political troubles as the proprietor8 of a respectable family estate9. Young women of such birth, living in a quiet country-house, and attending a village church hardly larger than a parlor10, naturally regarded frippery as the ambition of a huckster’s daughter. Then there was well-bred economy, which in those days made show in dress the first item to be deducted11 from, when any margin12 was required for expenses more distinctive13 of rank. Such reasons would have been enough to account for plain dress, quite apart from religious feeling; but in Miss Brooke’s case, religion alone would have determined14 it; and Celia mildly acquiesced15 in all her sister’s sentiments, only infusing them with that common-sense which is able to accept momentous16 doctrines17 without any eccentric agitation18. Dorothea knew many passages of Pascal’s Pensees and of Jeremy Taylor by heart; and to her the destinies of mankind, seen by the light of Christianity, made the solicitudes19 of feminine fashion appear an occupation for Bedlam20. She could not reconcile the anxieties of a spiritual life involving eternal consequences, with a keen interest in gimp and artificial protrusions of drapery. Her mind was theoretic, and yearned21 by its nature after some lofty conception of the world which might frankly22 include the parish of Tipton and her own rule of conduct there; she was enamoured of intensity23 and greatness, and rash in embracing whatever seemed to her to have those aspects; likely to seek martyrdom, to make retractations, and then to incur24 martyrdom after all in a quarter where she had not sought it. Certainly such elements in the character of a marriageable girl tended to interfere25 with her lot, and hinder it from being decided26 according to custom, by good looks, vanity, and merely canine27 affection. With all this, she, the elder of the sisters, was not yet twenty, and they had both been educated, since they were about twelve years old and had lost their parents, on plans at once narrow and promiscuous28, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian29 trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned30 condition.

    It was hardly a year since they had come to live at Tipton Grange with their uncle, a man nearly sixty, of acquiescent31 temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote. He had travelled in his younger years, and was held in this part of the county to have contracted a too rambling33 habit of mind. Mr. Brooke’s conclusions were as difficult to predict as the weather: it was only safe to say that he would act with benevolent34 intentions, and that he would spend as little money as possible in carrying them out. For the most glutinously35 indefinite minds enclose some hard grains of habit; and a man has been seen lax about all his own interests except the retention36 of his snuff-box, concerning which he was watchful37, suspicious, and greedy of clutch.

    In Mr. Brooke the hereditary38 strain of Puritan energy was clearly in abeyance39; but in his niece Dorothea it glowed alike through faults and virtues40, turning sometimes into impatience41 of her uncle’s talk or his way of “letting things be” on his estate, and making her long all the more for the time when she would be of age and have some command of money for generous schemes. She was regarded as an heiress; for not only had the sisters seven hundred a-year each from their parents, but if Dorothea married and had a son, that son would inherit Mr. Brooke’s estate, presumably worth about three thousand a-year—a rental42 which seemed wealth to provincial families, still discussing Mr. Peel’s late conduct on the Catholic question, innocent of future gold-fields, and of that gorgeous plutocracy43 which has so nobly exalted44 the necessities of genteel life.

    And how should Dorothea not marry?—a girl so handsome and with such prospects45? Nothing could hinder it but her love of extremes, and her insistence46 on regulating life according to notions which might cause a wary47 man to hesitate before he made her an offer, or even might lead her at last to refuse all offers. A young lady of some birth and fortune, who knelt suddenly down on a brick floor by the side of a sick laborer48 and prayed fervidly49 as if she thought herself living in the time of the Apostles—who had strange whims50 of fasting like a Papist, and of sitting up at night to read old theological books! Such a wife might awaken51 you some fine morning with a new scheme for the application of her income which would interfere with political economy and the keeping of saddle-horses: a man would naturally think twice before he risked himself in such fellowship. Women were expected to have weak opinions; but the great safeguard of society and of domestic life was, that opinions were not acted on. Sane52 people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.

    The rural opinion about the new young ladies, even among the cottagers, was generally in favor of Celia, as being so amiable53 and innocent-looking, while Miss Brooke’s large eyes seemed, like her religion, too unusual and striking. Poor Dorothea! compared with her, the innocent-looking Celia was knowing and worldly-wise; so much subtler is a human mind than the outside tissues which make a sort of blazonry or clock-face for it.

    Yet those who approached Dorothea, though prejudiced against her by this alarming hearsay54, found that she had a charm unaccountably reconcilable with it. Most men thought her bewitching when she was on horseback. She loved the fresh air and the various aspects of the country, and when her eyes and cheeks glowed with mingled55 pleasure she looked very little like a devotee. Riding was an indulgence which she allowed herself in spite of conscientious56 qualms57; she felt that she enjoyed it in a pagan sensuous58 way, and always looked forward to renouncing59 it.

    She was open, ardent60, and not in the least self-admiring; indeed, it was pretty to see how her imagination adorned61 her sister Celia with attractions altogether superior to her own, and if any gentleman appeared to come to the Grange from some other motive62 than that of seeing Mr. Brooke, she concluded that he must be in love with Celia: Sir James Chettam, for example, whom she constantly considered from Celia’s point of view, inwardly debating whether it would be good for Celia to accept him. That he should be regarded as a suitor to herself would have seemed to her a ridiculous irrelevance63. Dorothea, with all her eagerness to know the truths of life, retained very childlike ideas about marriage. She felt sure that she would have accepted the judicious64 Hooker, if she had been born in time to save him from that wretched mistake he made in matrimony; or John Milton when his blindness had come on; or any of the other great men whose odd habits it would have been glorious piety65 to endure; but an amiable handsome baronet, who said “Exactly” to her remarks even when she expressed uncertainty,—how could he affect her as a lover? The really delightful66 marriage must be that where your husband was a sort of father, and could teach you even Hebrew, if you wished it.

    These peculiarities67 of Dorothea’s character caused Mr. Brooke to be all the more blamed in neighboring families for not securing some middle-aged68 lady as guide and companion to his nieces. But he himself dreaded69 so much the sort of superior woman likely to be available for such a position, that he allowed himself to be dissuaded70 by Dorothea’s objections, and was in this case brave enough to defy the world—that is to say, Mrs. Cadwallader the Rector’s wife, and the small group of gentry71 with whom he visited in the northeast corner of Loamshire. So Miss Brooke presided in her uncle’s household, and did not at all dislike her new authority, with the homage72 that belonged to it.

    Sir James Chettam was going to dine at the Grange to-day with another gentleman whom the girls had never seen, and about whom Dorothea felt some venerating73 expectation. This was the Reverend Edward Casaubon, noted74 in the county as a man of profound learning, understood for many years to be engaged on a great work concerning religious history; also as a man of wealth enough to give lustre75 to his piety, and having views of his own which were to be more clearly ascertained76 on the publication of his book. His very name carried an impressiveness hardly to be measured without a precise chronology of scholarship.

    Early in the day Dorothea had returned from the infant school which she had set going in the village, and was taking her usual place in the pretty sitting-room77 which divided the bedrooms of the sisters, bent78 on finishing a plan for some buildings (a kind of work which she delighted in), when Celia, who had been watching her with a hesitating desire to propose something, said—

    “Dorothea, dear, if you don’t mind—if you are not very busy—suppose we looked at mamma’s jewels to-day, and divided them? It is exactly six months to-day since uncle gave them to you, and you have not looked at them yet.”

    Celia’s face had the shadow of a pouting79 expression in it, the full presence of the pout80 being kept back by an habitual81 awe82 of Dorothea and principle; two associated facts which might show a mysterious electricity if you touched them incautiously. To her relief, Dorothea’s eyes were full of laughter as she looked up.

    “What a wonderful little almanac you are, Celia! Is it six calendar or six lunar months?”

    “It is the last day of September now, and it was the first of April when uncle gave them to you. You know, he said that he had forgotten them till then. I believe you have never thought of them since you locked them up in the cabinet here.”

    “Well, dear, we should never wear them, you know.” Dorothea spoke5 in a full cordial tone, half caressing83, half explanatory. She had her pencil in her hand, and was making tiny side-plans on a margin.

    Celia colored, and looked very grave. “I think, dear, we are wanting in respect to mamma’s memory, to put them by and take no notice of them. And,” she added, after hesitating a little, with a rising sob84 of mortification85, “necklaces are quite usual now; and Madame Poincon, who was stricter in some things even than you are, used to wear ornaments86. And Christians87 generally—surely there are women in heaven now who wore jewels.” Celia was conscious of some mental strength when she really applied88 herself to argument.

    “You would like to wear them?” exclaimed Dorothea, an air of astonished discovery animating89 her whole person with a dramatic action which she had caught from that very Madame Poincon who wore the ornaments. “Of course, then, let us have them out. Why did you not tell me before? But the keys, the keys!” She pressed her hands against the sides of her head and seemed to despair of her memory.

    “They are here,” said Celia, with whom this explanation had been long meditated90 and prearranged.

    “Pray open the large drawer of the cabinet and get out the jewel-box.”

    The casket was soon open before them, and the various jewels spread out, making a bright parterre on the table. It was no great collection, but a few of the ornaments were really of remarkable91 beauty, the finest that was obvious at first being a necklace of purple amethysts92 set in exquisite93 gold work, and a pearl cross with five brilliants in it. Dorothea immediately took up the necklace and fastened it round her sister’s neck, where it fitted almost as closely as a bracelet94; but the circle suited the Henrietta-Maria style of Celia’s head and neck, and she could see that it did, in the pier-glass opposite.

    “There, Celia! you can wear that with your Indian muslin. But this cross you must wear with your dark dresses.”

    Celia was trying not to smile with pleasure. “O Dodo, you must keep the cross yourself.”

    “No, no, dear, no,” said Dorothea, putting up her hand with careless deprecation.

    “Yes, indeed you must; it would suit you—in your black dress, now,” said Celia, insistingly. “You might wear that.”

    “Not for the world, not for the world. A cross is the last thing I would wear as a trinket.” Dorothea shuddered95 slightly.

    “Then you will think it wicked in me to wear it,” said Celia, uneasily.

    “No, dear, no,” said Dorothea, stroking her sister’s cheek. “Souls have complexions96 too: what will suit one will not suit another.”

    “But you might like to keep it for mamma’s sake.”

    “No, I have other things of mamma’s—her sandal-wood box which I am so fond of—plenty of things. In fact, they are all yours, dear. We need discuss them no longer. There—take away your property.”

    Celia felt a little hurt. There was a strong assumption of superiority in this Puritanic toleration, hardly less trying to the blond flesh of an unenthusiastic sister than a Puritanic persecution98.

    “But how can I wear ornaments if you, who are the elder sister, will never wear them?”

    Nay99, Celia, that is too much to ask, that I should wear trinkets to keep you in countenance100. If I were to put on such a necklace as that, I should feel as if I had been pirouetting. The world would go round with me, and I should not know how to walk.”

    Celia had unclasped the necklace and drawn101 it off. “It would be a little tight for your neck; something to lie down and hang would suit you better,” she said, with some satisfaction. The complete unfitness of the necklace from all points of view for Dorothea, made Celia happier in taking it. She was opening some ring-boxes, which disclosed a fine emerald with diamonds, and just then the sun passing beyond a cloud sent a bright gleam over the table.

    “How very beautiful these gems102 are!” said Dorothea, under a new current of feeling, as sudden as the gleam. “It is strange how deeply colors seem to penetrate103 one, like scent32. I suppose that is the reason why gems are used as spiritual emblems104 in the Revelation of St. John. They look like fragments of heaven. I think that emerald is more beautiful than any of them.”

    “And there is a bracelet to match it,” said Celia. “We did not notice this at first.”

    “They are lovely,” said Dorothea, slipping the ring and bracelet on her finely turned finger and wrist, and holding them towards the window on a level with her eyes. All the while her thought was trying to justify105 her delight in the colors by merging106 them in her mystic religious joy.

    “You would like those, Dorothea,” said Celia, rather falteringly107, beginning to think with wonder that her sister showed some weakness, and also that emeralds would suit her own complexion97 even better than purple amethysts. “You must keep that ring and bracelet—if nothing else. But see, these agates108 are very pretty and quiet.”

    “Yes! I will keep these—this ring and bracelet,” said Dorothea. Then, letting her hand fall on the table, she said in another tone—“Yet what miserable109 men find such things, and work at them, and sell them!” She paused again, and Celia thought that her sister was going to renounce110 the ornaments, as in consistency111 she ought to do.

    “Yes, dear, I will keep these,” said Dorothea, decidedly. “But take all the rest away, and the casket.”

    She took up her pencil without removing the jewels, and still looking at them. She thought of often having them by her, to feed her eye at these little fountains of pure color.

    “Shall you wear them in company?” said Celia, who was watching her with real curiosity as to what she would do.

    Dorothea glanced quickly at her sister. Across all her imaginative adornment112 of those whom she loved, there darted113 now and then a keen discernment, which was not without a scorching114 quality. If Miss Brooke ever attained115 perfect meekness116, it would not be for lack of inward fire.

    “Perhaps,” she said, rather haughtily117. “I cannot tell to what level I may sink.”

    Celia blushed, and was unhappy: she saw that she had offended her sister, and dared not say even anything pretty about the gift of the ornaments which she put back into the box and carried away. Dorothea too was unhappy, as she went on with her plan-drawing, questioning the purity of her own feeling and speech in the scene which had ended with that little explosion.

    Celia’s consciousness told her that she had not been at all in the wrong: it was quite natural and justifiable118 that she should have asked that question, and she repeated to herself that Dorothea was inconsistent: either she should have taken her full share of the jewels, or, after what she had said, she should have renounced119 them altogether.

    “I am sure—at least, I trust,” thought Celia, “that the wearing of a necklace will not interfere with my prayers. And I do not see that I should be bound by Dorothea’s opinions now we are going into society, though of course she herself ought to be bound by them. But Dorothea is not always consistent.”

    Thus Celia, mutely bending over her tapestry120, until she heard her sister calling her.

    “Here, Kitty, come and look at my plan; I shall think I am a great architect, if I have not got incompatible121 stairs and fireplaces.”

    As Celia bent over the paper, Dorothea put her cheek against her sister’s arm caressingly122. Celia understood the action. Dorothea saw that she had been in the wrong, and Celia pardoned her. Since they could remember, there had been a mixture of criticism and awe in the attitude of Celia’s mind towards her elder sister. The younger had always worn a yoke123; but is there any yoked124 creature without its private opinions?



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    1 virgin [ˈvɜ:dʒɪn] phPwj   第7级
    n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
    参考例句:
    • Have you ever been to a virgin forest? 你去过原始森林吗?
    • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions. 在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
    2 stature [ˈstætʃə(r)] ruLw8   第8级
    n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材
    参考例句:
    • He is five feet five inches in stature. 他身高5英尺5英寸。
    • The dress models are tall of stature. 时装模特儿的身材都较高。
    3 provincial [prəˈvɪnʃl] Nt8ye   第8级
    adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
    参考例句:
    • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
    • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday. 昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
    4 quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃn] 7S6xV   第7级
    n.引文,引语,语录;报价,牌价,行情
    参考例句:
    • He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare. 他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
    • The quotation is omitted here. 此处引文从略。
    5 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。
    6 remarkably [ri'mɑ:kəbli] EkPzTW   第7级
    ad.不同寻常地,相当地
    参考例句:
    • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
    • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
    7 dressing [ˈdresɪŋ] 1uOzJG   第7级
    n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
    参考例句:
    • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself. 别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
    • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes. 孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
    8 proprietor [prəˈpraɪətə(r)] zR2x5   第9级
    n.所有人;业主;经营者
    参考例句:
    • The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his. 业主是他的一位旧相识。
    • The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life. 拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。
    9 estate [ɪˈsteɪt] InSxv   第7级
    n.所有地,地产,庄园;住宅区;财产,资产
    参考例句:
    • My estate lies within a mile. 我的地产离那有一英里。
    • The great real estate brokers do far more than this. 而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。
    10 parlor ['pɑ:lə] v4MzU   第9级
    n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅
    参考例句:
    • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor. 她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
    • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood? 附近有没有比萨店?
    11 deducted [diˈdʌktid] 0dc984071646e559dd56c3bd5451fd72   第7级
    v.扣除,减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
    • The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    12 margin [ˈmɑ:dʒɪn] 67Mzp   第7级
    n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
    参考例句:
    • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train. 我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
    • The village is situated at the margin of a forest. 村子位于森林的边缘。
    13 distinctive [dɪˈstɪŋktɪv] Es5xr   第8级
    adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的
    参考例句:
    • She has a very distinctive way of walking. 她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
    • This bird has several distinctive features. 这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。
    14 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] duszmP   第7级
    adj.坚定的;有决心的;v.决定;断定(determine的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去西藏。
    • He determined to view the rooms behind the office. 他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
    15 acquiesced [ˌækwi:ˈest] 03acb9bc789f7d2955424223e0a45f1b   第10级
    v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. 政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
    • After a lot of persuasion,he finally acquiesced. 经过多次劝说,他最终默许了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    16 momentous [məˈmentəs] Zjay9   第8级
    adj.重要的,重大的
    参考例句:
    • I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion. 能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸。
    • The momentous news was that war had begun. 重大的新闻是战争已经开始。
    17 doctrines ['dɒktrɪnz] 640cf8a59933d263237ff3d9e5a0f12e   第7级
    n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 );教义;学说;(政府政策的)正式声明
    参考例句:
    • To modern eyes, such doctrines appear harsh, even cruel. 从现代的角度看,这样的教义显得苛刻,甚至残酷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    18 agitation [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn] TN0zi   第9级
    n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
    参考例句:
    • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores. 小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
    • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension. 这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
    19 solicitudes [səˈlɪsɪˌtu:dz] dfdca9641e416f4156e3d584cc2f437e   第12级
    n.关心,挂念,渴望( solicitude的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • The partial solicitudes of 5th of article have gone to the installation problem of execution office. 在对执行权进行系统的阐述之后,文章的第五部分分析了执行机关的设置问题。 来自互联网
    20 bedlam [ˈbedləm] wdZyh   第11级
    n.混乱,骚乱;疯人院
    参考例句:
    • He is causing bedlam at the hotel. 他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
    • When the teacher was called away the classroom was a regular bedlam. 当老师被叫走的时候,教室便喧闹不堪。
    21 yearned [jə:nd] df1a28ecd1f3c590db24d0d80c264305   第9级
    渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
    • She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。
    22 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。
    23 intensity [ɪnˈtensəti] 45Ixd   第7级
    n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
    参考例句:
    • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue. 我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
    • The strike is growing in intensity. 罢工日益加剧。
    24 incur [ɪnˈkɜ:(r)] 5bgzy   第7级
    vt.招致,蒙受,遭遇
    参考例句:
    • Any costs that you incur will be reimbursed in full. 你的所有花费都将全额付还。
    • An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business. 一个企业为了维持营业,就不得不承担一定的费用和开支。
    25 interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)] b5lx0   第7级
    vi.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰;vt.冲突;介入
    参考例句:
    • If we interfere, it may do more harm than good. 如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
    • When others interfere in the affair, it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
    26 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    27 canine [ˈkeɪnaɪn] Lceyb   第9级
    adj.犬的,犬科的
    参考例句:
    • The fox is a canine animal. 狐狸是犬科动物。
    • Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth, or none. 食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。
    28 promiscuous [prəˈmɪskjuəs] WBJyG   第11级
    adj.杂乱的,随便的
    参考例句:
    • They were taking a promiscuous stroll when it began to rain. 他们正在那漫无目的地散步,突然下起雨来。
    • Alec knew that she was promiscuous and superficial. 亚历克知道她是乱七八糟和浅薄的。
    29 guardian [ˈgɑ:diən] 8ekxv   第7级
    n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
    参考例句:
    • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
    • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
    30 orphaned [ˈɔ:fənd] ac11e48c532f244a7f6abad4cdedea5a   第7级
    [计][修]孤立
    参考例句:
    • Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
    • He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。
    31 acquiescent [ˌækwɪ'esnt] cJ4y4   第11级
    adj.默许的,默认的
    参考例句:
    • My brother is of the acquiescent rather than the militant type. 我弟弟是属于服从型的而不是好斗型的。
    • She is too acquiescent, too ready to comply. 她太百依百顺了。
    32 scent [sent] WThzs   第7级
    n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;vt.嗅,发觉;vi.发出…的气味;有…的迹象;嗅着气味追赶
    参考例句:
    • 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。
    33 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。
    34 benevolent [bəˈnevələnt] Wtfzx   第9级
    adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
    参考例句:
    • His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him. 他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
    • He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly. 他是一个仁慈的老人,连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
    35 glutinously [ˈglu:tənəs] c48094c279af383212df6a912a64bc34   第11级
    黏的,胶质的; 粘
    参考例句:
    • The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial. 这种酱有些黏,尝起来不是非常地道。
    • I bought two bowls of glutinous millet paste at the temple fair. 在庙会上,我买了两碗茶汤。
    36 retention [rɪˈtenʃn] HBazK   第7级
    n.保留,保持,保持力,记忆力
    参考例句:
    • They advocate the retention of our nuclear power plants. 他们主张保留我们的核电厂。
    • His retention of energy at this hour is really surprising. 人们惊叹他在这个时候还能保持如此旺盛的精力。
    37 watchful [ˈwɒtʃfl] tH9yX   第8级
    adj.注意的,警惕的
    参考例句:
    • The children played under the watchful eye of their father. 孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
    • It is important that health organizations remain watchful. 卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。
    38 hereditary [həˈredɪtri] fQJzF   第8级
    adj.遗传的,遗传性的,可继承的,世袭的
    参考例句:
    • The Queen of England is a hereditary ruler. 英国女王是世袭的统治者。
    • In men, hair loss is hereditary. 男性脱发属于遗传。
    39 abeyance [əˈbeɪəns] vI5y6   第10级
    n.搁置,缓办,中止,产权未定
    参考例句:
    • The question is in abeyance until we know more about it. 问题暂时搁置,直到我们了解更多有关情况再行研究。
    • The law was held in abeyance for well over twenty years. 这项法律被搁置了二十多年。
    40 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。
    41 impatience [ɪm'peɪʃns] OaOxC   第8级
    n.不耐烦,急躁
    参考例句:
    • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress. 进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
    • He gave a stamp of impatience. 他不耐烦地跺脚。
    42 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。
    43 plutocracy [plu:ˈtɒkrəsi] wOyxb   第11级
    n.富豪统治
    参考例句:
    • Financial, not moral, considerations will prevail in a plutocracy. 在富豪当政的国家里,人们见利忘义。
    • The most prolific writer of the debunkers of the plutocracy was Gustavus Myers. 揭发富豪统治集团的作家中,最多产的是古斯塔夫斯·迈尔斯。
    44 exalted [ɪgˈzɔ:ltɪd] ztiz6f   第10级
    adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
    参考例句:
    • Their loveliness and holiness in accordance with their exalted station. 他们的美丽和圣洁也与他们的崇高地位相称。
    • He received respect because he was a person of exalted rank. 他因为是个地位崇高的人而受到尊敬。
    45 prospects ['prɔspekts] fkVzpY   第7级
    n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
    参考例句:
    • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
    • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
    46 insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] A6qxB   第10级
    n.坚持;强调;坚决主张
    参考例句:
    • They were united in their insistence that she should go to college. 他们一致坚持她应上大学。
    • His insistence upon strict obedience is correct. 他坚持绝对服从是对的。
    47 wary [ˈweəri] JMEzk   第8级
    adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
    参考例句:
    • He is wary of telling secrets to others. 他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
    • Paula frowned, suddenly wary. 宝拉皱了皱眉头,突然警惕起来。
    48 laborer ['leɪbərə] 52xxc   第7级
    n.劳动者,劳工
    参考例句:
    • Her husband had been a farm laborer. 她丈夫以前是个农场雇工。
    • He worked as a casual laborer and did not earn much. 他当临时工, 没有赚多少钱。
    49 fervidly ['fɜ:vɪdlɪ] c7b06bcdd3e7c35d3a25b10f905e07f9   第11级
    adv.热情地,激情地
    参考例句:
    • We fervidly a zonal clients come to do business with us. 我们热切欢迎国内外新老客户前来洽谈业务。 来自互联网
    • Mr. Sunguojin, board chairman and general manager, welcome with us fervidly, and abroad businessman. 董事长兼总经理孙国金先生热忱欢迎国内外客商真诚合作,共创辉煌! 来自互联网
    50 WHIMS [hwɪmz] ecf1f9fe569e0760fc10bec24b97c043   第9级
    虚妄,禅病
    参考例句:
    • The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims. 那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因。
    • The rest she had for food and her own whims. 剩下的钱她用来吃饭和买一些自己喜欢的东西。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    51 awaken [əˈweɪkən] byMzdD   第8级
    vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
    参考例句:
    • Old people awaken early in the morning. 老年人早晨醒得早。
    • Please awaken me at six. 请于六点叫醒我。
    52 sane [seɪn] 9YZxB   第8级
    adj.心智健全的,神志清醒的,明智的,稳健的
    参考例句:
    • He was sane at the time of the murder. 在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。
    • He is a very sane person. 他是一个很有头脑的人。
    53 amiable [ˈeɪmiəbl] hxAzZ   第7级
    adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
    参考例句:
    • She was a very kind and amiable old woman. 她是个善良和气的老太太。
    • We have a very amiable companionship. 我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
    54 hearsay [ˈhɪəseɪ] 4QTzB   第10级
    n.谣传,风闻
    参考例句:
    • They started to piece the story together from hearsay. 他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼湊起来。
    • You are only supposing this on hearsay. You have no proof. 你只是根据传闻想像而已,并没有证据。
    55 mingled [ˈmiŋɡld] fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf   第7级
    混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
    参考例句:
    • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
    • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
    56 conscientious [ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs] mYmzr   第7级
    adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的
    参考例句:
    • He is a conscientious man and knows his job. 他很认真负责,也很懂行。
    • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties. 他非常认真地履行职责。
    57 qualms [kwɑ:lms] qualms   第12级
    n.不安;内疚
    参考例句:
    • He felt no qualms about borrowing money from friends. 他没有对于从朋友那里借钱感到不安。
    • He has no qualms about lying. 他撒谎毫不内疚。
    58 sensuous [ˈsenʃuəs] pzcwc   第10级
    adj.激发美感的;感官的,感觉上的
    参考例句:
    • Don't get the idea that value of music is commensurate with its sensuous appeal. 不要以为音乐的价值与其美的感染力相等。
    • The flowers that wreathed his parlor stifled him with their sensuous perfume. 包围著客厅的花以其刺激人的香味使他窒息。
    59 renouncing [riˈnaunsɪŋ] 377770b8c6f521d1e519852f601d42f7   第9级
    v.声明放弃( renounce的现在分词 );宣布放弃;宣布与…决裂;宣布摒弃
    参考例句:
    • He enraged the government by renouncing the agreement. 他否认那项协议,从而激怒了政府。 来自辞典例句
    • What do you get for renouncing Taiwan and embracing Beijing instead? 抛弃台湾,并转而拥抱北京之后,你会得到什么? 来自互联网
    60 ardent [ˈɑ:dnt] yvjzd   第8级
    adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
    参考例句:
    • He's an ardent supporter of the local football team. 他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
    • Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career. 他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。
    61 adorned [əˈdɔ:nd] 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8   第8级
    [计]被修饰的
    参考例句:
    • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
    • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
    62 motive [ˈməʊtɪv] GFzxz   第7级
    n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
    参考例句:
    • The police could not find a motive for the murder. 警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
    • He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
    63 irrelevance [ɪˈreləvəns] 05a49ed6c47c5122b073e2b73db64391   第8级
    n.无关紧要;不相关;不相关的事物
    参考例句:
    • the irrelevance of the curriculum to children's daily life 课程与孩子们日常生活的脱节
    • A President who identifies leadership with public opinion polls dooms himself to irrelevance. 一位总统如果把他的领导和民意测验投票结果等同起来,那么他注定将成为一个可有可无的人物。 来自辞典例句
    64 judicious [dʒuˈdɪʃəs] V3LxE   第9级
    adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的
    参考例句:
    • We should listen to the judicious opinion of that old man. 我们应该听取那位老人明智的意见。
    • A judicious parent encourages his children to make their own decisions. 贤明的父亲鼓励儿女自作抉择。
    65 piety [ˈpaɪəti] muuy3   第10级
    n.虔诚,虔敬
    参考例句:
    • They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity. 他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
    • Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness. 经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。
    66 delightful [dɪˈlaɪtfl] 6xzxT   第8级
    adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
    参考例句:
    • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday. 上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
    • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute. 彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
    67 peculiarities [pɪˌkju:li:ˈærɪti:z] 84444218acb57e9321fbad3dc6b368be   第9级
    n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪
    参考例句:
    • the cultural peculiarities of the English 英国人的文化特点
    • He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another. 他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。
    68 middle-aged ['mɪdl eɪdʒd] UopzSS   第8级
    adj.中年的
    参考例句:
    • I noticed two middle-aged passengers. 我注意到两个中年乘客。
    • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women. 这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
    69 dreaded [ˈdredɪd] XuNzI3   第7级
    adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
    • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
    70 dissuaded [dɪˈsweɪdid] a2aaf4d696a6951c453bcb3bace560b6   第9级
    劝(某人)勿做某事,劝阻( dissuade的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He was easily dissuaded from going. 他很容易就接受劝告不走了。
    • Ulysses was not to be dissuaded from his attempt. 尤利西斯想前去解救的决心不为所动。
    71 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。
    72 homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] eQZzK   第9级
    n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
    参考例句:
    • We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare. 我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
    • The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen. 士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。
    73 venerating [ˈvenəˌreɪtɪŋ] 2e1a6d5fd4fa233bfa15ee279a608b76   第9级
    敬重(某人或某事物),崇敬( venerate的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Indulgences were normally conditional on venerating a relic, performing some religious practice, or making a gift. 免罪罚通常以崇拜圣物、从事一些宗教活动或施舍钱物为条件。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
    74 noted [ˈnəʊtɪd] 5n4zXc   第8级
    adj.著名的,知名的
    参考例句:
    • The local hotel is noted for its good table. 当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
    • Jim is noted for arriving late for work. 吉姆上班迟到出了名。
    75 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。
    76 ascertained [æsə'teɪnd] e6de5c3a87917771a9555db9cf4de019   第7级
    v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    77 sitting-room ['sɪtɪŋrʊm] sitting-room   第8级
    n.(BrE)客厅,起居室
    参考例句:
    • The sitting-room is clean. 起居室很清洁。
    • Each villa has a separate sitting-room. 每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
    78 bent [bent] QQ8yD   第7级
    n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的;v.(使)弯曲,屈身(bend的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • He was fully bent upon the project. 他一心扑在这项计划上。
    • We bent over backward to help them. 我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
    79 pouting [paʊtɪŋ] f5e25f4f5cb47eec0e279bd7732e444b   第12级
    v.撅(嘴)( pout的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The child sat there pouting. 那孩子坐在那儿,一副不高兴的样子。 来自辞典例句
    • She was almost pouting at his hesitation. 她几乎要为他这种犹犹豫豫的态度不高兴了。 来自辞典例句
    80 pout [paʊt] YP8xg   第12级
    n. 撅嘴;生气 vt. 撅嘴 vi. 撅嘴
    参考例句:
    • She looked at her lover with a pretentious pout. 她看着恋人,故作不悦地撅着嘴。
    • He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。
    81 habitual [həˈbɪtʃuəl] x5Pyp   第7级
    adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
    参考例句:
    • He is a habitual criminal. 他是一个惯犯。
    • They are habitual visitors to our house. 他们是我家的常客。
    82 awe [ɔ:] WNqzC   第7级
    n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
    参考例句:
    • The sight filled us with awe. 这景色使我们大为惊叹。
    • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts. 正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
    83 caressing [kə'resɪŋ] 00dd0b56b758fda4fac8b5d136d391f3   第7级
    爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的
    参考例句:
    • The spring wind is gentle and caressing. 春风和畅。
    • He sat silent still caressing Tartar, who slobbered with exceeding affection. 他不声不响地坐在那里,不断抚摸着鞑靼,它由于获得超常的爱抚而不淌口水。
    84 sob [sɒb] HwMwx   第7级
    n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣;vi.啜泣,呜咽;(风等)发出呜咽声;vt.哭诉,啜泣
    参考例句:
    • The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother. 孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
    • The girl didn't answer, but continued to sob with her head on the table. 那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾趴在桌子上低声哭着。
    85 mortification ['mɔ:tifi'keiʃən] mwIyN   第11级
    n.耻辱,屈辱
    参考例句:
    • To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected. 使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回来。
    • The chairman tried to disguise his mortification. 主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。
    86 ornaments ['ɔ:nəmənts] 2bf24c2bab75a8ff45e650a1e4388dec   第7级
    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 )
    参考例句:
    • The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
    • Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    87 Christians [ˈkristʃənz] 28e6e30f94480962cc721493f76ca6c6   第7级
    n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
    • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
    88 applied [əˈplaɪd] Tz2zXA   第8级
    adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
    参考例句:
    • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics. 她打算学习应用语言学课程。
    • This cream is best applied to the face at night. 这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
    89 animating ['ænɪmeɪtɪŋ] HzizMt   第8级
    v.使有生气( animate的现在分词 );驱动;使栩栩如生地动作;赋予…以生命
    参考例句:
    • Nature has her animating spirit as well as man who is nature's child. 大自然就象它的孩子――人类一样,有活生生的灵魂。 来自辞典例句
    • They were doubtlessly the animating principle of many hours that superficially seemed vacant. 在表面看来无所事事的许多时刻中,它们无疑是活跃的因素。 来自辞典例句
    90 meditated [ˈmedɪˌteɪtid] b9ec4fbda181d662ff4d16ad25198422   第8级
    深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑
    参考例句:
    • He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
    • She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。
    91 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。
    92 amethysts [ˈæməθɪsts] 432845a066f6bcc0e55bed1212bf6282   第12级
    n.紫蓝色宝石( amethyst的名词复数 );紫晶;紫水晶;紫色
    参考例句:
    • The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold. 这是一条金镶紫水晶项链。 来自柯林斯例句
    93 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。
    94 bracelet [ˈbreɪslət] nWdzD   第8级
    n.手镯,臂镯
    参考例句:
    • The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet. 珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
    • She left her gold bracelet as a pledge. 她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。
    95 shuddered [ˈʃʌdəd] 70137c95ff493fbfede89987ee46ab86   第8级
    v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
    参考例句:
    • He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车,车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    96 complexions [kəmˈplekʃənz] 514dc650e117aa76aab68e5dbcf1b332   第8级
    肤色( complexion的名词复数 ); 面色; 局面; 性质
    参考例句:
    • Dry complexions are replenished, feel soft, firm and smooth to the touch. 缓解肌肤的干燥状况,同时带来柔嫩、紧致和光滑的出众效果。
    • Western people usually have fairer complexions than Eastern people. 由于人种不同,西方人的肤色比东方人要白很多。
    97 complexion [kəmˈplekʃn] IOsz4   第8级
    n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
    参考例句:
    • Red does not suit with her complexion. 红色与她的肤色不协调。
    • Her resignation puts a different complexion on things. 她一辞职局面就全变了。
    98 persecution [ˌpə:si'kju:ʃən] PAnyA   第7级
    n. 迫害,烦扰
    参考例句:
    • He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
    • Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
    99 nay [neɪ] unjzAQ   第12级
    adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
    参考例句:
    • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance. 他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
    • Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this. 许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
    100 countenance [ˈkaʊntənəns] iztxc   第9级
    n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
    参考例句:
    • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance. 他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
    • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive. 我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
    101 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。
    102 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。
    103 penetrate [ˈpenɪtreɪt] juSyv   第7级
    vt.&vi.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解
    参考例句:
    • Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East. 西方观念逐渐传入东方。
    • The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest. 阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。
    104 emblems [embləmz] db84ab479b9c05c259ade9a2f3414e04   第10级
    n.象征,标记( emblem的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • His emblems are the spear and the burning torch. 他佩带的徽记是长矛和燃烧着的火炬。 来自辞典例句
    • Crystal prize, Crystal gift, Crystal trophy, Champion cup, Emblems. 水晶奖牌、水晶礼品、水晶纪念品、奖杯、金属奖牌。 来自互联网
    105 justify [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] j3DxR   第7级
    vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
    参考例句:
    • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses. 他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
    • Can you justify your rude behavior to me? 你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
    106 merging [mɜ:dʒɪŋ] 65cc30ed55db36c739ab349d7c58dfe8   第7级
    合并(分类)
    参考例句:
    • Many companies continued to grow by merging with or buying competing firms. 许多公司通过合并或收买竞争对手的公司而不断扩大。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
    • To sequence by repeated splitting and merging. 用反复分开和合并的方法进行的排序。
    107 falteringly ['fɔ:ltərɪŋlɪ] c4efbc9543dafe43a97916fc6bf0a802   第8级
    口吃地,支吾地
    参考例句:
    • The German war machine had lumbered falteringly over the frontier and come to a standstill Linz. 德国的战争机器摇摇晃晃,声音隆隆地越过了边界,快到林茨时却走不动了。
    108 agates [ˈægɪts] 06db73de1665a768a003d8db2d4fe12f   第12级
    n.玛瑙( agate的名词复数 );玛瑙制(或装有玛瑙的)工具; (小孩玩的)玛瑙纹玩具弹子;5。5磅铅字
    参考例句:
    • The colorful agates are engraved for pursuing lofty spirit. 绚丽的玛尼石,镌刻着崇高的精神追求。 来自互联网
    • Today, Earth teems with thousands of kinds of minerals, from agates to zircons. 现在,地球上到处是各种各样的矿物,从玛瑙到锆石应有尽有。 来自互联网
    109 miserable [ˈmɪzrəbl] g18yk   第7级
    adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
    参考例句:
    • It was miserable of you to make fun of him. 你取笑他,这是可耻的。
    • Her past life was miserable. 她过去的生活很苦。
    110 renounce [rɪˈnaʊns] 8BNzi   第9级
    vt.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系;vi.放弃权利;垫牌
    参考例句:
    • She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent. 她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
    • It was painful for him to renounce his son. 宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
    111 consistency [kənˈsɪstənsi] IY2yT   第9级
    n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度
    参考例句:
    • Your behaviour lacks consistency. 你的行为缺乏一贯性。
    • We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics. 我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。
    112 adornment [ə'dɔ:nmənt] cxnzz   第8级
    n.装饰;装饰品
    参考例句:
    • Lucie was busy with the adornment of her room.露西正忙着布置她的房间。
    • Cosmetics are used for adornment.化妆品是用来打扮的。
    113 darted [dɑ:tid] d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248   第8级
    v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
    参考例句:
    • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    114 scorching ['skɔ:tʃiŋ] xjqzPr   第9级
    adj. 灼热的
    参考例句:
    • a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
    • a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评
    115 attained [ə'teɪnd] 1f2c1bee274e81555decf78fe9b16b2f   第7级
    (通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
    参考例句:
    • She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已获得文学硕士学位。
    • Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。
    116 meekness [mi:knəs] 90085f0fe4f98e6ba344e6fe6b2f4e0f   第9级
    n.温顺,柔和
    参考例句:
    • Amy sewed with outward meekness and inward rebellion till dusk. 阿密阳奉阴违地一直缝到黄昏。 来自辞典例句
    • 'I am pretty well, I thank you,' answered Mr. Lorry, with meekness; 'how are you?' “很好,谢谢,”罗瑞先生回答,态度温驯,“你好么?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
    117 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。
    118 justifiable [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl] a3ExP   第11级
    adj.有理由的,无可非议的
    参考例句:
    • What he has done is hardly justifiable. 他的所作所为说不过去。
    • Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes. 正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。
    119 renounced [riˈnaunst] 795c0b0adbaedf23557e95abe647849c   第9级
    v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 );宣布放弃;宣布与…决裂;宣布摒弃
    参考例句:
    • We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes. 我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Andrew renounced his claim to the property. 安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    120 tapestry [ˈtæpəstri] 7qRy8   第10级
    n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面
    参考例句:
    • How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase? 这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样?
    • The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry. 我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。
    121 incompatible [ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl] y8oxu   第7级
    adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的
    参考例句:
    • His plan is incompatible with my intent. 他的计划与我的意图不相符。
    • Speed and safety are not necessarily incompatible. 速度和安全未必不相容。
    122 caressingly [kə'resɪŋlɪ] 77d15bfb91cdfea4de0eee54a581136b   第7级
    爱抚地,亲切地
    参考例句:
    • His voice was caressingly sweet. 他的嗓音亲切而又甜美。
    123 yoke [jəʊk] oeTzRa   第9级
    n.轭;支配;vt.给...上轭,连接,使成配偶;vi.结合;匹配
    参考例句:
    • An ass and an ox, fastened to the same yoke, were drawing a wagon. 驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
    • The defeated army passed under the yoke. 败军在轭门下通过。
    124 yoked ['jəʊkt] 3cf9b4d6cb0a697dfb2940ae671ca4f2   第9级
    结合(yoke的过去式形式)
    参考例句:
    • The farmer yoked the oxen. 那个农夫给牛加上轭。
    • He was yoked to an disinclined partner. 他不得不与一位不情愿的伙伴合作。

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