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长篇小说《米德尔马契》(13)
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  • CHAPTER XIII.

    1st Gent. How class your man?—as better than the most,

    Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?

    As saint or knave1, pilgrim or hypocrite?

    2d Gent. Nay2, tell me how you class your wealth of books

    The drifted relics3 of all time.

    As well sort them at once by size and livery:

    Vellum, tall copies, and the common calf4

    Will hardly cover more diversity

    Than all your labels cunningly devised

    To class your unread authors.

    In consequence5 of what he had heard from Fred, Mr. Vincy determined6 to speak with Mr. Bulstrode in his private room at the Bank at half-past one, when he was usually free from other callers. But a visitor had come in at one o’clock, and Mr. Bulstrode had so much to say to him, that there was little chance of the interview being over in half an hour. The banker’s speech was fluent, but it was also copious7, and he used up an appreciable8 amount of time in brief meditative9 pauses. Do not imagine his sickly aspect to have been of the yellow, black-haired sort: he had a pale blond skin, thin gray-besprinkled brown hair, light-gray eyes, and a large forehead. Loud men called his subdued10 tone an undertone, and sometimes implied that it was inconsistent with openness; though there seems to be no reason why a loud man should not be given to concealment12 of anything except his own voice, unless it can be shown that Holy Writ13 has placed the seat of candor14 in the lungs. Mr. Bulstrode had also a deferential15 bending attitude in listening, and an apparently16 fixed17 attentiveness18 in his eyes which made those persons who thought themselves worth hearing infer that he was seeking the utmost improvement from their discourse19. Others, who expected to make no great figure, disliked this kind of moral lantern turned on them. If you are not proud of your cellar, there is no thrill of satisfaction in seeing your guest hold up his wine-glass to the light and look judicial20. Such joys are reserved for conscious merit. Hence Mr. Bulstrode’s close attention was not agreeable to the publicans and sinners in Middlemarch; it was attributed by some to his being a Pharisee, and by others to his being Evangelical. Less superficial reasoners among them wished to know who his father and grandfather were, observing that five-and-twenty years ago nobody had ever heard of a Bulstrode in Middlemarch. To his present visitor, Lydgate, the scrutinizing21 look was a matter of indifference22: he simply formed an unfavorable opinion of the banker’s constitution, and concluded that he had an eager inward life with little enjoyment of tangible23 things.

    “I shall be exceedingly obliged if you will look in on me here occasionally, Mr. Lydgate,” the banker observed, after a brief pause. “If, as I dare to hope, I have the privilege of finding you a valuable coadjutor in the interesting matter of hospital management, there will be many questions which we shall need to discuss in private. As to the new hospital, which is nearly finished, I shall consider what you have said about the advantages of the special destination for fevers. The decision will rest with me, for though Lord Medlicote has given the land and timber for the building, he is not disposed to give his personal attention to the object.”

    “There are few things better worth the pains in a provincial24 town like this,” said Lydgate. “A fine fever hospital in addition to the old infirmary might be the nucleus25 of a medical school here, when once we get our medical reforms; and what would do more for medical education than the spread of such schools over the country? A born provincial man who has a grain of public spirit as well as a few ideas, should do what he can to resist the rush of everything that is a little better than common towards London. Any valid26 professional aims may often find a freer, if not a richer field, in the provinces.”

    One of Lydgate’s gifts was a voice habitually29 deep and sonorous30, yet capable of becoming very low and gentle at the right moment. About his ordinary bearing there was a certain fling, a fearless expectation of success, a confidence in his own powers and integrity much fortified31 by contempt for petty obstacles or seductions of which he had had no experience. But this proud openness was made lovable by an expression of unaffected good-will. Mr. Bulstrode perhaps liked him the better for the difference between them in pitch and manners; he certainly liked him the better, as Rosamond did, for being a stranger in Middlemarch. One can begin so many things with a new person!—even begin to be a better man.

    “I shall rejoice to furnish your zeal32 with fuller opportunities,” Mr. Bulstrode answered; “I mean, by confiding33 to you the superintendence of my new hospital, should a maturer knowledge favor that issue, for I am determined that so great an object shall not be shackled34 by our two physicians. Indeed, I am encouraged to consider your advent35 to this town as a gracious indication that a more manifest blessing36 is now to be awarded to my efforts, which have hitherto been much withstood. With regard to the old infirmary, we have gained the initial point—I mean your election. And now I hope you will not shrink from incurring37 a certain amount of jealousy38 and dislike from your professional brethren by presenting yourself as a reformer.”

    “I will not profess27 bravery,” said Lydgate, smiling, “but I acknowledge a good deal of pleasure in fighting, and I should not care for my profession, if I did not believe that better methods were to be found and enforced there as well as everywhere else.”

    “The standard of that profession is low in Middlemarch, my dear sir,” said the banker. “I mean in knowledge and skill; not in social status, for our medical men are most of them connected with respectable townspeople here. My own imperfect health has induced me to give some attention to those palliative resources which the divine mercy has placed within our reach. I have consulted eminent39 men in the metropolis40, and I am painfully aware of the backwardness under which medical treatment labors41 in our provincial districts.”

    “Yes;—with our present medical rules and education, one must be satisfied now and then to meet with a fair practitioner42. As to all the higher questions which determine the starting-point of a diagnosis—as to the philosophy of medical evidence—any glimmering43 of these can only come from a scientific culture of which country practitioners44 have usually no more notion than the man in the moon.”

    Mr. Bulstrode, bending and looking intently, found the form which Lydgate had given to his agreement not quite suited to his comprehension. Under such circumstances a judicious45 man changes the topic and enters on ground where his own gifts may be more useful.

    “I am aware,” he said, “that the peculiar46 bias48 of medical ability is towards material means. Nevertheless, Mr. Lydgate, I hope we shall not vary in sentiment as to a measure in which you are not likely to be actively49 concerned, but in which your sympathetic concurrence50 may be an aid to me. You recognize, I hope; the existence of spiritual interests in your patients?”

    “Certainly I do. But those words are apt to cover different meanings to different minds.”

    Precisely51. And on such subjects wrong teaching is as fatal as no teaching. Now a point which I have much at heart to secure is a new regulation as to clerical attendance at the old infirmary. The building stands in Mr. Farebrother’s parish. You know Mr. Farebrother?”

    “I have seen him. He gave me his vote. I must call to thank him. He seems a very bright pleasant little fellow. And I understand he is a naturalist52.”

    “Mr. Farebrother, my dear sir, is a man deeply painful to contemplate53. I suppose there is not a clergyman in this country who has greater talents.” Mr. Bulstrode paused and looked meditative.

    “I have not yet been pained by finding any excessive talent in Middlemarch,” said Lydgate, bluntly.

    “What I desire,” Mr. Bulstrode continued, looking still more serious, “is that Mr. Farebrother’s attendance at the hospital should be superseded54 by the appointment of a chaplain—of Mr. Tyke, in fact—and that no other spiritual aid should be called in.”

    “As a medical man I could have no opinion on such a point unless I knew Mr. Tyke, and even then I should require to know the cases in which he was applied55.” Lydgate smiled, but he was bent56 on being circumspect57.

    “Of course you cannot enter fully into the merits of this measure at present. But”—here Mr. Bulstrode began to speak with a more chiselled58 emphasis—“the subject is likely to be referred to the medical board of the infirmary, and what I trust I may ask of you is, that in virtue59 of the cooperation between us which I now look forward to, you will not, so far as you are concerned, be influenced by my opponents in this matter.”

    “I hope I shall have nothing to do with clerical disputes,” said Lydgate. “The path I have chosen is to work well in my own profession.”

    “My responsibility, Mr. Lydgate, is of a broader kind. With me, indeed, this question is one of sacred accountableness; whereas with my opponents, I have good reason to say that it is an occasion for gratifying a spirit of worldly opposition60. But I shall not therefore drop one iota61 of my convictions, or cease to identify myself with that truth which an evil generation hates. I have devoted62 myself to this object of hospital-improvement, but I will boldly confess to you, Mr. Lydgate, that I should have no interest in hospitals if I believed that nothing more was concerned therein than the cure of mortal diseases. I have another ground of action, and in the face of persecution63 I will not conceal11 it.”

    Mr. Bulstrode’s voice had become a loud and agitated64 whisper as he said the last words.

    “There we certainly differ,” said Lydgate. But he was not sorry that the door was now opened, and Mr. Vincy was announced. That florid sociable65 personage was become more interesting to him since he had seen Rosamond. Not that, like her, he had been weaving any future in which their lots were united; but a man naturally remembers a charming girl with pleasure, and is willing to dine where he may see her again. Before he took leave, Mr. Vincy had given that invitation which he had been “in no hurry about,” for Rosamond at breakfast had mentioned that she thought her uncle Featherstone had taken the new doctor into great favor.

    Mr. Bulstrode, alone with his brother-in-law, poured himself out a glass of water, and opened a sandwich-box.

    “I cannot persuade you to adopt my regimen, Vincy?”

    “No, no; I’ve no opinion of that system. Life wants padding,” said Mr. Vincy, unable to omit his portable theory. “However,” he went on, accenting the word, as if to dismiss all irrelevance66, “what I came here to talk about was a little affair of my young scapegrace, Fred’s.”

    “That is a subject on which you and I are likely to take quite as different views as on diet, Vincy.”

    “I hope not this time.” (Mr. Vincy was resolved to be good-humored.) “The fact is, it’s about a whim67 of old Featherstone’s. Somebody has been cooking up a story out of spite, and telling it to the old man, to try to set him against Fred. He’s very fond of Fred, and is likely to do something handsome for him; indeed he has as good as told Fred that he means to leave him his land, and that makes other people jealous.”

    “Vincy, I must repeat, that you will not get any concurrence from me as to the course you have pursued with your eldest68 son. It was entirely69 from worldly vanity that you destined70 him for the Church: with a family of three sons and four daughters, you were not warranted in devoting money to an expensive education which has succeeded in nothing but in giving him extravagant71 idle habits. You are now reaping the consequences.”

    To point out other people’s errors was a duty that Mr. Bulstrode rarely shrank from, but Mr. Vincy was not equally prepared to be patient. When a man has the immediate72 prospect73 of being mayor, and is ready, in the interests of commerce, to take up a firm attitude on politics generally, he has naturally a sense of his importance to the framework of things which seems to throw questions of private conduct into the background. And this particular reproof74 irritated him more than any other. It was eminently75 superfluous76 to him to be told that he was reaping the consequences. But he felt his neck under Bulstrode’s yoke77; and though he usually enjoyed kicking, he was anxious to refrain from that relief.

    “As to that, Bulstrode, it’s no use going back. I’m not one of your pattern men, and I don’t pretend to be. I couldn’t foresee everything in the trade; there wasn’t a finer business in Middlemarch than ours, and the lad was clever. My poor brother was in the Church, and would have done well—had got preferment already, but that stomach fever took him off: else he might have been a dean by this time. I think I was justified78 in what I tried to do for Fred. If you come to religion, it seems to me a man shouldn’t want to carve out his meat to an ounce beforehand:—one must trust a little to Providence79 and be generous. It’s a good British feeling to try and raise your family a little: in my opinion, it’s a father’s duty to give his sons a fine chance.”

    “I don’t wish to act otherwise than as your best friend, Vincy, when I say that what you have been uttering just now is one mass of worldliness and inconsistent folly80.”

    “Very well,” said Mr. Vincy, kicking in spite of resolutions, “I never professed81 to be anything but worldly; and, what’s more, I don’t see anybody else who is not worldly. I suppose you don’t conduct business on what you call unworldly principles. The only difference I see is that one worldliness is a little bit honester than another.”

    “This kind of discussion is unfruitful, Vincy,” said Mr. Bulstrode, who, finishing his sandwich, had thrown himself back in his chair, and shaded his eyes as if weary. “You had some more particular business.”

    “Yes, yes. The long and short of it is, somebody has told old Featherstone, giving you as the authority, that Fred has been borrowing or trying to borrow money on the prospect of his land. Of course you never said any such nonsense. But the old fellow will insist on it that Fred should bring him a denial in your handwriting; that is, just a bit of a note saying you don’t believe a word of such stuff, either of his having borrowed or tried to borrow in such a fool’s way. I suppose you can have no objection to do that.”

    “Pardon me. I have an objection. I am by no means sure that your son, in his recklessness and ignorance—I will use no severer word—has not tried to raise money by holding out his future prospects82, or even that some one may not have been foolish enough to supply him on so vague a presumption83: there is plenty of such lax money-lending as of other folly in the world.”

    “But Fred gives me his honor that he has never borrowed money on the pretence84 of any understanding about his uncle’s land. He is not a liar47. I don’t want to make him better than he is. I have blown him up well—nobody can say I wink85 at what he does. But he is not a liar. And I should have thought—but I may be wrong—that there was no religion to hinder a man from believing the best of a young fellow, when you don’t know worse. It seems to me it would be a poor sort of religion to put a spoke86 in his wheel by refusing to say you don’t believe such harm of him as you’ve got no good reason to believe.”

    “I am not at all sure that I should be befriending your son by smoothing his way to the future possession of Featherstone’s property. I cannot regard wealth as a blessing to those who use it simply as a harvest for this world. You do not like to hear these things, Vincy, but on this occasion I feel called upon to tell you that I have no motive87 for furthering such a disposition88 of property as that which you refer to. I do not shrink from saying that it will not tend to your son’s eternal welfare or to the glory of God. Why then should you expect me to pen this kind of affidavit89, which has no object but to keep up a foolish partiality and secure a foolish bequest90?”

    “If you mean to hinder everybody from having money but saints and evangelists, you must give up some profitable partnerships91, that’s all I can say,” Mr. Vincy burst out very bluntly. “It may be for the glory of God, but it is not for the glory of the Middlemarch trade, that Plymdale’s house uses those blue and green dyes it gets from the Brassing manufactory; they rot the silk, that’s all I know about it. Perhaps if other people knew so much of the profit went to the glory of God, they might like it better. But I don’t mind so much about that—I could get up a pretty row, if I chose.”

    Mr. Bulstrode paused a little before he answered. “You pain me very much by speaking in this way, Vincy. I do not expect you to understand my grounds of action—it is not an easy thing even to thread a path for principles in the intricacies of the world—still less to make the thread clear for the careless and the scoffing92. You must remember, if you please, that I stretch my tolerance93 towards you as my wife’s brother, and that it little becomes you to complain of me as withholding94 material help towards the worldly position of your family. I must remind you that it is not your own prudence95 or judgment96 that has enabled you to keep your place in the trade.”

    “Very likely not; but you have been no loser by my trade yet,” said Mr. Vincy, thoroughly97 nettled98 (a result which was seldom much retarded99 by previous resolutions). “And when you married Harriet, I don’t see how you could expect that our families should not hang by the same nail. If you’ve changed your mind, and want my family to come down in the world, you’d better say so. I’ve never changed; I’m a plain Churchman now, just as I used to be before doctrines100 came up. I take the world as I find it, in trade and everything else. I’m contented101 to be no worse than my neighbors. But if you want us to come down in the world, say so. I shall know better what to do then.”

    “You talk unreasonably102. Shall you come down in the world for want of this letter about your son?”

    “Well, whether or not, I consider it very unhandsome of you to refuse it. Such doings may be lined with religion, but outside they have a nasty, dog-in-the-manger look. You might as well slander103 Fred: it comes pretty near to it when you refuse to say you didn’t set a slander going. It’s this sort of thing—this tyrannical spirit, wanting to play bishop104 and banker everywhere—it’s this sort of thing makes a man’s name stink105.”

    “Vincy, if you insist on quarrelling with me, it will be exceedingly painful to Harriet as well as myself,” said Mr. Bulstrode, with a trifle more eagerness and paleness than usual.

    “I don’t want to quarrel. It’s for my interest—and perhaps for yours too—that we should be friends. I bear you no grudge106; I think no worse of you than I do of other people. A man who half starves himself, and goes the length in family prayers, and so on, that you do, believes in his religion whatever it may be: you could turn over your capital just as fast with cursing and swearing:—plenty of fellows do. You like to be master, there’s no denying that; you must be first chop in heaven, else you won’t like it much. But you’re my sister’s husband, and we ought to stick together; and if I know Harriet, she’ll consider it your fault if we quarrel because you strain at a gnat107 in this way, and refuse to do Fred a good turn. And I don’t mean to say I shall bear it well. I consider it unhandsome.”

    Mr. Vincy rose, began to button his great-coat, and looked steadily108 at his brother-in-law, meaning to imply a demand for a decisive answer.

    This was not the first time that Mr. Bulstrode had begun by admonishing109 Mr. Vincy, and had ended by seeing a very unsatisfactory reflection of himself in the coarse unflattering mirror which that manufacturer’s mind presented to the subtler lights and shadows of his fellow-men; and perhaps his experience ought to have warned him how the scene would end. But a full-fed fountain will be generous with its waters even in the rain, when they are worse than useless; and a fine fount of admonition is apt to be equally irrepressible.

    It was not in Mr. Bulstrode’s nature to comply directly in consequence of uncomfortable suggestions. Before changing his course, he always needed to shape his motives110 and bring them into accordance with his habitual28 standard. He said, at last—

    “I will reflect a little, Vincy. I will mention the subject to Harriet. I shall probably send you a letter.”

    “Very well. As soon as you can, please. I hope it will all be settled before I see you to-morrow.”



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    1 knave [neɪv] oxsy2   第11级
    n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克
    参考例句:
    • Better be a fool than a knave. 宁做傻瓜,不做无赖。
    • Once a knave, ever a knave. 一次成无赖,永远是无赖。
    2 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。
    3 relics ['reliks] UkMzSr   第8级
    [pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸
    参考例句:
    • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
    • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
    4 calf [kɑ:f] ecLye   第8级
    n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮
    参考例句:
    • The cow slinked its calf. 那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
    • The calf blared for its mother. 牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。
    5 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。
    6 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。
    7 copious [ˈkəʊpiəs] koizs   第9级
    adj.丰富的,大量的
    参考例句:
    • She supports her theory with copious evidences. 她以大量的例证来充实自己的理论。
    • Every star is a copious source of neutrinos. 每颗恒星都是丰富的中微子源。
    8 appreciable [əˈpri:ʃəbl] KNWz7   第8级
    adj.明显的,可见的,可估量的,可觉察的
    参考例句:
    • There is no appreciable distinction between the twins. 在这对孪生子之间看不出有什么明显的差别。
    • We bought an appreciable piece of property. 我们买下的资产有增值的潜力。
    9 meditative [ˈmedɪtətɪv] Djpyr   第12级
    adj.沉思的,冥想的
    参考例句:
    • A stupid fellow is talkative; a wise man is meditative. 蠢人饶舌,智者思虑。
    • Music can induce a meditative state in the listener. 音乐能够引导倾听者沉思。
    10 subdued [səbˈdju:d] 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d   第7级
    adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
    • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
    11 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。
    12 concealment [kən'si:lmənt] AvYzx1   第7级
    n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
    参考例句:
    • the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
    • Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
    13 writ [rɪt] iojyr   第11级
    n.命令状,书面命令
    参考例句:
    • This is a copy of a writ I received this morning. 这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
    • You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。
    14 candor ['kændə] CN8zZ   第10级
    n.坦白,率真
    参考例句:
    • He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor. 他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
    • He and his wife had avoided candor, and they had drained their marriage. 他们夫妻间不坦率,已使婚姻奄奄一息。
    15 deferential [ˌdefə'renʃl] jmwzy   第11级
    adj. 敬意的,恭敬的
    参考例句:
    • They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment. 他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
    • I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists. 我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。
    16 apparently [əˈpærəntli] tMmyQ   第7级
    adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
    参考例句:
    • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space. 山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
    • He was apparently much surprised at the news. 他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
    17 fixed [fɪkst] JsKzzj   第8级
    adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
    参考例句:
    • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet? 你们俩选定婚期了吗?
    • Once the aim is fixed, we should not change it arbitrarily. 目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
    18 attentiveness [] 16d48271afd0aa8f2258f02f4f527672   第7级
    [医]注意
    参考例句:
    • They all helped one another with humourous attentiveness. 他们带着近于滑稽的殷勤互相周旋。 来自辞典例句
    • Is not attentiveness the nature of, even the function of, Conscious? 专注不正是大我意识的本质甚或活动吗? 来自互联网
    19 discourse [ˈdɪskɔ:s] 2lGz0   第7级
    n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
    参考例句:
    • We'll discourse on the subject tonight. 我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
    • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter. 他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
    20 judicial [dʒuˈdɪʃl] c3fxD   第8级
    adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的
    参考例句:
    • He is a man with a judicial mind. 他是个公正的人。
    • Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father. 汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
    21 scrutinizing [ˈskru:tnˌaɪzɪŋ] fa5efd6c6f21a204fe4a260c9977c6ad   第9级
    v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • His grandfather's stern eyes were scrutinizing him, and Chueh-hui felt his face reddening. 祖父的严厉的眼光射在他的脸上。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
    • The machine hushed, extraction and injection nozzles poised, scrutinizing its targets. 机器“嘘”地一声静了下来,输入输出管道各就各位,检查着它的目标。 来自互联网
    22 indifference [ɪnˈdɪfrəns] k8DxO   第8级
    n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
    参考例句:
    • I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat. 他的漠不关心使我很失望。
    • He feigned indifference to criticism of his work. 他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
    23 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。
    24 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。
    25 nucleus [ˈnju:kliəs] avSyg   第7级
    n.核,核心,原子核
    参考例句:
    • These young people formed the nucleus of the club. 这些年轻人成了俱乐部的核心。
    • These councils would form the nucleus of a future regime. 这些委员会将成为一个未来政权的核心。
    26 valid [ˈvælɪd] eiCwm   第7级
    adj.有确实根据的;有效的;正当的,合法的
    参考例句:
    • His claim to own the house is valid. 他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
    • Do you have valid reasons for your absence? 你的缺席有正当理由吗?
    27 profess [prəˈfes] iQHxU   第10级
    vt. 自称;公开表示;宣称信奉;正式准予加入 vi. 声称;承认;当教授
    参考例句:
    • I profess that I was surprised at the news. 我承认这消息使我惊讶。
    • What religion does he profess? 他信仰哪种宗教?
    28 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。
    29 habitually [hə'bitjuəli] 4rKzgk   第7级
    ad.习惯地,通常地
    参考例句:
    • The pain of the disease caused him habitually to furrow his brow. 病痛使他习惯性地紧皱眉头。
    • Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair. 我已经习惯于服从约翰,我来到他的椅子跟前。
    30 sonorous [ˈsɒnərəs] qFMyv   第11级
    adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇
    参考例句:
    • The sonorous voice of the speaker echoed round the room. 那位演讲人洪亮的声音在室内回荡。
    • He has a deep sonorous voice. 他的声音深沉而洪亮。
    31 fortified ['fɔ:tɪfaɪd] fortified   第9级
    adj. 加强的
    参考例句:
    • He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
    • The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
    32 zeal [zi:l] mMqzR   第7级
    n.热心,热情,热忱
    参考例句:
    • Revolutionary zeal caught them up, and they joined the army. 革命热情激励他们,于是他们从军了。
    • They worked with great zeal to finish the project. 他们热情高涨地工作,以期完成这个项目。
    33 confiding [kənˈfaɪdɪŋ] e67d6a06e1cdfe51bc27946689f784d1   第7级
    adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
    参考例句:
    • The girl is of a confiding nature. 这女孩具有轻信别人的性格。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    • Celia, though confiding her opinion only to Andrew, disagreed. 西莉亚却不这么看,尽管她只向安德鲁吐露过。 来自辞典例句
    34 shackled [ˈʃækəld] 915a38eca61d93140d07ef091110dab6   第9级
    给(某人)带上手铐或脚镣( shackle的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The hostage had been shackled to a radiator. 当时人质被铐在暖气片上。
    • He was shackled and in darkness of torment. 他被困在黑暗中备受煎熬。
    35 advent [ˈædvent] iKKyo   第7级
    n.(重要事件等的)到来,来临
    参考例句:
    • Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
    • The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe. 欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。
    36 blessing [ˈblesɪŋ] UxDztJ   第7级
    n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
    参考例句:
    • The blessing was said in Hebrew. 祷告用了希伯来语。
    • A double blessing has descended upon the house. 双喜临门。
    37 incurring [ɪn'kɜ:rɪŋ] ccc47e576f1ce5fe49a4f373b49987ba   第7级
    遭受,招致,引起( incur的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。
    • He spoke to the Don directly, taking a chance on incurring Michael's ill will. 他直接向老头子谈自己的意见,这显然要冒引起迈克尔反感的风险。 来自教父部分
    38 jealousy [ˈdʒeləsi] WaRz6   第7级
    n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
    参考例句:
    • Some women have a disposition to jealousy. 有些女人生性爱妒忌。
    • I can't support your jealousy any longer. 我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
    39 eminent [ˈemɪnənt] dpRxn   第7级
    adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的
    参考例句:
    • We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist. 我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访。
    • He is an eminent citizen of China. 他是一个杰出的中国公民。
    40 metropolis [məˈtrɒpəlɪs] BCOxY   第9级
    n.首府;大城市
    参考例句:
    • Shanghai is a metropolis in China. 上海是中国的大都市。
    • He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis. 大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。
    41 labors [ˈleibəz] 8e0b4ddc7de5679605be19f4398395e1   第7级
    v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
    参考例句:
    • He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜,令人生厌。 来自辞典例句
    • Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句
    42 practitioner [prækˈtɪʃənə(r)] 11Rzh   第7级
    n.实践者,从事者;(医生或律师等)开业者
    参考例句:
    • He is an unqualified practitioner of law. 他是个无资格的律师。
    • She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics. 从政前她是个开业医生。
    43 glimmering ['glɪmərɪŋ] 7f887db7600ddd9ce546ca918a89536a   第8级
    n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I got some glimmering of what he was driving at. 他这么说是什么意思,我有点明白了。 来自辞典例句
    • Now that darkness was falling, only their silhouettes were outlined against the faintly glimmering sky. 这时节两山只剩余一抹深黑,赖天空微明为画出一个轮廓。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
    44 practitioners [prækˈtiʃənəz] 4f6cea6bb06753de69fd05e8adbf90a8   第7级
    n.习艺者,实习者( practitioner的名词复数 );从业者(尤指医师)
    参考例句:
    • one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
    • The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的,但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句
    45 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。
    46 peculiar [pɪˈkju:liə(r)] cinyo   第7级
    adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
    参考例句:
    • He walks in a peculiar fashion. 他走路的样子很奇特。
    • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression. 他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
    47 liar [ˈlaɪə(r)] V1ixD   第7级
    n.说谎的人
    参考例句:
    • I know you for a thief and a liar! 我算认识你了,一个又偷又骗的家伙!
    • She was wrongly labelled a liar. 她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。
    48 bias [ˈbaɪəs] 0QByQ   第7级
    n.偏见,偏心,偏袒;vt.使有偏见
    参考例句:
    • They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking. 他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
    • He had a bias toward the plan. 他对这项计划有偏见。
    49 actively ['æktɪvlɪ] lzezni   第9级
    adv.积极地,勤奋地
    参考例句:
    • During this period all the students were actively participating. 在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
    • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel. 我们正在积极调解争执。
    50 concurrence [kənˈkʌrəns] InAyF   第11级
    n.同意;并发
    参考例句:
    • There is a concurrence of opinion between them. 他们的想法一致。
    • The concurrence of their disappearances had to be more than coincidental. 他们同时失踪肯定不仅仅是巧合。
    51 precisely [prɪˈsaɪsli] zlWzUb   第8级
    adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
    参考例句:
    • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust. 我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
    • The man adjusted very precisely. 那个人调得很准。
    52 naturalist [ˈnætʃrəlɪst] QFKxZ   第9级
    n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
    参考例句:
    • He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation. 他从事印刷业,同时是个博物学爱好者。
    • The naturalist told us many stories about birds. 博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。
    53 contemplate [ˈkɒntəmpleɪt] PaXyl   第7级
    vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
    参考例句:
    • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想。
    • The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate. 后果不堪设想。
    54 superseded [ˌsju:pəˈsi:did] 382fa69b4a5ff1a290d502df1ee98010   第9级
    [医]被代替的,废弃的
    参考例句:
    • The theory has been superseded by more recent research. 这一理论已为新近的研究所取代。
    • The use of machinery has superseded manual labour. 机器的使用已经取代了手工劳动。
    55 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。
    56 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。
    57 circumspect [ˈsɜ:kəmspekt] 0qGzr   第10级
    adj.慎重的,谨慎的
    参考例句:
    • She is very circumspect when dealing with strangers. 她与陌生人打交道时十分谨慎。
    • He was very circumspect in his financial affairs. 他对于自己的财务十分细心。
    58 chiselled [ˈtʃɪzld] 9684a7206442cc906184353a754caa89   第9级
    adj.凿过的,凿光的; (文章等)精心雕琢的v.凿,雕,镌( chisel的过去式 )
    参考例句:
    • A name was chiselled into the stone. 石头上刻着一个人名。
    • He chiselled a hole in the door to fit a new lock. 他在门上凿了一个孔,以便装一把新锁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    59 virtue [ˈvɜ:tʃu:] BpqyH   第7级
    n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
    参考例句:
    • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue. 他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
    • You need to decorate your mind with virtue. 你应该用德行美化心灵。
    60 opposition [ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn] eIUxU   第8级
    n.反对,敌对
    参考例句:
    • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard. 该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
    • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition. 警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
    61 iota [aɪˈəʊtə] Eauzq   第11级
    n.些微,一点儿
    参考例句:
    • There is not an iota of truth in his story. 他的故事没有一点是真的。
    • He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work. 他从来没有对任何工作表现出一点儿兴趣。
    62 devoted [dɪˈvəʊtɪd] xu9zka   第8级
    adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
    参考例句:
    • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland. 他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
    • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic. 我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
    63 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。
    64 agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] dzgzc2   第11级
    adj.被鼓动的,不安的
    参考例句:
    • His answers were all mixed up, so agitated was he. 他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
    • She was agitated because her train was an hour late. 她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
    65 sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbl] hw3wu   第8级
    adj.好交际的,友好的,合群的
    参考例句:
    • Roger is a very sociable person. 罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
    • Some children have more sociable personalities than others. 有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。
    66 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
    67 whim [wɪm] 2gywE   第9级
    n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
    参考例句:
    • I bought the encyclopedia on a whim. 我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
    • He had a sudden whim to go sailing today. 今天他突然想要去航海。
    68 eldest [ˈeldɪst] bqkx6   第8级
    adj.最年长的,最年老的
    参考例句:
    • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne. 国王的长子是王位的继承人。
    • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son. 城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
    69 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。
    70 destined [ˈdestɪnd] Dunznz   第7级
    adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
    参考例句:
    • It was destined that they would marry. 他们结婚是缘分。
    • The shipment is destined for America. 这批货物将运往美国。
    71 extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] M7zya   第7级
    adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的
    参考例句:
    • They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts. 他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
    • He is extravagant in behaviour. 他行为放肆。
    72 immediate [ɪˈmi:diət] aapxh   第7级
    adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
    参考例句:
    • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call. 他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
    • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting. 我们主张立即召开这个会议。
    73 prospect [ˈprɒspekt] P01zn   第7级
    n.前景,前途;景色,视野
    参考例句:
    • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect. 事态呈现出可喜的前景。
    • The prospect became more evident. 前景变得更加明朗了。
    74 reproof [rɪˈpru:f] YBhz9   第12级
    n.斥责,责备
    参考例句:
    • A smart reproof is better than smooth deceit. 严厉的责难胜过温和的欺骗。
    • He is impatient of reproof. 他不能忍受指责。
    75 eminently [ˈemɪnəntli] c442c1e3a4b0ad4160feece6feb0aabf   第7级
    adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
    参考例句:
    • She seems eminently suitable for the job. 她看来非常适合这个工作。
    • It was an eminently respectable boarding school. 这是所非常好的寄宿学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    76 superfluous [su:ˈpɜ:fluəs] EU6zf   第7级
    adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的
    参考例句:
    • She fined away superfluous matter in the design. 她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
    • That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it. 我这样写的时候觉得这个请求似乎是多此一举。
    77 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。
    78 justified ['dʒʌstifaid] 7pSzrk   第7级
    a.正当的,有理的
    参考例句:
    • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
    • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
    79 providence [ˈprɒvɪdəns] 8tdyh   第12级
    n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
    参考例句:
    • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat. 乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
    • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence. 照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
    80 folly [ˈfɒli] QgOzL   第8级
    n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
    参考例句:
    • Learn wisdom by the folly of others. 从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
    • Events proved the folly of such calculations. 事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
    81 professed [prəˈfest] 7151fdd4a4d35a0f09eaf7f0f3faf295   第10级
    公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的
    参考例句:
    • These, at least, were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal. 至少这些是他们自称退出这宗交易的理由。
    • Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel. 她的神态显出一种她并未实际感受到的快乐。
    82 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。
    83 presumption [prɪˈzʌmpʃn] XQcxl   第9级
    n.推测,可能性,冒昧,放肆,[法律]推定
    参考例句:
    • Please pardon my presumption in writing to you. 请原谅我很冒昧地写信给你。
    • I don't think that's a false presumption. 我认为那并不是错误的推测。
    84 pretence [prɪˈtens] pretence   第12级
    n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
    参考例句:
    • The government abandoned any pretence of reform. 政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
    • He made a pretence of being happy at the party. 晚会上他假装很高兴。
    85 wink [wɪŋk] 4MGz3   第7级
    n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;vi.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁;vt.眨眼
    参考例句:
    • He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price. 他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
    • The satellite disappeared in a wink. 瞬息之间,那颗卫星就消失了。
    86 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。
    87 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。
    88 disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn] GljzO   第7级
    n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
    参考例句:
    • He has made a good disposition of his property. 他已对财产作了妥善处理。
    • He has a cheerful disposition. 他性情开朗。
    89 affidavit [ˌæfəˈdeɪvɪt] 4xWzh   第10级
    n.宣誓书
    参考例句:
    • I gave an affidavit to the judge about the accident I witnessed. 我向法官提交了一份关于我目击的事故的证词。
    • The affidavit was formally read to the court. 书面证词正式向出席法庭的人宣读了。
    90 bequest [bɪˈkwest] dWPzq   第10级
    n.遗赠;遗产,遗物
    参考例句:
    • In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife. 在遗嘱里他给妻子留下了一大笔遗产。
    • The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman. 图书馆从当地一位商人那里得到了一大笔遗赠。
    91 partnerships [ˈpɑ:tnəʃips] ce2e6aff420d72bbf56e8077be344bc9   第8级
    n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 );合伙人身份;合作关系
    参考例句:
    • Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
    • It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句
    92 scoffing [skɔfɪŋ] scoffing   第7级
    n. 嘲笑, 笑柄, 愚弄 v. 嘲笑, 嘲弄, 愚弄, 狼吞虎咽
    参考例句:
    • They were sitting around the table scoffing. 他们围坐在桌子旁狼吞虎咽地吃着。
    • He the lid and showed the wonderful the scoffing visitors. 他打开盖子给嘲笑他们的老人看这些丰富的收获。
    93 tolerance [ˈtɒlərəns] Lnswz   第7级
    n.宽容;容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差
    参考例句:
    • Tolerance is one of his strengths. 宽容是他的一个优点。
    • Human beings have limited tolerance of noise. 人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
    94 withholding [wið'həuldiŋ] 7eXzD6   第7级
    扣缴税款
    参考例句:
    • She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。
    • The judge suspected the witness was withholding information. 法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况。
    95 prudence ['pru:dns] 9isyI   第11级
    n.谨慎,精明,节俭
    参考例句:
    • A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems. 不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
    • The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. 幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。
    96 judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt] e3xxC   第7级
    n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
    参考例句:
    • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people. 主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
    • He's a man of excellent judgment. 他眼力过人。
    97 thoroughly [ˈθʌrəli] sgmz0J   第8级
    adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
    参考例句:
    • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting. 一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
    • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons. 士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
    98 nettled [] 1329a37399dc803e7821d52c8a298307   第10级
    v.拿荨麻打,拿荨麻刺(nettle的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • My remarks clearly nettled her. 我的话显然惹恼了她。
    • He had been growing nettled before, but now he pulled himself together. 他刚才有些来火,但现在又恢复了常态。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
    99 retarded [ri'tɑ:did] xjAzyy   第8级
    a.智力迟钝的,智力发育迟缓的
    参考例句:
    • The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。
    • He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很,许多人以为他智力低下。
    100 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》
    101 contented [kənˈtentɪd] Gvxzof   第8级
    adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
    参考例句:
    • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office. 不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
    • The people are making a good living and are contented, each in his station. 人民安居乐业。
    102 unreasonably [ʌn'ri:znəblɪ] 7b139a7b80379aa34c95638d4a789e5f   第8级
    adv. 不合理地
    参考例句:
    • He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean. 他还是个气量狭窄,无事生非,平庸刻薄的人。
    • Food in that restaurant is unreasonably priced. 那家饭店价格不公道。
    103 slander [ˈslɑ:ndə(r)] 7ESzF   第9级
    n./vt.诽谤,污蔑
    参考例句:
    • The article is a slander on ordinary working people. 那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
    • He threatened to go public with the slander. 他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。
    104 bishop [ˈbɪʃəp] AtNzd   第8级
    n.主教,(国际象棋)象
    参考例句:
    • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all. 他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
    • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised. 主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
    105 stink [stɪŋk] ZG5zA   第9级
    vi.发出恶臭;糟透,招人厌恶;n.恶臭
    参考例句:
    • The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach. 腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
    • The room has an awful stink. 那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。
    106 grudge [grʌdʒ] hedzG   第8级
    n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做
    参考例句:
    • I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods. 我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
    • I do not grudge him his success. 我不嫉妒他的成功。
    107 gnat [næt] gekzi   第12级
    v.对小事斤斤计较,琐事
    参考例句:
    • Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. 小事拘谨,大事糊涂。
    • He's always straining at a gnat. 他总是对小事很拘谨。
    108 steadily ['stedɪlɪ] Qukw6   第7级
    adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
    参考例句:
    • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow. 人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
    • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path. 我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
    109 admonishing [ædˈmɔnɪʃɪŋ] 9460a67a4d30210b269a99b21c338489   第9级
    v.劝告( admonish的现在分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责
    参考例句:
    • It is waste of time, admonishing you. 劝告你简直是浪费工夫。 来自辞典例句
    • To date, the Doctrine of Cheng Fu still exerts its admonishing effect. 时至今日,承负说仍具有警示作用。 来自互联网
    110 motives [ˈməutivz] 6c25d038886898b20441190abe240957   第7级
    n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
    • His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

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