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  • The Cloven Tree

    Secrets are rarely betrayed or discovered according to any programme our fear has sketched1 out. Fear is almost always haunted by terrible dramatic scenes, which recur2 in spite of the best-argued probabilities against them; and during a year that Maggie had had the burthen of concealment3 on her mind, the possibility of discovery had continually presented itself under the form of a sudden meeting with her father or Tom when she was walking with Philip in the Red Deeps. She was aware that this was not one of the most likely events; but it was the scene that most completely symbolised her inward dread4. Those slight indirect suggestions which are dependent on apparently5 trivial coincidences and incalculable states of mind, are the favourite machinery6 of Fact, but are not the stuff in which Imagination is apt to work.

    Certainly one of the persons about whom Maggie’s fears were furthest from troubling themselves was her aunt Pullet, on whom, seeing that she did not live in St Ogg’s, and was neither sharp-eyed nor sharp-tempered, it would surely have been quite whimsical of them to fix rather than on aunt Glegg. And yet the channel of fatality—the pathway of the lightning—was no other than aunt Pullet. She did not live at St Ogg’s, but the road from Garum Firs lay by the Red Deeps, at the end opposite that by which Maggie entered.

    The day after Maggie’s last meeting with Philip, being a Sunday on which Mr Pullet was bound to appear in funeral hatband and scarf at St Ogg’s church, Mrs Pullet made this the occasion of dining with sister Glegg, and taking tea with poor sister Tulliver. Sunday was the one day in the week on which Tom was at home in the afternoon; and today the brighter spirits he had been in of late had flowed over in unusually cheerful open chat with his father, and in the invitation, “Come, Magsie, you come too!” when he strolled out with his mother in the garden to see the advancing cherry-blossoms. He had been better pleased with Maggie since she had been less odd and ascetic7; he was even getting rather proud of her; several persons had remarked in his hearing that his sister was a very fine girl. To-day there was a peculiar8 brightness in her face, due in reality to an undercurrent of excitement, which had as much doubt and pain as pleasure in it; but it might pass for a sign of happiness.

    “You look very well, my dear,” said aunt Pullet, shaking her head sadly, as they sat round the tea-table. “I niver thought your girl ’ud be so good-looking, Bessy. But you must wear pink, my dear; that blue thing as your aunt Glegg gave you turns you into a crowflower. Jane never was tasty. Why don’t you wear that gown o’ mine?”

    “It is so pretty and so smart, aunt. I think it’s too showy for me,—at least for my other clothes, that I must wear with it.

    “To be sure, it ’ud be unbecoming if it wasn’t well known you’ve got them belonging to you as can afford to give you such things when they’ve done with ’em themselves. It stands to reason I must give my own niece clothes now and then,—such things as I buy every year, and never wear anything out. And as for Lucy, there’s no giving to her, for she’s got everything o’ the choicest; sister Deane may well hold her head up,—though she looks dreadful yallow, poor thing—I doubt this liver complaint ’ull carry her off. That’s what this new vicar, this Dr Kenn, said in the funeral sermon to-day.”

    “Ah, he’s a wonderful preacher, by all account,—isn’t he, Sophy?” said Mrs Tulliver.

    “Why, Lucy had got a collar on this blessed day,” continued Mrs Pullet, with her eyes fixed9 in a ruminating10 manner, “as I don’t say I haven’t got as good, but I must look out my best to match it.”

    “Miss Lucy’s called the bell o’ St Ogg’s, they say; that’s a cur’ous word,” observed Mr Pullet, on whom the mysteries of etymology11 sometimes fell with an oppressive weight.

    “Pooh!” said Mr Tulliver, jealous for Maggie, “she’s a small thing, not much of a figure. But fine feathers make fine birds. I see nothing to admire so much in those diminutive12 women; they look silly by the side o’ the men,—out o’ proportion. When I chose my wife, I chose her the right size,—neither too little nor too big.”

    The poor wife, with her withered13 beauty, smiled complacently14.

    “But the men aren’t all big,” said uncle Pullet, not without some self-reference; “a young fellow may be good-looking and yet not be a six-foot, like Master Tom here.”

    “Ah, it’s poor talking about littleness and bigness,—anybody may think it’s a mercy they’re straight,” said aunt Pullet. “There’s that mismade son o’ Lawyer Wakem’s, I saw him at church to-day. Dear, dear! to think o’ the property he’s like to have; and they say he’s very queer and lonely, doesn’t like much company. I shouldn’t wonder if he goes out of his mind; for we never come along the road but he’s a-scrambling out o’ the trees and brambles at the Red Deeps.”

    This wide statement, by which Mrs Pullet represented the fact that she had twice seen Philip at the spot indicated, produced an effect on Maggie which was all the stronger because Tom sate15 opposite her, and she was intensely anxious to look indifferent. At Philip’s name she had blushed, and the blush deepened every instant from consciousness, until the mention of the Red Deeps made her feel as if the whole secret were betrayed, and she dared not even hold her tea-spoon lest she should show how she trembled. She sat with her hands clasped under the table, not daring to look round. Happily, her father was seated on the same side with herself, beyond her uncle Pullet, and could not see her face without stooping forward. Her mother’s voice brought the first relief, turning the conversation; for Mrs Tulliver was always alarmed when the name of Wakem was mentioned in her husband’s presence. Gradually Maggie recovered composure enough to look up; her eyes met Tom’s, but he turned away his head immediately; and she went to bed that night wondering if he had gathered any suspicion from her confusion. Perhaps not; perhaps he would think it was only her alarm at her aunt’s mention of Wakem before her father; that was the interpretation17 her mother had put on it. To her father, Wakem was like a disfiguring disease, of which he was obliged to endure the consciousness, but was exasperated18 to have the existence recognised by others; and no amount of sensitiveness in her about her father could be surprising, Maggie thought.

    But Tom was too keen-sighted to rest satisfied with such an interpretation; he had seen clearly enough that there was something distinct from anxiety about her father in Maggie’s excessive confusion. In trying to recall all the details that could give shape to his suspicions, he remembered only lately hearing his mother scold Maggie for walking in the Red Deeps when the ground was wet, and bringing home shoes clogged19 with red soil; still Tom, retaining all his old repulsion for Philip’s deformity, shrank from attributing to his sister the probability of feeling more than a friendly interest in such an unfortunate exception to the common run of men. Tom’s was a nature which had a sort of superstitious20 repugnance21 to everything exceptional. A love for a deformed22 man would be odious23 in any woman, in a sister intolerable. But if she had been carrying on any kind of intercourse24 whatever with Philip, a stop must be put to it at once; she was disobeying her father’s strongest feelings and her brother’s express commands, besides compromising herself by secret meetings. He left home the next morning in that watchful25 state of mind which turns the most ordinary course of things into pregnant coincidences.

    That afternoon, about half-past three o’clock, Tom was standing26 on the wharf27, talking with Bob Jakin about the probability of the good ship Adelaide coming in, in a day or two, with results highly important to both of them.

    “Eh,” said Bob, parenthetically, as he looked over the fields on the other side of the river, “there goes that crooked28 young Wakem. I know him or his shadder as far off as I can see ’em; I’m allays29 lighting30 on him o’ that side the river.”

    A sudden thought seemed to have darted31 through Tom’s mind. “I must go, Bob,” he said; “I’ve something to attend to,” hurrying off to the warehouse32, where he left notice for some one to take his place; he was called away home on peremptory33 business.

    The swiftest pace and the shortest road took him to the gate, and he was pausing to open it deliberately34, that he might walk into the house with an appearance of perfect composure, when Maggie came out at the front door in bonnet35 and shawl. His conjecture36 was fulfilled, and he waited for her at the gate. She started violently when she saw him.

    “Tom, how is it you are come home? Is there anything the matter?” Maggie spoke38 in a low, tremulous voice.

    “I’m come to walk with you to the Red Deeps, and meet Philip Wakem,” said Tom, the central fold in his brow, which had become habitual39 with him, deepening as he spoke.

    Maggie stood helpless, pale and cold. By some means, then, Tom knew everything. At last she said, “I’m not going,” and turned round.

    “Yes, you are; but I want to speak to you first. Where is my father?”

    “Out on horseback.”

    “And my mother?”

    “In the yard, I think, with the poultry40.”

    “I can go in, then, without her seeing me?”

    They walked in together, and Tom, entering the parlour, said to Maggie, “Come in here.”

    She obeyed, and he closed the door behind her.

    “Now, Maggie, tell me this instant everything that has passed between you and Philip Wakem.”

    “Does my father know anything?” said Maggie, still trembling.

    “No,” said Tom indignantly. “But he shall know, if you attempt to use deceit toward me any further.”

    “I don’t wish to use deceit,” said Maggie, flushing into resentment41 at hearing this word applied42 to her conduct.

    “Tell me the whole truth, then.”

    “Perhaps you know it.”

    “Never mind whether I know it or not. Tell me exactly what has happened, or my father shall know everything.”

    “I tell it for my father’s sake, then.”

    “Yes, it becomes you to profess43 affection for your father, when you have despised his strongest feelings.”

    “You never do wrong, Tom,” said Maggie, tauntingly44.

    “Not if I know it,” answered Tom, with proud sincerity45.

    “But I have nothing to say to you beyond this: tell me what has passed between you and Philip Wakem. When did you first meet him in the Red Deeps?”

    “A year ago,” said Maggie, quietly. Tom’s severity gave her a certain fund of defiance46, and kept her sense of error in abeyance47. “You need ask me no more questions. We have been friendly a year. We have met and walked together often. He has lent me books.”

    “Is that all?” said Tom, looking straight at her with his frown.

    Maggie paused a moment; then, determined48 to make an end of Tom’s right to accuse her of deceit, she said haughtily49:

    “No, not quite all. On Saturday he told me that he loved me. I didn’t think of it before then; I had only thought of him as an old friend.”

    “And you encouraged him?” said Tom, with an expression of disgust.

    “I told him that I loved him too.”

    Tom was silent a few moments, looking on the ground and frowning, with his hands in his pockets. At last he looked up and said coldly,—

    “Now, then, Maggie, there are but two courses for you to take,—either you vow50 solemnly to me, with your hand on my father’s Bible, that you will never have another meeting or speak another word in private with Philip Wakem, or you refuse, and I tell my father everything; and this month, when by my exertions51 he might be made happy once more, you will cause him the blow of knowing that you are a disobedient, deceitful daughter, who throws away her own respectability by clandestine52 meetings with the son of a man that has helped to ruin her father. Choose!” Tom ended with cold decision, going up to the large Bible, drawing it forward, and opening it at the fly-leaf, where the writing was.

    It was a crushing alternative to Maggie.

    “Tom,” she said, urged out of pride into pleading, “don’t ask me that. I will promise you to give up all intercourse with Philip, if you will let me see him once, or even only write to him and explain everything,—to give it up as long as it would ever cause any pain to my father. I feel something for Philip too. He is not happy.”

    “I don’t wish to hear anything of your feelings; I have said exactly what I mean. Choose, and quickly, lest my mother should come in.”

    “If I give you my word, that will be as strong a bond to me as if I laid my hand on the Bible. I don’t require that to bind53 me.”

    “Do what I require,” said Tom. “I can’t trust you, Maggie. There is no consistency54 in you. Put your hand on this Bible, and say, ‘I renounce55 all private speech and intercourse with Philip Wakem from this time forth56.’ Else you will bring shame on us all, and grief on my father; and what is the use of my exerting myself and giving up everything else for the sake of paying my father’s debts, if you are to bring madness and vexation on him, just when he might be easy and hold up his head once more?”

    “Oh, Tom, will the debts be paid soon?” said Maggie, clasping her hands, with a sudden flash of joy across her wretchedness.

    “If things turn out as I expect,” said Tom. “But,” he added, his voice trembling with indignation, “while I have been contriving57 and working that my father may have some peace of mind before he dies,—working for the respectability of our family,—you have done all you can to destroy both.”

    Maggie felt a deep movement of compunction; for the moment, her mind ceased to contend against what she felt to be cruel and unreasonable58, and in her self-blame she justified59 her brother.

    “Tom,” she said in a low voice, “it was wrong of me; but I was so lonely, and I was sorry for Philip. And I think enmity and hatred60 are wicked.”

    “Nonsense!” said Tom. “Your duty was clear enough. Say no more; but promise, in the words I told you.”

    “I must speak to Philip once more.”

    “You will go with me now and speak to him.”

    “I give you my word not to meet him or write to him again without your knowledge. That is the only thing I will say. I will put my hand on the Bible if you like.”

    “Say it, then.”

    Maggie laid her hand on the page of manuscript and repeated the promise. Tom closed the book, and said, “Now let us go.”

    Not a word was spoken as they walked along. Maggie was suffering in anticipation61 of what Philip was about to suffer, and dreading62 the galling63 words that would fall on him from Tom’s lips; but she felt it was in vain to attempt anything but submission64. Tom had his terrible clutch on her conscience and her deepest dread; she writhed65 under the demonstrable truth of the character he had given to her conduct, and yet her whole soul rebelled against it as unfair from its incompleteness. He, meanwhile, felt the impetus66 of his indignation diverted toward Philip. He did not know how much of an old boyish repulsion and of mere67 personal pride and animosity was concerned in the bitter severity of the words by which he meant to do the duty of a son and a brother. Tom was not given to inquire subtly into his own motives68 any more than into other matters of an intangible kind; he was quite sure that his own motives as well as actions were good, else he would have had nothing to do with them.

    Maggie’s only hope was that something might, for the first time, have prevented Philip from coming. Then there would be delay,—then she might get Tom’s permission to write to him. Her heart beat with double violence when they got under the Scotch69 firs. It was the last moment of suspense70, she thought; Philip always met her soon after she got beyond them. But they passed across the more open green space, and entered the narrow bushy path by the mound71. Another turning, and they came so close upon him that both Tom and Philip stopped suddenly within a yard of each other. There was a moment’s silence, in which Philip darted a look of inquiry72 at Maggie’s face. He saw an answer there, in the pale, parted lips, and the terrified tension of the large eyes. Her imagination, always rushing extravagantly73 beyond an immediate16 impression, saw her tall, strong brother grasping the feeble Philip bodily, crushing him and trampling74 on him.

    “Do you call this acting75 the part of a man and a gentleman, sir?” Tom said, in a voice of harsh scorn, as soon as Philip’s eyes were turned on him again.

    “What do you mean?” answered Philip, haughtily.

    “Mean? Stand farther from me, lest I should lay hands on you, and I’ll tell you what I mean. I mean, taking advantage of a young girl’s foolishness and ignorance to get her to have secret meetings with you. I mean, daring to trifle with the respectability of a family that has a good and honest name to support.”

    “I deny that,” interrupted Philip, impetuously. “I could never trifle with anything that affected76 your sister’s happiness. She is dearer to me than she is to you; I honour her more than you can ever honour her; I would give up my life to her.”

    “Don’t talk high-flown nonsense to me, sir! Do you mean to pretend that you didn’t know it would be injurious to her to meet you here week after week? Do you pretend you had any right to make professions of love to her, even if you had been a fit husband for her, when neither her father nor your father would ever consent to a marriage between you? And you,—you to try and worm yourself into the affections of a handsome girl who is not eighteen, and has been shut out from the world by her father’s misfortunes! That’s your crooked notion of honour, is it? I call it base treachery; I call it taking advantage of circumstances to win what’s too good for you,—what you’d never get by fair means.”

    “It is manly77 of you to talk in this way to me,” said Philip, bitterly, his whole frame shaken by violent emotions. “Giants have an immemorial right to stupidity and insolent78 abuse. You are incapable79 even of understanding what I feel for your sister. I feel so much for her that I could even desire to be at friendship with you.”

    “I should be very sorry to understand your feelings,” said Tom, with scorching80 contempt. “What I wish is that you should understand me,—that I shall take care of my sister, and that if you dare to make the least attempt to come near her, or to write to her, or to keep the slightest hold on her mind, your puny81, miserable82 body, that ought to have put some modesty83 into your mind, shall not protect you. I’ll thrash you; I’ll hold you up to public scorn. Who wouldn’t laugh at the idea of your turning lover to a fine girl?”

    Tom and Maggie walked on in silence for some yards. He burst out, in a convulsed voice.

    “Stay, Maggie!” said Philip, making a strong effort to speak. Then looking at Tom, “You have dragged your sister here, I suppose, that she may stand by while you threaten and insult me. These naturally seemed to you the right means to influence me. But you are mistaken. Let your sister speak. If she says she is bound to give me up, I shall abide84 by her wishes to the slightest word.”

    “It was for my father’s sake, Philip,” said Maggie, imploringly85. “Tom threatens to tell my father, and he couldn’t bear it; I have promised, I have vowed86 solemnly, that we will not have any intercourse without my brother’s knowledge.”

    “It is enough, Maggie. I shall not change; but I wish you to hold yourself entirely87 free. But trust me; remember that I can never seek for anything but good to what belongs to you.”

    “Yes,” said Tom, exasperated by this attitude of Philip’s, “you can talk of seeking good for her and what belongs to her now; did you seek her good before?”

    “I did,—at some risk, perhaps. But I wished her to have a friend for life,—who would cherish her, who would do her more justice than a coarse and narrow-minded brother, that she has always lavished88 her affections on.”

    “Yes, my way of befriending her is different from yours; and I’ll tell you what is my way. I’ll save her from disobeying and disgracing her father; I’ll save her from throwing herself away on you,—from making herself a laughing-stock,—from being flouted89 by a man like your father, because she’s not good enough for his son. You know well enough what sort of justice and cherishing you were preparing for her. I’m not to be imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean. Come away, Maggie.”

    He seized Maggie’s right wrist as he spoke, and she put out her left hand. Philip clasped it an instant, with one eager look, and then hurried away.

    Tom and Maggie walked on in silence for some yards. He was still holding her wrist tightly, as if he were compelling a culprit from the scene of action. At last Maggie, with a violent snatch, drew her hand away, and her pent-up, long-gathered irritation90 burst into utterance91.

    “Don’t suppose that I think you are right, Tom, or that I bow to your will. I despise the feelings you have shown in speaking to Philip; I detest92 your insulting, unmanly allusions93 to his deformity. You have been reproaching other people all your life; you have been always sure you yourself are right. It is because you have not a mind large enough to see that there is anything better than your own conduct and your own petty aims.”

    “Certainly,” said Tom, coolly. “I don’t see that your conduct is better, or your aims either. If your conduct, and Philip Wakem’s conduct, has been right, why are you ashamed of its being known? Answer me that. I know what I have aimed at in my conduct, and I’ve succeeded; pray, what good has your conduct brought to you or any one else?”

    “I don’t want to defend myself,” said Maggie, still with vehemence94: “I know I’ve been wrong,—often, continually. But yet, sometimes when I have done wrong, it has been because I have feelings that you would be the better for, if you had them. If you were in fault ever, if you had done anything very wrong, I should be sorry for the pain it brought you; I should not want punishment to be heaped on you. But you have always enjoyed punishing me; you have always been hard and cruel to me; even when I was a little girl, and always loved you better than any one else in the world, you would let me go crying to bed without forgiving me. You have no pity; you have no sense of your own imperfection and your own sins. It is a sin to be hard; it is not fitting for a mortal, for a Christian95. You are nothing but a Pharisee. You thank God for nothing but your own virtues96; you think they are great enough to win you everything else. You have not even a vision of feelings by the side of which your shining virtues are mere darkness!”

    “Well,” said Tom, with cold scorn, “if your feelings are so much better than mine, let me see you show them in some other way than by conduct that’s likely to disgrace us all,—than by ridiculous flights first into one extreme and then into another. Pray, how have you shown your love, that you talk of, either to me or my father? By disobeying and deceiving us. I have a different way of showing my affection.”

    “Because you are a man, Tom, and have power, and can do something in the world.”

    “Then, if you can do nothing, submit to those that can.”

    “So I will submit to what I acknowledge and feel to be right. I will submit even to what is unreasonable from my father, but I will not submit to it from you. You boast of your virtues as if they purchased you a right to be cruel and unmanly, as you’ve been to-day. Don’t suppose I would give up Philip Wakem in obedience97 to you. The deformity you insult would make me cling to him and care for him the more.”

    “Very well; that is your view of things,” said Tom, more coldly than ever; “you need say no more to show me what a wide distance there is between us. Let us remember that in future, and be silent.”

    Tom went back to St Ogg’s, to fulfill37 an appointment with his uncle Deane, and receive directions about a journey on which he was to set out the next morning.

    Maggie went up to her own room to pour out all that indignant remonstrance98, against which Tom’s mind was close barred, in bitter tears. Then, when the first burst of unsatisfied anger was gone by, came the recollection of that quiet time before the pleasure which had ended in to-day’s misery99 had perturbed100 the clearness and simplicity101 of her life. She used to think in that time that she had made great conquests, and won a lasting102 stand on serene103 heights above worldly temptations and conflict. And here she was down again in the thick of a hot strife104 with her own and others’ passions. Life was not so short, then, and perfect rest was not so near as she had dreamed when she was two years younger. There was more struggle for her, and perhaps more falling. If she had felt that she was entirely wrong, and that Tom had been entirely right, she could sooner have recovered more inward harmony; but now her penitence105 and submission were constantly obstructed106 by resentment that would present itself to her no otherwise than as a just indignation. Her heart bled for Philip; she went on recalling the insults that had been flung at him with so vivid a conception of what he had felt under them, that it was almost like a sharp bodily pain to her, making her beat the floor with her foot and tighten107 her fingers on her palm.

    And yet, how was it that she was now and then conscious of a certain dim background of relief in the forced separation from Philip? Surely it was only because the sense of a deliverance from concealment was welcome at any cost.



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    1 sketched [] 7209bf19355618c1eb5ca3c0fdf27631   第7级
    v.草拟(sketch的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. 这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • He sketched the situation in a few vivid words. 他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    2 recur [rɪˈkɜ:(r)] wCqyG   第7级
    vi.复发,重现,再发生
    参考例句:
    • Economic crises recur periodically. 经济危机周期性地发生。
    • Of course, many problems recur at various periods. 当然,有许多问题会在不同的时期反复发生。
    3 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。
    4 dread [dred] Ekpz8   第7级
    vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
    参考例句:
    • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes. 我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
    • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread. 她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
    5 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。
    6 machinery [məˈʃi:nəri] CAdxb   第7级
    n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
    参考例句:
    • Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast? 广播器材安装完毕了吗?
    • Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time. 机器应该随时注意维护。
    7 ascetic [əˈsetɪk] bvrzE   第9级
    adj.禁欲的;严肃的
    参考例句:
    • The hermit followed an ascetic life-style. 这个隐士过的是苦行生活。
    • This is achieved by strict celibacy and ascetic practices. 这要通过严厉的独身生活和禁欲修行而达到。
    8 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。
    9 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。
    10 ruminating [ˈru:məˌneɪtɪŋ] 29b02bd23c266a224e13df488b3acca0   第10级
    v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼
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    • He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth. 他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • He is ruminating on what had happened the day before. 他在沉思前一天发生的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    11 etymology [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi] jiMzC   第11级
    n.语源;字源学
    参考例句:
    • The hippies' etymology is contentious. 关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的。
    • The origin of OK became the Holy Grail of etymology. OK的出典成了词源学梦寐以求的圣杯。
    12 diminutive [dɪˈmɪnjətɪv] tlWzb   第11级
    adj.小巧可爱的,小的
    参考例句:
    • Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable. 尽管这辆车很小,但相当舒服。
    • She has diminutive hands for an adult. 作为一个成年人, 她的手显得非常小。
    13 withered [ˈwɪðəd] 342a99154d999c47f1fc69d900097df9   第7级
    adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
    参考例句:
    • The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
    • The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。
    14 complacently [kəm'pleɪsntlɪ] complacently   第9级
    adv. 满足地, 自满地, 沾沾自喜地
    参考例句:
    • He complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher. 他满足于一个乡村教师的生活。
    • "That was just something for evening wear," returned his wife complacently. “那套衣服是晚装,"他妻子心安理得地说道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    15 sate [seɪt] 2CszL   第12级
    v.使充分满足
    参考例句:
    • Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power. 什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。
    • I am sate with opera after listening to it for a whole weekend. 听了整整一个周末的歌剧,我觉得腻了。
    16 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。
    17 interpretation [ɪnˌtɜ:prɪˈteɪʃn] P5jxQ   第7级
    n.解释,说明,描述;艺术处理
    参考例句:
    • His statement admits of one interpretation only. 他的话只有一种解释。
    • Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing. 分析与说明是个很主观的事情。
    18 exasperated [ig'zæspəreitid] ltAz6H   第8级
    adj.恼怒的
    参考例句:
    • We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
    • Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。
    19 clogged [klɑ:gd] 0927b23da82f60cf3d3f2864c1fbc146   第9级
    (使)阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 ); 淤滞
    参考例句:
    • The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
    • The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。
    20 superstitious [ˌsu:pəˈstɪʃəs] BHEzf   第9级
    adj.迷信的
    参考例句:
    • They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief. 他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
    • These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible. 这些迷信做法应尽早取消。
    21 repugnance [rɪˈpʌgnəns] oBWz5   第11级
    n.嫌恶
    参考例句:
    • He fought down a feelings of repugnance. 他抑制住了厌恶感。
    • She had a repugnance to the person with whom she spoke. 她看不惯这个和她谈话的人。
    22 deformed [dɪˈfɔ:md] iutzwV   第12级
    adj.畸形的;变形的;丑的,破相了的
    参考例句:
    • He was born with a deformed right leg. 他出生时右腿畸形。
    • His body was deformed by leprosy. 他的身体因为麻风病变形了。
    23 odious [ˈəʊdiəs] l0zy2   第10级
    adj.可憎的,讨厌的
    参考例句:
    • The judge described the crime as odious. 法官称这一罪行令人发指。
    • His character could best be described as odious. 他的人格用可憎来形容最贴切。
    24 intercourse [ˈɪntəkɔ:s] NbMzU   第7级
    n.性交;交流,交往,交际
    参考例句:
    • The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples. 该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
    • There was close intercourse between them. 他们过往很密。
    25 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。
    26 standing [ˈstændɪŋ] 2hCzgo   第8级
    n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
    参考例句:
    • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing. 地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
    • They're standing out against any change in the law. 他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
    27 wharf [wɔ:f] RMGzd   第9级
    n.码头,停泊处
    参考例句:
    • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time. 我们准时到达码头。
    • We reached the wharf gasping for breath. 我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
    28 crooked [ˈkrʊkɪd] xvazAv   第7级
    adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的;v.弯成钩形(crook的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him. 他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
    • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads. 在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
    29 allays [əˈleɪz] f45fdd769a96a81776867dc31c85398d   第10级
    v.减轻,缓和( allay的第三人称单数 )
    参考例句:
    • This leads to better leak integrity and allays contamination concerns. 这导致了更好的泄露完整性,减少了对污染的担心。 来自互联网
    • And from a security standpoint the act raises as many fears as allays. 而从安全角度来说,该法案消除恐惧的同时也增加了担忧。 来自互联网
    30 lighting [ˈlaɪtɪŋ] CpszPL   第7级
    n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
    参考例句:
    • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting. 煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
    • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic. 那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
    31 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》
    32 warehouse [ˈweəhaʊs] 6h7wZ   第7级
    n.仓库;vt.存入仓库
    参考例句:
    • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck. 我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
    • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse. 经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
    33 peremptory [pəˈremptəri] k3uz8   第11级
    adj.紧急的,专横的,断然的
    参考例句:
    • The officer issued peremptory commands. 军官发出了不容许辩驳的命令。
    • There was a peremptory note in his voice. 他说话的声音里有一种不容置辩的口气。
    34 deliberately [dɪˈlɪbərətli] Gulzvq   第7级
    adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
    参考例句:
    • The girl gave the show away deliberately. 女孩故意泄露秘密。
    • They deliberately shifted off the argument. 他们故意回避这个论点。
    35 bonnet [ˈbɒnɪt] AtSzQ   第10级
    n.无边女帽;童帽
    参考例句:
    • The baby's bonnet keeps the sun out of her eyes. 婴孩的帽子遮住阳光,使之不刺眼。
    • She wore a faded black bonnet garnished with faded artificial flowers. 她戴着一顶褪了色的黑色无边帽,帽上缀着褪了色的假花。
    36 conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə(r)] 3p8z4   第9级
    n./v.推测,猜测
    参考例句:
    • She felt it no use to conjecture his motives. 她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
    • This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence. 这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
    37 fulfill [fʊl'fɪl] Qhbxg   第7级
    vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
    参考例句:
    • If you make a promise you should fulfill it. 如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
    • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements. 这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
    38 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。
    39 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。
    40 poultry [ˈpəʊltri] GPQxh   第7级
    n.家禽,禽肉
    参考例句:
    • There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
    • What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
    41 resentment [rɪˈzentmənt] 4sgyv   第8级
    n.怨愤,忿恨
    参考例句:
    • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out. 她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
    • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer. 她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
    42 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。
    43 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?
    44 tauntingly ['tɔ:ntɪŋlɪ] 5bdddfeec7762d2a596577d4ed11631c   第10级
    嘲笑地,辱骂地; 嘲骂地
    参考例句:
    45 sincerity [sɪn'serətɪ] zyZwY   第7级
    n.真诚,诚意;真实
    参考例句:
    • His sincerity added much more authority to the story. 他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
    • He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity. 他竭力让我了解他的诚意。
    46 defiance [dɪˈfaɪəns] RmSzx   第8级
    n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
    参考例句:
    • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning. 他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
    • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance. 他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
    47 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。
    48 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。
    49 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。
    50 vow [vaʊ] 0h9wL   第7级
    n.誓(言),誓约;vt.&vi.起誓,立誓
    参考例句:
    • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday. 我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
    • I am under a vow to drink no wine. 我已立誓戒酒。
    51 exertions [ɪgˈzɜ:ʃənz] 2d5ee45020125fc19527a78af5191726   第11级
    n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
    参考例句:
    • As long as they lived, exertions would not be necessary to her. 只要他们活着,是不需要她吃苦的。 来自辞典例句
    • She failed to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertions. 她虽然费尽力气,仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。 来自辞典例句
    52 clandestine [klænˈdestɪn] yqmzh   第9级
    adj.秘密的,暗中从事的
    参考例句:
    • She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA. 她是中央情报局秘密行动的负责人。
    • The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves. 早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。
    53 bind [baɪnd] Vt8zi   第7级
    vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬
    参考例句:
    • I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you. 我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
    • He wants a shirt that does not bind him. 他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。
    54 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。
    55 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。
    56 forth [fɔ:θ] Hzdz2   第7级
    adv.向前;向外,往外
    参考例句:
    • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth. 风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
    • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession. 他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
    57 contriving [kənˈtraivɪŋ] 104341ff394294c813643a9fe96a99cb   第7级
    (不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的现在分词 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到
    参考例句:
    • Why may not several Deities combine in contriving and framing a world? 为什么不可能是数个神联合起来,设计和构造世界呢? 来自哲学部分
    • The notorious drug-pusher has been contriving an escape from the prison. 臭名昭著的大毒枭一直都在图谋越狱。
    58 unreasonable [ʌnˈri:znəbl] tjLwm   第8级
    adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
    参考例句:
    • I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you. 我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
    • They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes. 他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
    59 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。
    60 hatred [ˈheɪtrɪd] T5Gyg   第7级
    n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
    参考例句:
    • He looked at me with hatred in his eyes. 他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
    • The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists. 老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
    61 anticipation [ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn] iMTyh   第8级
    n.预期,预料,期望
    参考例句:
    • We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival. 我们在车站等着,期待她的到来。
    • The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake. 各种动物都变得焦躁不安,像是感到了地震即将发生。
    62 dreading [dredɪŋ] dreading   第7级
    v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father. 她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
    • This was the moment he had been dreading. 这是他一直最担心的时刻。
    63 galling [ˈgɔ:lɪŋ] galling   第11级
    adj.难堪的,使烦恼的,使焦躁的
    参考例句:
    • It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated. 令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。
    • The insolence in the fellow's eye was galling. 这家伙的傲慢目光令人恼怒。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    64 submission [səbˈmɪʃn] lUVzr   第9级
    n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
    参考例句:
    • The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword. 战败将军缴剑表示投降。
    • No enemy can frighten us into submission. 任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。
    65 writhed [raɪðd] 7985cffe92f87216940f2d01877abcf6   第10级
    (因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He writhed at the memory, revolted with himself for that temporary weakness. 他一想起来就痛悔不已,只恨自己当一时糊涂。
    • The insect, writhed, and lay prostrate again. 昆虫折腾了几下,重又直挺挺地倒了下去。
    66 impetus [ˈɪmpɪtəs] L4uyj   第7级
    n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力
    参考例句:
    • This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery. 这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
    • Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas. 她的讲话激发了我的思绪。
    67 mere [mɪə(r)] rC1xE   第7级
    adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
    参考例句:
    • That is a mere repetition of what you said before. 那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
    • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer. 再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
    68 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。
    69 scotch [skɒtʃ] ZZ3x8   第9级
    n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;vi.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的
    参考例句:
    • Facts will eventually scotch these rumours. 这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
    • Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey. 意大利多的是美景,真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。
    70 suspense [səˈspens] 9rJw3   第8级
    n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
    参考例句:
    • The suspense was unbearable. 这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
    • The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense. 导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。
    71 mound [maʊnd] unCzhy   第9级
    n.土墩,堤,小山;vt.筑堤,用土堆防卫;vi.积成堆
    参考例句:
    • The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them. 勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
    • The mound can be used as our screen. 这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。
    72 inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪərɪ] nbgzF   第7级
    n.打听,询问,调查,查问
    参考例句:
    • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem. 许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
    • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons. 调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
    73 extravagantly [ɪk'strævəɡəntlɪ] fcd90b89353afbdf23010caed26441f0   第7级
    adv.挥霍无度地
    参考例句:
    • The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly. 门罗一家继续大宴宾客。 来自辞典例句
    • New Grange is one of the most extravagantly decorated prehistoric tombs. 新格兰奇是装饰最豪华的史前陵墓之一。 来自辞典例句
    74 trampling [ˈtræmplɪŋ] 7aa68e356548d4d30fa83dc97298265a   第7级
    踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
    参考例句:
    • Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
    • They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。
    75 acting [ˈæktɪŋ] czRzoc   第7级
    n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
    参考例句:
    • Ignore her, she's just acting. 别理她,她只是假装的。
    • During the seventies, her acting career was in eclipse. 在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
    76 affected [əˈfektɪd] TzUzg0   第9级
    adj.不自然的,假装的
    参考例句:
    • She showed an affected interest in our subject. 她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
    • His manners are affected. 他的态度不自然。
    77 manly [ˈmænli] fBexr   第8级
    adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
    参考例句:
    • The boy walked with a confident manly stride. 这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
    • He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example. 他给自己定下了男子汉的任务,并希望别人效之。
    78 insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] AbGzJ   第10级
    adj.傲慢的,无理的
    参考例句:
    • His insolent manner really got my blood up. 他那傲慢的态度把我的肺都气炸了。
    • It was insolent of them to demand special treatment. 他们要求给予特殊待遇,脸皮真厚。
    79 incapable [ɪnˈkeɪpəbl] w9ZxK   第8级
    adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
    参考例句:
    • He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed. 他不会做出这么残忍的事。
    • Computers are incapable of creative thought. 计算机不会创造性地思维。
    80 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
    81 puny [ˈpju:ni] Bt5y6   第11级
    adj.微不足道的,弱小的
    参考例句:
    • The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny. 中央银行掌握的资金实在太少了。
    • Antonio was a puny lad, and not strong enough to work. 安东尼奥是个瘦小的小家伙,身体还不壮,还不能干活。
    82 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。
    83 modesty [ˈmɒdəsti] REmxo   第8级
    n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
    参考例句:
    • Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success. 勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
    • As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress. 骄傲使人落后,谦虚使人进步。
    84 abide [əˈbaɪd] UfVyk   第7级
    vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
    参考例句:
    • You must abide by the results of your mistakes. 你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
    • If you join the club, you have to abide by its rules. 如果你参加俱乐部,你就得遵守它的规章。
    85 imploringly [ɪmp'lɔ:rɪŋlɪ] imploringly   第9级
    adv. 恳求地, 哀求地
    参考例句:
    • He moved his lips and looked at her imploringly. 他嘴唇动着,哀求地看着她。
    • He broke in imploringly. 他用恳求的口吻插了话。
    86 vowed [] 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089   第7级
    起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
    • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
    87 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。
    88 lavished [ˈlæviʃt] 7f4bc01b9202629a8b4f2f96ba3c61a8   第7级
    v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I lavished all the warmth of my pent-up passion. 我把憋在心里那一股热烈的情感尽量地倾吐出来。 来自辞典例句
    • An enormous amount of attention has been lavished on these problems. 在这些问题上,我们已经花费了大量的注意力。 来自辞典例句
    89 flouted [flaʊtid] ea0b6f5a057e93f4f3579d62f878c68a   第9级
    v.藐视,轻视( flout的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • North Vietnam flouted the accords from the day they were signed. 北越从签字那天起就无视协定的存在。 来自辞典例句
    • They flouted all our offers of help and friendship. 他们对我们愿意提供的所有帮助和友谊表示藐视。 来自辞典例句
    90 irritation [ˌɪrɪ'teɪʃn] la9zf   第9级
    n.激怒,恼怒,生气
    参考例句:
    • He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited. 他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
    • Barbicane said nothing, but his silence covered serious irritation. 巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
    91 utterance [ˈʌtərəns] dKczL   第11级
    n.用言语表达,话语,言语
    参考例句:
    • This utterance of his was greeted with bursts of uproarious laughter. 他的讲话引起阵阵哄然大笑。
    • My voice cleaves to my throat, and sob chokes my utterance. 我的噪子哽咽,泣不成声。
    92 detest [dɪˈtest] dm0zZ   第9级
    vt.痛恨,憎恶
    参考例句:
    • I detest people who tell lies. 我恨说谎的人。
    • The workers detest his overbearing manner. 工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。
    93 allusions [ə'lu:ʒnz] c86da6c28e67372f86a9828c085dd3ad   第9级
    暗指,间接提到( allusion的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately. 不要滥用成语典故。
    • The background lent itself to allusions to European scenes. 眼前的情景容易使人联想到欧洲风光。
    94 vehemence ['vi:əməns] 2ihw1   第11级
    n.热切;激烈;愤怒
    参考例句:
    • The attack increased in vehemence. 进攻越来越猛烈。
    • She was astonished at his vehemence. 她对他的激昂感到惊讶。
    95 Christian [ˈkrɪstʃən] KVByl   第7级
    adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
    参考例句:
    • They always addressed each other by their Christian name. 他们总是以教名互相称呼。
    • His mother is a sincere Christian. 他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
    96 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。
    97 obedience [ə'bi:dɪəns] 8vryb   第8级
    n.服从,顺从
    参考例句:
    • Society has a right to expect obedience of the law. 社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
    • Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers. 士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。
    98 remonstrance [rɪˈmɒnstrəns] bVex0   第12级
    n抗议,抱怨
    参考例句:
    • She had abandoned all attempts at remonstrance with Thomas. 她已经放弃了一切劝戒托马斯的尝试。
    • Mrs. Peniston was at the moment inaccessible to remonstrance. 目前彭尼斯顿太太没功夫听她告状。
    99 misery [ˈmɪzəri] G10yi   第7级
    n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
    参考例句:
    • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class. 商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
    • He has rescued me from the mire of misery. 他把我从苦海里救了出来。
    100 perturbed [pə'tɜ:bd] 7lnzsL   第9级
    adj.烦燥不安的v.使(某人)烦恼,不安( perturb的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I am deeply perturbed by the alarming way the situation developing. 我对形势令人忧虑的发展深感不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Mother was much perturbed by my illness. 母亲为我的病甚感烦恼不安。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    101 simplicity [sɪmˈplɪsəti] Vryyv   第7级
    n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
    参考例句:
    • She dressed with elegant simplicity. 她穿着朴素高雅。
    • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity. 简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
    102 lasting [ˈlɑ:stɪŋ] IpCz02   第7级
    adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
    参考例句:
    • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar. 持久的战争使美元贬值。
    • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles. 我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
    103 serene [səˈri:n] PD2zZ   第8级
    adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
    参考例句:
    • He has entered the serene autumn of his life. 他已进入了美好的中年时期。
    • He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his. 他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
    104 strife [straɪf] NrdyZ   第7级
    n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争
    参考例句:
    • We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife. 我们不想卷入内乱之中。
    • Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages. 金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
    105 penitence [ˈpenɪtəns] guoyu   第12级
    n.忏悔,赎罪;悔过
    参考例句:
    • The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions. 那盗贼对他犯过的一切罪恶表示忏悔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • Of penitence, there has been none! 可是悔过呢,还一点没有! 来自英汉文学 - 红字
    106 obstructed [əb'strʌktɪd] 5b709055bfd182f94d70e3e16debb3a4   第7级
    阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止
    参考例句:
    • Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着,他看不到道路。
    • The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁,或受到了严重阻碍。
    107 tighten [ˈtaɪtn] 9oYwI   第7级
    vt.&vi.(使)变紧;(使)绷紧
    参考例句:
    • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it. 向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
    • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation. 一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策,以避免通货膨胀。

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