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  • Borne Along by the Tide

    In less than a week Maggie was at St Ogg’s again,—outwardly in much the same position as when her visit there had just begun. It was easy for her to fill her mornings apart from Lucy without any obvious effort; for she had her promised visits to pay to her aunt Glegg, and it was natural that she should give her mother more than usual of her companionship in these last weeks, especially as there were preparations to be thought of for Tom’s housekeeping. But Lucy would hear of no pretext1 for her remaining away in the evenings; she must always come from aunt Glegg’s before dinner,—“else what shall I have of you?” said Lucy, with a tearful pout2 that could not be resisted.

    And Mr Stephen Guest had unaccountably taken to dining at Mr Deane’s as often as possible, instead of avoiding that, as he used to do. At first he began his mornings with a resolution that he would not dine there, not even go in the evening, till Maggie was away. He had even devised a plan of starting off on a journey in this agreeable June weather; the headaches which he had constantly been alleging3 as a ground for stupidity and silence were a sufficient ostensible4 motive5. But the journey was not taken, and by the fourth morning no distinct resolution was formed about the evenings; they were only foreseen as times when Maggie would still be present for a little while,—when one more touch, one more glance, might be snatched. For why not? There was nothing to conceal6 between them; they knew, they had confessed their love, and they had renounced7 each other; they were going to part. Honour and conscience were going to divide them; Maggie, with that appeal from her inmost soul, had decided8 it; but surely they might cast a lingering look at each other across the gulf9, before they turned away never to look again till that strange light had forever faded out of their eyes.

    Maggie, all this time, moved about with a quiescence10 and even torpor11 of manner, so contrasted with her usual fitful brightness and ardor12, that Lucy would have had to seek some other cause for such a change, if she had not been convinced that the position in which Maggie stood between Philip and her brother, and the prospect13 of her self-imposed wearisome banishment14, were quite enough to account for a large amount of depression. But under this torpor there was a fierce battle of emotions, such as Maggie in all her life of struggle had never known or foreboded; it seemed to her as if all the worst evil in her had lain in ambush15 till now, and had suddenly started up full-armed, with hideous16, overpowering strength! There were moments in which a cruel selfishness seemed to be getting possession of her; why should not Lucy, why should not Philip, suffer? She had had to suffer through many years of her life; and who had renounced anything for her? And when something like that fulness of existence—love, wealth, ease, refinement17, all that her nature craved—was brought within her reach, why was she to forego it, that another might have it,—another, who perhaps needed it less? But amidst all this new passionate18 tumult19 there were the old voices making themselves heard with rising power, till, from time to time, the tumult seemed quelled20. Was that existence which tempted21 her the full existence she dreamed? Where, then, would be all the memories of early striving; all the deep pity for another’s pain, which had been nurtured22 in her through years of affection and hardship; all the divine presentiment23 of something higher than mere24 personal enjoyment, which had made the sacredness of life? She might as well hope to enjoy walking by maiming her feet, as hope to enjoy an existence in which she set out by maiming the faith and sympathy that were the best organs of her soul. And then, if pain were so hard to her, what was it to others? “Ah, God! preserve me from inflicting—give me strength to bear it.” How had she sunk into this struggle with a temptation that she would once have thought herself as secure from as from deliberate crime? When was that first hateful moment in which she had been conscious of a feeling that clashed with her truth, affection, and gratitude25, and had not shaken it from her with horror, as if it had been a loathsome26 thing? And yet, since this strange, sweet, subduing27 influence did not, should not, conquer her,—since it was to remain simply her own suffering,—her mind was meeting Stephen’s in that thought of his, that they might still snatch moments of mute confession28 before the parting came. For was not he suffering too? She saw it daily—saw it in the sickened look of fatigue29 with which, as soon as he was not compelled to exert himself, he relapsed into indifference30 toward everything but the possibility of watching her. Could she refuse sometimes to answer that beseeching31 look which she felt to be following her like a low murmur32 of love and pain? She refused it less and less, till at last the evening for them both was sometimes made of a moment’s mutual33 gaze; they thought of it till it came, and when it had come, they thought of nothing else.

    One other thing Stephen seemed now and then to care for, and that was to sing; it was a way of speaking to Maggie. Perhaps he was not distinctly conscious that he was impelled34 to it by a secret longing35—running counter to all his self-confessed resolves—to deepen the hold he had on her. Watch your own speech, and notice how it is guided by your less conscious purposes, and you will understand that contradiction in Stephen.

    Philip Wakem was a less frequent visitor, but he came occasionally in the evening, and it happened that he was there when Lucy said, as they sat out on the lawn, near sunset,—

    “Now Maggie’s tale of visits to aunt Glegg is completed, I mean that we shall go out boating every day until she goes. She has not had half enough boating because of these tiresome36 visits, and she likes it better than anything. Don’t you, Maggie?”

    “Better than any sort of locomotion37, I hope you mean,” said Philip, smiling at Maggie, who was lolling backward in a low garden-chair; “else she will be selling her soul to that ghostly boatman who haunts the Floss, only for the sake of being drifted in a boat forever.”

    “Should you like to be her boatman?” said Lucy. “Because, if you would, you can come with us and take an oar38. If the Floss were but a quiet lake instead of a river, we should be independent of any gentleman, for Maggie can row splendidly. As it is, we are reduced to ask services of knights39 and squires40, who do not seem to offer them with great alacrity41.”

    She looked playful reproach at Stephen, who was sauntering up and down, and was just singing in pianissimo falsetto,—

    “The thirst that from the soul doth rise

    Doth ask a drink divine.”

    He took no notice, but still kept aloof42; he had done so frequently during Philip’s recent visits.

    “You don’t seem inclined for boating,” said Lucy, when he came to sit down by her on the bench. “Doesn’t rowing suit you now?”

    “Oh, I hate a large party in a boat,” he said, almost irritably43. “I’ll come when you have no one else.”

    Lucy coloured, fearing that Philip would be hurt; it was quite a new thing for Stephen to speak in that way; but he had certainly not been well of late. Philip coloured too, but less from a feeling of personal offence than from a vague suspicion that Stephen’s moodiness44 had some relation to Maggie, who had started up from her chair as he spoke45, and had walked toward the hedge of laurels46 to look at the descending47 sunlight on the river.

    “As Miss Deane didn’t know she was excluding others by inviting48 me,” said Philip, “I am bound to resign.”

    “No, indeed, you shall not,” said Lucy, much vexed49. “I particularly wish for your company to-morrow. The tide will suit at half-past ten; it will be a delicious time for a couple of hours to row to Luckreth and walk back, before the sun gets too hot. And how can you object to four people in a boat?” she added, looking at Stephen.

    “I don’t object to the people, but the number,” said Stephen, who had recovered himself, and was rather ashamed of his rudeness. “If I voted for a fourth at all, of course it would be you, Phil. But we won’t divide the pleasure of escorting the ladies; we’ll take it alternately. I’ll go the next day.”

    This incident had the effect of drawing Philip’s attention with freshened solicitude50 toward Stephen and Maggie; but when they re-entered the house, music was proposed, and Mrs Tulliver and Mr Deane being occupied with cribbage, Maggie sat apart near the table where the books and work were placed, doing nothing, however, but listening abstractedly to the music. Stephen presently turned to a duet which he insisted that Lucy and Philip should sing; he had often done the same thing before; but this evening Philip thought he divined some double intention in every word and look of Stephen’s, and watched him keenly, angry with himself all the while for this clinging suspicion. For had not Maggie virtually denied any ground for his doubts on her side? And she was truth itself; it was impossible not to believe her word and glance when they had last spoken together in the garden. Stephen might be strongly fascinated by her (what was more natural?), but Philip felt himself rather base for intruding51 on what must be his friend’s painful secret. Still he watched. Stephen, moving away from the piano, sauntered slowly toward the table near which Maggie sat, and turned over the newspapers, apparently52 in mere idleness. Then he seated himself with his back to the piano, dragging a newspaper under his elbow, and thrusting his hand through his hair, as if he had been attracted by some bit of local news in the “Laceham Courier.” He was in reality looking at Maggie who had not taken the slightest notice of his approach. She had always additional strength of resistance when Philip was present, just as we can restrain our speech better in a spot that we feel to be hallowed. But at last she heard the word “dearest” uttered in the softest tone of pained entreaty53, like that of a patient who asks for something that ought to have been given without asking. She had never heard that word since the moments in the lane at Basset, when it had come from Stephen again and again, almost as involuntarily as if it had been an inarticulate cry. Philip could hear no word, but he had moved to the opposite side of the piano, and could see Maggie start and blush, raise her eyes an instant toward Stephen’s face, but immediately look apprehensively55 toward himself. It was not evident to her that Philip had observed her; but a pang56 of shame, under the sense of this concealment57, made her move from her chair and walk to her mother’s side to watch the game at cribbage.

    Philip went home soon after in a state of hideous doubt mingled58 with wretched certainty. It was impossible for him now to resist the conviction that there was some mutual consciousness between Stephen and Maggie; and for half the night his irritable59, susceptible60 nerves were pressed upon almost to frenzy61 by that one wretched fact; he could attempt no explanation that would reconcile it with her words and actions. When, at last, the need for belief in Maggie rose to its habitual62 predominance, he was not long in imagining the truth,—she was struggling, she was banishing63 herself; this was the clue to all he had seen since his return. But athwart that belief there came other possibilities that would not be driven out of sight. His imagination wrought64 out the whole story; Stephen was madly in love with her; he must have told her so; she had rejected him, and was hurrying away. But would he give her up, knowing—Philip felt the fact with heart-crushing despair—that she was made half helpless by her feeling toward him?

    When the morning came, Philip was too ill to think of keeping his engagement to go in the boat. In his present agitation65 he could decide on nothing; he could only alternate between contradictory66 intentions. First, he thought he must have an interview with Maggie, and entreat54 her to confide67 in him; then, again, he distrusted his own interference. Had he not been thrusting himself on Maggie all along? She had uttered words long ago in her young ignorance; it was enough to make her hate him that these should be continually present with her as a bond. And had he any right to ask her for a revelation of feelings which she had evidently intended to withhold68 from him? He would not trust himself to see her, till he had assured himself that he could act from pure anxiety for her, and not from egoistic irritation69. He wrote a brief note to Stephen, and sent it early by the servant, saying that he was not well enough to fulfil his engagement to Miss Deane. Would Stephen take his excuse, and fill his place?

    Lucy had arranged a charming plan, which had made her quite content with Stephen’s refusal to go in the boat. She discovered that her father was to drive to Lindum this morning at ten; Lindum was the very place she wanted to go to, to make purchases,—important purchases, which must by no means be put off to another opportunity; and aunt Tulliver must go too, because she was concerned in some of the purchases.

    “You will have your row in the boat just the same, you know,” she said to Maggie when they went out of the breakfast-room and upstairs together; “Philip will be here at half-past ten, and it is a delicious morning. Now don’t say a word against it, you dear dolorous70 thing. What is the use of my being a fairy godmother, if you set your face against all the wonders I work for you? Don’t think of awful cousin Tom; you may disobey him a little.”

    Maggie did not persist in objecting. She was almost glad of the plan, for perhaps it would bring her some strength and calmness to be alone with Philip again; it was like revisiting the scene of a quieter life, in which the very struggles were repose72, compared with the daily tumult of the present. She prepared herself for the boat and at half-past ten sat waiting in the drawing-room.

    The ring of the door-bell was punctual, and she was thinking with half-sad, affectionate pleasure of the surprise Philip would have in finding that he was to be with her alone, when she distinguished73 a firm, rapid step across the hall, that was certainly not Philip’s; the door opened, and Stephen Guest entered.

    In the first moment they were both too much agitated74 to speak; for Stephen had learned from the servant that the others were gone out. Maggie had started up and sat down again, with her heart beating violently; and Stephen, throwing down his cap and gloves, came and sat by her in silence. She thought Philip would be coming soon; and with great effort—for she trembled visibly—she rose to go to a distant chair.

    “He is not coming,” said Stephen, in a low tone. “I am going in the boat.”

    “Oh, we can’t go,” said Maggie, sinking into her chair again. “Lucy did not expect—she would be hurt. Why is not Philip come?”

    “He is not well; he asked me to come instead.”

    “Lucy is gone to Lindum,” said Maggie, taking off her bonnet75 with hurried, trembling fingers. “We must not go.”

    “Very well,” said Stephen, dreamily, looking at her, as he rested his arm on the back of his chair. “Then we’ll stay here.”

    He was looking into her deep, deep eyes, far off and mysterious as the starlit blackness, and yet very near, and timidly loving. Maggie sat perfectly76 still—perhaps for moments, perhaps for minutes—until the helpless trembling had ceased, and there was a warm glow on her check.

    “The man is waiting; he has taken the cushions,” she said. “Will you go and tell him?”

    “What shall I tell him?” said Stephen, almost in a whisper. He was looking at the lips now.

    Maggie made no answer.

    “Let us go,” Stephen murmured entreatingly77, rising, and taking her hand to raise her too. “We shall not be long together.”

    And they went. Maggie felt that she was being led down the garden among the roses, being helped with firm, tender care into the boat, having the cushion and cloak arranged for her feet, and her parasol opened for her (which she had forgotten), all by this stronger presence that seemed to bear her along without any act of her own will, like the added self which comes with the sudden exalting78 influence of a strong tonic79, and she felt nothing else. Memory was excluded.

    They glided81 rapidly along, Stephen rowing, helped by the backward-flowing tide, past the Tofton trees and houses; on between the silent sunny fields and pastures, which seemed filled with a natural joy that had no reproach for theirs. The breath of the young, unwearied day, the delicious rhythmic82 dip of the oars83, the fragmentary song of a passing bird heard now and then, as if it were only the overflowing84 of brimful gladness, the sweet solitude85 of a twofold consciousness that was mingled into one by that grave, untiring gaze which need not be averted,—what else could there be in their minds for the first hour? Some low, subdued86, languid exclamation87 of love came from Stephen from time to time, as he went on rowing idly, half automatically; otherwise they spoke no word; for what could words have been but an inlet to thought? and thought did not belong to that enchanted88 haze89 in which they were enveloped,—it belonged to the past and the future that lay outside the haze. Maggie was only dimly conscious of the banks, as they passed them, and dwelt with no recognition on the villages; she knew there were several to be passed before they reached Luckreth, where they always stopped and left the boat. At all times she was so liable to fits of absence, that she was likely enough to let her waymarks pass unnoticed.

    But at last Stephen, who had been rowing more and more idly, ceased to row, laid down the oars, folded his arms, and looked down on the water as if watching the pace at which the boat glided without his help. This sudden change roused Maggie. She looked at the far-stretching fields, at the banks close by, and felt that they were entirely90 strange to her. A terrible alarm took possession of her.

    “Oh, have we passed Luckreth, where we were to stop?” she exclaimed, looking back to see if the place were out of sight. No village was to be seen. She turned around again, with a look of distressed91 questioning at Stephen.

    He went on watching the water, and said, in a strange, dreamy, absent tone, “Yes, a long way.”

    “Oh, what shall I do?” cried Maggie, in an agony. “We shall not get home for hours, and Lucy? O God, help me!”

    She clasped her hands and broke into a sob71, like a frightened child; she thought of nothing but of meeting Lucy, and seeing her look of pained surprise and doubt, perhaps of just upbraiding93.

    Stephen moved and sat near her, and gently drew down the clasped hands.

    “Maggie,” he said, in a deep tone of slow decision, “let us never go home again, till no one can part us,—till we are married.”

    The unusual tone, the startling words, arrested Maggie’s sob, and she sat quite still, wondering; as if Stephen might have seen some possibilities that would alter everything, and annul94 the wretched facts.

    “See, Maggie, how everything has come without our seeking,—in spite of all our efforts. We never thought of being alone together again; it has all been done by others. See how the tide is carrying us out, away from all those unnatural95 bonds that we have been trying to make faster round us, and trying in vain. It will carry us on to Torby, and we can land there, and get some carriage, and hurry on to York and then to Scotland,—and never pause a moment till we are bound to each other, so that only death can part us. It is the only right thing, dearest; it is the only way of escaping from this wretched entanglement96. Everything has concurred97 to point it out to us. We have contrived98 nothing, we have thought of nothing ourselves.”

    Stephen spoke with deep, earnest pleading. Maggie listened, passing from her startled wonderment to the yearning99 after that belief that the tide was doing it all, that she might glide80 along with the swift, silent stream, and not struggle any more. But across that stealing influence came the terrible shadow of past thoughts; and the sudden horror lest now, at last, the moment of fatal intoxication100 was close upon her, called up feelings of angry resistance toward Stephen.

    “Let me go!” she said, in an agitated tone, flashing an indignant look at him, and trying to get her hands free. “You have wanted to deprive me of any choice. You knew we were come too far; you have dared to take advantage of my thoughtlessness. It is unmanly to bring me into such a position.”

    Stung by this reproach, he released her hands, moved back to his former place, and folded his arms, in a sort of desperation at the difficulty Maggie’s words had made present to him. If she would not consent to go on, he must curse himself for the embarrassment101 he had led her into. But the reproach was the unendurable thing; the one thing worse than parting with her was, that she should feel he had acted unworthily toward her. At last he said, in a tone of suppressed rage,—

    “I didn’t notice that we had passed Luckreth till we had got to the next village; and then it came into my mind that we would go on. I can’t justify102 it; I ought to have told you. It is enough to make you hate me, since you don’t love me well enough to make everything else indifferent to you, as I do you. Shall I stop the boat and try to get you out here? I’ll tell Lucy that I was mad, and that you hate me; and you shall be clear of me forever. No one can blame you, because I have behaved unpardonably to you.”

    Maggie was paralyzed; it was easier to resist Stephen’s pleading than this picture he had called up of himself suffering while she was vindicated103; easier even to turn away from his look of tenderness than from this look of angry misery104, that seemed to place her in selfish isolation105 from him. He had called up a state of feeling in which the reasons which had acted on her conscience seemed to be transmitted into mere self-regard. The indignant fire in her eyes was quenched106, and she began to look at him with timid distress92. She had reproached him for being hurried into irrevocable trespass,—she, who had been so weak herself.

    “As if I shouldn’t feel what happened to you—just the same,” she said, with reproach of another kind,—the reproach of love, asking for more trust. This yielding to the idea of Stephen’s suffering was more fatal than the other yielding, because it was less distinguishable from that sense of others’ claims which was the moral basis of her resistance.

    He felt all the relenting in her look and tone; it was heaven opening again. He moved to her side, and took her hand, leaning his elbow on the back of the boat, and saying nothing. He dreaded107 to utter another word, he dreaded to make another movement, that might provoke another reproach or denial from her. Life hung on her consent; everything else was hopeless, confused, sickening misery. They glided along in this way, both resting in that silence as in a haven108, both dreading109 lest their feelings should be divided again,—till they became aware that the clouds had gathered, and that the slightest perceptible freshening of the breeze was growing and growing, so that the whole character of the day was altered.

    “You will be chill, Maggie, in this thin dress. Let me raise the cloak over your shoulders. Get up an instant, dearest.”

    Maggie obeyed; there was an unspeakable charm in being told what to do, and having everything decided for her. She sat down again covered with the cloak, and Stephen took to his oars again, making haste; for they must try to get to Torby as fast as they could. Maggie was hardly conscious of having said or done anything decisive. All yielding is attended with a less vivid consciousness than resistance; it is the partial sleep of thought; it is the submergence of our own personality by another. Every influence tended to lull110 her into acquiescence111. That dreamy gliding112 in the boat which had lasted for four hours, and had brought some weariness and exhaustion113; the recoil114 of her fatigued115 sensations from the impracticable difficulty of getting out of the boat at this unknown distance from home, and walking for long miles,—all helped to bring her into more complete subjection to that strong, mysterious charm which made a last parting from Stephen seem the death of all joy, and made the thought of wounding him like the first touch of the torturing iron before which resolution shrank. And then there was the present happiness of being with him, which was enough to absorb all her languid energy.

    Presently Stephen observed a vessel116 coming after them. Several vessels117, among them the steamer to Mudport, had passed them with the early tide, but for the last hour they had seen none. He looked more and more eagerly at this vessel, as if a new thought had come into his mind along with it, and then he looked at Maggie hesitatingly.

    “Maggie, dearest,” he said at last, “if this vessel should be going to Mudport, or to any convenient place on the coast northward118, it would be our best plan to get them to take us on board. You are fatigued, and it may soon rain; it may be a wretched business, getting to Torby in this boat. It’s only a trading vessel, but I dare say you can be made tolerably comfortable. We’ll take the cushions out of the boat. It is really our best plan. They’ll be glad enough to take us. I’ve got plenty of money about me. I can pay them well.”

    Maggie’s heart began to beat with reawakened alarm at this new proposition; but she was silent,—one course seemed as difficult as another.

    Stephen hailed the vessel. It was a Dutch vessel going to Mudport, the English mate informed him, and, if this wind held, would be there in less than two days.

    “We had got out too far with our boat,” said Stephen. “I was trying to make for Torby. But I’m afraid of the weather; and this lady—my wife—will be exhausted119 with fatigue and hunger. Take us on board—will you?—and haul up the boat. I’ll pay you well.”

    Maggie, now really faint and trembling with fear, was taken on board, making an interesting object of contemplation to admiring Dutchmen. The mate feared the lady would have a poor time of it on board, for they had no accommodation120 for such entirely unlooked-for passengers,—no private cabin larger than an old-fashioned church-pew. But at least they had Dutch cleanliness, which makes all other inconveniences tolerable; and the boat cushions were spread into a couch for Maggie on the poop with all alacrity. But to pace up and down the deck leaning on Stephen—being upheld by his strength—was the first change that she needed; then came food, and then quiet reclining on the cushions, with the sense that no new resolution could be taken that day. Everything must wait till to-morrow. Stephen sat beside her with her hand in his; they could only speak to each other in low tones; only look at each other now and then, for it would take a long while to dull the curiosity of the five men on board, and reduce these handsome young strangers to that minor121 degree of interest which belongs, in a sailor’s regard, to all objects nearer than the horizon. But Stephen was triumphantly122 happy. Every other thought or care was thrown into unmarked perspective by the certainty that Maggie must be his. The leap had been taken now; he had been tortured by scruples123, he had fought fiercely with overmastering inclination124, he had hesitated; but repentance125 was impossible. He murmured forth126 in fragmentary sentences his happiness, his adoration127, his tenderness, his belief that their life together must be heaven, that her presence with him would give rapture128 to every common day; that to satisfy her lightest wish was dearer to him than all other bliss129; that everything was easy for her sake, except to part with her; and now they never would part; he would belong to her forever, and all that was his was hers,—had no value for him except as it was hers. Such things, uttered in low, broken tones by the one voice that has first stirred the fibre of young passion, have only a feeble effect—on experienced minds at a distance from them. To poor Maggie they were very near; they were like nectar held close to thirsty lips; there was, there must be, then, a life for mortals here below which was not hard and chill,—in which affection would no longer be self-sacrifice. Stephen’s passionate words made the vision of such a life more fully present to her than it had ever been before; and the vision for the time excluded all realities,—all except the returning sun-gleams which broke out on the waters as the evening approached, and mingled with the visionary sunlight of promised happiness; all except the hand that pressed hers, and the voice that spoke to her, and the eyes that looked at her with grave, unspeakable love.

    There was to be no rain, after all; the clouds rolled off to the horizon again, making the great purple rampart and long purple isles130 of that wondrous131 land which reveals itself to us when the sun goes down,—the land that the evening star watches over. Maggie was to sleep all night on the poop; it was better than going below; and she was covered with the warmest wrappings the ship could furnish. It was still early, when the fatigues132 of the day brought on a drowsy133 longing for perfect rest, and she laid down her head, looking at the faint, dying flush in the west, where the one golden lamp was getting brighter and brighter. Then she looked up at Stephen, who was still seated by her, hanging over her as he leaned his arm against the vessel’s side. Behind all the delicious visions of these last hours, which had flowed over her like a soft stream, and made her entirely passive, there was the dim consciousness that the condition was a transient one, and that the morrow must bring back the old life of struggle; that there were thoughts which would presently avenge134 themselves for this oblivion. But now nothing was distinct to her; she was being lulled135 to sleep with that soft stream still flowing over her, with those delicious visions melting and fading like the wondrous aerial land of the west.



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    1 pretext [ˈpri:tekst] 1Qsxi   第7级
    n.借口,托词
    参考例句:
    • He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school. 他借口头疼而不去上学。
    • He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness. 他以生病为借口,没参加那个会议。
    2 pout [paʊt] YP8xg   第12级
    n. 撅嘴;生气 vt. 撅嘴 vi. 撅嘴
    参考例句:
    • She looked at her lover with a pretentious pout. 她看着恋人,故作不悦地撅着嘴。
    • He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。
    3 alleging [əˈledʒɪŋ] 16407100de5c54b7b204953b7a851bc3   第7级
    断言,宣称,辩解( allege的现在分词 )
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    • His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税,他的名誉受到损害。
    • This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯,还说不必,只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。
    4 ostensible [ɒˈstensəbl] 24szj   第11级
    adj.(指理由)表面的,假装的
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    • The ostensible reason w,, 辞去书记的职务。
    5 motive [ˈməʊtɪv] GFzxz   第7级
    n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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    • 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。
    6 conceal [kənˈsi:l] DpYzt   第7级
    vt.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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    • 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。
    7 renounced [riˈnaunst] 795c0b0adbaedf23557e95abe647849c   第9级
    v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 );宣布放弃;宣布与…决裂;宣布摒弃
    参考例句:
    • We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes. 我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Andrew renounced his claim to the property. 安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    8 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    9 gulf [gʌlf] 1e0xp   第7级
    n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
    参考例句:
    • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged. 两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
    • There is a gulf between the two cities. 这两座城市间有个海湾。
    10 quiescence [kwɪ'esns] PSoxO   第10级
    n.静止
    参考例句:
    • The Eurasian seismic belt still remained in quiescence. 亚欧带仍保持平静。 来自互联网
    • Only I know is that it is in quiescence, including the instant moment. 我只知道,它凝固了,包括瞬间。 来自互联网
    11 torpor [ˈtɔ:pə(r)] CGsyG   第11级
    n.迟钝;麻木;(动物的)冬眠
    参考例句:
    • The sick person gradually falls into a torpor. 病人逐渐变得迟钝。
    • He fell into a deep torpor. 他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。
    12 ardor ['ɑ:də] 5NQy8   第10级
    n.热情,狂热
    参考例句:
    • His political ardor led him into many arguments. 他的政治狂热使他多次卷入争论中。
    • He took up his pursuit with ardor. 他满腔热忱地从事工作。
    13 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。
    14 banishment [ˈbænɪʃmənt] banishment   第7级
    n.放逐,驱逐
    参考例句:
    • Qu Yuan suffered banishment as the victim of a court intrigue. 屈原成为朝廷中钩心斗角的牺牲品,因而遭到放逐。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • He was sent into banishment. 他被流放。 来自辞典例句
    15 ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ] DNPzg   第10级
    n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击
    参考例句:
    • Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy. 我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
    • Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads. 由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
    16 hideous [ˈhɪdiəs] 65KyC   第8级
    adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
    参考例句:
    • The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare. 整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
    • They're not like dogs, they're hideous brutes. 它们不像狗,是丑陋的畜牲。
    17 refinement [rɪˈfaɪnmənt] kinyX   第9级
    n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
    参考例句:
    • Sally is a woman of great refinement and beauty. 莎莉是个温文尔雅又很漂亮的女士。
    • Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement. 彬彬有礼和谈吐得体是文雅的标志。
    18 passionate [ˈpæʃənət] rLDxd   第8级
    adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
    参考例句:
    • He is said to be the most passionate man. 据说他是最有激情的人。
    • He is very passionate about the project. 他对那个项目非常热心。
    19 tumult [ˈtju:mʌlt] LKrzm   第10级
    n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
    参考例句:
    • The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house. 街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
    • His voice disappeared under growing tumult. 他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。
    20 quelled [kweld] cfdbdf53cdf11a965953b115ee1d3e67   第9级
    v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Thanks to Kao Sung-nien's skill, the turmoil had been quelled. 亏高松年有本领,弹压下去。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
    • Mr. Atkinson was duly quelled. 阿特金森先生被及时地将了一军。 来自辞典例句
    21 tempted ['temptid] b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6   第7级
    v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
    • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
    22 nurtured [ˈnə:tʃəd] 2f8e1ba68cd5024daf2db19178217055   第7级
    养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 ); 培育; 滋长; 助长
    参考例句:
    • She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
    • Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。
    23 presentiment [prɪˈzentɪmənt] Z18zB   第12级
    n.预感,预觉
    参考例句:
    • He had a presentiment of disaster. 他预感会有灾难降临。
    • I have a presentiment that something bad will happen. 我有某种不祥事要发生的预感。
    24 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。
    25 gratitude [ˈgrætɪtju:d] p6wyS   第7级
    adj.感激,感谢
    参考例句:
    • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him. 我向他表示了深切的谢意。
    • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face. 她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
    26 loathsome [ˈləʊðsəm] Vx5yX   第11级
    adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的
    参考例句:
    • The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands. 巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
    • Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures. 有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。
    27 subduing [səbˈdju:ɪŋ] be06c745969bb7007c5b30305d167a6d   第7级
    征服( subdue的现在分词 ); 克制; 制服; 色变暗
    参考例句:
    • They are the probation subduing the heart to human joys. 它们不过是抑制情欲的一种考验。
    • Some believe that: is spiritual, mysterious and a very subduing colour. 有的认为:是精神,神秘色彩十分慑。
    28 confession [kənˈfeʃn] 8Ygye   第10级
    n.自白,供认,承认
    参考例句:
    • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation. 她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
    • The police used torture to extort a confession from him. 警察对他用刑逼供。
    29 fatigue [fəˈti:g] PhVzV   第7级
    n.疲劳,劳累
    参考例句:
    • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey. 这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
    • I have got over my weakness and fatigue. 我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
    30 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。
    31 beseeching [bɪˈsi:tʃɪŋ] 67f0362f7eb28291ad2968044eb2a985   第11级
    adj.恳求似的v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • She clung to her father, beseeching him for consent. 她紧紧挨着父亲,恳求他答应。 来自辞典例句
    • He casts a beseeching glance at his son. 他用恳求的眼光望着儿子。 来自辞典例句
    32 murmur [ˈmɜ:mə(r)] EjtyD   第7级
    n.低语,低声的怨言;vi.低语,低声而言;vt.低声说
    参考例句:
    • They paid the extra taxes without a murmur. 他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
    • There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall. 大厅里有窃窃私语声。
    33 mutual [ˈmju:tʃuəl] eFOxC   第7级
    adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
    参考例句:
    • We must pull together for mutual interest. 我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
    • Mutual interests tied us together. 相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
    34 impelled [ɪm'peld] 8b9a928e37b947d87712c1a46c607ee7   第9级
    v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He felt impelled to investigate further. 他觉得有必要作进一步调查。
    • I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project. 我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    35 longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] 98bzd   第8级
    n.(for)渴望
    参考例句:
    • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her. 再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
    • His heart burned with longing for revenge. 他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
    36 tiresome [ˈtaɪəsəm] Kgty9   第7级
    adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的
    参考例句:
    • His doubts and hesitations were tiresome. 他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
    • 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。
    37 locomotion [ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃn] 48vzm   第11级
    n.运动,移动
    参考例句:
    • By land, air or sea, birds are masters of locomotion. 无论是通过陆地,飞越空中还是穿过海洋,鸟应算是运动能手了。
    • Food sources also elicit oriented locomotion and recognition behavior patterns in most insects. 食物源也引诱大多数昆虫定向迁移和识别行为。
    38 oar [ɔ:(r)] EH0xQ   第7级
    n.桨,橹,划手;vi.划行;vt.划(船)
    参考例句:
    • The sailors oar slowly across the river. 水手们慢慢地划过河去。
    • The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark. 浆叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。
    39 knights [naits] 2061bac208c7bdd2665fbf4b7067e468   第7级
    骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马
    参考例句:
    • stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
    • He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
    40 squires [skwaɪəz] e1ac9927c38cb55b9bb45b8ea91f1ef1   第11级
    n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • The family history was typical of the Catholic squires of England. 这个家族的历史,在英格兰信天主教的乡绅中是很典型的。 来自辞典例句
    • By 1696, with Tory squires and Amsterdam burghers complaining about excessive taxes. 到1696年,托利党的乡绅们和阿姆斯特丹的市民都对苛捐杂税怨声载道。 来自辞典例句
    41 alacrity [əˈlækrəti] MfFyL   第10级
    n.敏捷,轻快,乐意
    参考例句:
    • Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity. 他虽然很老,动作仍很敏捷。
    • He accepted my invitation with alacrity. 他欣然接受我的邀请。
    42 aloof [əˈlu:f] wxpzN   第9级
    adj.远离的;冷淡的,漠不关心的
    参考例句:
    • Never stand aloof from the masses. 千万不可脱离群众。
    • On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd. 这小女孩在晚上一直胆怯地远离人群。
    43 irritably ['iritəbli] e3uxw   第9级
    ad.易生气地
    参考例句:
    • He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了,暴躁地斥责孩子们。
    • On this account the silence was irritably broken by a reproof. 为了这件事,他妻子大声斥责,令人恼火地打破了宁静。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    44 moodiness ['mu:dɪnəs] dnkzmX   第9级
    n.喜怒无常;喜怒无常,闷闷不乐;情绪
    参考例句:
    • Common symptoms can include anxiety, moodiness and problems with sleep. 常见的症状包括焦虑、闷闷不乐和睡眠问题。 来自互联网
    45 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。
    46 laurels ['lɒrəlz] 0pSzBr   第12级
    n.桂冠,荣誉
    参考例句:
    • The path was lined with laurels. 小路两旁都种有月桂树。
    • He reaped the laurels in the finals. 他在决赛中荣膺冠军。
    47 descending [dɪ'sendɪŋ] descending   第7级
    n. 下行 adj. 下降的
    参考例句:
    • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
    • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置,然后再下山。
    48 inviting [ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] CqIzNp   第8级
    adj.诱人的,引人注目的
    参考例句:
    • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room. 一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
    • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar. 这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
    49 vexed [vekst] fd1a5654154eed3c0a0820ab54fb90a7   第8级
    adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
    参考例句:
    • The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
    • He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    50 solicitude [səˈlɪsɪtju:d] mFEza   第12级
    n.焦虑
    参考例句:
    • Your solicitude was a great consolation to me. 你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
    • He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister. 他对我妹妹满心牵挂。
    51 intruding [in'tru:diŋ] b3cc8c3083aff94e34af3912721bddd7   第7级
    v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的现在分词);把…强加于
    参考例句:
    • Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life? 他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活?
    • After a few hours of fierce fighting,we saw the intruding bandits off. 经过几小时的激烈战斗,我们赶走了入侵的匪徒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    52 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。
    53 entreaty [ɪnˈtri:ti] voAxi   第11级
    n.恳求,哀求
    参考例句:
    • Mrs. Quilp durst only make a gesture of entreaty. 奎尔普太太仅做出一种哀求的姿势。
    • Her gaze clung to him in entreaty. 她的眼光带着恳求的神色停留在他身上。
    54 entreat [ɪnˈtri:t] soexj   第9级
    vt.&vi.恳求,恳请
    参考例句:
    • Charles Darnay felt it hopeless entreat him further, and his pride was touched besides. 查尔斯·达尔内感到再恳求他已是枉然,自尊心也受到了伤害。
    • I entreat you to contribute generously to the building fund. 我恳求您慷慨捐助建设基金。
    55 apprehensively [ˌæprɪ'hensɪvlɪ] lzKzYF   第9级
    adv.担心地
    参考例句:
    • He glanced a trifle apprehensively towards the crowded ballroom. 他敏捷地朝挤满了人的舞厅瞟了一眼。 来自辞典例句
    • Then it passed, leaving everything in a state of suspense, even the willow branches waiting apprehensively. 一阵这样的风过去,一切都不知怎好似的,连柳树都惊疑不定的等着点什么。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
    56 pang [pæŋ] OKixL   第9级
    n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷;vt.使剧痛,折磨
    参考例句:
    • She experienced a sharp pang of disappointment. 她经历了失望的巨大痛苦。
    • She was beginning to know the pang of disappointed love. 她开始尝到了失恋的痛苦。
    57 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。
    58 mingled [ˈmiŋɡld] fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf   第7级
    混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
    参考例句:
    • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
    • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
    59 irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] LRuzn   第9级
    adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的
    参考例句:
    • He gets irritable when he's got toothache. 他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
    • Our teacher is an irritable old lady. She gets angry easily. 我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。
    60 susceptible [səˈseptəbl] 4rrw7   第7级
    adj.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的
    参考例句:
    • Children are more susceptible than adults. 孩子比成人易受感动。
    • We are all susceptible to advertising. 我们都易受广告的影响。
    61 frenzy [ˈfrenzi] jQbzs   第9级
    n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动
    参考例句:
    • He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy. 他能激起青年学生的狂热。
    • They were singing in a frenzy of joy. 他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
    62 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。
    63 banishing [ˈbæniʃɪŋ] 359bf2285192b48a299687d5082c4aed   第7级
    v.放逐,驱逐( banish的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • And he breathes out fast, like a king banishing a servant. 他呼气则非常迅速,像一个国王驱逐自己的奴仆。 来自互联网
    • Banishing genetic disability must therefore be our primary concern. 消除基因缺陷是我们的首要之急。 来自互联网
    64 wrought [rɔ:t] EoZyr   第11级
    v.(wreak的过去分词)引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
    参考例句:
    • Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany. 巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
    • It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower. 那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。
    65 agitation [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn] TN0zi   第9级
    n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
    参考例句:
    • Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores. 小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
    • These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension. 这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
    66 contradictory [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri] VpazV   第8级
    adj.反驳的,反对的,抗辩的;n.正反对,矛盾对立
    参考例句:
    • The argument is internally contradictory. 论据本身自相矛盾。
    • What he said was self-contradictory. 他讲话前后不符。
    67 confide [kənˈfaɪd] WYbyd   第7级
    vt.向某人吐露秘密;vi.信赖;吐露秘密
    参考例句:
    • I would never readily confide in anybody. 我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
    • He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us. 他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。
    68 withhold [wɪðˈhəʊld] KMEz1   第7级
    vt.拒绝,不给;使停止,阻挡;vi.忍住;克制
    参考例句:
    • It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence. 他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
    • I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation. 我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。
    69 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。
    70 dolorous [ˈdɒlərəs] k8Oym   第12级
    adj.悲伤的;忧愁的
    参考例句:
    • With a broken-hearted smile, he lifted a pair of dolorous eyes. 带著伤心的微笑,他抬起了一双痛苦的眼睛。
    • Perhaps love is a dolorous fairy tale. 也许爱情是一部忧伤的童话。
    71 sob [sɒb] HwMwx   第7级
    n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣;vi.啜泣,呜咽;(风等)发出呜咽声;vt.哭诉,啜泣
    参考例句:
    • The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother. 孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
    • The girl didn't answer, but continued to sob with her head on the table. 那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾趴在桌子上低声哭着。
    72 repose [rɪˈpəʊz] KVGxQ   第11级
    vt.(使)休息;n.安息
    参考例句:
    • Don't disturb her repose. 不要打扰她休息。
    • Her mouth seemed always to be smiling, even in repose. 她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑,即使在睡眠时也是这样。
    73 distinguished [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] wu9z3v   第8级
    adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
    参考例句:
    • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses. 大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
    • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests. 宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
    74 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。
    75 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。
    76 perfectly [ˈpɜ:fɪktli] 8Mzxb   第8级
    adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
    参考例句:
    • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said. 证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
    • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board. 我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
    77 entreatingly [ent'ri:tɪŋlɪ] b87e237ef73e2155e22aed245ea15b8a   第9级
    哀求地,乞求地
    参考例句:
    • She spoke rapidly and pleadingly, looked entreatingly into his face. 她辩解似的讲得很快,用恳求的目光看着他的脸。
    • He lifted his eyes to her entreatingly. 他抬起头用哀求的目光望着她。
    78 exalting [ig'zɔ:ltiŋ] ytMz6Z   第8级
    a.令人激动的,令人喜悦的
    参考例句:
    • To exert an animating, enlivening, encouraging or exalting influence on someone. 使某人充满活力,对他进行启发,鼓励,或施加影响。
    • One of the key ideas in Isaiah 2 is that of exalting or lifting up. 以赛亚书2章特点之一就是赞颂和提升。
    79 tonic [ˈtɒnɪk] tnYwt   第8级
    n./adj.滋补品,补药,强身的,健体的
    参考例句:
    • It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly. 这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
    • Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body. 海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。
    80 glide [glaɪd] 2gExT   第7级
    n.溜,滑行;(时间)消逝;vt.滑翔;滑行;悄悄地走;消逝;vi.使滑行;使滑动
    参考例句:
    • We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly. 我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
    • So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide. 那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞,宛如滑翔。
    81 glided [ɡlaidid] dc24e51e27cfc17f7f45752acf858ed1   第7级
    v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
    参考例句:
    • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
    • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    82 rhythmic [ˈrɪðmɪk] rXexv   第9级
    adj.有节奏的,有韵律的
    参考例句:
    • Her breathing became more rhythmic. 她的呼吸变得更有规律了。
    • Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep. 健康的呼吸方式缓慢深沉而有节奏。
    83 oars [ɔ:z] c589a112a1b341db7277ea65b5ec7bf7   第7级
    n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 )
    参考例句:
    • He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
    • The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    84 overflowing [əʊvə'fləʊɪŋ] df84dc195bce4a8f55eb873daf61b924   第7级
    n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的,充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式
    参考例句:
    • The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
    • The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。
    85 solitude [ˈsɒlɪtju:d] xF9yw   第7级
    n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
    参考例句:
    • People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
    • They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
    86 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。
    87 exclamation [ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn] onBxZ   第8级
    n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
    参考例句:
    • He could not restrain an exclamation of approval. 他禁不住喝一声采。
    • The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers. 作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号,以引起读者的注意。
    88 enchanted [ɪn'tʃɑ:ntɪd] enchanted   第9级
    adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
    • He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。
    89 haze [heɪz] O5wyb   第9级
    n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
    参考例句:
    • I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke. 在烟雾弥漫中,我看不见她。
    • He often lives in a haze of whisky. 他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。
    90 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。
    91 distressed [dis'trest] du1z3y   第7级
    痛苦的
    参考例句:
    • He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
    • The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
    92 distress [dɪˈstres] 3llzX   第7级
    n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
    参考例句:
    • Nothing could alleviate his distress. 什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
    • Please don't distress yourself. 请你不要忧愁了。
    93 upbraiding [ʌp'breɪdɪŋ] 3063b102d0a4cce924095d76f48bd62a   第10级
    adj.& n.谴责(的)v.责备,申斥,谴责( upbraid的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children. 他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。 来自辞典例句
    • I eschewed upbraiding, I curtailed remonstrance. 我避免责备,少作规劝。 来自辞典例句
    94 annul [əˈnʌl] kwzzG   第9级
    vt.宣告…无效,取消,废止
    参考例句:
    • They have the power to alter or annul inappropriate decisions of their own standing committees. 他们有权改变或者撤销本级人民代表大会常务委员会不适当的决定。
    • The courts later found grounds to annul the results, after the king urged them to sort out the "mess". 在国王敦促法庭收拾烂摊子后,法庭随后宣布废除选举结果。
    95 unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃrəl] 5f2zAc   第9级
    adj.不自然的;反常的
    参考例句:
    • Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way? 她有任何反常表现吗?
    • She has an unnatural smile on her face. 她脸上挂着做作的微笑。
    96 entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] HoExt   第11级
    n.纠缠,牵累
    参考例句:
    • This entanglement made Carrie anxious for a change of some sort. 这种纠葛弄得嘉莉急于改变一下。
    • There is some uncertainty about this entanglement with the city treasurer which you say exists. 对于你所说的与市财政局长之间的纠葛,大家有些疑惑。
    97 concurred [] 1830b9fe9fc3a55d928418c131a295bd   第8级
    同意(concur的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。
    • So many things concurred to give rise to the problem. 许多事情同时发生而导致了这一问题。
    98 contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] ivBzmO   第12级
    adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
    参考例句:
    • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said. 他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
    • The plot seems contrived. 情节看起来不真实。
    99 yearning ['jə:niŋ] hezzPJ   第9级
    a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的
    参考例句:
    • a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
    • He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。
    100 intoxication [inˌtɔksi'keiʃən] qq7zL8   第8级
    n.wild excitement;drunkenness;poisoning
    参考例句:
    • He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝,喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。
    • Predator: Intoxication-Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies. Predator:Intoxication,持续性伤害的效果将会与队友相加。
    101 embarrassment [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] fj9z8   第9级
    n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
    参考例句:
    • She could have died away with embarrassment. 她窘迫得要死。
    • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment. 在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
    102 justify [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] j3DxR   第7级
    vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
    参考例句:
    • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses. 他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
    • Can you justify your rude behavior to me? 你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
    103 vindicated [ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtid] e1cc348063d17c5a30190771ac141bed   第9级
    v.澄清(某人/某事物)受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的过去式和过去分词 );表明或证明(所争辩的事物)属实、正当、有效等;维护
    参考例句:
    • I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated. 我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
    • Subsequent events vindicated the policy. 后来的事实证明那政策是对的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    104 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。
    105 isolation [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn] 7qMzTS   第8级
    n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
    参考例句:
    • The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world. 这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
    • He retired and lived in relative isolation. 他退休后,生活比较孤寂。
    106 quenched [kwentʃt] dae604e1ea7cf81e688b2bffd9b9f2c4   第7级
    解(渴)( quench的过去式和过去分词 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却
    参考例句:
    • He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water. 他喝了好多冷水解渴。
    • I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer. 我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴。
    107 dreaded [ˈdredɪd] XuNzI3   第7级
    adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
    参考例句:
    • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
    • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
    108 haven [ˈheɪvn] 8dhzp   第8级
    n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所
    参考例句:
    • It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day. 忙碌了一整天后,这真是一个安乐窝。
    • The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet. 学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
    109 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。
    110 lull [lʌl] E8hz7   第8级
    vt. 使平静;使安静;哄骗 vi. 平息;减弱;停止 n. 间歇;暂停;暂时平静
    参考例句:
    • The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes. 药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
    • Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull. 经过两个星期的平静之后,地面战又突然爆发了。
    111 acquiescence [ˌækwiˈesns] PJFy5   第12级
    n.默许;顺从
    参考例句:
    • The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiescence. 首领点点头表示允许。
    • This is due to his acquiescence. 这是因为他的默许。
    112 gliding [ˈglaɪdɪŋ] gliding   第7级
    v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的
    参考例句:
    • Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
    • The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。
    113 exhaustion [ɪgˈzɔ:stʃən] OPezL   第8级
    n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述
    参考例句:
    • She slept the sleep of exhaustion. 她因疲劳而酣睡。
    • His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing. 他站着睡着了,显然是太累了。
    114 recoil [rɪˈkɔɪl] GA4zL   第8级
    vi.退却,退缩,畏缩
    参考例句:
    • Most people would recoil at the sight of the snake. 许多人看见蛇都会向后退缩。
    • Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it. 报复者常会受到报应。
    115 fatigued [fə'ti:gd] fatigued   第7级
    adj. 疲乏的
    参考例句:
    • The exercises fatigued her. 操练使她感到很疲乏。
    • The President smiled, with fatigued tolerance for a minor person's naivety. 总统笑了笑,疲惫地表现出对一个下级人员的天真想法的宽容。
    116 vessel [ˈvesl] 4L1zi   第7级
    n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
    参考例句:
    • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai. 这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
    • You should put the water into a vessel. 你应该把水装入容器中。
    117 vessels ['vesəlz] fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480   第7级
    n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
    参考例句:
    • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    118 northward ['nɔ:θwəd] YHexe   第8级
    adv.向北;n.北方的地区
    参考例句:
    • He pointed his boat northward. 他将船驶向北方。
    • I would have a chance to head northward quickly. 我就很快有机会去北方了。
    119 exhausted [ɪgˈzɔ:stɪd] 7taz4r   第8级
    adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
    参考例句:
    • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted. 搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
    • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life. 珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
    120 accommodation [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn] kJDys   第8级
    n.设备,膳宿,旅馆房间;容纳,提供,适应;调解,妥协;贷款
    参考例句:
    • Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation. 许多老年人选择到养老院居住。
    • Have you found accommodation? 找到住处没有?
    121 minor [ˈmaɪnə(r)] e7fzR   第7级
    adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
    参考例句:
    • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play. 年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
    • I gave him a minor share of my wealth. 我把小部分财产给了他。
    122 triumphantly [trai'ʌmfəntli] 9fhzuv   第9级
    ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地
    参考例句:
    • The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
    • Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。
    123 scruples [ˈskru:pəlz] 14d2b6347f5953bad0a0c5eebf78068a   第9级
    n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
    参考例句:
    • I overcame my moral scruples. 我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
    • I'm not ashamed of my scruples about your family. They were natural. 我并未因为对你家人的顾虑而感到羞耻。这种感觉是自然而然的。 来自疯狂英语突破英语语调
    124 inclination [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] Gkwyj   第7级
    n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
    参考例句:
    • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head. 她微微点头向我们致意。
    • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry. 我没有丝毫着急的意思。
    125 repentance [rɪˈpentəns] ZCnyS   第8级
    n.懊悔
    参考例句:
    • He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
    • Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。
    126 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。
    127 adoration [ˌædəˈreɪʃn] wfhyD   第12级
    n.爱慕,崇拜
    参考例句:
    • He gazed at her with pure adoration. 他一往情深地注视着她。
    • The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images. 那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
    128 rapture [ˈræptʃə(r)] 9STzG   第9级
    n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;vt.使狂喜
    参考例句:
    • His speech was received with rapture by his supporters. 他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。
    • In the midst of his rapture, he was interrupted by his father. 他正欢天喜地,被他父亲打断了。
    129 bliss [blɪs] JtXz4   第8级
    n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福
    参考例句:
    • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed. 整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
    • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize. 他非常高兴,因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
    130 isles [ailz] 4c841d3b2d643e7e26f4a3932a4a886a   第7级
    岛( isle的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
    • The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。
    131 wondrous [ˈwʌndrəs] pfIyt   第12级
    adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
    参考例句:
    • The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold. 看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
    • We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests. 我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。
    132 fatigues [fəˈti:ɡz] e494189885d18629ab4ed58fa2c8fede   第7级
    n.疲劳( fatigue的名词复数 );杂役;厌倦;(士兵穿的)工作服
    参考例句:
    • The patient fatigues easily. 病人容易疲劳。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    • Instead of training the men were put on fatigues/fatigue duty. 那些士兵没有接受训练,而是派去做杂务。 来自辞典例句
    133 drowsy [ˈdraʊzi] DkYz3   第10级
    adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
    参考例句:
    • Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache. 废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉,还引起了头疼。
    • I feel drowsy after lunch every day. 每天午饭后我就想睡觉。
    134 avenge [əˈvendʒ] Zutzl   第8级
    vt. 替…报仇 vi. 报复,报仇
    参考例句:
    • He swore to avenge himself on the mafia. 他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
    • He will avenge the people on their oppressor. 他将为人民向压迫者报仇。
    135 lulled [] c799460fe7029a292576ebc15da4e955   第8级
    vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • They lulled her into a false sense of security. 他们哄骗她,使她产生一种虚假的安全感。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The movement of the train lulled me to sleep. 火车轻微的震动催我进入梦乡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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