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  • Chapter 13.

    Fixing the Nets

    Sir Henry was more pleased than surprised to see Sherlock Holmes, for he had for some days been expecting that recent events would bring him down from London. He did raise his eyebrows1, however, when he found that my friend had neither any luggage nor any explanations for its absence. Between us we soon supplied his wants, and then over a belated supper we explained to the baronet as much of our experience as it seemed desirable that he should know. But first I had the unpleasant duty of breaking the news to Barrymore and his wife. To him it may have been an unmitigated relief, but she wept bitterly in her apron2. To all the world he was the man of violence, half animal and half demon3; but to her he always remained the little wilful4 boy of her own girlhood, the child who had clung to her hand. Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.

    “I’ve been moping in the house all day since Watson went off in the morning,” said the baronet. “I guess I should have some credit, for I have kept my promise. If I hadn’t sworn not to go about alone I might have had a more lively evening, for I had a message from Stapleton asking me over there.”

    “I have no doubt that you would have had a more lively evening,” said Holmes drily. “By the way, I don’t suppose you appreciate that we have been mourning over you as having broken your neck?”

    Sir Henry opened his eyes. “How was that?”

    “This poor wretch5 was dressed in your clothes. I fear your servant who gave them to him may get into trouble with the police.”

    “That is unlikely. There was no mark on any of them, as far as I know.”

    “That’s lucky for him—in fact, it’s lucky for all of you, since you are all on the wrong side of the law in this matter. I am not sure that as a conscientious6 detective my first duty is not to arrest the whole household. Watson’s reports are most incriminating documents.”

    “But how about the case?” asked the baronet. “Have you made anything out of the tangle7? I don’t know that Watson and I are much the wiser since we came down.”

    “I think that I shall be in a position to make the situation rather more clear to you before long. It has been an exceedingly difficult and most complicated business. There are several points upon which we still want light—but it is coming all the same.”

    “We’ve had one experience, as Watson has no doubt told you. We heard the hound on the moor8, so I can swear that it is not all empty superstition9. I had something to do with dogs when I was out West, and I know one when I hear one. If you can muzzle10 that one and put him on a chain I’ll be ready to swear you are the greatest detective of all time.”

    “I think I will muzzle him and chain him all right if you will give me your help.”

    “Whatever you tell me to do I will do.”

    “Very good; and I will ask you also to do it blindly, without always asking the reason.”

    “Just as you like.”

    “If you will do this I think the chances are that our little problem will soon be solved. I have no doubt—”

    He stopped suddenly and stared fixedly11 up over my head into the air. The lamp beat upon his face, and so intent was it and so still that it might have been that of a clear-cut classical statue, a personification of alertness and expectation.

    “What is it?” we both cried.

    I could see as he looked down that he was repressing some internal emotion. His features were still composed, but his eyes shone with amused exultation13.

    “Excuse the admiration14 of a connoisseur,” said he as he waved his hand towards the line of portraits which covered the opposite wall. “Watson won’t allow that I know anything of art but that is mere15 jealousy16 because our views upon the subject differ. Now, these are a really very fine series of portraits.”

    “Well, I’m glad to hear you say so,” said Sir Henry, glancing with some surprise at my friend. “I don’t pretend to know much about these things, and I’d be a better judge of a horse or a steer17 than of a picture. I didn’t know that you found time for such things.”

    “I know what is good when I see it, and I see it now. That’s a Kneller, I’ll swear, that lady in the blue silk over yonder, and the stout18 gentleman with the wig19 ought to be a Reynolds. They are all family portraits, I presume?”

    “Every one.”

    “Do you know the names?”

    “Barrymore has been coaching me in them, and I think I can say my lessons fairly well.”

    “Who is the gentleman with the telescope?”

    “That is Rear-Admiral Baskerville, who served under Rodney in the West Indies. The man with the blue coat and the roll of paper is Sir William Baskerville, who was Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons under Pitt.”

    “And this Cavalier opposite to me—the one with the black velvet20 and the lace?”

    “Ah, you have a right to know about him. That is the cause of all the mischief21, the wicked Hugo, who started the Hound of the Baskervilles. We’re not likely to forget him.”

    I gazed with interest and some surprise upon the portrait.

    “Dear me!” said Holmes, “he seems a quiet, meek-mannered man enough, but I dare say that there was a lurking22 devil in his eyes. I had pictured him as a more robust23 and ruffianly person.”

    “There’s no doubt about the authenticity24, for the name and the date, 1647, are on the back of the canvas.”

    Holmes said little more, but the picture of the old roysterer seemed to have a fascination25 for him, and his eyes were continually fixed12 upon it during supper. It was not until later, when Sir Henry had gone to his room, that I was able to follow the trend of his thoughts. He led me back into the banqueting-hall, his bedroom candle in his hand, and he held it up against the time-stained portrait on the wall.

    “Do you see anything there?”

    I looked at the broad plumed26 hat, the curling love-locks, the white lace collar, and the straight, severe face which was framed between them. It was not a brutal27 countenance28, but it was prim29, hard, and stern, with a firm-set, thin-lipped mouth, and a coldly intolerant eye.

    “Is it like anyone you know?”

    “There is something of Sir Henry about the jaw30.”

    “Just a suggestion, perhaps. But wait an instant!” He stood upon a chair, and, holding up the light in his left hand, he curved his right arm over the broad hat and round the long ringlets.

    “Good heavens!” I cried in amazement31.

    The face of Stapleton had sprung out of the canvas.

    “Ha, you see it now. My eyes have been trained to examine faces and not their trimmings. It is the first quality of a criminal investigator32 that he should see through a disguise.”

    “But this is marvellous. It might be his portrait.”

    “Yes, it is an interesting instance of a throwback, which appears to be both physical and spiritual. A study of family portraits is enough to convert a man to the doctrine33 of reincarnation. The fellow is a Baskerville—that is evident.”

    “With designs upon the succession.”

    “Exactly. This chance of the picture has supplied us with one of our most obvious missing links. We have him, Watson, we have him, and I dare swear that before tomorrow night he will be fluttering in our net as helpless as one of his own butterflies. A pin, a cork34, and a card, and we add him to the Baker35 Street collection!” He burst into one of his rare fits of laughter as he turned away from the picture. I have not heard him laugh often, and it has always boded36 ill to somebody.

    I was up betimes in the morning, but Holmes was afoot earlier still, for I saw him as I dressed, coming up the drive.

    “Yes, we should have a full day today,” he remarked, and he rubbed his hands with the joy of action. “The nets are all in place, and the drag is about to begin. We’ll know before the day is out whether we have caught our big, lean-jawed pike, or whether he has got through the meshes37.”

    “Have you been on the moor already?”

    “I have sent a report from Grimpen to Princetown as to the death of Selden. I think I can promise that none of you will be troubled in the matter. And I have also communicated with my faithful Cartwright, who would certainly have pined away at the door of my hut, as a dog does at his master’s grave, if I had not set his mind at rest about my safety.”

    “What is the next move?”

    “To see Sir Henry. Ah, here he is!”

    “Good-morning, Holmes,” said the baronet. “You look like a general who is planning a battle with his chief of the staff.”

    “That is the exact situation. Watson was asking for orders.”

    “And so do I.”

    “Very good. You are engaged, as I understand, to dine with our friends the Stapletons tonight.”

    “I hope that you will come also. They are very hospitable38 people, and I am sure that they would be very glad to see you.”

    “I fear that Watson and I must go to London.”

    “To London?”

    “Yes, I think that we should be more useful there at the present juncture39.”

    The baronet’s face perceptibly lengthened40.

    “I hoped that you were going to see me through this business. The Hall and the moor are not very pleasant places when one is alone.”

    “My dear fellow, you must trust me implicitly41 and do exactly what I tell you. You can tell your friends that we should have been happy to have come with you, but that urgent business required us to be in town. We hope very soon to return to Devonshire. Will you remember to give them that message?”

    “If you insist upon it.”

    “There is no alternative, I assure you.”

    I saw by the baronet’s clouded brow that he was deeply hurt by what he regarded as our desertion.

    “When do you desire to go?” he asked coldly.

    “Immediately after breakfast. We will drive in to Coombe Tracey, but Watson will leave his things as a pledge that he will come back to you. Watson, you will send a note to Stapleton to tell him that you regret that you cannot come.”

    “I have a good mind to go to London with you,” said the baronet. “Why should I stay here alone?”

    “Because it is your post of duty. Because you gave me your word that you would do as you were told, and I tell you to stay.”

    “All right, then, I’ll stay.”

    “One more direction! I wish you to drive to Merripit House. Send back your trap, however, and let them know that you intend to walk home.”

    “To walk across the moor?”

    “Yes.”

    “But that is the very thing which you have so often cautioned me not to do.”

    “This time you may do it with safety. If I had not every confidence in your nerve and courage I would not suggest it, but it is essential that you should do it.”

    “Then I will do it.”

    “And as you value your life do not go across the moor in any direction save along the straight path which leads from Merripit House to the Grimpen Road, and is your natural way home.”

    “I will do just what you say.”

    “Very good. I should be glad to get away as soon after breakfast as possible, so as to reach London in the afternoon.”

    I was much astounded43 by this programme, though I remembered that Holmes had said to Stapleton on the night before that his visit would terminate next day. It had not crossed my mind however, that he would wish me to go with him, nor could I understand how we could both be absent at a moment which he himself declared to be critical. There was nothing for it, however, but implicit42 obedience44; so we bade good-bye to our rueful friend, and a couple of hours afterwards we were at the station of Coombe Tracey and had dispatched the trap upon its return journey. A small boy was waiting upon the platform.

    “Any orders, sir?”

    “You will take this train to town, Cartwright. The moment you arrive you will send a wire to Sir Henry Baskerville, in my name, to say that if he finds the pocketbook which I have dropped he is to send it by registered post to Baker Street.”

    “Yes, sir.”

    “And ask at the station office if there is a message for me.”

    The boy returned with a telegram, which Holmes handed to me. It ran:

    Wire received. Coming down with unsigned warrant. Arrive five-forty. Lestrade.

    “That is in answer to mine of this morning. He is the best of the professionals, I think, and we may need his assistance. Now, Watson, I think that we cannot employ our time better than by calling upon your acquaintance, Mrs. Laura Lyons.”

    His plan of campaign was beginning to be evident. He would use the baronet in order to convince the Stapletons that we were really gone, while we should actually return at the instant when we were likely to be needed. That telegram from London, if mentioned by Sir Henry to the Stapletons, must remove the last suspicions from their minds. Already I seemed to see our nets drawing closer around that lean-jawed pike.

    Mrs. Laura Lyons was in her office, and Sherlock Holmes opened his interview with a frankness and directness which considerably45 amazed her.

    “I am investigating the circumstances which attended the death of the late Sir Charles Baskerville,” said he. “My friend here, Dr. Watson, has informed me of what you have communicated, and also of what you have withheld46 in connection with that matter.”

    “What have I withheld?” she asked defiantly47.

    “You have confessed that you asked Sir Charles to be at the gate at ten o’clock. We know that that was the place and hour of his death. You have withheld what the connection is between these events.”

    “There is no connection.”

    “In that case the coincidence must indeed be an extraordinary one. But I think that we shall succeed in establishing a connection, after all. I wish to be perfectly48 frank with you, Mrs. Lyons. We regard this case as one of murder, and the evidence may implicate49 not only your friend Mr. Stapleton but his wife as well.”

    The lady sprang from her chair.

    “His wife!” she cried.

    “The fact is no longer a secret. The person who has passed for his sister is really his wife.”

    Mrs. Lyons had resumed her seat. Her hands were grasping the arms of her chair, and I saw that the pink nails had turned white with the pressure of her grip.

    “His wife!” she said again. “His wife! He is not a married man.”

    Sherlock Holmes shrugged50 his shoulders.

    “Prove it to me! Prove it to me! And if you can do so—!”

    The fierce flash of her eyes said more than any words.

    “I have come prepared to do so,” said Holmes, drawing several papers from his pocket. “Here is a photograph of the couple taken in York four years ago. It is indorsed ‘Mr. and Mrs. Vandeleur,’ but you will have no difficulty in recognizing him, and her also, if you know her by sight. Here are three written descriptions by trustworthy witnesses of Mr. and Mrs. Vandeleur, who at that time kept St. Oliver’s private school. Read them and see if you can doubt the identity of these people.”

    She glanced at them, and then looked up at us with the set, rigid51 face of a desperate woman.

    “Mr. Holmes,” she said, “this man had offered me marriage on condition that I could get a divorce from my husband. He has lied to me, the villain52, in every conceivable way. Not one word of truth has he ever told me. And why—why? I imagined that all was for my own sake. But now I see that I was never anything but a tool in his hands. Why should I preserve faith with him who never kept any with me? Why should I try to shield him from the consequences of his own wicked acts? Ask me what you like, and there is nothing which I shall hold back. One thing I swear to you, and that is that when I wrote the letter I never dreamed of any harm to the old gentleman, who had been my kindest friend.”

    “I entirely53 believe you, madam,” said Sherlock Holmes. “The recital54 of these events must be very painful to you, and perhaps it will make it easier if I tell you what occurred, and you can check me if I make any material mistake. The sending of this letter was suggested to you by Stapleton?”

    “He dictated55 it.”

    “I presume that the reason he gave was that you would receive help from Sir Charles for the legal expenses connected with your divorce?”

    “Exactly.”

    “And then after you had sent the letter he dissuaded56 you from keeping the appointment?”

    “He told me that it would hurt his self-respect that any other man should find the money for such an object, and that though he was a poor man himself he would devote his last penny to removing the obstacles which divided us.”

    “He appears to be a very consistent character. And then you heard nothing until you read the reports of the death in the paper?”

    “No.”

    “And he made you swear to say nothing about your appointment with Sir Charles?”

    “He did. He said that the death was a very mysterious one, and that I should certainly be suspected if the facts came out. He frightened me into remaining silent.”

    “Quite so. But you had your suspicions?”

    She hesitated and looked down.

    “I knew him,” she said. “But if he had kept faith with me I should always have done so with him.”

    “I think that on the whole you have had a fortunate escape,” said Sherlock Holmes. “You have had him in your power and he knew it, and yet you are alive. You have been walking for some months very near to the edge of a precipice57. We must wish you good-morning now, Mrs. Lyons, and it is probable that you will very shortly hear from us again.”

    “Our case becomes rounded off, and difficulty after difficulty thins away in front of us,” said Holmes as we stood waiting for the arrival of the express from town. “I shall soon be in the position of being able to put into a single connected narrative58 one of the most singular and sensational59 crimes of modern times. Students of criminology will remember the analogous60 incidents in Godno, in Little Russia, in the year ’66, and of course there are the Anderson murders in North Carolina, but this case possesses some features which are entirely its own. Even now we have no clear case against this very wily man. But I shall be very much surprised if it is not clear enough before we go to bed this night.”

    The London express came roaring into the station, and a small, wiry bulldog of a man had sprung from a first-class carriage. We all three shook hands, and I saw at once from the reverential way in which Lestrade gazed at my companion that he had learned a good deal since the days when they had first worked together. I could well remember the scorn which the theories of the reasoner used then to excite in the practical man.

    “Anything good?” he asked.

    “The biggest thing for years,” said Holmes. “We have two hours before we need think of starting. I think we might employ it in getting some dinner and then, Lestrade, we will take the London fog out of your throat by giving you a breath of the pure night air of Dartmoor. Never been there? Ah, well, I don’t suppose you will forget your first visit.”



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    1 eyebrows ['aɪbraʊz] a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5   第7级
    眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
    • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
    2 apron [ˈeɪprən] Lvzzo   第7级
    n.围裙;工作裙
    参考例句:
    • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron. 招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
    • She stitched a pocket on the new apron. 她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
    3 demon [ˈdi:mən] Wmdyj   第10级
    n.魔鬼,恶魔
    参考例句:
    • The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness. 贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
    • He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years. 他多年来病魔缠身。
    4 wilful [ˈwɪlfl] xItyq   第12级
    adj.任性的,故意的
    参考例句:
    • A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
    • He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias. 他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。
    5 wretch [retʃ] EIPyl   第12级
    n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
    参考例句:
    • You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him. 你不但不谢他,还埋怨他,真不知好歹。
    • The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him. 死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。
    6 conscientious [ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs] mYmzr   第7级
    adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的
    参考例句:
    • He is a conscientious man and knows his job. 他很认真负责,也很懂行。
    • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties. 他非常认真地履行职责。
    7 tangle [ˈtæŋgl] yIQzn   第7级
    n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;vt.&vi.(使)缠绕;变乱
    参考例句:
    • I shouldn't tangle with Peter. He is bigger than me. 我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
    • If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them. 我要是你,我就不跟他们争吵。
    8 moor [mɔ:(r)] T6yzd   第9级
    n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
    参考例句:
    • I decided to moor near some tourist boats. 我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
    • There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor. 沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。
    9 superstition [ˌsu:pəˈstɪʃn] VHbzg   第7级
    n.迷信,迷信行为
    参考例句:
    • It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky. 认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
    • Superstition results from ignorance. 迷信产生于无知。
    10 muzzle [ˈmʌzl] i11yN   第10级
    n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
    参考例句:
    • He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth. 他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
    • The President wanted to muzzle the press. 总统企图遏制新闻自由。
    11 fixedly [ˈfɪksɪdlɪ] 71be829f2724164d2521d0b5bee4e2cc   第8级
    adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
    参考例句:
    • He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
    12 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。
    13 exultation [egzʌl'teiʃən] wzeyn   第10级
    n.狂喜,得意
    参考例句:
    • It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字,他屏住呼吸,乐得脸上放光。
    • He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。
    14 admiration [ˌædməˈreɪʃn] afpyA   第8级
    n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
    参考例句:
    • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene. 他对风景之美赞不绝口。
    • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists. 我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
    15 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。
    16 jealousy [ˈdʒeləsi] WaRz6   第7级
    n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
    参考例句:
    • Some women have a disposition to jealousy. 有些女人生性爱妒忌。
    • I can't support your jealousy any longer. 我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
    17 steer [stɪə(r)] 5u5w3   第7级
    vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶
    参考例句:
    • If you push the car, I'll steer it. 如果你来推车,我就来驾车。
    • It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you. 想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
    18 stout [staʊt] PGuzF   第8级
    adj.强壮的,结实的,勇猛的,矮胖的
    参考例句:
    • He cut a stout stick to help him walk. 他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
    • The stout old man waddled across the road. 那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。
    19 wig [wɪg] 1gRwR   第8级
    n.假发
    参考例句:
    • The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair. 那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。
    • He disguised himself with a wig and false beard. 他用假发和假胡须来乔装。
    20 velvet [ˈvelvɪt] 5gqyO   第7级
    n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
    参考例句:
    • This material feels like velvet. 这料子摸起来像丝绒。
    • The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing. 新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
    21 mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] jDgxH   第7级
    n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
    参考例句:
    • Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
    • He seems to intend mischief. 看来他想捣蛋。
    22 lurking [] 332fb85b4d0f64d0e0d1ef0d34ebcbe7   第8级
    潜在
    参考例句:
    • Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的,想干什么?
    • There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    23 robust [rəʊˈbʌst] FXvx7   第7级
    adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的
    参考例句:
    • She is too tall and robust. 她个子太高,身体太壮。
    • China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses, AP commented. 美联社评论道,中国希望保持经济强势增长,以减少贫困和失业状况。
    24 authenticity [ˌɔ:θen'tisəti] quyzq   第7级
    n.真实性
    参考例句:
    • There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
    • The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
    25 fascination [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn] FlHxO   第8级
    n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
    参考例句:
    • He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport. 他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
    • His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience. 广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。
    26 plumed [ˈplu:md] 160f544b3765f7a5765fdd45504f15fb   第10级
    饰有羽毛的
    参考例句:
    • The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。
    • The eagle plumed its wing. 这只鹰整理它的翅膀。
    27 brutal [ˈbru:tl] bSFyb   第7级
    adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
    参考例句:
    • She has to face the brutal reality. 她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
    • They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer. 他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
    28 countenance [ˈkaʊntənəns] iztxc   第9级
    n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
    参考例句:
    • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance. 他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
    • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive. 我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
    29 prim [prɪm] SSIz3   第12级
    adj.拘泥形式的,一本正经的;n.循规蹈矩,整洁;adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地
    参考例句:
    • She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes! 她太古板,不喜欢听粗野的笑话!
    • He is prim and precise in manner. 他的态度一本正经而严谨。
    30 jaw [dʒɔ:] 5xgy9   第7级
    n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
    参考例句:
    • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw. 他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
    • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character. 强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
    31 amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt] 7zlzBK   第8级
    n.惊奇,惊讶
    参考例句:
    • All those around him looked at him with amazement. 周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
    • He looked at me in blank amazement. 他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
    32 investigator [ɪnˈvestɪgeɪtə(r)] zRQzo   第9级
    n.研究者,调查者,审查者
    参考例句:
    • He was a special investigator for the FBI. 他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
    • The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal. 调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。
    33 doctrine [ˈdɒktrɪn] Pkszt   第7级
    n.教义;主义;学说
    参考例句:
    • He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine. 他不得不宣扬他的教义。
    • The council met to consider changes to doctrine. 宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。
    34 cork [kɔ:k] VoPzp   第8级
    n.软木,软木塞
    参考例句:
    • We heard the pop of a cork. 我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
    • Cork is a very buoyant material. 软木是极易浮起的材料。
    35 baker [ˈbeɪkə(r)] wyTz62   第7级
    n.面包师
    参考例句:
    • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery. 面包师在面包房内烤面包。
    • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs. 面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
    36 boded [bəʊdid] 3ee9f155e2df361f160805e631a2c2ca   第12级
    v.预示,预告,预言( bode的过去式和过去分词 );等待,停留( bide的过去分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待
    参考例句:
    • The beginning of that summer boded ill. 夏季一开始就来势不善。 来自辞典例句
    37 meshes [meʃiz] 1541efdcede8c5a0c2ed7e32c89b361f   第9级
    网孔( mesh的名词复数 ); 网状物; 陷阱; 困境
    参考例句:
    • The net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
    • This net has half-inch meshes. 这个网有半英寸见方的网孔。
    38 hospitable [hɒˈspɪtəbl] CcHxA   第9级
    adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的
    参考例句:
    • The man is very hospitable. He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers. 那人十分好客,无论是他的朋友还是同事,他都盛情接待。
    • The locals are hospitable and welcoming. 当地人热情好客。
    39 juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)] e3exI   第10级
    n.时刻,关键时刻,紧要关头
    参考例句:
    • The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts. 该项目位于新老城区交界处。
    • It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future. 此时很难预料公司的前景。
    40 lengthened [ˈleŋkθənd] 4c0dbc9eb35481502947898d5e9f0a54   第7级
    (时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
    • He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit. 他要把上衣放长一些。
    41 implicitly [ɪm'plɪsɪtlɪ] 7146d52069563dd0fc9ea894b05c6fef   第7级
    adv. 含蓄地, 暗中地, 毫不保留地
    参考例句:
    • Many verbs and many words of other kinds are implicitly causal. 许多动词和许多其他类词都蕴涵着因果关系。
    • I can trust Mr. Somerville implicitly, I suppose? 我想,我可以毫无保留地信任萨莫维尔先生吧?
    42 implicit [ɪmˈplɪsɪt] lkhyn   第7级
    adj.暗示的,含蓄的,不明晰的,绝对的
    参考例句:
    • A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers. 士兵必须绝对服从他的长官。
    • Her silence gave implicit consent. 她的沉默表示默许。
    43 astounded [əˈstaʊndɪd] 7541fb163e816944b5753491cad6f61a   第8级
    v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
    参考例句:
    • His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
    • How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话?我感到大为震惊。
    44 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。
    45 considerably [kənˈsɪdərəbli] 0YWyQ   第9级
    adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
    参考例句:
    • The economic situation has changed considerably. 经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
    • The gap has narrowed considerably. 分歧大大缩小了。
    46 withheld [wɪθ'held] f9d7381abd94e53d1fbd8a4e53915ec8   第7级
    withhold过去式及过去分词
    参考例句:
    • I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后,我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意,学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    47 defiantly [dɪ'faɪəntlɪ] defiantly   第10级
    adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地
    参考例句:
    • Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    48 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。
    49 implicate [ˈɪmplɪkeɪt] JkPyo   第9级
    vt.使牵连其中,涉嫌
    参考例句:
    • He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Stu. 他在笔记本中没发现任何涉及斯图的东西。
    • I do not want to implicate you in my problem of the job. 我工作上的问题不想把你也牵扯进来。
    50 shrugged [ʃ'rʌɡd] 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce   第7级
    vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
    • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    51 rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd] jDPyf   第7级
    adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
    参考例句:
    • She became as rigid as adamant. 她变得如顽石般的固执。
    • The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out. 考试很严,几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。
    52 villain [ˈvɪlən] ZL1zA   第9级
    n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
    参考例句:
    • He was cast as the villain in the play. 他在戏里扮演反面角色。
    • The man who played the villain acted very well. 扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
    53 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。
    54 recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] kAjzI   第8级
    n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会
    参考例句:
    • She is going to give a piano recital. 她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
    • I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took. 在我叙述的35分钟内,他们完全被我吸引了。
    55 dictated [dikˈteitid] aa4dc65f69c81352fa034c36d66908ec   第7级
    v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
    参考例句:
    • He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
    • No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    56 dissuaded [dɪˈsweɪdid] a2aaf4d696a6951c453bcb3bace560b6   第9级
    劝(某人)勿做某事,劝阻( dissuade的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • He was easily dissuaded from going. 他很容易就接受劝告不走了。
    • Ulysses was not to be dissuaded from his attempt. 尤利西斯想前去解救的决心不为所动。
    57 precipice [ˈpresəpɪs] NuNyW   第11级
    n.悬崖,危急的处境
    参考例句:
    • The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice. 那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
    • A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life. 在这悬崖上稍一疏忽就会使人丧生。
    58 narrative [ˈnærətɪv] CFmxS   第7级
    n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
    参考例句:
    • He was a writer of great narrative power. 他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
    • Neither author was very strong on narrative. 两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
    59 sensational [senˈseɪʃənl] Szrwi   第8级
    adj.使人感动的,非常好的,轰动的,耸人听闻的
    参考例句:
    • Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports. 这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
    • Their performance was sensational. 他们的演出妙极了。
    60 analogous [əˈnæləgəs] aLdyQ   第10级
    adj.相似的;类似的
    参考例句:
    • The two situations are roughly analogous. 两种情況大致相似。
    • The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival. 该公司与主要竞争对手的处境极为相似。

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