20180411 Chapter1-2 Flashcards
tantrums “Besides,” said Miss Abbot, “God will punish her: He might strike her dead in the midst of her tantrums, and then where would she go?
美[‘tæntrəm],英[‘tæntrəm],n. (尤指儿童)耍脾气; 网络释义: 发脾气;脾气发作;发怒;
recollections I had nothing to say to these words: they were not new to me: my very first recollections of existence included hints of the same kind.
美[.rekə’lekʃ(ə)n],英[.rekə’lekʃ(ə)n],n. 回忆;记忆;记忆力;往事; 网络释义: 回想;追忆;想起;
cover She’s an underhand little thing: I never saw a girl of her age with so much cover.”
美[‘kʌvər],英[‘kʌvə(r)],v. 盖;覆盖;包括;掩盖; n. 掩护;掩饰;封皮;罩子; 网络释义: 封面;盖子;遮盖;
underhand She’s an underhand little thing: I never saw a girl of her age with so much cover.”
美[.ʌndər’hænd],英[.ʌndə(r)’hænd],adj. 秘密的;阴险的;狡诈的;卑鄙的; 网络释义: 低手;下手;下手发球也可以用;
incredulous “Mind you don’t,” said Bessie; and when she had ascertained that I was really subsiding, she loosened her hold of me; then she and Miss Abbot stood with folded arms, looking darkly and doubtfully on my face, as incredulous of my sanity.
美[ɪn’kredʒələs],英[ɪn’kredjʊləs],adj. 不肯相信的;不能相信的;表示怀疑的; 网络释义: 不轻信的;难以置信的;不相信的;
subsiding “Mind you don’t,” said Bessie; and when she had ascertained that I was really subsiding, she loosened her hold of me; then she and Miss Abbot stood with folded arms, looking darkly and doubtfully on my face, as incredulous of my sanity.
美[səb’saɪd],英[səb’saɪd],v. 沉降;消退;平息;减退; 网络释义: 沉淀;下沉;下陷;
stir “Don’t take them off,” I cried; “I will not stir.”
美[stɜr],英[stɜː(r)],v. 搅拌;搅动;激发;搅和; n. 搅拌;搅动;震动;搅和; 网络释义: 搅拌法;轰动;激动;
ignominy This preparation for bonds, and the additional ignominy it inferred, took a little of the excitement out of me.
美[‘ɪɡnə.mɪni],英[‘ɪɡnəmɪni],n. 公开的耻辱;不名誉; 网络释义: 屈辱;羞耻;不体面;
ligature Miss Abbot turned to divest a stout leg of the necessary ligature.
美[‘lɪɡə.tʃʊr],英[‘lɪɡətʃə(r)],v. 结扎; n. (用于紧缚的)带子;(用于止血等的)结扎丝; 网络释义: 连字;绷带;结扎线;
garters “Miss Abbot, lend me your garters; she would break mine directly.”
美[‘ɡɑrtər],英[‘ɡɑː(r)tə(r)],n. 吊袜带;(通常为弹性的)袜带; v. 用袜带系紧;授给…嘉德勋位; 网络释义: 束带名片盒;束带修容组;吊带袜;
wickedness There, sit down, and think over your wickedness.”
美[‘wɪkəd],英[‘wɪkɪd],adj. 邪恶的;缺德的;淘气的;调皮的; n. 恶人;邪恶的人; 网络释义: 坏的;魔法坏女巫;恶劣的;
benefactress “What shocking conduct, Miss Eyre, to strike a young gentleman, your benefactress’s son!
美[‘benɪfæktrɪs],英[‘benɪfæktrɪs],网络释义: 女施主;女恩人;捐助人;
mutiny The fact is, I was a trifle beside myself; or rather out of myself, as the French would say: I was conscious that a moment’s mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and, like any other rebel slave, I felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths.
美[‘mjut(ə)ni],英[‘mjuːtəni],v. 不服从;反抗;反叛; n. 暴动; 网络释义: 兵变;哗变;叛乱;
trifle The fact is, I was a trifle beside myself; or rather out of myself, as the French would say: I was conscious that a moment’s mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and, like any other rebel slave, I felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths.
美[‘traɪf(ə)l],英[‘traɪf(ə)l],n. 小事;琐事;稍微;一点儿; v. 轻视;闹着玩儿地讲[行动];闲混;玩忽; 网络释义: 少量;少许;嬉耍;
frantic I felt a drop or two of blood from my head trickle down my neck, and was sensible of somewhat pungent suffering: these sensations for the time predominated over fear, and I received him in frantic sort.
美[‘fræntɪk],英[‘fræntɪk],adj. 紧张忙乱的;手忙脚乱的;(由于恐惧或担心)无法控制感情的; 网络释义: 疯狂的;狂乱的;发狂的;
tyrant I really saw in him a tyrant, a murderer.
美[‘taɪrənt],英[‘taɪrənt],n. 暴君;专制君主;暴虐的统治者; 网络释义: 僭主;专制统治者;生化暴君;
desperate but first—” He ran headlong at me: I felt him grasp my hair and my shoulder: he had closed with a desperate thing.
美[‘desp(ə)rət],英[‘desp(ə)rət],adj. 渴望;(因绝望而)不惜冒险的;绝望的;孤注一掷的; 网络释义: 不顾一切的;拼死的;令人绝望的;
climax The cut bled, the pain was sharp: my terror had passed its climax; other feelings succeeded.
美[‘klaɪmæks],英[‘klaɪmæks],n. 顶点;【修辞学】渐强(而达顶点的)修辞法;(事件的)高潮; v. (使)达到顶点[高潮];达到巅峰; 网络释义: 顶峰;极点;层进法;
poise I did so, not at first aware what was his intention; but when I saw him lift and poise the book and stand in act to hurl it, I instinctively started aside with a cry of alarm: not soon enough, however; the volume was flung, it hit me, and I fell, striking my head against the door and cutting it.
美[pɔɪz],英[pɔɪz],n. 沉着自信;稳重;自若;优雅的举止; v. 保持(某种姿势);抓紧;使稳定; 网络释义: 泊;使平衡;泊思;
rummage Now, I’ll teach you to rummage my bookshelves: for they are mine; all the house belongs to me, or will do in a few years.
美[‘rʌmɪdʒ],英[‘rʌmɪdʒ],n. 翻寻;翻箱倒柜的寻找;搜寻; v. 翻寻;乱翻;搜寻; 网络释义: 翻找;到处翻寻;检查;
tottered I tottered, and on regaining my equilibrium retired back a step or two from his chair.
美[ˈtɒtə(r)],v. 跌跌撞撞;摇摇欲坠; n. 蹒跚(的步子); 网络释义: 摇摆蹒跚;踉跄;飘摇;
shrank He bullied and punished me; not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but continually: every nerve I had feared him, and every morsel of flesh in my bones shrank when he came near.
美[ʃrɪŋk],英[ʃrɪŋk],n. 收缩;退缩;皱缩;畏缩; v. 收缩;退缩;皱缩;变小; 网络释义: 缩水;缩短;畏缩不前;
obedient Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair: he spent some three minutes in thrusting out his tongue at me as far as he could without damaging the roots: I knew he would soon strike, and while dreading the blow, I mused on the disgusting and ugly appearance of him who would presently deal it.
美[oʊ’bidiənt],英[ə’biːdiənt],adj. 顺从的;忠顺的;唯命是从的; 网络释义: 服从的;听话孝顺的;听话的;
pining Miles, the master, affirmed that he would do very well if he had fewer cakes and sweetmeats sent him from home; but the mother’s heart turned from an opinion so harsh, and inclined rather to the more refined idea that John’s sallowness was owing to over-application and, perhaps, to pining after home.
美[paɪn],英[paɪn],n. 松木;菠萝;【植】松树; v. 憔悴;渴望;郁郁寡欢;消瘦; 网络释义: 松景;松针;
bilious He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.
美[‘bɪliəs],英[‘bɪliəs],adj. 恶心的;想呕吐的;刺眼的;花哨的; 网络释义: 胆汁质的;胆汁的;多胆汁的;
limbs John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs and large extremities.
美[lɪm],英[lɪm],n. 肢;腿;翼;主枝; v. 割断…的四肢;砍树枝; 网络释义: 大树枝;臂;分支;
visage John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs and large extremities.
美[‘vɪzɪdʒ],英[‘vɪzɪdʒ],n. (人的)脸; 网络释义: 面貌;面容;容貌;
fervently “It is well I drew the curtain,” thought I; and I wished fervently he might not discover my hiding-place: nor would John Reed have found it out himself; he was not quick either of vision or conception; but Eliza just put her head in at the door, and said at once— “She is in the window-seat, to be sure, Jack.”
美[‘fɜrv(ə)nt],英[‘fɜː(r)v(ə)nt],adj. 热情的;热忱的;热诚的;热烈的; 网络释义: 强烈的;炽热的;热心的;
fiend The fiend pinning down the thief’s pack behind him, I passed over quickly: it was an object of terror.
美[find],英[fiːnd],n. 恶魔;魔鬼;恶魔般的人;残忍的人; 网络释义: 魔王;能手;邪魔,魔王;