单词 含义 例句
moonbeam (一道)月光 He leaned up against a moonbeam.
catch one's breath 喘息,屏息 He leaned up against a moonbeam to catch his breath.
insult 侮辱,使...受辱 Never before in three hundred years have I ever been so insult ed!
ghoulishly 残忍地 He had grinned ghoulishly in Lady Bracknell's mirror and had turned her hair as white as ash.
hysterical 失去理性的,不正常兴奋的 The three hysterical housemaids had found him bowling in the graveyard behind the castle.
housemaid (大宅第里的)侍女 The three hysterical housemaids had found him bowling in the graveyard behind the castle.
bowl 1. 投球,(2. 碗) The three hysterical housemaids had found him bowling in the graveyard behind the castle.
recall 回想,想起 For a while he recalled all his great performances of the past.
performance 1. 演出,演奏,表演,(2. 成绩,成果) For a while he recalled all his great performances of the past.
cast 投射(光,影,视线等) cast-cast-cast He passed the night watching the dim shadows cast by the moonlight creep across the stone floor.
lubricator 润滑油 I think it was quite rude of the ghost not to use the lubricator I offered.
slingshot 弹弓 Keep your slingshots off the dining table.
occurrence (事件的)发生 The only ghostly occurrence was the bloodstain in the library.
reappear 再次出现,重新显露 In the morning it always reappeared.
royal purple 深紫红色,蓝紫色 It started out as blood red and changed to royal purple.
lay a bet 打赌 Washington and Mr. Otis even started laying bets on the stain's color before bed.
accurately 准确的,精确的 The twins immediately loaded their slingshots and accurately fired two small stones.
in a rage 一怒之下 In a rage, the ghost flew up the stairs at the family.
demonic 恶魔的,魔鬼似的 The ghost let out his loudest, most demonic groan.
fetch (去)拿来,(去)带来 I'll go fetch him some cough syrup from the kitchen.
parade 1. 招摇而行,(2. 游行) He had wanted to parade through their bedrooms.
brandish 挥动,炫耀(刀,戈等) He had wanted to parade through their bedrooms, brandishing a gleaming sword.
gleaming 若隐若现的,发光的 He had wanted to parade through their bedrooms, brandishing a gleaming sword.
slink 鬼鬼祟祟地走,偷偷溜走 He just wanted to slink off to his room.
cobweb 蜘蛛网 He just wanted to bandage his wound with cobwebs.
solemn 严肃的,庄重的 He made a solemn vow.
vengeance 报复,复仇 I will have my vengeance on this ill-mannered family.
ill-mannered 没礼貌的,粗野的 I will have my vengeance on this ill-mannered family.
thrash 1. (用棍、鞭等)痛打,责打,(2. 猛烈摆动) A violent storm thrashed the castle windows with rain.
howl 1. (风)嗡嗡地刮,(2. 吼叫,3. (狼、狗等动物)嗥叫) The wind howled about the turrets like a lost soul.
turret 塔楼,角楼 The wind howled about the turrets like a lost soul.
soul 1. 灵魂,(2. 人) The wind howled about the turrets like a lost soul.
supernatural 超自然现象 It is time to put the fear of the supernatural into these people.
wardrobe 1. (个人、剧院的)全部服装,(2. 衣柜,衣橱) He looked through his wardrobe.
winding-sheet 裹尸布 He picked out a long winding-sheet the color of gravestone.
thread-worn 破旧的 He picked out a thread-worn jacket with bloodstains.
corpse 尸体 I'll scare the twins out of their beds in the form of a icy-cold corpse.
hideously 可怕地,吓人地 I'll moan hideously and stab my chest with a dagger.
stab (用像刀一样尖锐的东西)刺 I'll moan hideously and stab my chest with a dagger.
hellfire 地狱之火 He planned to haunt their dreams with visions of hellfire.
a touch of 一点,些许 For an added touch of horror, he left his head behind.
glide 滑动,滑行 He glided through the walls of the castle like an evil shadow.
ajar 门半开着,微开 The door was slightly ajar.
entrance 1. 进入,登场,(2. 入口) Wishing to make a dramatic entrance, he screamed his favorite curses and flung open the door.
cunningly 狡猾地,巧妙地 A heavy jug of water had been cunningly balanced on top of the door.
uproariously 吵闹地 The twins were laughing uproariously.
nerve 1. 神经,(2. 勇气,胆量) His nerves were completely shot.
obviously 显然地 Obviously the Otis family had no appreciation for spiritual phenomena.
appreciation 1. 正确评价,鉴识,(2. 感谢,欣赏) Obviously the Otis family had no appreciation for spiritual phenomena.
spiritual 精神上的,灵魂的 Obviously the Otis family had no appreciation for spiritual phenomena.
phenomena (自然、社会)现象 (单数:phenomenon) Obviously the Otis family had no appreciation for spiritual phenomena.
nonetheless 尽管如此 Nonetheless he did have a solemn obligation to tread the corridors in chains every Sunday.
obligation 义务,责任,职责 He did have a solemn obligation to tread the corridors in chains every Sunday.
terraced 梯形的,成梯形的 He did have a solemn obligation to appear on the terraced balcony twice a week.
tread 踏,踩,踩过 He did have a solemn obligation to tread the corridors in chains every Sunday.
on the other hand 另一方面 On the other hand, he was very responsible.
stoop 弯腰,俯身 He stooped to pick up the bottle of Rising Sun Lubricator from under the table.
apply 1. 涂,敷,(2. 申请,请求) He applied the oil to his chains.