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. |