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He behaved badly with impunity as he knew the teacher was weak."他表现不好,却没有受到惩罚,因为他知道老师 软弱可欺。"
fable /"feb()l/ n.寓言,寓言故事,谎言,不实之词,无稽之 谈v.讲故事,编寓言,虚构,杜撰,煞有介事地讲
This fable was written after the manner of Aesop.这部寓言是仿照 《伊索寓言》写成的。
eerie /"r/ adj.诡异的,怪异的,神秘的,恐怖的
It’s eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林 中行走很是恐怖。
conceit /kn"sit/ n.自负,骄傲自大,别出心裁但不实用的 效果,巧妙但不实用的东西,巧妙的言辞,别出心裁的比喻v. 中意于；〈方〉想像；〈古〉理解
The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit. 风儿在唱歌这一巧妙的比 喻很有浪漫色彩。
wholly /"hll/ adv.完全地,全面地,整体地
She had acted in ways that he found wholly admirable.他对她的 行事方式佩服得五体投地。
attendant /"tend()nt/ n.服务员,侍者,(要人的)侍从，随 从,(病人的)护理者adj.伴随的,随之而来的
We had all theusual problems attendant upon starting a new business. 我们遇到了创业时通常会出现的所有问题。
pressing /"pres/ adj.紧迫的,紧急的,急迫的,难以推却的, 不容忽视的n.模压制品，同批次的模压产品(尤指唱片)v. (被)压，挤，推，施加压力,按，压(使启动),将…塞进, 把…按入press的现在分词
They were so pressing that I couldn"t refuse.他们再三恳求，我无法拒绝。
provocative /pr"vktv/ adj.挑衅的,煽动性的,激起争端 的,引诱的,激起性欲的n.刺激物,兴奋剂