the rich culture of St Petersburg dazzles and delights., [阅读障碍词] 1.event n.大事;大事 2.destroy vt.破坏;毁坏;毁灭 3.be under attack 患病攻击 4.give in 屈服;让步 5.in ruins 严峻受损;破败不堪;成为废墟 6.beauty n.美;美人 7.bronze n.铜;青铜 8.look out over 俯视...
which, above all, made me completely devoted to the myth of the Great Love and thus unintentionally led to the painful situation I find myself in today. I could reproach her, perhaps, if she hadn’t already paid for her ambitions. And now that I am forced to write about her and look...
Alt. of Analgene baleen noun (n.) Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth...
An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat...
A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. regatta noun (n.) Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races. regma noun (n.) A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or ...