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Even in Modern English, the phrase delicate hands refers to hands beautifully shaped and small. Another example of a more or less the same type is English slight. Since slight means (among other things) “inconsiderable,” it does not come as a surprise that it may mean “not worthy of ...
Something light, delicate, or insubstantial. A cobweb, for example. used in: The Fall of the House of Usher The Pit and the Pendulum The Black Cat grandiloquent A lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language. used in: The Gold Bug ...
(6)A.shabbyB.delicateC.uglyD.old(7)A.workingB.learningC.playingD.feeling(8)A.warmB.wrinkledC.smoothD.soft(9)A.makeB.inventC.cleanD.check(10)A.broughtB.sent awayC.deliveredD.left behind(11)A.pushedB.feltC.pavedD.change(12)A.IfB.WhenC.OnceD.Though(13)A.regretfulB.convincedC....
English is an especially rich language, and often there are delicate shades of difference between two words that are generally regarded as equivalent or synonymous. Thus, a mishap is not merely an accident; it is an unfortunate accident. (There can be fortunate accidents, like bumping into an ...
For some of us, that’s a delicate art. At an Orthodox church some 20 years ago I sat down at coffee hour and was greeted by Olga and Irina, two Russian ladies born before the First World War. “You are not Orthodox, are you my dear? What is your background?” Olga asked. “I...
a其特点是清香、味纯、鲜咸脆嫩而有名 But its characteristic is the delicate fragrance, the taste pure, the fresh salty crisp and tender famous[translate] aair transat 空气deckchair[translate] a老公永远爱我和宝宝 The husband forever loves me and the baby[translate] ...
s the most exciting part of this period in history, when it seems that we have, just in the last 200 years, discovered each other’s vulnerability and our own humanity. Now is the time to define the world as we see it, and it’s a far more complex, multifaceted, and delicate world...
就好了;D.in case以防,万一;根据I asked,and he looked at me (51)I was crazy可知他瞧着我,就好像我有神经病似的,故答案为B.12.A.考查形容词及语境理解.A.rough 粗糙的;B.smooth顺利的;C.delicate 精致的;D.clumsy笨拙的;根据I said,reaching over and touching his (52)hands可知我伸出手,触摸着...