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apothecary
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药剂师，药材商 |
It was Mr. Lloyd, an apothecary sometimes called by Mrs. Reed when the servants were ailing. |
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ail
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使痛苦，使苦恼，使不适 |
It was Mr. Lloyd, an apothecary sometimes called by Mrs. Reed when the servants were ailing. |
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employ
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雇用 |
For herself and the children she employed a physician. |
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physician
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医师，内科医生 |
For herself and the children she employed a physician. |
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housemaid
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(大宅第里的)侍女 |
Bessie went into the nearby housemaid 's room, and I heard her talking. |
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nursery
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保育室，儿童室 |
Come sleep with me in the nursery. |
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be hard on
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对...苛刻 |
Mrs. Reed was too hard on her. |
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caught
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1. 理解，听清楚 (catch-caught)，(2. 接住，抓住) |
I caught scraps of their conversation. |
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scrap
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1. 碎片，小块，(2. (常用复数)残羹剩饭，残余物，3. (可资源回收利用的)废物) |
I caught scraps of their conversation. |
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haunt
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1. (尤其是不愉快的想法、回忆等)萦绕在心，挥之不去，(2. (鬼魂等)出没，老是附在...身上) |
I lay awake the whole night, still haunted by the ghost and Mrs. Reed's cruelty. |
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cruelty
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残酷，残忍 |
I lay awake the whole night, still haunted by the ghost and Mrs. Reed's cruelty. |
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hearth
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壁炉 |
I sat wrapped in a shawl by the nursery hearth. |
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physically
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身体上，肉体上 |
I felt physically weak and broken down, but my worst ailment was a wretched sadness. |
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broken down
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衰弱，体力不支 |
I felt physically weak and broken down, but my worst ailment was a wretched sadness. |
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ailment
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(轻微或慢性的)疾病 |
I felt physically weak and broken down, but my worst ailment was a wretched sadness. |
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wretched
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1. 痛苦的，悲惨的，(2. 可怜的，不幸的) |
I felt physically weak and broken down, but my worst ailment was a wretched sadness. |
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address
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1. 对...说话，(2. 地址3. (在信封等)写地址，给...写信 |
Bessie addressed me kindly as she moved back and forth, putting away toys. |
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tart
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水果馅饼，塔(放有水果等甜物，上面不覆盖面团的塔状饼) |
Bessie brought back a tart on a brightly painted plate. |
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bonnet
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(有带子的)女帽，童帽 |
She began making a bonnet for Georgiana's doll. |
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ought
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应该，应当 |
She ought to look more cheerful. |
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daresay
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认为...很有可能，敢说(猜想)... |
I daresay she's crying because she couldn't go out in the carriage. |
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indignantly
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愤怒地，愤慨地 |
"I never cried for such a thing in my life!" I said indignantly. |
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note
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1. 语调，语气，(2. 注意到，注意，3. 笔记，记录) |
"Oh, miss!" Bessie said with a note of disapproval in her voice. |
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disapproval
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不以为然，不赞成 |
"Oh, miss!" Bessie said with a note of disapproval in her voice. |
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snuff
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鼻烟(放在鼻孔下闻香气，有点像是粉状香烟) |
Mr. Lloyd took out his snuff box. |
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relation
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1. 亲戚，亲属，(2. 关系，关联) |
My aunt once said I might have some poor Eyre relations. |
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scarcely
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几乎(不)，几乎没有 |
I scarcely knew what school was. |
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prosper
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繁荣，昌盛 |
Bessie had worked in a house where the young ladies had prospered at school. |
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imply
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意味着，暗示 |
School implied an entrance into a new life. |
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gravel
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小石子，碎石 |
I heard the carriage rolling up the gravel drive. |
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recommend
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推荐，建议 |
He recommended I be sent to school. |
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clergyman
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牧师，教士 |
I learned for the first time that my father had been a poor clergyman. |
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consider
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1. 认为，把...视为，(2. 斟酌，细想) |
My mother's friends and family had considered him beneath her, but she married him anyway. |
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beneath
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1. (地位等)较低，较劣，(2. 在...之下) |
My mother's friends and family had considered him beneath her, but she married him anyway. |
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cut off
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不留给遗产 |
Her father had cut her off without any money. |
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pity
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1. 怜悯，同情，(2. 可惜的事，憾事) |
Miss Jane should be pitied. |
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compassionate
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有同情心的，怜悯的 |
If she were a nice, pretty child, one might be compassionate. |
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moving
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感人的，感动的 |
A beauty like Miss Georgiana would be more moving in the same condition. |
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condition
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1. 情况，(健康等)状态，(2. (前提)条件) |
A beauty like Miss Georgiana would be more moving in the same condition. |
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dote on
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溺爱，珍护 |
I dote on Miss Georgiana! |
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fervor
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热烈，热情 |
She paused for a moment and then said with equal fervor, "Shall we get some dinner?" |