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（单词翻译:单击）

Mrs. McGinty’s

Dead

A Hercule Poirot Mystery
 

One
Hercule Poirot came out of the Vieille Grand’mère restaurant into Soho. He turned up the collar
of his overcoat through prudence1, rather than necessity, since the night was not cold. “But at my
age, one takes no risks,” Poirot was wont2 to declare.
His eyes held a reflective sleepy pleasure. The Escargots de la Vieille Grand’mère had been
delicious. A real find, this dingy3 little restaurant. Meditatively4, like a well-fed dog, Hercule Poirot
curled his tongue round his lips. Drawing his handkerchief from his pocket, he dabbed5 his
luxuriant moustaches.
Yes, he had dined well .?.?. And now what?
A taxi, passing him, slowed down invitingly6. Poirot hesitated for a moment, but made no
sign. Why take a taxi? He would in any case reach home too early to go to bed.
“Alas,” murmured Poirot to his moustaches, “that one can only eat three times a day.
.?.?.”
For afternoon tea was a meal to which he had never become acclimatized. “If one partakes
of the five o’clock, one does not,” he explained, “approach the dinner with the proper quality
of expectant gastric7 juices. And the dinner, let us remember, is the supreme8 meal of the day!”
Not for him, either, the mid-morning coffee. No, chocolate and croissants for breakfast,
Déjeuner at twelve-thirty if possible but certainly not later than one o’clock, and finally the
climax9: Le D?ner!
These were the peak periods of Hercule Poirot’s day. Always a man who had taken his
stomach seriously, he was reaping his reward in old age. Eating was now not only a physical
pleasure, it was also an intellectual research. For in between meals he spent quite a lot of time
searching out and marking down possible sources of new and delicious food. La Vieille
Grand’mère was the result of one of these quests and La Vieille Grand’mère had just received
the seal of Hercule Poirot’s gastronomic10 approval.
But now, unfortunately, there was the evening to put in.
Hercule Poirot sighed.
“If only,” he thought, “ce cher Hastings were available. .?.?.”
He dwelt with pleasure on his remembrances of his old friend.
“My first friend in this country—and still to me the dearest friend I have. True, often and
often did he enrage11 me. But do I remember that now? No. I remember only his incredulous
wonder, his openmouthed appreciation12 of my talents—the ease with which I misled him without
uttering an untrue word, his bafflement, his stupendous astonishment13 when he at last perceived the
truth that had been clear to me all along. Ce cher, cher ami! It is my weakness, it has always been
my weakness, to desire to show off. That weakness, Hastings could never understand. But indeed
it is very necessary for a man of my abilities to admire himself — and for that one needs
stimulation14 from outside. I cannot, truly I cannot, sit in a chair all day reflecting how truly
admirable I am. One needs the human touch. One needs—as they say nowadays—the stooge.”
Hercule Poirot sighed. He turned into Shaftesbury Avenue.
Should he cross it and go on to Leicester Square and spend the evening at a cinema?
Frowning slightly, he shook his head. The cinema, more often than not, enraged15 him by the
looseness of its plots—the lack of logical continuity in the argument—even the photography
which, raved16 over by some, to Hercule Poirot seemed often no more than the portrayal17 of scenes
and objects so as to make them appear totally different from what they were in reality.
Everything, Hercule Poirot decided18, was too artistic19 nowadays. Nowhere was there the love
of order and method that he himself prized so highly. And seldom was there any appreciation of
subtlety20. Scenes of violence and crude brutality21 were the fashion, and as a former police officer,
Poirot was bored by brutality. In his early days, he had seen plenty of crude brutality. It had been
more the rule than the exception. He found it fatiguing22, and unintelligent.
“The truth is,” Poirot reflected as he turned his steps homeward, “I am not in tune23 with
the modern world. And I am, in a superior way, a slave as other men are slaves. My work has
enslaved me just as their work enslaves them. When the hour of leisure arrives, they have nothing
with which to fill their leisure. The retired24 financier takes up golf, the little merchant puts bulbs in
his garden, me, I eat. But there it is, I come round to it again. One can only eat three times a day.
And in between are the gaps.”
He passed a newspaper seller and scanned the bill.
“Result of McGinty Trial. Verdict.”
It stirred no interest in him. He recalled vaguely25 a small paragraph in the papers. It had not
been an interesting murder. Some wretched old woman knocked on the head for a few pounds. All
part of the senseless crude brutality of these days.
Poirot turned into the courtyard of his block of flats. As always his heart swelled26 in approval.
He was proud of his home. A splendid symmetrical building. The lift took him up to the third floor
where he had a large luxury flat with impeccable chromium fittings, square armchairs, and
severely27 rectangular ornaments28. There could truly be said not to be a curve in the place.
As he opened the door with his latchkey and stepped into the square, white lobby, his
manservant, George, stepped softly to meet him.
“Good evening, sir. There is a—gentleman waiting to see you.”
He relieved Poirot deftly29 of his overcoat.
“Indeed?” Poirot was aware of that very slight pause before the word gentleman. As a
social snob30, George was an expert.
“What is his name?”
“A Mr. Spence, sir.”
“Spence.” The name, for the moment, meant nothing to Poirot. Yet he knew that it should
do so.
Pausing for a moment before the mirror to adjust his moustaches to a state of perfection,
Poirot opened the door of the sitting room and entered. The man sitting in one of the big square
armchairs got up.
“Hallo, M. Poirot, hope you remember me. It’s a long time .?.?. Superintendent31 Spence.”
“But of course.” Poirot shook him warmly by the hand.
Superintendent Spence of the Kilchester Police. A very interesting case that had been .?.?. As
Spence had said, a long time ago now. .?.?.
Poirot pressed his guest with refreshments32. A grenadine? Crème de Menthe? Benedictine?
Crème de Cacao? .?.?.
At this moment George entered with a tray on which was a whisky bottle and a siphon. “Or
beer if you prefer it, sir?” he murmured to the visitor.
Superintendent Spence’s large red face lightened.
“Beer for me,” he said.
Poirot was left to wonder once more at the accomplishments33 of George. He himself had had
no idea that there was beer in the flat and it seemed incomprehensible to him that it could be
preferred to a sweet liqueur.
When Spence had his foaming34 tankard, Poirot poured himself out a tiny glass of gleaming
green crème de menthe.
“But it is charming of you to look me up,” he said. “Charming. You have come up from
—?”
“Kilchester. I’ll be retired in about six months. Actually, I was due for retirement35 eighteen
months ago. They asked me to stop on and I did.”
“You were wise,” said Poirot with feeling. “You were very wise. .?.?.”
“Was I? I wonder. I’m not so sure.”
“Yes, yes, you were wise,” Poirot insisted. “The long hours of ennui36, you have no
conception of them.”
“Oh, I’ll have plenty to do when I retire. Moved into a new house last year, we did. Quite
a bit of garden and shamefully37 neglected. I haven’t been able to get down to it properly yet.”
“Ah yes, you are one of those who garden. Me, once I decided to live in the country and
grow vegetable marrows38. It did not succeed. I have not the temperament39.”
“You should have seen one of my marrows last year,” said Spence with enthusiasm.
“Colossal! And my roses. I’m keen on roses. I’m going to have—”
He broke off.
“That’s not what I came to talk about.”
“No, no, you came to see an old acquaintance—it was kind. I appreciate it.”
“There’s more to it than that, I’m afraid, M. Poirot. I’ll be honest. I want something.”
Poirot murmured delicately:
“There is a mortgage, possibly, on your house? You would like a loan—”
Spence interrupted in a horrified40 voice:
“Oh, good Lord, it’s not money! Nothing of that kind.”
Poirot waved his hands in graceful41 apology.
“I demand your pardon.”
“I’ll tell you straight out—it’s damned cheek what I’ve come for. If you send me away
with a flea42 in my ear I shan’t be surprised.”
“There will be no flea,” said Poirot. “But continue.”
“It’s the McGinty case. You’ve read about it, perhaps?”
Poirot shook his head.
“Not with attention. Mrs. McGinty—an old woman in a shop or a house. She is dead, yes.
How did she die?”
Spence stared at him.
“Lord!” he said. “That takes me back. Extraordinary. And I never thought of it until
now.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Nothing. Just a game. Child’s game. We used to play it when we were kids. A lot of us in
a row. Question and answer all down the line. ‘Mrs. McGinty’s dead!’ ‘How did she die?’
‘Down on one knee just like I.’ And then the next question, ‘Mrs. McGinty’s dead.’
‘How did she die?’ ‘Holding her hand out just like I.’ And there we’d be, all kneeling and
our right arms held out stiff. And then you got it! ‘Mrs. McGinty’s dead.’ ‘How did she
die?’ ‘Like THIS!’ Smack43, the top of the row would fall sideways and down we all went like
a pack of ninepins!” Spence laughed uproariously at the remembrance. “Takes me back, it
does!”
Poirot waited politely. This was one of the moments when, even after half a lifetime in the
country, he found the English incomprehensible. He himself had played at Cache Cache in his
childhood, but he felt no desire to talk about it or even to think about it.
When Spence had overcome his own amusement, Poirot repeated with some slight weariness,
“How did she die?”
The laughter was wiped off Spence’s face. He was suddenly himself again.
“She was hit on the back of her head with some sharp, heavy implement44. Her savings45, about
thirty pounds in cash, were taken after her room had been ransacked46. She lived alone in a small
cottage except for a lodger47. Man of the name of Bentley. James Bentley.”
“Ah yes, Bentley.”
“The place wasn’t broken into. No signs of any tampering48 with the windows or locks.
Bentley was hard up, had lost his job, and owed two months’ rent. The money was found hidden
under a loose stone at the back of the cottage. Bentley’s coat sleeve had blood on it and hair—
same blood group and the right hair. According to his first statement he was never near the body—
so it couldn’t have come there by accident.”
“Who found her?”
“The baker49 called with bread. It was the day he got paid. James Bentley opened the door to
him and said he’d knocked at Mrs. McGinty’s bedroom door, but couldn’t get an answer. The
baker suggested she might have been taken bad. They got the woman from next door to go up and
see. Mrs. McGinty wasn’t in the bedroom, and hadn’t slept in the bed, but the room had been
ransacked and the floorboards had been prised up. Then they thought of looking in the parlour.
She was there, lying on the floor, and the neighbour fairly screamed her head off. Then they got
the police, of course.”
“And Bentley was eventually arrested and tried?”
“Yes. The case came on at the Assizes. Yesterday. Open and shut case. The jury were only
out twenty minutes this morning. Verdict: Guilty. Condemned50 to death.”
Poirot nodded.
“And then, after the verdict, you got in a train and came to London and came here to see
me. Why?”
Superintendent Spence was looking into his beer glass. He ran his finger slowly round and
round the rim51.
“Because,” he said, “I don’t think he did it. .?.?.”

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1 prudence 9isyI     
n.谨慎，精明，节俭
参考例句：
  • A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
  • The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。
2 wont peXzFP     
adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯
参考例句：
  • He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
  • It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。
3 dingy iu8xq     
adj.昏暗的，肮脏的
参考例句：
  • It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
  • The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。
4 meditatively 1840c96c2541871bf074763dc24f786a     
adv.冥想地
参考例句：
  • The old man looked meditatively at the darts board. 老头儿沉思不语，看着那投镖板。 来自英汉文学
  • "Well,'said the foreman, scratching his ear meditatively, "we do need a stitcher. “这--"工头沉思地搔了搔耳朵。 "我们确实需要一个缝纫工。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
5 dabbed c669891a6c15c8a38e0e41e9d8a2804d     
（用某物）轻触( dab的过去式和过去分词 )； 轻而快地擦掉（或抹掉）； 快速擦拭； （用某物）轻而快地涂上（或点上）…
参考例句：
  • She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose. 她轻轻擦了几下眼睛，擤了擤鼻涕。
  • He dabbed at the spot on his tie with a napkin. 他用餐巾快速擦去领带上的污点。
6 invitingly 83e809d5e50549c03786860d565c9824     
adv. 动人地
参考例句：
  • Her lips pouted invitingly. 她挑逗地撮起双唇。
  • The smooth road sloped invitingly before her. 平展的山路诱人地倾斜在她面前。
7 gastric MhnxW     
adj.胃的
参考例句：
  • Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.矿工是极易患某几种胃癌的高风险人群。
  • That was how I got my gastric trouble.我的胃病就是这么得的。
8 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
9 climax yqyzc     
n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点
参考例句：
  • The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
  • His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
10 gastronomic f7c510a163e3bbb44af862c8a6f9bdb8     
adj.美食（烹饪）法的，烹任学的
参考例句：
  • The gastronomic restaurant is a feature of the hotel. 美食餐厅是这家饭店的一个特色。 来自互联网
  • The restaurant offers a special gastronomic menu. 这家餐馆备有一份特别的美食菜单。 来自互联网
11 enrage UoQxz     
v.触怒，激怒
参考例句：
  • She chose a quotation that she knew would enrage him.她选用了一句明知会激怒他的引语。
  • He started another matter to enrage me,but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。
12 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨
参考例句：
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
13 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇，惊异
参考例句：
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
14 stimulation BuIwL     
n.刺激，激励，鼓舞
参考例句：
  • The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
  • You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。
15 enraged 7f01c0138fa015d429c01106e574231c     
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤
参考例句：
  • I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
  • The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。
16 raved 0cece3dcf1e171c33dc9f8e0bfca3318     
v.胡言乱语( rave的过去式和过去分词 )；愤怒地说；咆哮；痴心地说
参考例句：
  • Andrew raved all night in his fever. 安德鲁发烧时整夜地说胡话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They raved about her beauty. 他们过分称赞她的美。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
17 portrayal IPlxy     
n.饰演；描画
参考例句：
  • His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
  • The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。
18 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
19 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的
参考例句：
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
20 subtlety Rsswm     
n.微妙，敏锐，精巧；微妙之处，细微的区别
参考例句：
  • He has shown enormous strength,great intelligence and great subtlety.他表现出充沛的精力、极大的智慧和高度的灵活性。
  • The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.大多数听众都没有觉察到他讲话的微妙之处。
21 brutality MSbyb     
n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮
参考例句：
  • The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军
22 fatiguing ttfzKm     
a.使人劳累的
参考例句：
  • He was fatiguing himself with his writing, no doubt. 想必他是拼命写作，写得精疲力尽了。
  • Machines are much less fatiguing to your hands, arms, and back. 使用机器时，手、膊和后背不会感到太累。
23 tune NmnwW     
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
参考例句：
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
24 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
25 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地，暖昧地
参考例句：
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。
26 swelled bd4016b2ddc016008c1fc5827f252c73     
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）
参考例句：
  • The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
  • After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。
27 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
28 ornaments 2bf24c2bab75a8ff45e650a1e4388dec     
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
  • Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 deftly deftly     
adv.灵巧地，熟练地，敏捷地
参考例句：
  • He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在，于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
30 snob YFMzo     
n.势利小人，自以为高雅、有学问的人
参考例句：
  • Going to a private school had made her a snob.上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
  • If you think that way, you are a snob already.如果你那样想的话，你已经是势利小人了。
31 superintendent vsTwV     
n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长
参考例句：
  • He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
  • He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。
32 refreshments KkqzPc     
n.点心,便餐;(会议后的)简单茶点招 待
参考例句：
  • We have to make a small charge for refreshments. 我们得收取少量茶点费。
  • Light refreshments will be served during the break. 中间休息时有点心供应。
33 accomplishments 1c15077db46e4d6425b6f78720939d54     
n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就
参考例句：
  • It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
  • Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
34 foaming 08d4476ae4071ba83dfdbdb73d41cae6     
adj.布满泡沫的；发泡
参考例句：
  • He looked like a madman, foaming at the mouth. 他口吐白沫，看上去像个疯子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is foaming at the mouth about the committee's decision. 他正为委员会的决定大发其火。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
36 ennui 3mTyU     
n.怠倦，无聊
参考例句：
  • Since losing his job,he has often experienced a profound sense of ennui.他自从失业以来，常觉百无聊赖。
  • Took up a hobby to relieve the ennui of retirement.养成一种嗜好以消除退休后的无聊。
37 shamefully 34df188eeac9326cbc46e003cb9726b1     
可耻地； 丢脸地； 不体面地； 羞耻地
参考例句：
  • He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。
  • They have served me shamefully for a long time. 长期以来，他们待我很坏。
38 marrows 1ab1440a0cb165bf37b83e0653da90d6     
n.骨髓（marrow的复数形式）
参考例句：
39 temperament 7INzf     
n.气质，性格，性情
参考例句：
  • The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
  • Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。
40 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句：
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
41 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的
参考例句：
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
42 flea dgSz3     
n.跳蚤
参考例句：
  • I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
  • Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。
43 smack XEqzV     
vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍
参考例句：
  • She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
  • I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。
44 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
45 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
46 ransacked 09515d69399c972e2c9f59770cedff4e     
v.彻底搜查( ransack的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫，掠夺
参考例句：
  • The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
  • The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything. 屋子里所有值钱的东西都被抢去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
47 lodger r8rzi     
n.寄宿人，房客
参考例句：
  • My friend is a lodger in my uncle's house.我朋友是我叔叔家的房客。
  • Jill and Sue are at variance over their lodger.吉尔和休在对待房客的问题上意见不和。
48 tampering b4c81c279f149b738b8941a10e40864a     
v.窜改( tamper的现在分词 )；篡改；（用不正当手段）影响；瞎摆弄
参考例句：
  • Two policemen were accused of tampering with the evidence. 有两名警察被控篡改证据。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • As Harry London had forecast, Brookside's D-day caught many meter-tampering offenders. 正如哈里·伦敦预见到的那样，布鲁克赛德的D日行动抓住了不少非法改装仪表的人。 来自辞典例句
49 baker wyTz62     
n.面包师
参考例句：
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
50 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
51 rim RXSxl     
n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界
参考例句：
  • The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
  • She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

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