invalid是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 无效的, 作废的; 无根据的 n. 病人, 病弱者; a. 病弱的, 伤残的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'She is an invalid lady, sir.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have always been an invalid and unable to learn much.
-- But when he also died, the orphan was left to provide for himself, his mother now being an invalid who had lost the use of her limbs.
-- But what can one earn by teaching the children of Russian merchants at ten copecks a lesson, especially with an invalid mother to keep?
-- The invalid was fast asleep, stretched out on the sofa.
-- He had left things quiet and peaceful; the invalid was fast asleep, and the doctor, who had been called in, had stated that there was no special danger.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A single look was sufficient to apprise the pretended leech that the invalid was far beyond his powers of heal-ing.
-- The chief was as good as his word, and Duncan now found himself alone in that wild and desolate abode with the helpless invalid and the fierce and dangerous brute.
-- As they approached the little door of bark, a murmur of voices with-out announced that the friends and relatives of the invalid were gathered about the place, patiently awaiting a sum-mons to re-enter.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This dumb-show, taking place during the whole time of the invalid's breakfast, and the invalid himself, pale and emaciated, performing no small part in the same, it may be fairly questioned whether at any meal, where no word, good or bad, was spoken from beginning to end, so much was expressed by gestures in themselves so slight and unimportant.
-- After telling him all they had done, the two Mr Garlands and the single gentleman, as if by some previous understanding, took their leaves for the night, leaving the invalid alone with the Notary and the small servant.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The whole concern seemed like a hospital of invalid employees.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The snow was light, and with her broom she soon swept a path all round the garden, for Beth to walk in when the sun came out and the invalid dolls needed air.
-- On the afternoon of the second day, she went out to do an errand, and give poor Joanna, the invalid doll, her daily exercise.
-- They kissed her quietly, and went to bed as silently as if the dear invalid lay in the next room.
-- John quietly set apart a little sum, that he might enjoy the pleasure of keeping the invalid sup-plied with the fruit she loved and longed for.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- After tea she began to teach Oliver cribbage: which he learnt as quickly as she could teach: and at which game they played, with great interest and gravity, until it was time for the invalid to have some warm wine and water, with a slice of dry toast, and then to go cosily to bed.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Marianne had been two or three days at home, before the weather was fine enough for an invalid like herself to venture out.
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