compact是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. /n. 紧密的, 紧凑的; 合同，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。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then they rallied and again faced the Achae-ans, but the Argives stood compact and firm, and were not driven back.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had now to attend while Mr. Stryver fitted the prisoner's case on the jury, like a compact suit of clothes; showing them how the patriot, Barsad, was a hired spy and traitor, an unblush-ing trafficker in blood, and one of the greatest scoundrels upon earth since accursed Judas which he certainly did look rather like.
-- At length the jackal had got together a compact repast for the lion, and proceeded to offer it to him.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Three people have used that very phrase about Kaulbach to me today already, just as though they had made a compact about it.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He appeared to be a man about forty years of age, with fine, handsome features, and a tall, well-shaped figure; his hair and whiskers were light, his forehead compact and unwrinkled, his face rather pale, his teeth magnificent.
-- These innumerable multitudes of ruminating beasts often form an insurmountable obstacle to the passage of the trains; thousands of them have been seen passing over the track for hours together, in compact ranks.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In fulfilment of the compact I have made with myself, to reflect mymind on this paper, I again examine it, closely, and bring its secretsto the light.
-- 'I give you my word and honour, sir,' said Mr. Omer, 'that when Ilay that book upon the table, and look at it outside; compact inthree separate and indiwidual wollumes- one, two, three; I am asproud as Punch to think that I once had the honour of beingconnected with your family.
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：
-- As the blankets yielded before the outward pressure, and the branches settled in the fissure of the rock by their own weight, forming a compact body, Duncan once more breathed freely.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It would be possible to approach her by the channel of her good nature, and to suggest a friendly businesslike compact between them for fulfilment at some future day, keeping the passionate side of his desire entirely out of her sight.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had sworn to quit the neighbourhood of man and hide himself in deserts, but she had not; and she, who in all probability was to become a thinking and reasoning animal, might refuse to comply with a compact made before her creation.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Rather, it was Gerald's compact smallness that made him what he was, for he had learned early that littlepeople must be hardy to survive among large ones.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I stole some bread, some rind of cheese, about half a jar of mincemeat (which I tied up in my pocket-handkerchief with my last night's slice), some brandy from a stone bottle (which I decanted into a glass bottle I had secretly used for making that intoxicating fluid, Spanish-liquorice-water, up in my room: diluting the stone bottle from a jug in the kitchen cupboard), a meat bone with very little on it, and a beautiful round compact pork pie.
-- Through his way of saying this, and much more to similar purpose, he placed himself on confidential terms with me in an admirable manner; and I may state at once that he was always so zealous and honorable in fulfilling his compact with me, that he made me zealous and honorable in fulfilling mine with him.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For, the boys and girls sat on the face of the inclined plane in two compact bodies, divided up the centre by a narrow interval; and Sissy, being at the corner of a row on the sunny side, came in for the beginning of a sunbeam, of which Bitzer, being at the corner of a row on the other side, a few rows in advance, caught the end.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The seams of coal were separated by strata of sandstone, a compact clay, which appeared to be crushed down by the weight from above.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- They looked tempting; eight in number, circularly set out on a white plate on a tray covered with a white napkin, flanked by a slice of buttered French roll, and a little compact glass of cool wine and water; but she resisted all persuasions, and sent them down again placing the act to her credit, no doubt, in her Eternal Day-Book.
-- What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit's HandIt was at this time that Mr Pancks, in discharge of his compact with Clennam, revealed to him the whole of his gipsy story, and told him Little Dorrit's fortune.
-- It was a joke of a compact and portable nature, turning on the difference between Eton pears and Parliamentary pairs; but it was a joke, a refined relish of which would seem to have appeared to Lord Decimus impossible to be had without a thorough and intimate acquaintance with the tree.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "No need, gentlemen; one moment, and I proceed. Now, gentlemen, so suddenly perceiving the snowy whale within fifty yards of the ship forgetful of the compact among the crew in the excitement of the moment, the Teneriffe man had instinctively and involuntarily lifted his voice for the monster, though for some little time past it had been plainly beheld from the three sullen mast-heads.
-- The compact round body of its root expands into two broad, firm, flat palms or flukes, gradually shoaling away to less than an inch in thickness.
-- The compact martial columns in which they had been hitherto rapidly and steadily swimming, were now broken up in one measureless rout; and like King Porus' elephants in the Indian battle with Alexander, they seemed going mad with consternation.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was also solemnly arranged that poor Oliver should, for the purposes of the contemplated expedition, be unreservedly consigned to the care and custody of Mr. William Sikes; and further, that the said Sikes should deal with him as he thought fit; and should not be held responsible by the Jew for any mischance or evil that might be necessary to visit him: it being understood that, to render the compact in this respect binding, any representations made by Mr. Sikes on his return should be required to be confirmed and corroborated, in all important particulars, by the testimony of flash Toby Crackit.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It would be a compact of convenience, and the world would be satisfied.
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