undue是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 过分的, 过度的,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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Though this was a concerted plot between Miss Sophy and her sister, originating in humane intentions and having for its object the inducing Mr Swiviller to declare himself in time, it failed in its effect; for Miss Jane being one of those young ladies who are prematurely shrill and shrewish, gave such undue importance to her part that Mr Swiviller retired in dudgeon, resigning his mistress to Mr Cheggs and conveying a defiance into his looks which that gentleman indignantly returned.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He read the letter through and felt pleased with it, and especially that he had remembered to enclose money: there was not a harsh word, not a reproach in it, nor was there undue indulgence.
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:
-- At each change in the evolutions of the latter, the former raised his tall person in the stirrups; producing, in this manner, by the undue elon-gation of his legs, such sudden growths and diminishings of the stature, as baffled every conjecture that might be made as to his dimensions.
-- Now, I think it would not be wise to show any undue solicitude to meet him, and I would employ you, an officer of rank, as my substitute; for it would but ill comport with the honor of Scotland to let it be said one of her gentlemen was outdone in civility by a na-tive of any other country on earth.'
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Leora had undue morning sickness.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- What a blessing it is, when undue influence does not survive the grave! He gave his consent with very little persuasion.'
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "No I've hardly looked at her at all," simpered Joseph, reducing his body smaller whilst talking, apparently from a meek sense of undue prominence.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Nor does it unfrequently occur, that Nantucket captains will send a son of such tender age away from them, for a protracted three or four years' voyage in some other ship than their own; so that their first knowledge of a whaleman's career shall be unenervated by any chance display of a father's natural but untimely partiality, or undue apprehensiveness and concern.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'Master of the workhouse,' rejoined Mr. Bumble, slowly and impressively, to check any undue familiarity the stranger might otherwise assume.
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