impressive是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 给人深刻印象的, 惊人的,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。
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- But to Martin and Leora, when they had tremblingly bought the car and three new tires and a horn, it was the most impressive vehicle on earth.
-- Dr. Pickerbaugh backed up his injunctions with statistics as impressive as those the Reverend Ira Hinkley had once used at Digamma Pi.
-- Tubbs gasped, assaulted his whiskers, did a moment of impressive thinking, and clamored: "Do you mean to say you think you've discovered an infectious disease of bacteria, and you haven't told me about it?
-- III To the dinner in Gottlieb's honor (the only dinner that ever was given in Gottlieb's honor) there came not only the men of impressive but easy affairs who attend all dinners of honor, but the few scientists whom Gottlieb admired.
-- Once or twice he tried to sit and look impressive in the office of the Director, but fled from that large clean vacuity and from Miss Robbins's snapping typewriter to his own den that smelled not of forward-looking virtue but only of cigarettes and old papers.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Then he got up, took leave with an impressive and affable bow, while blessings, warm gratitude, and entreaties were showered upon him, and Avdotya Romanovna spontaneously offered her hand to him.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- But at this point Peggotty- I mean myown peculiar Peggotty- made such impressive motions to me not to 39ask any more questions, that I could only sit and look at all thesilent company, until it was time to go to bed.
-- He gave the caneanother poise, and another switch; and having finished hispreparation of it, laid it down beside him, with an impressive look,and took up his book.
-- I do not think that the bestembodiment of chivalry, the realisation of the handsomest andmost romantic figure ever imagined by painter, could have saidthis with a more impressive and affecting dignity than the plainold Doctor did.
-- I read, in everyword of his plain impressive way of delivering himself, newevidence of his having thought of this one topic, in every feature itpresented.
-- He occasionally made an attempt to smarten himself, andhum the fag-end of a tune; but his relapses into profoundmelancholy were only made the more impressive by the mockeryof a hat exceedingly on one side, and a shirt-collar pulled up to hiseyes.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the disembodied soul of feeling wandering without its carcase, and it is then more impressive than speech.
-- "Gabriel," she said, in a strange and impressive voice.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- My manner as I thus ad-dressed him was impressive but calm; I had formed in my own heart a resolution to pursue my destroyer to death, and this purpose quieted my agony and for an interval recon-ciled me to life.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- As we neared home, Joe vaguely acknowledging the occasion as an impressive and ceremonious one, went on ahead to open the front door.
-- "Because, look'ee here, dear boy," he said, dropping his voice, and laying a long finger on my breast in an impressive manner, "caution is necessary."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'Bitzer,' said Mrs. Sparsit, in a very impressive manner, 'do you recollect my having said anything to you respecting names?'
-- The visitor having strolled to the window, and being then engaged in looking carelessly out, was as unmoved by this impressive entry as man could possibly be.
-- Good!Hear, hear!Hurrah!The eagerness both of attention and intention, exhibited in all the countenances, made them a most impressive sight.
-- 'Assuredly, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, 'you did, in a highly impressive manner, give him such an admonition.'
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Nevertheless he was just as carefully dressed as ever, by his expensive tailors, and he wore the careful Bond Street neckties just as before, and from the top he looked just as smart and impressive as ever.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I therefore, my love, take the opportunity afforded by this gratifying and impressive occasion of ha solemnly remarking, that it is now a cherished wish and purpose of mine to see you ha eligibly (I repeat eligibly) married.'
-- 'Of,' Mrs General repeated, in an elegantly impressive manner, 'my services.'
-- 'I presume,' retorted Mrs General, in her former impressive manner, 'of my services alone.
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