singular是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 非凡的; 卓越的，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Glenarvan was regretting this exceedingly, when he unexpectedly met with a singular justification of his rendering of the eventful document.
-- CHAPTER XXIII A SINGULAR ABODETHE tree on which Glenarvan and his companions had just found refuge, resembled a walnut-tree, having the same glossy foliage and rounded form.
-- Up to this time there had been a singular resemblance in the country to the monotonous plains of the Argentine Pampas.
-- But the singularity of the answers were not his blame; indeed, he never imagined anything singular about them.
-- Only the profile of the leaves is seen in this singular foliage.
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：
-- When Dr. Mortimer had finished reading this singular narrative he pushed his spectacles up on his forehead and stared across at Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
-- It is a singular thing, but I find that a concentrated atmosphere helps a concentration of thought.
-- Yes, I have very little hesitation in saying that could we examine the waste-paper baskets of the hotels around Charing Cross until we found the remains of the mutilated Times leader we could lay our hands straight upon the person who sent this singular mes-sage.
-- 'But it is a very singular thing,' Dr. Mortimer remarked.
-- Yes, you will find some very singular points about the moor, Dr. Watson.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In either case, how was he to announce this singular visitor?
-- 'I have observed,' said the prince, 'that he seems to be an object of very singular interest to you, Evgenie Pavlovitch.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But taking advantage of his windward position, he again seized his trumpet, and knowing by her aspect that the stranger vessel was a Nantucketer and shortly bound home, he loudly hailed "Ahoy there!This is the Pequod, bound round the world!Tell them to address all future letters to the Pacific ocean!and this time three years, if I am not at home, tell them to address them to "At that moment the two wakes were fairly crossed, and instantly, then, in accordance with their singular ways, shoals of small harmless fish, that for some days before had been placidly swimming by our side, darted away with what seemed shuddering fins, and ranged themselves fore and aft with the stranger's flanks.
-- Pulling an oar in the Jeroboam's boat, was a man of a singular appearance, even in that wild whaling life where individual notabilities make up all totalities.
-- What seems most singular and suggestively important in this story, is this: it was from Joppa that Jonah set sail.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig backed and confirmed nearly every assertion he made; and it was the more singular in his case, because, even admitting for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific improvements being brought to that pass which will enable a gentleman to eat his own head in the event of his being so disposed, Mr. Grimwig's head was such a particularly large one, that the most sanguine man alive could hardly entertain a hope of being able to get through it at a sitting--to put entirely out of the question, a very thick coating of powder.
-- Mr. Brownlow, seeming to apprehend that his singular friend was about to say something disagreeable, asked Oliver to step downstairs and tell Mrs. Bedwin they were ready for tea; which, as he did not half like the visitor's manner, he was very happy to do.
-- This was merely intended as a tribute to the animal's abilities, but it was an appropriate remark in another sense, if Master Bates had only known it; for there are a good many ladies and gentlemen, claiming to be out-and-out Christians, between whom, and Mr. Sikes' dog, there exist strong and singular points of resemblance.
-- In pursuance of this request, Nancy quickly laid the cloth; disappearing for a few minutes, she presently returned with a pot of porter and a dish of sheep's heads: which gave occasion to several pleasant witticisms on the part of Mr. Sikes, founded upon the singular coincidence of 'jemmies' being a can name, common to them, and also to an ingenious implement much used in his profession.
-- This preliminary proceeding laying bare his head, the expert lady, clasping him tightly round the throat with one hand, inflicted a shower of blows (dealt with singular vigour and dexterity) upon it with the other.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I have found out,' said he, 'by a singular accident, that there is now in the room a near relation of my patroness.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I would unjustly slander myself if I should say I was not sincerely thank-ful to my great Preserver, to whose singular protection I acknowledged, with great humanity, all these unknown de-liverances were due, and without which I must inevitably have fallen into their merciless hands.
-- Besides the pleasure of talking to him, I had a singular satisfaction in the fellow himself: his simple, un-feigned honesty appeared to me more and more every day, and I began really to love the creature; and on his side I be-lieve he loved me more than it was possible for him ever to love anything before.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Singular dream,' he says.
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