constable是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adv. 警官，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：
-- 'And what the errand is even a county constable could guess.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The constable was a lanky old man, his vest swinging open over a collarless shirt, his trousers in folds, his eyes resolute.
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：
-- But at that instant some-one seized him from behind, and a police constable stood between them.
-- 'Keep her out of his hands we can,' said the constable thoughtfully, 'if only she'd tell us where to take her, but as it is芒聙娄.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Between the brother and sister he remained in this posture, quite unresisting and passive, until Mr Swiveller returned, with a police constable at his heels.
-- But here the constable interposed with the constitutional principle 'words be blowed;' observing that words were but spoon-meat for babes and sucklings, and that oaths were the food for strong men.
-- Mr Chuckster, sir, will you have the goodness to tap at the window for the constable that's waiting in the coach?'
-- The man contented himself by briefly replying 'Wisitors;' and taking him by the arm in exactly the same manner as the constable had done the day before, led him, through several winding ways and strong gates, into a passage, where he placed him at a grating and turned upon his heel.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Chapter IVI fully expected to find a Constable in the kitchen, waiting to take me up.
-- But not only was there no Constable there, but no discovery had yet been made of the robbery.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Moreover, at a place in Yorkshire, England, Burton Constable by name, a certain Sir Clifford Constable has in his possession the skeleton of a Sperm Whale, but of moderate size, by no means of the full-grown magnitude of my friend King Tranquo's.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She soon returned, with the direction that the wounded person was to be carried, carefully, upstairs to Mr. Giles's room; and that Brittles was to saddle the pony and betake himself instantly to Chertsey: from which place, he was to despatch, with all speed, a constable and doctor.
-- The constable looked as wise as he could, and took up his staff of office: which had been reclining indolently in the chimney-corner.
-- The constable nodded profoundly.
-- Brittles looked doubtfully at Mr. Giles; Mr. Giles looked doubtfully at Brittles; the constable put his hand behind his ear, to catch the reply; the two women and the tinker leaned forward to listen; the doctor glanced keenly round; when a ring was heard at the gate, and at the same moment, the sound of wheels.
-- Finally, the officers, without troubling themselves very much about Oliver, left the Chertsey constable in the house, and took up their rest for that night in the town; promising to return the next morning.
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