verbal是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 言语的, 字句的; 口头的，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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'No, a verbal message; she had hardly time even for that.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His fair enemies tossed their heads slightly as they sought their respective bonnets and shawls, but left all verbal contention to Mrs Jiniwin, who finding herself in the position of champion, made a faint struggle to sustain the character.
-- In as little time as it takes to tell it, the small servant had the address in pencil on a piece of paper; a verbal description of father and son, which would enable her to recognise either, without difficulty; and a special caution to be shy of Mr Chuckster, in consequence of that gentleman's known antipathy to Kit.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I would not consent to your being charged with any written answer, but perhaps you will take a verbal one?'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She read it and gave a verbal answer: "Tomorrow at the Grand Duchess's, say."
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：
-- What verbal report does he make?'
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：
-- 'Allow me to explain that I have been living with her for nearly three years and at first 芒聙娄 at first 芒聙娄 for why should I not confess it, at the very beginning I promised to marry her daughter, it was a verbal promise, freely given 芒聙娄 she was a girl 芒聙娄 indeed, I liked her, though I was not in love with her 芒聙娄 a youthful affair in fact 芒聙娄 that is, I mean to say, that my landlady gave me credit freely in those days, and I led a life of 芒聙娄 I was very heedless 芒聙娄' 'Nobody asks you for these personal details, sir, we've no time to waste,' Ilya Petrovitch interposed roughly and with a note of triumph; but Raskolnikov stopped him hotly, though he suddenly found it exceedingly difficult to speak.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then I playfully tried verbal instruction in domestic matters, as wewalked about on a Saturday afternoon.
-- Mr. Peggottynodded his understanding of my aunt's feelings, but could nottrust himself with any verbal reference to the subject of hercommendation.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The invitation was refused, and by a verbal message.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- said Bathsheba, unwilling to believe that her verbal lettre-de-cachet could possibly have miscarried.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was not a verbal remark, but a proceeding in dumb-show, and was pointedly addressed to me.
-- "Told would seem to imply verbal communication.
-- You can't have verbal communication with a man in New South Wales, you know."
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The talk went on like a rattle of small artillery, always slightly sententious, with a sententiousness that was only emphasised by the continual crackling of a witticism, the continual spatter of verbal jest, designed to give a tone of flippancy to a stream of conversation that was all critical and general, a canal of conversation rather than a stream.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- ''That the said Quinbus Flestrin, contrary to the duty of a faithful subject, is now preparing to make a voyage to the court and empire of Blefuscu, for which he has received only verbal license from his imperial majesty; and, under colour of the said license, does falsely and traitorously in-tend to take the said voyage, and thereby to aid, comfort, and abet the emperor of Blefuscu, so lately an enemy, and in open war with his imperial majesty aforesaid.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The tenancy of Mr Pancks was limited to one airy bedroom; he covenanting and agreeing with Mr Rugg his landlord, that in consideration of a certain scale of payments accurately defined, and on certain verbal notice duly given, he should be at liberty to elect to share the Sunday breakfast, dinner, tea, or supper, or each or any or all of those repasts or meals of Mr and Miss Rugg (his daughter) in the back-parlour.
-- Arthur nodded his free permission, since Flora shut out all verbal communication.
-- A mere verbal statement of the gross amount is all I shall ha all I shall require.'
-- This eminent gentleman and Mr Merdle, seated diverse ways and with ruminating aspects on a yellow ottoman in the light of the fire, holding no verbal communication with each other, bore a strong general resemblance to the two cows in the Cuyp picture over against them.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Perhaps Charles Strickland was dull judged by a standard that demanded above all things verbal scintillation; but his intelligence was adequate to his surroundings, and that is a passport, not only to reasonable success, but still more to happiness.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If by day they chanced to speak one word; by night, dumb men were both, so far as concerned the slightest verbal interchange.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And while she herself finished mixing the mustard, she gave Millie a few verbal stabs for her excessive slowness.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was now above a week since John Dashwood had called in Berkeley Street, and as since that time no notice had been taken by them of his wife's indisposition, beyond one verbal enquiry, Elinor began to feel it necessary to pay her a visit. This was an obligation, however, which not only opposed her own inclination, but which had not the assistance of any encouragement from her companions.
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