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passepartout
(观点、态度或方法的)彻底转变
As her confidence grows you may well see a considerable turnabout in her attitude.
You make mock of me.
in dignified affront
whist
A concourse is a wide hall in a public building, for example a hotel, airport, or station. 大厅
we raced along the concourse.
thoroughbred 纯种马
It signifies much.这非常重要。
That does not signify.
leapt aboard
London smog gave way to rolling hills and the pastures of the countryside.
perhaps overtaxed by the gruelling duration of our conversation.

a dimwitted child
海神波塞冬的妻子 amphitrite
Amphitrite Express
...a friend who has a flair for languages. …一位有语言天赋的朋友
have a flair for trouble
As dawn broke,
roll his eyes
caspian sea里海（位于前苏联与伊朗之间的内海）

注视；凝视：She regarded her husband with wide eyes.
tucked away at the seventh arrondissement
make a hefty wager

Savile e Row 深受英国皇室喜爱的西装定制品牌
sigil /ˈsɪdʒɪl/ a seal or signet 图章
filigree 金银丝精工艺品

He was not the type to wander around gaping at everything like a tourist.
他不是那种像个游客似的四处闲逛、惊奇地看着一切的人。
...an Egyptian sarcophagus. ...一具埃及石棺
poppy 罂粟
Wires criss-cross between the tops of the poles, forming a grid.
The copper-lily pin proclaimed her profession.

There were problems aplenty at work. 有很多
I'm fully aware there are wonders and delights aplenty, well far away from the irate girl.

sticky-fingered 惯窃的
loupe /luːp/ 珠宝匠、钟表匠等用的小型放大镜
pewter 锡铅合金

portcullis (城堡的)吊门
He enthused, warming to the subject.
Any words I try to say coagulated in the back of my throats.

He passed himself off as a senior psychologist.
他自己冒充是一名资深心理学家。
I've tried to pass off my accent as a New York one.
我试图把我的口音冒充为纽约口音。

vagary 变幻莫测; 反复无常

recuperation
He has recuperated his health. 他已恢复健康。

Grande Armée 拿破仑于1804年组成的军队以及1812年的远征军
1812 overture 序曲，前奏曲

They invited themselves in.
My luck has deserted me.

fraight n. 货运；运费
fraight boat

modish 时髦的
in fine form 心情很好

chasis 车底盘
contraption 奇妙的装置

join the merriment ！= avoid the fesitivities
This promises to be a bothersome journey. 表示一种推断预测
consult his watch
trail off 逐渐减弱(或变小等)
The car slowed to a crawl as we weaved through the crowds.
prognostication /prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃən/
A prognostication is a statement about what you think will happen in the future. 预言
The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
该国对它未来的悲观预测人心惶惶。
equanimity /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪtɪ, ˌ-/ n.淡定
hold sway
有支配(…的)权力；有左右(…的)力量
Her August Majesty Queen Victoria will hold sway here.
incognito 隐姓埋名的 remained incognito for the past 11 years
recluse hermit
I'm too much of an old croak to change my habits.
giddy adj. 头晕的
boiler room
I broke even. break even 不赚不赔；打成平手
dab hand 高手
a dab hand at chess
mishmash 混杂物; 大杂烩表不满
You end up with a mishmash of policies rather than a consistent national approach.
souk (北非和中东穆斯林国家的)露天集市