表面上道貌岸然的人或有声望的家庭,却有着骇人听闻,多年不让人知道的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到.
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He depicted the town's respectable families in an unflattering light.
他在描述镇上体面人家时满是贬抑之词。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community.
他现在是一位教师，并且是社区内受人尊敬的一员。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable.
他那古老的门阀世家, 历史悠久,名望却比山岳还要高得多.
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拿我来说, 一切尊贵的, 叫人敬重的劳动 、 考验和折磨都使我乏味.
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Here he distinguished himself , and became acquainted with several respectable burgesses.
在这儿他初露头角, 结交了几位受人尊敬的议员.
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Year by year a few of these slang terms prove so useful that they graduate into respectable society.
年复一年,这些俚语中的一些证明是十分有用的,因而逐渐进入了上流社会.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Babbitt is the upholder of everything that is conservative, conventional and respectable.
巴比特是一切保守的 、 传统的和高尚的事物的维护者.
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His smoking tea went hissing over the " hot coppers " of that respectable veteran.
他那杯 热腾腾 的茶,倒进这位可敬的老兵的干燥喉咙里,嘶嘶地作响.
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