小词详解 | demur
After some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges a very little way, and allowed Mr. Jerry Cruncher to squeeze himself into court.
在一阵耽误和踌躇之后，那门很不情愿地开了一条缝，让杰瑞·克朗彻挤进了法庭。
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小词详解 | counterpart
Language is the picture and counterpart of thought.
语言是思想的写照和副本。
小词详解 | grim
More important, a host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equally great number toil with little return. Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.
更重要的是，大批失业公民正面临严峻的生存问题，还有大批公民正以艰辛的劳动换取微薄的报酬。只有愚蠢的乐天派会否认当前这些阴暗的现实。
小词详解 | beset
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
正义之路被偏驳之利己者与暴虐之凶恶人围困。
小词详解 | inertia
Tradition is a great retarding force, the vis inertia of history.
传统是一种巨大的阻力，是历史的惰性力。
小词详解 | disparity
美国各种族和社会经济群体之间明显的健康差异
the health disparities between ethnic and socio-economic groups in the U.S.
小词详解 | yardstick
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
成为卓越的代名词。很多人并不能适应需要杰出素质的环境。
小词详解 | hegemony
坚持永不称霸、永不扩张、永不谋求势力范围
Never Seeking Hegemony, Expansion or Spheres of Influence
小词详解 | tout
美国号称人权立国，以世界人权卫士自居。
The United States claims to be founded on human rights, touting itself as a world human rights defender.
小词详解 | loom
He woke gasping, lost in darkness, and saw a vast shadow looming over him.
他喘着气惊醒，独处黑暗，只见一个硕大的黑影笼罩着他。
小词详解 | trickle
眼泪顺着她红润的面颊流了下来。
Tears were trickling down her ruddy cheeks.
小词详解 | furtive
她鬼鬼祟祟地往身后扫了一眼，然后打开门锁进了房子。
With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.