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.
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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 | gasp
But Hermione gave a sudden gasp, pointing down the corridor.
赫敏突然倒抽一口冷气，指着走廊的下方。
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.
小词详解 | buoyant
He was too buoyant, too full of ruddy life, too assured.
他太轻浮快活，太爱寻欢作乐，又太自信了。
小词详解 | pivot
整个战争取决于一场胜负难料的战役。
The whole war pivoted on a dubious battle.
小词详解 | peek
她曾两次轻蔑地透过墙缝窥视他。
On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall with disdain.
小词详解 | peer
Figures wander, lurk, peer from warrens.
几个人影晃来晃去，忽而潜藏起来，忽而又从破房子里窥伺。
小词详解 | thicket
这本平淡无奇的小说纯粹是由一堆文学参考书胡乱拼凑而成。
This banal novel is a thicket of literary references.
小词详解 | pore
她浑身上下每个毛孔都散发着性感。
She oozes sexuality from every pore.
小词详解 | glean
我弄不清楚他的真实意思。
I could not glean what he really meant.