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meanness n.下賤,卑劣,卑鄙;粗野;劣等,粗惡;吝嗇,小氣。

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The footlights were turned up and with a vivid flood of brilliance lit up the curtain , the heavy purple drapery of which had all the richness befitting a palace in a fairy tale and contrasted with the meanness of the proscenium , where cracks showed the plaster under the gilding 舞臺前的一排腳燈升高了,頓時發出一大片光亮,把幕布映得通紅,沉沉的紫紅色幕布像神話中的宮殿一樣富麗堂皇,與舞臺上的舊陋框架形成鮮明對照,金色框架上有一道道裂縫,露出了里面的泥灰。

If he travels through our rural districts he views not the hostile castle , and the haughty mansion , contrasted with the clay - built hut and miserable cabin , where cattle and men help to keep each other warm , and dwell in meanness , smoke , and indigence 如果他到我們的農村地區旅行,他看到的不是充滿敵意的城堡和高傲的豪華大廈與土筑的茅屋及悲慘的小屋形成對照,不是牛和人相依取暖,居住在鄙陋、煙霧和貧困之中的茅屋。

“ undoubtedly , “ replied darcy , to whom this remark was chiefly addressed , “ there is meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation . whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable . 達西聽出她這幾句話是有意說給他自己聽的,便連忙答道: “毫無疑問,姑娘們為了勾引男子,有時竟不擇手段,使用巧計,這真是卑鄙。

It was only looking at the sky that pierre forgot the mortifying meanness of all things earthly in comparison with the height his soul had risen to 皮埃爾只是在不停地觀看夜空時,才不覺得一切塵世的東西在與他的靈魂所處的高度相比照時,竟然卑微到令人感到受辱的地步。

All of life has the potential to be positive or negative . your emotional system is the same . it can be dominated by gentleness or the opposite , harshness and meanness 每件事情都有正反兩面,你的情緒可以受控于溫柔,或相反的東西,尖刻吝嗇,但溫柔是最美麗的。

To every villainous meanness of this model man it gave a hidden , higher , socialistic interpretation , the exact contrary of its real character 它給這些小市民的每一種丑行都加上奧秘的、高尚的、社會主義的意義,使之變成完全相反的東西。

This rule , equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life , may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness 這條法則,在現實生活和精神生活中都是同樣艱巨困難的,它是偉大與低賤的整個區別。

For at best their victory never dawns on the shining new world they had dreamed of , cleansed of all human meanness 因為勝利的曙光無論如何也不會照耀在他們夢想中的那個擺脫了人類一切卑劣的燦爛的新世界上。

This rule , equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life , may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness 這個在現實生活和精神生活中同樣艱難的規則,詮釋著整個偉大和渺小的區別。

Sure , they get angry and argue , but they make sure to apologize for meanness , and solve their conflicts 當然,他們也會生氣,也會爭吵,但他們肯定會為自己的過分之舉鄭重道歉,以解決沖突。

Joe : oh , i think you have a gift for it . it was a perfect blend of poetry and meanness 這還得感謝你。當我面對一個可怕的沒有感情的人時,我第一次清楚地知道我想說什么,并且把它說出來了。

Well , they were honest eyes , he concluded , and in them was neither smallness nor meanness 好了,他的結論是自己這對眼睛是誠懇的,其中沒有小氣和卑劣。

He watches every penny he spends , which gives him a reputation for meanness 他每花一分鐘都要考慮再三,這使他獲得“吝嗇”的名聲。

I decided not to ask her for a loan in view of her proverbial meanness 因為她小氣得出了名,我決定不找她借錢。

I decided not to ask her for a loan in view of her proverbial meanness 因為她小氣得出了名,我決定不找她借錢

He was tired of toad , and his sulks and his airs and his meanness 他討厭他那副陰陽怪氣、裝腔作勢的卑劣相。

He is contemptible for his meanness 他很卑劣,實在可鄙。

Kathleen : meanness ? let me tell you something about meanness 卑鄙?讓我來告訴你什么是卑鄙。

His meanness has become something of a standing joke 他的小氣已成了經常引人發笑的笑料。