Descry

(verb.) catch sight of.

录入:特伦特

• Then some sage Sidrophel, with Herschel eye, The bright _Winsorium Sidus_ shall descry; The _Vox Stellarum_ shall record thy name, And thine outlive another Winsor's fame. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Mr and Mrs Podsnap are of the company, and the Fathers descry in Mrs Podsnap a fine woman. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr. Wopsle in a comprehensive black cloak, being descried entering at the turnpike, the gravedigger was admonished in a friendly way, Look out! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• A man riding in hot haste was now dimly descried at the top of a distant hill. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• In this young sportsman, distinguished by a crisply curling auburn head and a bluff countenance, the Secretary descried the orphan. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Following the sound, Mr. Bumble raised his head and descried a man looking out of a door, breast-high, on the second story. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Shortly afterwards Miss Bates, passing near the window, descried Mr. Knightley on horse-back not far off. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Following it out to blissful results, he had descried, without self-commendation, a fitness in it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• At least, Mr John Rokesmith seemed perfectly satisfied when he descried them on board. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr Wegg opens the gate, descries a sort of brown paper truncheon under Mr Venus's arm, and remarks, in a dry tone: 'Oh! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr. George then descries, in the procession, the venerable Mr. Smallweed out for an airing, attended by his granddaughter Judy as body-guard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Analytical Chemist goes to the door, confers angrily with unseen tapper, appears to become mollified by descrying reason in the tapping, and goes out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The wooden Wegg looked at him with a meditative eye, and also with a softened air as descrying possibility of profit. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Descrying thus much of force of character in Mr Flintwinch, perhaps Mrs Clennam had deemed alliance with him worth her while. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.

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