Hissing

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hiss

(n.) The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.

(n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.

阿斯特编辑

• The last words she whispered in a hissing tone, close to his ear. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The remainders, being cut into lengths and split open, were tossed into the pan, which began hissing and crackling over the fire. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• And Mrs. Sedley tossed out of the room, hissing out the word poison once more, and so ending her charitable benediction. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• It was so quiet in the cave, suddenly, that he could hear the hissing noise the wood made burning on the hearth where Pilar cooked. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The great defect of that instrument was the rendering of the overtones in music, and the hissing consonants in speech. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The only noise in the cave now was the hissing from the hearth where snow was falling through the hole in the roof onto the coals of the fire. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• In this first engine the steam had been allowed to escape into the air with a loud, hissing noise, which frightened horses and cattle, and was generally regarded as a nuisance. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Then, the ends of the torches were flung hissing into the water, and went out, as if it were all over with him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The clanking of the engine-pumps, and the spirting and hissing of the water as it fell upon the blazing wood, added to the tremendous roar. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The pirate's hissing, Die, cursed thern, was half choked in his windpipe by my clutching fingers. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Finally, above the banging, and rumbling, and shouting, and hissing of steam rang the order to cast off! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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