Dispel

(v. t.) To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.

校对:西蒙

• She went to the window, and threw it open, to dispel the oppression which hung around her. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• But she would not be put off; secure of his unaltered love, she was willing to undertake any labour, use any entreaty, to dispel his anger. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• It nearly broke my heart to dispel her delusion, and to bring her face to face with the hard truth. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The chapel was hung with black, and the blaze of hundreds of wax-lights was scarcely sufficient to dispel the darkness. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Tom sat up in bed, and rubbed his eyes to dispel the illusion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The first vision of Rosamond would have been enough with most judges to dispel any prejudice excited by Mrs. Lemon's praise. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The sight of the safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of whipcord were enough to finally dispel any doubts which may have remained. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Bad work like this dispelled all Caleb's mildness. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Since that little cloud was dispelled all the temporary waste and wanness have vanished. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Adrian was on horseback; he rode up to the carriage, and his gaiety, in addition to that of Raymond, dispelled my sister's melancholy. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The mention of the dinner dispelled Miss Stepney's last scruples. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• How then would he use his power when her expression of contempt had dispelled his one motive for restraint? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• It dispelled the visions--and it was bearable because it did that. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• For, as the song says--subject to your correction, sir-- “When the heart of a man is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled if Venus appears. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr. Wickham's society was of material service in dispelling the gloom which the late perverse occurrences had thrown on many of the Longbourn family. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Mrs. Shelby was seated in her comfortable parlor, where a cheerful hickory fire was dispelling the chill of the late autumn evening. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• You are right; and the presence of gentlemen dispels the last charm, I think. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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