Emergency

(noun.) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; 'he never knew what to do in an emergency'.

(noun.) a state in which martial law applies; 'the governor declared a state of emergency'.

手打:莉莎

• As events turned out, no such emergency as this occurred. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• With all the chances thus in our favour I confronted the next emergency, and played the second move in the game. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Seeing in this arrangement the hope of rendering real service in that pressing emergency, Miss Pross hailed it with joy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Instead of taking the footman, whose nose was human, and therefore useless in any emergency, I took the bloodhound with me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I mean to write first, Laura, to Mr. Gilmore's partner, who has offered to help us in any fresh emergency. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Is that what you would do in such an emergency? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• In this emergency it naturally occurred to my mind that a countryman of his own, on whom I could rely, might be the fittest person to help me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Strongly as I was fortified in my resolution by the desperate nature of our situation, I hoped most fervently that I might escape this last emergency. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• It was a test of what could be done in a sudden military emergency, and was gratuitously undertaken by the company at the request of the Secretary of the Navy. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Special contrivances and adaptations of the telegraph for printing stock reports and for transmitting fire alarm, police, and emergency calls, have been invented. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• This deficiency was likely to prove perilous in an emergency so critical. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• As Holmes drew the curtain I was aware, from some little rigidity and alertness of his attitude, that he was prepared for an emergency. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• A complete plan emerges like a piece of machinery, apparently fitted for every emergency. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Tarzan had long since learned the use of the dictionary, but much to his sorrow and perplexity it proved of no avail to him in this emergency. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• But it was not mine, and I did not feel that I had a right to tell it, even to my guardian, unless some great emergency arose. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Special contrivances, wonderful in their operation, were invented to meet exigencies and emergencies. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• As you say, it is as well to be prepared for emergencies. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• We could not and ought not to be rigidly bound by the rules laid down under circumstances so different for emergencies so utterly unanticipated. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• But my voice (habitually gentle) possesses a high note or so, in emergencies. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• To all other emergencies and complications my natural capacity for grappling, single-handed, with circumstances, was invariably equal. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• With a wary eye on future emergencies, I kept the letter. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• It was understood that Miss Bart should fill the gap in such emergencies, and she usually recognized the obligation without a murmur. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The general operation was simple, and in normally active times the mechanism and the registrar were equal to all emergencies. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It is in such countries, therefore, that he generally endeavours to accumulate a treasure, as the only resource against such emergencies. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• In such emergencies, the bank, it is supposed, would break through its ordinary rule of making payment only to the holders of receipts. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Meeting all Emergencies. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In certain emergencies my mind is remarkably soon made up. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I dressed, then, to be ready for emergencies. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.

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