胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇066

Lesson 66 The Noses Knows 鼻子破案

Words:

 

desultory¹ adj. 不连贯的，散漫的

 

detach v. 使分开，使分离

 

detached adj. （房屋）独栋的，分离的；超然的，客观的

 

detain vt. 使延迟，拘留

 

detect vt. 察觉，发觉；探测，侦查

 

detectable² adj. 可发觉的，可查明的

 

detective adj. 侦探的；n. 侦探

 

detention³ n. 拘留，留置

 

deter⁴ vt. 吓住，使断念

 

detergent⁵ n. 清洁剂

 

deteriorate⁶ v. 使恶化；质量下降

 

determinant n. 决定因素

 

determination n. 决心；果断

 

determine vt. 决定；确定

 

deterrent⁷ n. 制止物；威慑力量

 

detest⁸ vt. 深恶，憎恨

 

detonation⁹ n. 爆炸，爆炸声

 

detract v. 诽谤，贬低

 

detriment¹⁰ n. 伤害，危害

 

“One should never investigate a case in a desultory manner,” said Tom. He slowly detached his pair of silver handcuffs from his police belt. “We’re going to detain the suspect pending¹¹ further investigation¹².” He put the detached handcuffs on the suspect’s wrists. “My nose detects the presence of blood.”

 

“You’re an amazing detective, Tom,” I said. “I didn’t know that blood had a detectable odor. If it is blood, our suspect might be spending the rest of his life in detention. Do you think that a life sentence will deter other people from committing crimes?”

“Perhaps it will deter a few people,” Tom responded. “I think a death sentence is a much better deterrent,” he said, smirking¹³. “Look here. It appears that he tried to use detergent to clean up the blood. Now we have to determine whether to apply to Judge Firecracker’s court for a search warrant. Blood will deteriorate search warrant, it might be too late. I detest delays.”

 

“Tom, I strongly recommend that we wait for the warrant,” I advised. “Legality should be the determinant. If the search is later declared illegal by the court, it will be very detrimental¹⁴ to our case. I think waiting a few days won’t detract from our investigation.”

 

“I guess you’re right,” Tom replied. “Searching without a warrant could prove to be a detriment. Besides, if Judge Firecracker ever found out, it would create a temper detonation that would blow the roof off the courthouse. ”

 

“人们绝不应该杂乱无章地调查一个案件。”汤姆说，慢慢地吃从他的警服皮带上解下那副银色手铐。“在做进一步深入调查期间我们要拘留这个嫌疑犯。”他把分开的手铐戴在了嫌疑犯的手腕上。“我的鼻子能察觉出有血迹。”

 

“你真是个令人惊服的侦探，汤姆，”我说，“我不知道血液具有可察觉的气味。如果是血的话，这个嫌疑犯的后半生要在拘留中度过。你认为终身监禁会使人们放弃犯罪的念头吗？”

 

“有些人也许会的。”汤姆回答说，“我认为试行更具有威慑力。”他得意地笑着说，“看这儿，看上去他曾试图用清洁剂把血迹擦干净。现在我们必须决定是否要向法克拉克法官申请搜查令。血迹过一段时间会消退而不易查明了。如果我们等到法官对我们搜查令的请求做出决定，恐怕就太晚了。我讨厌耽误时间。”

 

“汤姆，我强烈建议我们等到搜查令再说。”我劝他说，“合法性应该是决定因素。 如果我们的搜查事后被法院宣布为违法，那对我们的案件侦破是很不利的。我想等几天也不会有损于我们的调查的。”

 

“你说得对，”汤姆回答，“没有得到搜查令的搜查其后果肯定会贻害无穷。此外，一旦法克拉克法官查出来，他会脾气大爆发，连法院屋顶也会炸上天哪。”

1 desultory   

adj.散漫的，无方法的

参考例句：

• Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.不要让讨论变得支离破碎，成为没有明确方向的漫谈。
• The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn.警察漫不经心地拦着不让他们靠近谷仓。

2 detectable   

adj.可发觉的；可查明的

参考例句：

• The noise is barely detectable by the human ear.人的耳朵几乎是察觉不到这种噪音的。
• The inflection point at this PH is barely detectable.在此PH值下，拐点不易发现。

3 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

4 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

5 detergent   

n.洗涤剂；adj.有洗净力的

参考例句：

• He recommended a new detergent to me.他向我推荐一种新的洗涤剂。
• This detergent can remove stubborn stains.这种去污剂能去除难洗的污渍。

6 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。

7 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

8 detest   

vt.痛恨，憎恶

参考例句：

• I detest people who tell lies.我恨说谎的人。
• The workers detest his overbearing manner.工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。

9 detonation   

n.爆炸；巨响

参考例句：

• A fearful detonation burst forth on the barricade.街垒传来一阵骇人的爆炸声。
• Within a few hundreds of microseconds,detonation is complete.在几百微秒之内，爆炸便完成了。

10 detriment   

n.损害；损害物，造成损害的根源

参考例句：

• Smoking is a detriment to one's health.吸烟危害健康。
• His lack of education is a serious detriment to his career.他的未受教育对他的事业是一种严重的妨碍。

11 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

12 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

13 smirking   

v.傻笑( smirk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Major Pendennis, fresh and smirking, came out of his bedroom to his sitting-room. 潘登尼斯少校神采奕奕，笑容可掬地从卧室来到起居室。 来自辞典例句
• The big doll, sitting in her new pram smirking, could hear it quite plainly. 大娃娃坐在崭新的童车里，满脸痴笑，能听得一清二楚。 来自辞典例句

14 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。