| 单词 | important-looking |
| 例句 | Madame Hebrard, the postmistress, slides an important-looking letter from Berlin into her underpants, takes it home, and starts her evening fire with it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On a chance we tried an important-looking door, and walked into a high Gothic library, panelled with carved English oak, and probably transported complete from some ruin overseas. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z An important-looking man with warts all over his face was adjusting enormous light fixtures. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The centaur flicked a few important-looking switches on the main console. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z What would she think when she saw me up front, all important-looking? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z An important-looking woman, with a sharp nose and a sharp glance and a wimple starched into sharp pleats. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For as everyone was laughing at Sunny’s cry for cake, the important-looking man with all the warts on his face was sneaking toward the controls for the lighting of the theater. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z They kneeled between the frescoed walls, where some important-looking saints with blue haloes were standing on tiptoe to avoid foreshortening, and the gay paints of the stained-glass window poured upon their heads. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That interlude with a baseball bat begins with Beyoncé, in that yellow dress, throwing open the enormous doors of an old, important-looking building and a deluge pouring out. Beyoncé Unearths Pain and Lets It Flow in ‘Lemonade’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z On an unusually cool July day, two young women strolled along the Tidal Basin as one important-looking man walked by them to sit with another besuited man on a bench overlooking the Jefferson Memorial. The ‘Roe v. Wade’ movie has an all-star conservative cast and a bone to pick with the media 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the media have been left hanging like everyone else — which hasn’t stopped news organizations from sending out important-looking live news alerts or speculating on the murky process which appears to be underway. The murky impeachment process gets murkier 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Suddenly, several important-looking men in suits at the next table glance at their watches. Rescuing the lost children of IS 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z It was certainly unfortunate timing on the part of Manchester United to call a simultaneous press conference announcing, with some very important-looking capital letters, their first Official Mattress and Pillow Partner. Pep Guardiola: ‘Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Neymar are almost unplayable’ 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Nearby, on the roadside, a paunchy, important-looking man was addressing a group of thin, less important men. The Fight for Mosul 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z A fat, hairless, important-looking man joined this group, took a chair and planted it firmly with its back in the face of Kipps, a thing that offended Kipps mightily. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z “That’s the reason that Gwen and Poppy prefer to talk to us, who are only Sophomores, instead of joining that group of important-looking Juniors over there.” The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z The anteroom was crowded with important-looking people, all waiting for an interview with Lincoln. Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z I have seen such a lot of important-looking faces,—probably everything in the stock in the shop-window,—and witnessed such charmingly gracious manners, that it is a lesson. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Tall, important-looking seniors, wearing white sweaters with large blue Y's on their chests, moved through the crowd with a worried air, apparently trying to organize something that had no idea whatever of being organized. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z About a month later, I got a call from the new owner, who had received some “important-looking” mail addressed to me. In Jersey City, Ex-Mayor Gerald McCann Keeps an Eye on Trash 2011-10-08T18:52:31Z As he stood, trying to look unconcerned, a small knot of British officers strolled up, headed by a tall and important-looking person arrayed in helmet, open shirt, shorts, grey stockings and khaki canvas shoes. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z At the deck he was met by the first and second officers, to whom an important-looking document was presented by the senior warder who had come down in charge. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z These began to produce knives and examine the edges; then the whole rout moved with one consent towards a hut rather larger and more important-looking than the rest on the outskirts of the town. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z The stout, important-looking man whom Malcolm had seen in the hunting lodge on the occasion of his ducking, came towards them with hurried strides. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Even the important-looking police constables of Lowestoft, with their little canes, were crestfallen, sullen, and inactive. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z There were many little important-looking notes stuck upright over the letter P, and Peggy fingered them over listlessly. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z It was a simply furnished room, with an ordinary writing-table, upon which papers and writing-materials were strewn about, and important-looking envelopes directed to the king. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z George started to thank him, but already the rotund figure was pressed against the desk, and the tiny eyes absorbed in important-looking papers. The Guarded Heights It was in this wise:— Roach looked puffy, and especially so beneath the eyes, where a couple of pendulous bags disfigured his important-looking countenance. Blind Policy A great deal of his poetry is so incased in verbiage, that it puts me in mind of those important-looking packages which boys are fond of sending to their friends. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 These important-looking individuals saunter about the rampart in the most leisurely way, but yet with a certain air of business, as if perhaps the one was the master of works and the other the architect. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 A big, important-looking man went by us, swaying a little unsteadily. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Budge is defined by Dr. Murray: “Solemn in demeanor, important-looking, pompous, stiff, formal.” Minor Poems by Milton Mark and Nora the elder—my sister, that is,—were in their turn staying with us, when one morning at breakfast the post brought for the latter an unusually bulky and important-looking letter. Four Ghost Stories One stout, blue, and important-looking letter at once caught his eye. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas He opened it and saw six state troopers and four important-looking gentlemen in civilian dress. The Shining Cow In it sat a rather fat and important-looking lady, with greyish red hair, a straight decided mouth, and several firm chins. The Limit King Sidney thereupon presented a ducat to the most important-looking Gnome, who immediately let it drop indifferently. In Brief Authority Mr. Wilbur Drew, who was likewise a lawyer, had rebuilt and added to and improved and otherwise transformed the farmhouse until it was an attractive and important-looking dwelling. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air A good part of it was incomprehensible, but he established certain main facts, and confirmed the stout, blue, important-looking letter. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas The doctor came, an important-looking young fellow whom I felt inclined to kick off the porch the moment he set foot on it. The Love Story of Abner Stone For he asks who the important-looking party is, and is called to order. Somehow Good But by now the doctor had entered, an important-looking person with long, dark whiskers and a shiny, shaven chin, wearing a bearskin coat. The Brothers Karamazov Though the interesting stranger had been one of the earliest arrivals, he ate slowly, busied himself with important-looking papers out of his coat-pockets, and was the last to go. It, and Other Stories Suddenly, Nancy espied a big, important-looking black walnut box on the floor of her closet, half hidden by a well-worn party coat which depended from the hook just above it. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The Maaninka church, like so many others in Finland, has its important-looking bell-tower standing quite a distance away from the main building. Through Finland in Carts On the large table lay bulbous important-looking briefs, tied up with red tape. Bird of Paradise "Ours are the largest though;" said the father, "these are not at all important-looking." The Sand-Hills of Jutland Here I found a very important-looking official in uniform, with a big book in front of him. The Wallypug in London There was a rustling of silken skirts, then a resolute and very important-looking woman paused at the table. Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers He was a large, stout and important-looking man, bald and bearded. The Green Rust As Wentworth turned away he exchanged greetings with a jovial important-looking personage coming in the other direction, no other than Mr. Pateley, exhaling prosperity as he came. The Arbiter A Novel Arrived here, we directed our steps toward the most important-looking house in the place, at the door of which Carlos knocked. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy And an important-looking fellow near him shouted, "Don't sing that, for pity's sake!" The Tale of Ferdinand Frog Making our way into one of the larger huts, we stroll into the open door, and ask a more important-looking man if he has any water-melon? A Boy's Voyage Round the World Very hot and very excited, they at last arrived at its entrance, which was guarded by two important-looking Egyptian policemen in modern uniforms. There was a King in Egypt It ended in a sudden little scramble between big stones, and suddenly they were on the threshold of a quite important-looking house: but it was all dark. The Lost Girl The King, on a shell throne, surrounded by his courtiers, was at one end, and several important-looking fishes were fussing about at the other, making a straight line with some little lumps of white chalk. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Enter R. an important-looking personage with a long white beard, wearing a costume which might be, called a commissionaire's if it wasn't so like a harlequin's. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 It had all the offices and appointments of such an establishment, well and conveniently arranged; and in this respect might serve as a model to more important-looking houses. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. She has broken open the envelope and is now scanning hurriedly the contents of the important-looking document within. April's Lady A Novel They reminded me very much of the important-looking little dogs one sees running about in the crowd on election day. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Here Ching knocked loudly, and the gate was opened by another soldier; the paper was shown; and an important-looking official came up, looked at us, and made way for us to enter. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser As I was leaving that place, there overtook me an important-looking man with two men-servants, mounted, following him. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The next day the newspaperman looked over the shoulder of his editor-chief in office and said, "Who is the important-looking man in the photograph?" The Masques of Ottawa They were solid, important-looking men, and having visited upon the country their impressive disapproval, they opened newspapers and shut it away from their sight. The Blood of the Conquerors And Arlington Street took notice when I received letters with important-looking or aristocratic-looking letterheads. The Promised Land It seems to me he is always suggesting important-looking unimportant things. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century "Ceremony" really was the word, because the key was large, ancient, and important-looking, and squeaked sepulchrally while it turned. The Heather-Moon She tried to guess who the important-looking people were. One Woman's Life The country was rich, every inch cultivated, and there were comfortable farms with tall, important-looking gateways. My Friend the Chauffeur There are several important-looking antique shops here, and I noticed, when casting my eye about, one where they make a speciality of curious and rare jewellery. Set in Silver Indeed he was an important-looking individual who greeted the freight outfit of Jerkline Jo when it came to a weary halt at the foot of the desert buttes. The She Boss A Western Story He had only passed his sixteenth birthday when, one wild March morning in 1785, he was handed an important-looking document. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 Some officials at the port appeared to recognize Sky-High, and brought to him an important-looking mail which he received with a sudden dignity. Little Sky-High The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang From this he tore out an important-looking document stamped with a red seal, and pointed from it to a lithographed signature at the foot. My Friend the Chauffeur I knew that there was little hope of eating alone, for several important-looking motor-cars were drawn up before the hotel; but I was hardly prepared for the gay company I found assembled. The Motor Maid They wrote again; and then one day a pale acknowledgment of their communication came in one of those long and important-looking unstamped envelopes. The Bad Man She wrote mysterious letters, and finally came into a room where her sisters and Aunt Elizabeth were sewing, with an important-looking paper in her hand. The Gay Cockade One was certainly a guard of some kind, a stout, important-looking fellow, who ran and wheezed as he ran loud enough to be heard at the inn door. Come Rack! Come Rope! The two dusty vagabonds watched her, and her important-looking adults, from afar. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned One of them, a small but important-looking old gentleman with a purple face and a white parted beard, became on the instant Bean's ideal for correctness. Bunker Bean But before Dorothy could reply she was tapped lightly on the shoulder, and, turning, she beheld a young woman, tall, dark and most important-looking. Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays One day an important-looking Celt walked in, and demanded to see the Caesar upon business connected with the taking of Corocotta. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The last he saw of Cliff Lowell that night, Cliff was talking with a group of important-looking men who treated him as though they had known him for a long, long while. The Thunder Bird And anon there come along men, poling with surprising swiftness slender-built craft on which are perched several solemn and important-looking cormorants. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama They were grave and important-looking old men, and each carried a light. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The leader thereof is a stumpy but enormously important-looking private. The First Hundred Thousand Soon they brought me before an important-looking body of Indians, who proved to be the chiefs and principal warriors. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) Frau Schmidt answered the knock, and, returning a few moments later, placed before Hal an important-looking letter, bearing the official seal of the German government. The Boy Allies at Liege An important-looking man in a tail coat and an imposing shirt-front let the girls into the great house. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways And there—you see?—that tall, important-looking man trying to catch the eye of the Lord God, that's the Duke. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories At a table in the background two officers consulted with a private above an important-looking map, while another pleased-looking private stood at attention near by. The Wrong Twin I was somewhat taken aback to find such an important-looking person in such a dilapidated place. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine "I think I can help you, Mr. Gussing," said the curiosity man, who, it may be mentioned here, was a tall and important-looking personage. Joe the Hotel Boy The Shipping-Master led the way with a mincing gait around the whole system of desks to a tall and important-looking door, which he opened with a deferential action of the arm. The Shadow Line; a confession By standing on a chair in the library one could reach a shelf on which reposed a fat, important-looking key. Beasts and Super-Beasts Then I became sensible of a line of lackeys in livery fringing the edge of the platform, and at their head a most important-looking individual with a decoration on the lapel of his coat. The Under Dog An important-looking youth in the uniform of an ambulance surgeon was stitching up a portion of my left forearm with cheerful nonchalance. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Finally they brought me before an important-looking body of Indians, who proved to be the chiefs and principal warriors. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway At the back of the long room was a succession of small alcoves, each with an important-looking chair and mirror and shelves, a white basin, water-taps and rubber tubes. Linda Condon Then he hurried back to see what Frank had found on the inside of the important-looking wrapper. Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) "Are you sure that your statements in regard to this man are true?" asked an important-looking individual on the opposite side of the car. Walter Sherwood's Probation At this time father was leading an important-looking bald-headed old man in the garden, and he asked Yurochka, "Did you get hurt?" The Crushed Flower and Other Stories The captain was a large and important-looking personage, with the black moustache and imperiale of the true Frenchman. Patty in Paris As she entered the house, Ruth's first glance was at the hall table, but there was no important-looking yellow envelope to suggest that her cablegram had arrived. Glenloch Girls He used to come on the platform with a very important-looking blue baton in his hand. My Life — Volume 1 A stout, important-looking man paused before Mrs. Frothingham, and spoke familiarly. The Whirlpool One day, about four months after she had been engaged in this business, Miss Rennie and Miss Wilson came in with most important-looking faces. Mr. Hogarth's Will Among the important-looking men that passed through would be actors that were now reaping the reward of their struggle and sacrifice; actors whom he thrilled to recognize as old screen friends. Merton of the Movies It came in the form of an important-looking letter with an eastern postmark. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day Ordinarily I only care for coffee and rolls, but this particular morning I espied an important-looking man on the other side of the car eating broiled chicken. Mark Twain's Speeches Number three, who was an important-looking gentleman, stepped forward. Idle Ideas in 1905 There were naturally but few passers-by, and the shops were not important-looking; but they were open, and he could see that the insides of them looked comfortable in contrast with the blizzard-ruled street. T. Tembarom Gibbie was in a dream of mingled past and future delights, when his conductor stopped at a large and important-looking house, with a flight of granite steps up to the door. Sir Gibbie As we go about we pass a string of electric trolleys steered by important-looking girls, and loaded with shell, finished as far as these works are concerned and on their way to the railway siding. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war No one sat at any other table or came into the room, for it was late, and the place quite emptied of breakfasters, and the several entertained waiters had gathered behind Billy's important-looking back. Lin McLean The important-looking building on the right is that erected by this person's venerated father. Kai Lung's Golden Hours A portly, important-looking gentleman, dressed all in black, with a white cravat, large gold watch seals, a pair of gold eye-glasses, and a large seal-ring upon his little finger. Bleak House He wished he could get important-looking letters from New York every few days. The Lure of the Dim Trails |
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