For there lay The Combs--the set of combs, side and back, that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims--just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.英文原著 · 《The Four Million》
(10) They follow the roads and paths in the right direction until they come to a spring, situated in the middle of a field, and bordered by a stone basin. Some one had forgotten upon the stone a comb of gilded ivory. Never since ancient times has wise man or fool seen such a comb. In its teeth there was almost a handful of hair belonging to her who had used the comb.英文原著 · 《Four Arthurian Romances》
He had considered that one of the best frolics of his life. He had simply purloined it and presented it to Viola, and merrily left matters to settle themselves. Viola and Jane had lived together a month before the comb was mentioned. Then one day Viola was in Jane's room and the jewel-case was out, and she began examining its contents. When she found the amethyst comb she gave a little cry. Jane, who had been seated at her desk and had not seen what was going on, turned around. Viola stood holding the comb, and her cheeks were burning. She fondled the trinket as if it had been a baby.英文原著 · 《The Copy-Cat》
'I'll give you some on your back, if you like,' answered Tree Comber rudely. The dwarf took no notice, but waited patiently till the dinner was cooked, then suddenly throwing Tree Comber on the ground, he ate up the contents of the saucepan and vanished. Tree Comber felt rather ashamed of himself, and set about boiling some more vegetables, but they were still very hard when the hunters returned, and though they complained of his bad cooking, he did not tell them about the dwarf.英文原著 · 《The Crimson Fairy Book》
Probably the best accelerating combination is the American compound formerly known as "Gurney's American compound," or some of the combinations of bromide of lime. The first is thought to possess perhaps more uniformity in its action than any other combination I have ever used.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
Early in the year, 1842, I discovered a combination of chemicals (now known in London as "Wolcott's Mixture," in hermetically sealed bulbs) of exceeding uniform character, very sensitive to the action of light, and specimens produced in 1842-3, with this combination, will bear comparison with the best specimens produced at this late date.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
I'm all right if we combine lawsuits, but we really need to combine.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
- He's in trouble for being an enemy combatant. - Yes, but we only concluded he was an enemy combatant because of what he said.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
That was a big room full of Republican primary voters booing an American combat soldier who, as he was speaking, was in combat.美剧 · 《The News Room》
So take your makeup brush, take your mirror, and you want to comb your eyebrows upwards.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》