XXXV. How Iring fought and died

 Then shouted the Margrave Iring, the lord of the Danefolk’s land:

“Ever on quest of honour have I set mine heart and hand,

And have done my best endeavour where surges of fight tossed high.

Bring me mine harness! My prowess against yon Hagen I try.”

“Thou shalt do it to thy destruction!” did Hagen scornfully say.

“Thou shouldst better bid these Hunfolk to shrink yet farther away.

Though twain, yea, three of you rushing essay to win this hall,

Back grievously hurt will I send them; adown this stair shall they fall.”

“Not for thy threats I refrain me!” cried Iring with shining eyes.

“Full oft ere this have I ventured on as perilous¹ emprise.

Alone will I withstand thee, and not with words, but the sword.

What care I for all thy vaunting, O thou tongue-valiant² lord?”

Then with speed was the good thane Iring sheathed³ in knightly⁴ mail

And Irnfried of Thuringia, a heart unused to quail⁶,

And Hawart the strong, with a thousand warriors⁷ in battle-array,

Stood eager to go where Iring the hero led the way.

Then looked the viol-minstrel, and beheld⁹ that huge war-band

That would press on after Iring, armed all with shield and brand,

And upon their heads had they settled and laced the helmets bright.

Then was the valiant Volker exceeding wroth at the sight.

“Seest thou, friend Hagen,” he shouted, “how Iring cometh on,

He that but now made proffer¹⁰ to meet thee in battle alone?

Is it seemly that heroes be liars¹¹? contempt upon such I pour.

Lo, armed at his side come onward¹² a thousand knights¹³ or more!”

“Liar me thou no liars!” Hawart’s liegeman replied.

“Unto you did I give a promise, and by that will I abide¹⁴.

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My word shall not be broken for any craven fear!

Be Hagen never so grimly, alone will I meet him here.”

Thereat did Iring bow him at his friends’ and liegemen’s feet:

“Suffer ye me unholpen,” he said, “yon knight⁵ to meet.”

Right sorely loth they consented, for known to them well was the might

Of Hagen the Burgundian, the overweening knight.

So long did he entreat¹⁵ them that at last they needs must yield.

When his friends and his faithful vassals¹⁶ beheld him steadfast-willed,

And marked how he thirsted for honour, at the last they let him go.

Then did begin a grapple most grim ’twixt foe¹⁷ and foe.

Iring the knight of Daneland a casting-spear upswung;

For a fence of his breast the hero his shield before him flung:

Swift to the meeting with Hagen to the door of the hall he sprang;

Then burst forth¹⁸ ’twixt those champions a mighty¹⁹ battle-clang.

The hands of the twain, ere they grappled, sped the javelins²¹’ flight:

They pierced through the strong-knit bucklers, they rang on the hauberks bright,

That high above their helmets the splintered spear-staves flew;

And swiftly the two grim warriors their swords from the scabbards drew.

Measureless might had Hagen the dauntless above all men;

Yet starkly²⁴ did Iring smite²⁵ him, that the castle rang again:

Through the halls and the towers of the palace did their blows’ wild echoes thrill.

Yet the Dane with his uttermost striving might compass not his will.

So Iring turned him from Hagen, who was woundless yet of his blows,

And now with the viol-minstrel in conflict did he close.

He weened, as he hailed grim sword-strokes, he should smite his foeman down;

But of fence exceeding cunning was that champion of renown²⁶.

So starkly smote²⁷ the minstrel, that the studs were whirled through the air

By Volker’s strong hand stricken from the shield that Iring bare.

So he left him standing²⁸ unwounded, for a terrible foe was he:

Then turned he, and leapt upon Gunther, the Lord of Burgundy.

So champion clashed with champion, giants in battle-might,

Gunther and Iring, and starkly each the other they smite;

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Yet neither could redden the armour³⁰ of other with gushing³¹ blood,

For the strong-knit links of the harness the edge of the steel withstood.

From Gunther he swiftly hath turned him, and now upon Gernot he springs;

He smiteth his mail, and he heweth flashes of flame from the rings.

But Gernot the lord Burgundian with such stark²³ fury fought,

That to death’s sheer brink³³ his prowess the valiant Iring brought.

But he sprang from the Prince—as a panther’s swift was the leap of the thane—

And four good knights Burgundian with four great strokes hath he slain³⁴;

In the noble host of the vassals from Worms over Rhine they came.

Never ere then so hotly did the wrath³⁵ of Giselher flame.

“By the living God, Sir Iring,” the young prince Giselher cried,

“Unto me shalt thou make atonement for these that here have died

Even now by thy battle-brand stricken!” He leapt upon his foe,

And he lashed²⁹ with a stroke so mighty that the Dane reeled back from the blow:

As hurled³⁶ from the hands of the smiter³⁷, backward he fell in blood,

That it seemed unto all beholders that the warrior⁸ stalwart and good

Should never strike in battle another stroke of brand:

Yet Iring the while unwounded lay of Giselher’s hand.

In sooth, so rang his helmet, so clashed the sword on his head,

That stunned³⁸ he lay, and his senses awhile were utterly³⁹ fled;

And indeed for a space he knew not whether he yet lived on.

Even this unto him had the prowess of valiant Giselher done.

When he came to himself, and out of the darkness his soul awoke

From the swoon wherein it had sunken at the falling of that great stroke,

Then thought he: “Behold, I am living! Moreover, wound have I none.

Now know I Giselher’s prowess, the might of the valiant one!”

Around him the feet of the foemen he heard, as they moved to and fro.

Had they known that he lived, right swiftly had they ended him, I trow!

The voice of Giselher heard he withal as he stood hard by;

And he pondered how from the foemen that ringed him round he should fly.

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From the blood like a very madman upsprang to his feet the knight—

Well might he thank his fleetness for speeding thence his flight!

As out through the door he darted⁴¹, lo, there did Hagen stand,

And the Dane hailed blows upon him with swift and sudden hand.

Then Hagen thought: “Thou art surely now in the clutches of death!

Except the Foul⁴² Fiend help thee, thou drawest thy latest breath!”

Yet indeed had he wounded Hagen with a stroke through his helm that clave:

That deed had he done with Waske, a mighty battle-glaive.

When Hagen the grim-hearted of the wound so dealt was ware⁴³,

In his grip with tenfold fury his war-glaive hissed⁴⁴ through the air

In such wise that Hawart’s liegeman must needs give back from his face,

And Hagen, as down the stairway he fled, still held him in chase.

Over his head his buckler he swung up, Iring the strong,

To screen him: yet had the stairway been even thrice so long,

No time had Hagen left him to strike one stroke of sword.

Ha, how the red sparks streaming from his ringing helmet poured!

Yet back unto friends and kinsmen⁴⁵ unwounded Iring returned;

And so soon as the Lady Kriemhild the wondrous⁴⁶ tidings learned

How against Hagen of Troneg her champion had borne him in fight,

For this that Daughter of Princes poured forth her thanks to the knight:

“Now God reward thee, Iring, thou thane renowned⁴⁷ and bold!

To mine heart hast thou brought comfort, and made me joyful-souled.

Lo, I see on the battle-harness of Hagen a bloody⁴⁸ stain!”

And for joy took Kriemhild the buckler herself from the hand of the thane.

“Small cause wilt⁴⁹ thou have to thank him,” cried Hagen in fierce disdain⁵⁰:

“Let but thy valorous champion essay the deed again;

If alive he win back ever, a hero indeed shall he be;

And as for the wound he hath dealt me, small joy shall it be unto thee!

For the little scratch I have gotten that mine harness reddeneth,

It hath but enkindled my fury unto many a warrior’s death:

Against the liegeman of Hawart mine anger it doth but whet⁴⁰.

Small scathe⁵¹ thy champion Iring hath done unto Hagen yet!”

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For a space in the breeze fresh-blowing stood Iring of Danish land:

He cooled his limbs in his harness, he loosed his helmet-band.

All round him the folk stood praising his might and his chivalry⁵²,

And the heart of the Lord of the Marches thereat beat proud and high.

Then once again spake Iring: “Good friends, I pray you go

And bring new arms: I am purposed again to essay yon foe,

If I haply may still the boaster, and abase⁵³ the arrogant⁵⁴ head.”

Sore hacked⁵⁵ was his shield, but a better they gave him in its stead.

Soon stood the knight full-armoured in stronger warrior-gear:

He grasped in his battle-fury a stubborn-shafted spear,

And he set his face unto Hagen to defy him to fight once more;

Then leapt to meet him the hatred⁵⁶ of that murder-wolf of war.

For Hagen the thane would wait not for the coming of Iring’s feet,

But hurling⁵⁷ javelins before him he sprang his foe to meet

Down all the length of the stairway: his fury was passing great.

Ah, little did Iring’s prowess avail in the hour of fate!

As the swords hewed⁵⁸ through the bucklers, it was as a fierce wind blew

The sparks of a burning forest. Then Hawart’s liegeman true

Gat from the sword of Hagen a wound that bit to the brain

Crashing through buckler and helmet—he was never whole again.

When ware was the good knight Iring of the bite of the sword-edge keen,

Higher he swung his buckler his rifted helm to screen.

He weened that in that grim sword-gash he had gotten scathe enow;

But Gunther’s liegeman dealt him a yet more deadly blow:

For Hagen caught at a javelin²⁰ that lay at his feet on the ground;

At the Daneland hero he hurled it, and his shieldless face it found,

And lo, the quivering spear-shaft stood out from his head behind.

From the hand of Hagen the mighty a grim end did he find.

Back to the ranks of his people staggered the fainting Dane;

But ere they could raise the helmet from the piercèd head of the thane,

They must needs draw out the spear-shaft:—death’s hand upon him lay,

And his friends brake forth into weeping: good cause to weep had they!

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Then Kriemhild, Daughter of Princes, to the stricken man drew nigh,

And she cried over Iring the stalwart an exceeding bitter cry;

Over his wounds sore wept she: her heart was wrung⁵⁹ with grief.

Then spake in his kinsmen’s presence that battle-fearless chief:

“Forbear thy lamentation⁶⁰, O Lady royal-born.

What now availeth thy weeping? My life from my limbs is torn:

Out through the wounds I have gotten it fleeteth fast away.

Death putteth an end to my service of Etzel and thee this day.”

Unto Dane he turned and Thuringian, and bespake that warrior-band:

“The gifts that the Queen hath proffered⁶¹, take heed⁶² that no man’s hand

Be tempted⁶³ to earn that guerdon of the shining gold and red;

For if ye encounter Hagen, ye shall look on the place of the dead.”

Bloodless-grey was his visage: the tokens of death showed plain

On the brow of the valiant Iring. Their hearts were wrung with pain

For Hawart’s hero-vassal, brave heart for ever stilled!

Then a sudden fury of battle the Danemark warriors thrilled.

On charged they, Irnfried and Hawart: they leapt to the guarded door,

And a thousand heroes followed. Then roar on shattering roar

Rang round in crashing echoes unearthly wild and high.

What hail of massy javelins did against the Burgundians fly!

Full on the viol-minstrel did Irnfried the dauntless run,

But bitter scathe his daring from the hand of Volker won;

For he dealt, that noble minstrel, the landgrave such a blow

That it cleft⁶⁴ through the firm-knit helmet—in sooth was he grim enow!

Wounded to death, yet Irnfried smote one mighty stroke,

And the sword through the rings of the hauberk on the breast of the minstrel broke,

And over his mail fell flashing the links in a fiery⁶⁶ rain:—

But now was he sped, and the landgrave fell, by the minstrel slain.

Man against man clashed Hagen and Hawart in grapple of fight;

A tale might he tell of wonders who had looked upon that sight.

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Like lashing⁶⁵ rain fell swordstrokes from either hero’s hand,

Till slain was the death-doomed Hawart by him of Burgundia-land.

When Danefolk and Thuringians beheld how their lords were slain,

Maddened afront of the palace yet grimmer battle-strain,

As they struggled with mighty hand-strokes to win that portal through,

And through many a shield and helmet did the flashing steel-edge hew³².

“Give back from the door,” cried Volker, “and let these enter in!

Ha, but the prize that they look for not a man of them all shall win!

One and all shall they perish—ay, and that full soon.

With death shall they earn their guerdon, Queen Kriemhild’s golden boon⁶⁷!”

Into the hall of slaughter⁶⁸ those men high-hearted pressed,

But soon did many a warrior stoop to the earth his crest⁶⁹.

Fast, fast by the lightning sword-strokes of its warders were they slain.

Well fought the dauntless Gernot, well Giselher the thane.

Into the great hall thronged⁷⁰ they, a thousand men and four;

Then flashed and flickered⁷¹ above them the dancing glaives of war,

Till at last by the grim guests slaughtered⁷² one and all they lay.

Well may bards²² sing the wonders of Burgundia’s vengeance-day!

Then suddenly died the tumult⁷³, there was silence in that hall,

Save the sound of the blood-streams pouring through the channels in the wall

And rushing without down the rain-shutes, the blood of knightly foes⁷⁴

Slain by the men of Rhineland with their swords’ resistless blows.

Then sat them down war-weary the sons of Burgundia-land:

Dropped was the massy buckler and the sword from the red right hand.

Yet standing before the doorway⁷⁵ did the valiant minstrel stay,

And watched, if haply a foeman would yet draw near for the fray⁷⁶.

Sorely the King lamented⁷⁷, and the Queen, with bitter cry;

Sisters and wives were wailing⁷⁸ in bereavement’s agony.

Ah, death, I ween, full surely against them an oath had sworn,

For many a warrior’s life-thread by the guests was yet to be shorn.

1 perilous   

adj.危险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
• We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。

2 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

3 sheathed   

adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的；覆盖的；铠装的；装鞘了的v.将（刀、剑等）插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 )；包，覆盖

参考例句：

• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour. 防弹车护有装甲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The effect of his mediation was so great that both parties sheathed the sword at once. 他的调停非常有效，双方立刻停战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 knightly   

adj. 骑士般的 adv. 骑士般地

参考例句：

• He composed heroic songs and began to write many a tale of enchantment and knightly adventure. 他谱写英雄短歌并着手编写不少记叙巫术和骑士历险的故事。
• If you wear knight costumes, you will certainly have a knightly manner. 身着骑士装，令您具有骑士风度。

5 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

6 quail   

n.鹌鹑；vi.畏惧，颤抖

参考例句：

• Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
• Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。

7 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

8 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

9 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

10 proffer   

v.献出，赠送；n.提议，建议

参考例句：

• He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes.他站起身，伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。
• I proffer to lend him one.我表示愿意借他一个。

11 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。

12 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

13 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

14 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

15 entreat   

v.恳求，恳请

参考例句：

• Charles Darnay felt it hopeless entreat him further,and his pride was touched besides.查尔斯-达尔内感到再恳求他已是枉然，自尊心也受到了伤害。
• I entreat you to contribute generously to the building fund.我恳求您慷慨捐助建设基金。

16 vassals   

n.奴仆( vassal的名词复数 )；（封建时代）诸侯；从属者；下属

参考例句：

• He was indeed at this time having the Central Office cleared of all but his vassals. 的确，他这时正在对中央事务所进行全面清洗（他的亲信除外）。 来自辞典例句
• The lowly vassals suffering all humiliates in both physical and mental aspects. 地位低下的奴仆，他们在身体上和精神上受尽屈辱。 来自互联网

17 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

18 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

19 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

20 javelin   

n.标枪，投枪

参考例句：

• She achieved a throw of sixty metres in the javelin event.在掷标枪项目中，她掷了60米远。
• The coach taught us how to launch a javelin.教练教我们投标枪。

21 javelins   

n.标枪( javelin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The heavy infantry blocks moved forward, throwing javelins just before the clash. 在正面交火之前，庞大的兵团会整体向前移动并投掷标枪。 来自互联网
• Elite mercenaries, originally from Aragon, armed with javelins and light armour. 加泰罗尼亚标枪兵为精锐雇佣部队，最初来自阿拉贡，装备标枪和轻甲。 来自互联网

22 bards   

n.诗人( bard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were feasts and drinking and singing by the bards. 他们欢宴狂饮，还有吟游诗人的歌唱作伴助兴。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• Round many western islands have I been Which Bards in fealty to Apollo hold. 还有多少西方的海岛，歌都已使它们向阿波罗臣服。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

23 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

24 starkly   

adj. 变硬了的,完全的 adv. 完全,实在,简直

参考例句：

• The city of Befast remains starkly divided between Catholics and Protestants. 贝尔法斯特市完全被处在天主教徒和新教徒的纷争之中。
• The black rocks stood out starkly against the sky. 那些黑色的岩石在天空衬托下十分显眼。

25 smite   

v.重击；彻底击败；n.打；尝试；一点儿

参考例句：

• The wise know how to teach,the fool how to smite.智者知道如何教导，愚者知道怎样破坏。
• God will smite our enemies.上帝将击溃我们的敌人。

26 renown   

n.声誉，名望

参考例句：

• His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
• She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。

27 smote   

v.猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说，他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒，再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

28 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

29 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

30 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

31 gushing   

adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话

参考例句：

• blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
• The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

32 hew   

v.砍；伐；削

参考例句：

• Hew a path through the underbrush.在灌木丛中砍出一条小路。
• Plant a sapling as tall as yourself and hew it off when it is two times high of you.种一棵与自己身高一样的树苗，长到比自己高两倍时砍掉它。

33 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

34 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

35 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

36 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

37 smiter   

打击者

参考例句：

• Let him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach. 哀3:30他当由人打他的腮颊．满受凌辱。 来自互联网

38 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

39 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

40 whet   

v.磨快，刺激

参考例句：

• I've read only the fIrst few pages of her book,but It was enough to whet my appetIte.她的书我只看了开头几页，但已经引起我极大的兴趣。
• A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。

41 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

42 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

43 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

44 hissed   

发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对

参考例句：

• Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？
• The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。

45 kinsmen   

n.家属，亲属( kinsman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Kinsmen are less kind than friends. 投亲不如访友。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• One deeply grateful is better than kinsmen or firends. 受恩深处胜亲朋。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

46 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

47 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

48 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

49 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

50 disdain   

n.鄙视，轻视；v.轻视，鄙视，不屑

参考例句：

• Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
• A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。

51 scathe   

v.损伤；n.伤害

参考例句：

• The child scathe its fingers while playing with a match.那孩子玩火柴时把手指烧伤了。
• He scathe his opponent's honor with rumor.他用谣言破坏对手的名誉。

52 chivalry   

n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤

参考例句：

• The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
• He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。

53 abase   

v.降低，贬抑

参考例句：

• He refused to abase himself in the eyes of others.他不愿在他人面前被贬低。
• A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.说脏话者只会自贬身分。

54 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

55 hacked   

生气

参考例句：

• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
• I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。

56 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

57 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

58 hewed   

v.（用斧、刀等）砍、劈( hew的过去式和过去分词 )；砍成；劈出；开辟

参考例句：

• He hewed a canoe out of a tree trunk. 他把一根树干凿成独木舟。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He hewed out an important position for himself in the company. 他在公司中为自己闯出了要职。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

59 wrung   

绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 )； 握紧（尤指别人的手）； 把（湿衣服）拧干； 绞掉（水）

参考例句：

• He has wrung the words from their true meaning. 他曲解这些字的真正意义。
• He wrung my hand warmly. 他热情地紧握我的手。

60 lamentation   

n.悲叹，哀悼

参考例句：

• This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation. 这一要素并不引起，或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息。 来自哲学部分
• Much lamentation followed the death of the old king. 老国王晏驾，人们悲恸不已。 来自辞典例句

61 proffered   

v.提供，贡献，提出( proffer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She proffered her cheek to kiss. 她伸过自己的面颊让人亲吻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes. 他站起身，伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。 来自辞典例句

62 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

63 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

64 cleft   

n.裂缝；adj.裂开的

参考例句：

• I hid the message in a cleft in the rock.我把情报藏在石块的裂缝里。
• He was cleft from his brother during the war.在战争期间，他与他的哥哥分离。

65 lashing   

n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

66 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

67 boon   

n.恩赐，恩物，恩惠

参考例句：

• A car is a real boon when you live in the country.在郊外居住，有辆汽车确实极为方便。
• These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。

68 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

69 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

70 thronged   

v.成群，挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

71 flickered   

（通常指灯光）闪烁，摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The lights flickered and went out. 灯光闪了闪就熄了。
• These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. 这些灯象发狂的交通灯一样不停地闪动着。

72 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

73 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

74 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

75 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

76 fray   

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

• Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

77 lamented   

adj.被哀悼的，令人遗憾的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
• We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

78 wailing   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱

参考例句：

• A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。