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20. A Honeycomb and a Mouse
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His face was that of one who has undergone a long journey.
The Epic1 of GilgameshIn the Sandleford warren, Holly2 had been a rabbit of consequence. He wasgreatly relied upon by the Threarah and had more than once carried out difficultorders with a good deal of courage. During the early spring, when a fox hadmoved into a neighboring copse, Holly, with two or three volunteers, had kept itsteadily under observation for several days and reported all its movements, untilone evening it left as suddenly as it had come. Although he had decided3 on hisown initiative to arrest Bigwig, he had not the reputation of being vindictive4. Hewas, rather, a stander of no nonsense who knew when duty was done and did ithimself. Sound, unassuming, conscientious5, a bit lacking in the rabbit sense ofmischief, he was something of the born second-in-command. There could havebeen no question of trying to persuade him to leave the warren with Hazel andFiver. To find him under Watership Down at all, therefore, was astonishingenough. But to find him in such a condition was all but incredible.
In the first moments after they had recognized the poor creature under thehemlock, Hazel and Dandelion felt completely stupefied, as though they hadcome upon a squirrel underground or a stream that flowed uphill. They could nottrust their senses. The voice in the dark had proved not to be supernatural, butthe reality was frightening enough. How could Captain Holly be here, at the footof the down? And what could have reduced him -- of all rabbits -- to this state?
Hazel pulled himself together. Whatever the explanation might be, theimmediate need was to take first things first. They were in open country, at night,away from any refuge but an overgrown ditch, with a rabbit who smelled of blood,was crying uncontrollably and looked as though he could not move. There mightvery well be a stoat on his trail at this moment. If they were going to help himthey had better be quick.
"Go and tell Bigwig who it is," he said to Dandelion, "and come back with him.
Send Speedwell up the hill to the others and tell him to make it clear that no oneis to come down. They couldn't help and it would only add to the risk."Dandelion had no sooner gone than Hazel became aware that something elsewas moving in the hedge. But he had no time to wonder what it might be, foralmost immediately another rabbit appeared and limped to where Holly waslying.
"You must help us if you can," he said to Hazel. "We've had a very bad time andmy master's ill. Can we get underground here?"Hazel recognized him as one of the rabbits who had come to arrest Bigwig, buthe did not know his name.
"Why did you stay in the hedge and leave him to crawl about in the open?" heasked.
"I ran away when I heard you coming," replied the other rabbit. "I couldn't getthe captain to move. I thought you were elil and there was no point in staying tobe killed. I don't think I could fight a field mouse.""Do you know me?" said Hazel. But before the other could answer, Dandelionand Bigwig came out of the darkness. Bigwig stared at Holly for a moment andthen crouched6 before him and touched noses.
"Holly, this is Thlayli," he said. "You were calling me."Holly did not answer, but only stared fixedly7 back at him. Bigwig looked up.
"Who's that who came with him?" he said. "Oh, it's you, Bluebell8. How manymore of you?""No more," said Bluebell. He was about to go on when Holly spoke9.
"Thlayli," he said. "So we have found you."He sat up with difficulty and looked around at them.
"You're Hazel, aren't you?" he asked. "And that's -- oh, I should know, but I'min very poor shape, I'm afraid.""It's Dandelion," said Hazel. "Listen -- I can see that you're exhausted10, but wecan't stay here. We're in danger. Can you come with us to our holes?""Captain," said Bluebell, "do you know what the first blade of grass said to thesecond blade of grass?"Hazel looked at him sharply, but Holly replied, "Well?""It said, 'Look, there's a rabbit! We're in danger!'""This is no time--" began Hazel.
"Don't silence him," said Holly. "We wouldn't be here at all without his bluetit's chatter11. Yes, I can go now. Is it far?""Not too far," said Hazel, thinking it all too likely that Holly would never getthere.
It took a long time to climb the hill. Hazel made them separate, himselfremaining with Holly and Bluebell while Bigwig and Dandelion went out to eitherside. Holly was forced to stop several times and Hazel, full of fear, had hard workto suppress his impatience12. Only when the moon began to rise -- the edge of itsgreat disc growing brighter and brighter on the skyline below and behind them --did he at last beg Holly to hurry. As he spoke he saw, in the white light, Pipkincoming down to meet them.
"What are you doing?" he said sternly. "I told Speedwell no one was to comedown.""It isn't Speedwell's fault," said Pipkin. "You stood by me at the river, so Ithought I'd come and look for you, Hazel. Anyway, the holes are just here. Is itreally Captain Holly you've found?"Bigwig and Dandelion approached.
"I'll tell you what," said Bigwig. "These two will need to rest for a good longtime. Suppose Pipkin here and Dandelion take them to an empty burrow13 and staywith them as long as they want? The rest of us had better keep away until theyfeel better.""Yes, that's best," said Hazel. "I'll go up with you now."They ran the short distance to the thorn trees. All the other rabbits were aboveground, waiting and whispering together.
"Shut up," said Bigwig, before anyone had asked a question. "Yes, it is Holly,and Bluebell is with him -- no one else. They're in a bad way and they're not to betroubled. We'll leave this hole empty for them. Now I'm going undergroundmyself and so will you if you've got any sense."But before he went, Bigwig turned to Hazel and said, "You got yourself out ofthat ditch down there instead of me, didn't you, Hazel? I shan't forget that."Hazel remembered Buckthorn's leg and took him down with him. Speedwelland Silver followed them.
"I say, what's happened, Hazel?" asked Silver. "It must be something very bad.
Holly would never leave the Threarah.""I don't know," replied Hazel, "and neither does anyone else yet. We'll have towait until tomorow. Holly may stop running, but I don't think Bluebell will. Nowlet me alone to do this leg of Buckthorn's."The wound was a great deal better and soon Hazel fell asleep.
The next day was as hot and cloudless as the last. Neither Pipkin norDandelion was at morning silflay; and Hazel relentlessly15 took the others up to thebeech hanger17 to go on with the digging. He questioned Strawberry about the greatburrow and learned that its ceiling, as well as being vaulted18 with a tangle19 offibers, was strengthened by roots going vertically20 down into the floor. Heremarked that he had not noticed these.
"There aren't many, but they're important," said Strawberry. "They take a lot ofthe load. If it weren't for those roots the ceiling would fall after heavy rain. Onstormy nights you could sense the extra weight in the earth above, but there wasno danger."Hazel and Bigwig went underground with him. The beginnings of the newwarren had been hollowed out among the roots of one of the beech16 trees. It wasstill no more than a small, irregular cave with one entrance. They set to work toenlarge it, digging between the roots and tunneling upward to make a second runthat would emerge inside the wood. After a time Strawberry stopped digging andbegan moving about between the roots, sniffing22, biting and scuffling in the soilwith his front paws. Hazel supposed that he was tired and pretending to be busywhile he had a rest, but at length he came back to them and said that he had somesuggestions.
"It's this way," he explained. "There isn't a big spread of fine roots above here.
That was a lucky chance in the great burrow and I don't think you can expect tofind it again. But, all the same, we can do pretty well with what we've got.""And what have we got?" asked Blackberry, who had come down the run whilehe was talking.
"Well, we've got several thick roots that go straight down -- more than therewere in the great burrow. The best thing will be to dig round them and leavethem. They shouldn't be gnawed23 through and taken out. We shall need them ifwe're going to have a hall of any size.""Then our hall will be full of these thick, vertical21 roots?" asked Hazel. He feltdisappointed.
"Yes, it will," said Strawberry, "but I can't see that it's going to be any the worsefor that. We can go in and out among them and they won't hinder anyone who'stalking or telling a story. They'll make the place warmer and they'll help toconduct sound from above, which might be useful some time or other."The excavation25 of the hall (which came to be known among them as theHoneycomb) turned out to be something of a triumph for Strawberry. Hazelcontented himself with organizing the diggers and left it to Strawberry to saywhat was actually to be done. The work went on in shifts and the rabbits took it inturns to feed, play and lie in the sun above ground. Throughout the day thesolitude remained unbroken by noise, men, tractors, or even cattle, and theybegan to feel still more deeply what they owed to Fiver's insight. By the lateafternoon the big burrow was beginning to take shape. At the north end, thebeech roots formed a kind of irregular colonnade26. This gave way to a more opencentral space: and beyond, where there were no supporting roots, Strawberry leftblocks of the earth untouched, so that the south end consisted of three or fourseparate bays. These narrowed into low-roofed runs that led away into sleepingburrows.
Hazel, much better pleased now that he could see for himself how the businesswas going to turn out, was sitting with Silver in the mouth of the run whensuddenly there was a stamping of "Hawk27! Hawk!" and a dash for cover by therabbits outside. Hazel, safe where he was, remained looking out past the shadowof the wood to the open, sunlit grass beyond. The kestrel sailed into view and tookup station, the black-edged flange28 of its tail bent29 down and its pointed24 wingsbeating rapidly as it searched the down below.
"But do you think it would attack us?" asked Hazel, watching it drop lower andrecommence its poised30 fluttering. "Surely it's too small?""You're probably right," replied Silver. "All the same, would you care to go outthere and start feeding?""I'd like to try standing31 up to some of these elil," said Bigwig, who had come upthe run behind them. "We're afraid of too many. But a bird from the air would beawkward, especially if it came fast. It might get the better of even a big rabbit if ittook him by surprise.""See the mouse?" said Silver suddenly. "There, look. Poor little beast."They could all see the field mouse, which was exposed in a patch of smoothgrass. It had evidently strayed too far from its hole and now could not tell what todo. The kestrel's shadow had not passed over it, but the rabbits' suddendisappearance had made it uneasy and it was pressed to the ground, lookinguncertainly this way and that. The kestrel had not yet seen it, but could hardly failto do so as soon as it moved.
"Any moment now," said Bigwig callously32.
On an impulse, Hazel hopped33 down the bank and went a little way into theopen grass. Mice do not speak Lapine, but there is a very simple, limited linguafranca of the hedgerow and woodland. Hazel used it now.
"Run," he said. "Here; quick."The mouse looked at him, but did not move. Hazel spoke again and the mousebegan suddenly to run toward him as the kestrel turned and slid sideways anddownward. Hazel hastened back to the hole. Looking out, he saw the mousefollowing him. When it had almost reached the foot of the bank it scuttered over afallen twig34 with two or three green leaves. The twig turned, one of the leavescaught the sunlight slanting35 through the trees and Hazel saw it flash for aninstant. Immediately the kestrel came lower in an oblique36 glide37, closed its wingsand dropped.
Before Hazel could spring back from the mouth of the hole, the mouse haddashed between his front paws and was pressed to the ground between his backlegs. At the same moment the kestrel, all beak38 and talons39, hit the loose earthimmediately outside like a missile thrown from the tree above. It scuffledsavagely and for an instant the three rabbits saw its round, dark eyes lookingstraight down the run. Then it was gone. The speed and force of the pounce40, not alength away, were terrifying and Hazel leaped backward, knocking Silver off hisbalance. They picked themselves up in silence.
"Like to try standing up to that one?" said Silver, looking round at Bigwig. "Letme know when. I"ll come and watch.""Hazel," said Bigwig, "I know you're not stupid, but what did we get out ofthat? Are you going in for protecting every mole41 and shrew that can't getunderground?"The mouse had not moved. It was still crouching42 a little inside the run, on alevel with their heads and outlined against the light. Hazel could see it watchinghim.
"Perhaps hawk not gone," he said. "You stay now. Go later."Bigwig was about to speak again when Dandelion appeared in the mouth of thehole. He looked at the mouse, pushed it gently aside and came down the run.
"Hazel," he said, "I thought I ought to come and tell you about Holly. He'smuch better this evening, but he had a very bad night and so did we. Every timehe seemed to be going to sleep, he kept starting up and crying. I thought he wasgoing out of his mind. Pipkin kept talking to him -- he was first-rate -- and heseems to set a lot of store by Bluebell. Bluebell kept on making jokes. He wasworn out before the morning and so were the lot of us -- we've been sleeping allday. Holly's been more or less himself since he woke up this afternoon, and he'sbeen up to silflay. He asked where you and the others would be tonight and, as Ididn't know, I came to ask.""Is he fit to talk to us, then?" asked Bigwig.
"I think so. It would be the best thing for him, if I'm any judge: and if he waswith all of us together he'd be less likely to have another bad night.""Well, where are we going to sleep?" said Silver.
Hazel considered. The Honeycomb was still rough-dug and half finished, but itwould probably be as comfortable as the holes under the thorn trees. Besides, if itproved otherwise, they would have all the more inducement to improve it. Toknow that they were actually making use of their day's hard work would pleaseeverybody and they were likely to prefer this to a third night in the chalk holes.
"I should think here," he said. "But we'll see how the others feel.""What's this mouse doing in here?" asked Dandelion.
Hazel explained. Dandelion was as puzzled as Bigwig had been.
"Well, I'll admit I hadn't any particular idea when I went out to help it," saidHazel. "I have now, though, and I'll explain later what it is. But, first of all, Bigwigand I ought to go and talk to Holly. And, Dandelion, you go and tell the rest whatyou told me, will you, and see what they want to do tonight?"They found Holly with Bluebell and Pipkin, on the turf by the anthill whereDandelion had first looked over the down. Holly was sniffing at a purple orchis.
The head of mauve blooms rocked gently on its stem as he pushed his noseagainst it.
"Don't frighten it, master," said Bluebell. "It might fly away. After all, it's got alot of spots to choose from. Look at them all over the leaves.""Oh, get along with you, Bluebell," answered Holly, good-humoredly. "Weneed to learn about the ground here. Half the plants are strange to me. This isn'tone to eat, but at least there's plenty of burnet and that's always good." A flysettled on his wounded ear and he winced43 and shook his head.
Hazel was glad to see that Holly was evidently in better spirits. He began to saythat he hoped he felt well enough to join the others, but Holly soon interruptedhim with questions.
"Are there many of you?" he asked.
"Hrair," said Bigwig.
"All that left the warren with you?""Every one," replied Hazel proudly.
"No one hurt?""Oh, several have been hurt, one way and another.""Never a dull moment, really," said Bigwig.
"Who's this coming? I don't know him."Strawberry came running down from the hanger and as he joined them beganto make the same curious dancing gesture of head and forepaws which they hadfirst seen in the rainy meadow before they entered the great burrow. He checkedhimself in some confusion and, to forestall44 Bigwig's rebuke45, spoke to Hazel atonce.
"Hazel-rah," he said (Holly looked startled, but said nothing), "everyone wantsto stay in the new warren tonight: and they're all hoping that Captain Holly willfeel able to tell them what's happened and how he came here.""Well, naturally, we all want to know," said Hazel to Holly. "This is Strawberry.
He joined us on our journey and we've been glad to have him. But do you thinkyou can manage it?""I can manage it," said Holly. "But I must warn you that it will strike the frostinto the heart of every rabbit that hears it."He himself looked so sad and dark as he spoke that no one made any reply, andafter a few moments all six rabbits made their way up the slope in silence. Whenthey reached the corner of the wood, they found the others feeding or basking46 inthe evening sun on the north side of the beech trees. After a glance round amongthem Holly went up to Silver, who was feeding with Fiver in a patch of yellowtrefoil.
"I'm glad to see you here, Silver," he said. "I hear you've had a rough time.""It hasn't been easy," answered Silver. "Hazel's done wonders and we owe a lotto Fiver here as well.""I've heard of you," said Holly, turning to Fiver. "You're the rabbit who saw itall coming. You talked to the Threarah, didn't you?""He talked to me," said Fiver.
"If only he'd listened to you! Well, it can't be changed now, till acorns47 grow onthistles. Silver, there's something I want to say and I can say it more easily to youthan to Hazel or Bigwig. I'm not out to make any trouble here -- trouble for Hazel,I mean. He's your Chief Rabbit now, that's plain. I hardly know him, but he mustbe good or you'd all be dead; and this is no time to be squabbling. If any of theother rabbits are wondering whether I might want to alter things, will you letthem know that I shan't?""Yes, I will," said Silver.
Bigwig came up. "I know it's not owl14 time yet," he said, "but everyone's soeager to hear you, Holly, that they want to go underground at once. Will that suityou?""Underground?" replied Holly. "But how can you all hear me underground? Iwas expecting to talk here.""Come and see," said Bigwig.
Holly and Bluebell were impressed by the Honeycomb.
"This is something quite new," said Holly. "What keeps the roof up?""It doesn't need to be kept up," said Bluebell. "It's right up the hill already.""An idea we found on the way," said Bigwig.
"Lying in a field," said Bluebell. "It's all right, master, I'll be quiet while you'respeaking.""Yes, you must," said Holly. "Soon no one will want jokes."Almost all the rabbits had followed them down. The Honeycomb, though bigenough for everybody, was not so airy as the great burrow and on this Juneevening it seemed somewhat close.
"We can easily make it cooler, you know," said Strawberry to Hazel. "In thegreat burrow they used to open tunnels for the summer and close them for thewinter. We can dig another run on the evening side tomorrow and pick up thebreeze."Hazel was just going to ask Holly to begin when Speedwell came down theeastern run. "Hazel," he said, "your -- er -- visitor -- your mouse. He wants tospeak to you.""Oh, I'd forgotten him," said Hazel. "Where is he?""Up the run."Hazel went up. The mouse was waiting at the top.
"You go now?" said Hazel. "You think safe?""Go now," said the mouse. "No wait owl. But a what I like a say. You 'elp amouse. One time a mouse 'elp a you. You want 'im 'e come.""Frith in a pond!" muttered Bigwig, further down the run. "And so will all hisbrothers and sisters. I dare say the place'll be crawling. Why don't you ask themto dig us a burrow or two, Hazel?"Hazel watched the mouse make off into the long grass. Then he returned to theHoneycomb and settled down near Holly, who had just begun to speak.

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1 epic ui5zz     
n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的
参考例句:
  • I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。
  • They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
2 holly hrdzTt     
n.[植]冬青属灌木
参考例句:
  • I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
  • People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 vindictive FL3zG     
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
参考例句:
  • I have no vindictive feelings about it.我对此没有恶意。
  • The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。
5 conscientious mYmzr     
adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的
参考例句:
  • He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责,也很懂行。
  • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。
6 crouched 62634c7e8c15b8a61068e36aaed563ab     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
7 fixedly 71be829f2724164d2521d0b5bee4e2cc     
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
参考例句:
  • He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
8 bluebell 4x4zpF     
n.风铃草
参考例句:
  • The girl picked herself up and pulled a bluebell out of her hair.姑娘坐起身来,从头发里摘出一枝风铃草。
  • There is a branch of bluebell in the vase.花瓶里有一束风铃草。
9 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
10 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
11 chatter BUfyN     
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
参考例句:
  • Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
  • I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。
12 impatience OaOxC     
n.不耐烦,急躁
参考例句:
  • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
  • He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
13 burrow EsazA     
vt.挖掘(洞穴);钻进;vi.挖洞;翻寻;n.地洞
参考例句:
  • Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。
  • The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。
14 owl 7KFxk     
n.猫头鹰,枭
参考例句:
  • Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
  • I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚,经常半夜后才睡觉。
15 relentlessly Rk4zSD     
adv.不屈不挠地;残酷地;不间断
参考例句:
  • The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
  • He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她,拒不接受“不”的回答。
16 beech uynzJF     
n.山毛榉;adj.山毛榉的
参考例句:
  • Autumn is the time to see the beech woods in all their glory.秋天是观赏山毛榉林的最佳时期。
  • Exasperated,he leaped the stream,and strode towards beech clump.他满腔恼怒,跳过小河,大踏步向毛榉林子走去。
17 hanger hanger     
n.吊架,吊轴承;挂钩
参考例句:
  • I hung my coat up on a hanger.我把外衣挂在挂钩上。
  • The ship is fitted with a large helicopter hanger and flight deck.这艘船配备有一个较大的直升飞机悬挂装置和飞行甲板。
18 vaulted MfjzTA     
adj.拱状的
参考例句:
  • She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
  • The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。
19 tangle yIQzn     
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱
参考例句:
  • I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
  • If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你,我就不跟他们争吵。
20 vertically SfmzYG     
adv.垂直地
参考例句:
  • Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线,以便制作图表。
  • The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。
21 vertical ZiywU     
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置
参考例句:
  • The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
  • Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。
22 sniffing 50b6416c50a7d3793e6172a8514a0576     
n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
参考例句:
  • We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了,一个劲地抽鼻子,打喷嚏。
  • They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了,呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
23 gnawed 85643b5b73cc74a08138f4534f41cef1     
咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 ); (长时间) 折磨某人; (使)苦恼; (长时间)危害某事物
参考例句:
  • His attitude towards her gnawed away at her confidence. 他对她的态度一直在削弱她的自尊心。
  • The root of this dead tree has been gnawed away by ants. 这棵死树根被蚂蚁唼了。
24 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
25 excavation RiKzY     
n.挖掘,发掘;被挖掘之地
参考例句:
  • The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
  • The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
26 colonnade OqmzM     
n.柱廊
参考例句:
  • This colonnade will take you out of the palace and the game.这条柱廊将带你离开宫殿和游戏。
  • The terrace was embraced by the two arms of the colonnade.平台由两排柱廊环抱。
27 hawk NeKxY     
n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员
参考例句:
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
  • The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。
28 flange 0jgxj     
n.边缘,轮缘,凸缘,法兰
参考例句:
  • These include gusset plates welded to the flange.这些包括焊接到翼缘上的节点板。
  • Three structures have exhibited cracking at the ends of flange gusset plates.已有三个结构在翼缘节点板端部出现了裂纹.
29 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
30 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句:
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋,准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张,手悬在电话机上。
31 standing 2hCzgo     
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。
32 callously dec3b5c8c8e051ec6020b11c100b4bff     
参考例句:
  • Sri Lanka has callously ignored calls for a humanitarian cease-fire. 斯里兰卡无情地忽视人道停火的呼吁。 来自互联网
  • The pendulum ticks callously, heartlessly. 这是谁的遗训? 来自互联网
33 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
参考例句:
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
34 twig VK1zg     
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
参考例句:
  • He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
  • The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。
35 slanting bfc7f3900241f29cee38d19726ae7dce     
倾斜的,歪斜的
参考例句:
  • The rain is driving [slanting] in from the south. 南边潲雨。
  • The line is slanting to the left. 这根线向左斜了。
36 oblique x5czF     
adj.斜的,倾斜的,无诚意的,不坦率的
参考例句:
  • He made oblique references to her lack of experience.他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。
  • She gave an oblique look to one side.她向旁边斜看了一眼。
37 glide 2gExT     
n./v.溜,滑行;(时间)消逝
参考例句:
  • We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
  • So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞,宛如滑翔。
38 beak 8y1zGA     
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
参考例句:
  • The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
  • This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
39 talons 322566a2ccb8410b21604b31bc6569ac     
n.(尤指猛禽的)爪( talon的名词复数 );(如爪般的)手指;爪状物;锁簧尖状突出部
参考例句:
  • The fingers were curved like talons, but they closed on empty air. 他的指头弯得像鹰爪一样,可是抓了个空。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
  • The tiger has a pair of talons. 老虎有一对利爪。 来自辞典例句
40 pounce 4uAyU     
n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意
参考例句:
  • Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦?
  • We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。
41 mole 26Nzn     
n.胎块;痣;克分子
参考例句:
  • She had a tiny mole on her cheek.她的面颊上有一颗小黑痣。
  • The young girl felt very self- conscious about the large mole on her chin.那位年轻姑娘对自己下巴上的一颗大痣感到很不自在。
42 crouching crouching     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏着的一个庞大身影
  • A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一个年轻人正蹲在桌边翻看什么。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
43 winced 7be9a27cb0995f7f6019956af354c6e4     
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He winced as the dog nipped his ankle. 狗咬了他的脚腕子,疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
  • He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg. 他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。
44 forestall X6Qyv     
vt.抢在…之前采取行动;预先阻止
参考例句:
  • I left the room to forestall involvements.我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
  • He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语。
45 rebuke 5Akz0     
v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise
参考例句:
  • He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
  • Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
46 basking 7596d7e95e17619cf6e8285dc844d8be     
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽
参考例句:
  • We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
  • A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 acorns acorns     
n.橡子,栎实( acorn的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Great oaks from little acorns grow. 万丈高楼平地起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Welcome to my new website!It may not look much at the moment, but great oaks from little acorns grow! 欢迎来到我的新网站。它现在可能微不足道,不过万丈高楼平地起嘛。 来自《简明英汉词典》


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