Theon Greyjoy was seated in the high seat of the Starks. He had taken off his cloak. Over a shirt of fine mail he wore a black surcoat emblazoned with the golden kraken of his House. His hands rested on the wolves’ heads carved at the ends of the wide stone arms. “Theon’s sitting in Robb’s chair,” Rickon said. “Hush, Rickon.” Bran could feel the menace around them, but his brother was too young. A few torches had been lit, and a fire
kindled2 in the great
hearth3, but most of the hall remained in darkness. There was no place to sit with the benches stacked against the walls, so the castle folk stood in small groups, not daring to speak. He saw Old Nan, her toothless mouth opening and closing. Hayhead was carried in between two of the other guards, a bloodstained bandage wrapped about his bare chest. Poxy Tym wept inconsolably, and Beth Cassel cried with fear. “What have we here?” Theon asked of the Reeds and Freys. “These are Lady Catelyn’s
wards4, both named Walder Frey,” Maester Luwin explained. “And this is Jojen Reed and his sister Meera, son and daughter to Howland Reed of Greywater Watch, who came to renew their oaths of
fealty5 to Winterfell.” “Some might call that ill-timed,” said Theon, “though not for me. Here you are and here you’ll stay.” He vacated the high seat. “Bring the prince here, Lorren.” The black-bearded man dumped Bran onto the stone as if he were a sack of oats. People were still being driven into the Great Hall,
prodded6 along with shouts and the
butts8 of the spears.
Gage9 and Osha arrived from the kitchens,
spotted10 with flour from making the morning bread. Mikken they dragged in cursing. Farlen entered limping, struggling to support Palla. Her dress had been ripped in two; she held it up with a
clenched11 fist and walked as if every step were agony. Septon Chayle rushed to lend a hand, but one of the ironmen knocked him to the floor. The last man marched through the doors was the prisoner
Reek12, whose stench preceded him, ripe and
pungent13. Bran felt his stomach twist at the smell of him. “We found this one locked in a tower cell,” announced his escort, a beardless youth with ginger-colored hair and
sodden14 clothing, doubtless one of those who’d swum the moat. “He says they call him Reek.” “Can’t think why,” Theon said, smiling. “Do you always smell so bad, or did you just finish fucking a pig?” “Haven’t fucked no one since they took me, m’lord. Heke’s me true name. I was in service to the
Bastard15 o’ the Dreadfort till the Starks give him an arrow in the back for a wedding gift.” Theon found that amusing. “Who did he marry?” “The widow o’ Hornwood, m’lord. “ “That crone? Was he blind? She has teats like empty wineskins, dry and
withered17.” “It wasn’t her teats he
wed16 her for, m’lord.” The ironmen slammed shut the tall doors at the foot of the hall. From the high seat, Bran could see about twenty of them. He probably left some guards on the gates and the
armory18. Even so, there couldn’t be more than thirty. Theon raised his hands for quiet. “You all know me-” “Aye, we know you for a sack of steaming dung!” shouted Mikken, before the bald man drove the
butt7 of his spear into his
gut19, then smashed him across the face with the
shaft20. The smith stumbled to his knees and
spat21 out a tooth. “Mikken, you be silent.” Bran tried to sound stern and lordly, the way Robb did when he made a command, but his voice betrayed him and the words came out in a
shrill22 squeak23. “Listen to your little lordling, Mikken,” said Theon. “He has more sense than you do.” A good lord protects his people, he reminded himself. “I’ve yielded Winterfell to Theon.” “Louder, Bran. And call me prince.” He raised his voice. “I have yielded Winterfell to Prince Theon. All of you should do as he commands you.” “Damned if I will!”
bellowed24 Mikken. Theon ignored the outburst. “My father has donned the ancient crown of salt and rock, and declared himself King of the Iron Islands. He claims the north as well, by right of conquest. You are all his subjects.” “Bugger that.” Mikken wiped the blood from his mouth. “I serve the Starks, not some treasonous squid of-aah.” The butt of the spear smashed him face first into the stone floor. “Smiths have strong arms and weak heads,” observed Theon. “But if the rest of you serve me as loyally as you served Ned
Stark1, you’ll find me as generous a lord as you could want.” On his hands and knees, Mikken spat blood. Please don’t, Bran wished at him, but the blacksmith shouted, “If you think you can hold the north with this sorry lot o’-” The bald man drove the point of his spear into the back of Mikken’s neck. Steel slid through flesh and came out his throat in a welter of blood. A woman screamed, and Meera wrapped her arms around Rickon. It’s blood he drowned on, Bran thought
numbly25. His own blood. “Who else has something to say?” asked Theon Greyjoy. “Hodor hodor hodor hodor,” shouted Hodor, eyes wide. “Someone
kindly26 shut that halfwit up.” Two ironmen began to beat Hodor with the butts of their spears. The stableboy dropped to the floor, trying to shield himself with his hands. “I will be as good a lord to you as Eddard Stark ever was.” Theon raised his voice to be heard above the
smack27 of wood on flesh. “Betray me, though, and you’ll wish you hadn’t. And don’t think the men you see here are the whole of my power. Torrhen’s Square and Deepwood Motte will soon be ours as well, and my uncle is sailing up the Saltspear to seize Moat Cailin. If Robb Stark can stave off the Lannisters, he may
reign28 as King of the Trident hereafter, but House Greyjoy holds the north now.” “Stark’s lords will fight you,” the man Reek called out. “That bloated pig at White Harbor for one, and them Umbers and Karstarks too. You’ll need men. Free me and I’m yours.” Theon weighed him a moment. “You’re cleverer than you smell, but I could not suffer that stench.” “Well,” said Reek, “I could wash some. If I was free.” “A man of rare good sense.” Theon smiled. “Bend the knee.” One of the ironmen handed Reek a sword, and he laid it at Theon’s feet and swore
obedience29 to House Greyjoy and King Balon. Bran could not look. The green dream was coming true. “M’lord Greyjoy!” Osha stepped past Mikken’s body. “I was brought here captive too. You were there the day I was taken.” I thought you were a friend, Bran thought, hurt. “I need fighters,” Theon declared, “not kitchen sluts.” “It was Robb Stark put me in the kitchens. For the best part of a year, I’ve been left to
scour30 kettles, scrape grease, and warm the straw for this one.” She threw a look at Gage. “I’ve had a bellyful of it. Put a spear in my hand again.” “I got a spear for you right here,” said the bald man who’d killed Mikken. He grabbed his crotch, grinning. Osha drove her bony knee up between his legs. “You keep that soft pink thing.” She
wrested31 the spear from him and used the butt to knock him off his feet. “I’ll have me the wood and iron.” The bald man
writhed32 on the floor while the other reavers sent up
gales33 of laughter. Theon laughed with the rest. “You’ll do,” he said. “Keep the spear; Stygg can find another. Now bend the knee and swear.” When no one else rushed forward to pledge service, they were dismissed with a warning to do their work and make no trouble. Hodor was given the task of bearing Bran back to his bed. His face was all ugly from the beating, his nose
swollen34 and one eye closed. “Hodor,” he
sobbed35 between cracked lips as he lifted Bran in huge strong arms and
bloody36 hands and carried him back out into the rain.
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stark
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| 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。
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kindled
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| （使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光 |
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- We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
- The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。
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hearth
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| n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面 |
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- She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
- She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。
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wards
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| 区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态 |
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- This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
- It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。
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fealty
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| n.忠贞，忠节 |
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- He swore fealty to the king.他宣誓效忠国王。
- If you are fealty and virtuous,then I would like to meet you.如果你孝顺善良，我很愿意认识你。
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prodded
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| v.刺，戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 )；刺激；促使；（用手指或尖物）戳 |
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- She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. 她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
- He prodded at the plate of fish with his fork. 他拿叉子戳弄着那盘鱼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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butt
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| n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶 |
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- The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
- He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
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butts
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| 笑柄( butt的名词复数 )； （武器或工具的）粗大的一端； 屁股； 烟蒂 |
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- The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。
- The house butts to a cemetery. 这所房子和墓地相连。
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gage
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| n.标准尺寸，规格；量规，量表 [=gauge] |
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- Can you gage what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
- It's difficult to gage one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
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spotted
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| adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的 |
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- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
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clenched
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| v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
- She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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reek
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| v.发出臭气；n.恶臭 |
参考例句： |
- Where there's reek,there's heat.哪里有恶臭，哪里必发热。
- That reek is from the fox.那股恶臭是狐狸发出的。
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pungent
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| adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的 |
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- The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
- Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。
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sodden
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| adj.浑身湿透的；v.使浸透；使呆头呆脑 |
参考例句： |
- We stripped off our sodden clothes.我们扒下了湿透的衣服。
- The cardboard was sodden and fell apart in his hands.纸板潮得都发酥了，手一捏就碎。
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bastard
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| n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子 |
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- He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
- There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。
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wed
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| v.娶，嫁，与…结婚 |
参考例句： |
- The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
- The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。
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withered
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| adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的
动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 |
参考例句： |
- The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
- The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。
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armory
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| n.纹章，兵工厂，军械库 |
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- Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO's armory in the future.核武器将来在北约的军械中会起较次要的作用。
- Every March the Armory Show sets up shop in New York.每年三月，军械博览会都会在纽约设置展场。
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gut
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| n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏 |
参考例句： |
- It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
- My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。
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shaft
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| n.(工具的)柄，杆状物 |
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- He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
- This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
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spat
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| n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声 |
参考例句： |
- Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
- There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。
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shrill
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| adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫 |
参考例句： |
- Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
- The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。
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squeak
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| n.吱吱声，逃脱；v.（发出）吱吱叫，侥幸通过；（俚）告密 |
参考例句： |
- I don't want to hear another squeak out of you!我不想再听到你出声！
- We won the game,but it was a narrow squeak.我们打赢了这场球赛，不过是侥幸取胜。
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bellowed
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| v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的过去式和过去分词 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫 |
参考例句： |
- They bellowed at her to stop. 他们吼叫着让她停下。
- He bellowed with pain when the tooth was pulled out. 当牙齿被拔掉时，他痛得大叫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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numbly
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| adv.失去知觉，麻木 |
参考例句： |
- Back at the rickshaw yard, he slept numbly for two days. 回到车厂，他懊睡了两天。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- He heard it numbly, a little amazed at his audacity. 他自己也听得一呆，对自己的莽撞劲儿有点吃惊。 来自辞典例句
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kindly
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| adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地 |
参考例句： |
- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
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smack
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| vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍 |
参考例句： |
- She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
- I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。
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reign
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| n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势 |
参考例句： |
- The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
- The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
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obedience
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| n.服从，顺从 |
参考例句： |
- Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
- Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers.士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。
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scour
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| v.搜索；擦，洗，腹泻，冲刷 |
参考例句： |
- Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
- We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
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wrested
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| （用力）拧( wrest的过去式和过去分词 )； 费力取得； （从…）攫取； （ 从… ） 强行取去… |
参考例句： |
- The usurper wrested the power from the king. 篡位者从国王手里夺取了权力。
- But now it was all wrested from him. 可是现在，他却被剥夺了这一切。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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writhed
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| （因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- He writhed at the memory, revolted with himself for that temporary weakness. 他一想起来就痛悔不已，只恨自己当一时糊涂。
- The insect, writhed, and lay prostrate again. 昆虫折腾了几下，重又直挺挺地倒了下去。
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gales
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| 龙猫 |
参考例句： |
- I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
- This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。
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swollen
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| adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀 |
参考例句： |
- Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
- A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。
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sobbed
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| 哭泣，啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 )； 哭诉，呜咽地说 |
参考例句： |
- She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
- She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
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bloody
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| 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。
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