An’ what was that dream I had? Something bound to be awful...” “This country will rot a man like a corpse,” was Jonathan Draeger’s response when he looked from his hotel window onto a Main Street running an inch of black water. “Rain,” was all Teddy had to say, watching the falling
texture1 of the sky through his bedside lace curtains. “Rain.” Those Halloween clouds had continued to roll in off the sea all the
rumbling2 night—a surly multitude, angry at being kept waiting so long, and full of
moody3 determination to make up for time lost. Pouring out rain as they went, they had rolled over the beaches and town, into the farmlands and low hills, finally piling headlong up against the wall of the
Coastal4 Range mountains with a soft, massive
inertia5. All night long. A few piled to the mountaintops and over into the Willamette Valley with their
overloads6 of rain, but the majority, the great bulk of that multitude gathered and blown from the distant stretches of the sea, came
rebounding7 heavily back into the other clouds. They exploded above the town like colliding lakes. The
garrison8 of speargrass that
picketed9 the edges of the
dunes10 was beaten flat by the clouds’ advance guard; with the fallen green spear-points pointing the way the attack had gone by graying dawn. A
torrent11 of water that ran from the dunes back to the sea, in measured sweeps, as though enormous waves were combing overhead and breaking far inland... swept the beaches clean of a whole summer’s
debris12 by gray daylight. And along parts of the Oregon coast there are clusters of seaside trees
permanently13 bent14 by a wind that blows
everlastingly15 landward across all the Oregon beaches—whole
groves16 of strangled
cedars17 and spruce bent in an attitude of paralyzed
recoil18, as though frozen by a dreadful Medusa revealed centuries ago by lightning ...and by midmorning of that first day after October, the little short-tailed mice that dwelt between the roots of these trees had crept from their homes and, for the first time in local remembrance, were moving in droves east, toward higher ground, afraid that such a rain would surely raise the sea and flood their
burrows19. . . . “Oh me, oh me; the mice are leavin’ their holes. We’re in for a bad one,” was the way Evenwrite viewed the
migration20. “The
rodents21 are moving into town to winter with the riffraff,” Draeger
decided22 moodily23, and wrote “A Man Is Known By The Mice He Keeps” in his notebook. “I think I had better go down and open the place early this Sunday,” Teddy decided and hurried to the bathroom mirror to see if he needed a shave this week. At the
moorage24 that first day the old Scandinavian fishermen watched the black rolling of clouds overhead and added extra
hawsers25 to their boats. In her
shack26 near the clamflats Indian Jenny melted pitch, candlewax, and an old pocket comb on the stove, used the mixture to calk
gathering27 wet spots in her ceiling, pressing the searing gum into cracks and holes with her broad, shovel-callused thumb as she hummed tonelessly along with the lonely drone of rain. On Main Street the townspeople
sprinted28 from
awning29 to awning with lowered heads,
dodging30 puddles31, skirting the spew of rainspouts. As
frantic32 and as
flustered33 in their movements as the
drenched34 mice fleeing the safety of their burrows; even the oldest of mossbacked residents was bewildered, even the stanchest logger generally proud of his
laconic35 acceptance of weather—“Can’t never get wet enough for me!”—and his endurance of
legendary36 rains of the past, even these veterans appeared shaken by the sudden,
determined37 ferocity of that first day’s rain. “Comin’ down like a cow wettin’ on a flat rock,” they called to one another. “Like ten cows. Like a goddamn hundred!” they called as they dashed from awning to
doorway38, from doorway to awning. “I hear it’s a record,” they assured one another all afternoon over beers in the Snag, “a goddam record.” Yet when the report came in over Teddy’s bartop radio at the end of the day, the precipitation count was by no means a record. “Four inches recorded since midnight.” It wasn’t even phenomenal. “Jus’ four inches? That all? I mean, that’s a lot of rain, surely, but I tell ya! the way it was coming down out there today didn’t ack like four inches, it acted like four goddamn hundred!” Just four inches, Teddy thought
sarcastically39, just four little inches. “I think somebody made a mistake,” Evenwrite thought moodily. “Those smartasses down at the Coast Guard station, where do they get this crap, draw a number out of a hat? Shit, the ditch out behind my place had a good foot of water in it by noon! What makes those smartasses think they can measure water any better than anybody else?” Four inches of rain—Teddy simpered—and the fear hidden all summer shoots up and blooms overnight. He floated soundlessly about the dim avenues of his bar, like a plump little water spider in a white
apron40 and shirt, black slacks and tiny
pointed41 crepe-soled shoes, Blooms all funny-colored and different-shaped, tending his web with remote servility. But all the colors and shapes spring from that same weed of fear.... His small dark lips pursed in a practiced smile, and his tiny black eyes noticing everything in the whole
dingy42 expanse of his barroom limits—the man fingering the coin-return slot on the juke, the trio in the booth near the back stubbing cigarettes out on the table, the feet getting heavier, tongues getting thicker . . . seeing everything except the grained bartop or rows of glasses at which he polished constantly. And that weed is rooted in all of us. It is in me as well as in Floyd Evenwrite or Lester Gibbons. But I am different. I know that it is not brought to blooming by the rain. It is brought to blooming by nothing more than stupidity. And the native dirt here is rich in stupidity. Teddy considered himself something of an expert on fear and stupidity; he had studied them for years. He had a constant supply of
specimens43. Now he shifted his
covert44 gaze to watch Jonathan Draeger, the union official that Evenwrite had called up to help with this strike foolishness, come through the arch of neons wearing a hat and a very light blue overcoat. Teddy’s eyes followed the man’s confident, well-fed movements as he removed the hat and coat. He had noticed him last night and had been curious about his calm interest in the
brawl45. Like himself—and perhaps Hank Stamper—this Mr. Draeger didn’t seem to fit into the same category as the rest of the specimens. There seemed something special about him that set him apart. Teddy felt himself different from the rest of the town because, while he might harbor a natural seed of fear like the others, he had the shrewd patience and intelligence to keep it from
sprouting46. Hank Stamper, on the other hand, was neither shrewd nor intelligent, but by some
quirk47 of nature completely fearless. This Draeger was certainly this and more. . . . “Good evening, boys”; Draeger greeted the largest table and its assembly of citizens. “It appears we are having us some weather. Four inches to date, the paper said. . . .” “Where’d they get their figures,” Evenwrite demanded, “this ‘four inches to date’?” Draeger hung up the coat and hat and carefully brushed his trousers free of rain before answering. “From the United States Department of Weather Service, Floyd,” he explained, giving Evenwrite an understanding smile. He is shrewd, this Mr. Draeger. He also appears intelligent; that certainly sets him apart. Fearless, too, maybe... “Why do you ask, Floyd? Had you estimated more than four inches?” ...but there is something more. “Um . . .” Evenwrite
grunted48 at the question and
shrugged49 sullenly50. He was still hung over. And he wasn’t so goddam sure anyhow that he liked the way this goddam bigcity big-ass in his suntan and slacks was responding to the gravity of the situation. “. . . I didn’t say I estimated at all, Mr. Draeger.” “Of course. I was just joking.” Something that sets him apart from the rest of these brainless fools, but from myself and Hank Stamper too. “It did seem more than four inches,” the Real Estate Hotwire admitted. “But you know what I diagnose it, Floyd? You want to know? It was the shock effect, that’s what. Days of sunshine, the good weather that we had all the way to November kind of constituting a soporific, do you get what I mean? Then blooey, the sky falls on us.” He
tilted51 back in the chair and his easygoing, affable Rotarian laugh spilled from his throat—“So we’re all running around like Chicken Little with her head chopped off. ...Haw haw haw.” A laugh calculated to warm the cockles of every cold wet heart in the house; and maybe
stimulate52 a little confidence in the land-buying situation. “So that’s all it was. Nothing to be alarmed about. We were running around telling ourselves the sky was falling. Haw haw haw.” The others all laughed and agreed with the shrewd explanation; that must have been it, the surprise effect, the suddenness . . . then the laughter stopped and Teddy saw them turn questioningly toward the smiling Draeger. “Don’t you diagnose it like that, Mr. Draeger?” “I’m sure that must have been what happened,” he
reassured53 them as Teddy watched. All the others are afraid of the night, of the dark outside; I know they are... “I ain’t so sure that’s what happened,” Evenwrite said suddenly, looking down at Draeger’s hands on the table; the hands were resting one on top of the other, nails clean,
cuticles54 groomed55, like two
pompous56 and pedigreed show-dogs. He looked at his own hands and they seemed knotted and ugly, like mongrels made all red and hairless with mange—“No, I don’t think so”—but mongrels or not he was by god if he was gonna run them outa sight under the table! “No? Then what better explanation do you have, Floyd?” I know these others, animals, all scared of the forces in the dark; that’s why they buy TV sets, and buy Buick cars with red and green lights blink off and on in the holes in the
hood57... that’s why they flock to my neons. Like
bugs58 attracted to streetlights, to fire. Anything to get out of the dark . . . “Yeah, Floyd; you ack like you got somethin’ on your chest.” “Yeah, Floyd . . .” Evenwrite compressed his face into a pinched
labyrinth59 of terrific concentration. He did have a better explanation, goddammit, if he could just put it the right way. He’d worked on it all night. It was a hell of a lot more than surprise effect, and there damned well was something to be alarmed about. All night long he had worked on the feeling—after the sight of Stamper
clobbering60 that muscle-assed Newton had faded from his consciousness—lying half awake, half asleep, half drunk in his pitch-dark bedroom, trying to put his finger on an
insistent61 and
ominous62 worry, trying to make out the whispered warning beneath the rain, like cold wet lips against his ear—what was that dream? what was it somebody just whispered?—and by noon when he climbed from bed he had deciphered the wet warning. “Look,” he started, trying to choose his words. “This rain coming like it did and... upsetting everybody like it did, is a lot more than just a all-of-a-sudden change of weather. As far as us woods boys are concerned—an’ the rest of you who make a livin’ off the woods payroll—this rain coming might as well be an atom bomb.” He forced himself to not look at Draeger. He licked his lips and went on. “This rain might as well be a
tornado63 or an earthquake as far as us boys are concerned. And is liable to be just as tough to survive.” Don’t want to lay it on too thick, but they got to realize, goddammit . . . he’s got to realize! “You think about it a minute you’ll know what I mean.” He’s got to see this ain’t just one of these pipe-smoking parties like he usual sits in on, diddling in his notebook like he’s got all the goddam time in the world. “And you’ll see how come I been tryin’ to light a fire under you before it’s too late to survive.” The men all took a drink, to reinforce themselves against whatever event Evenwrite’s ominous statement suggested they might be too late to survive.
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texture
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| n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理 |
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- We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
- Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
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rumbling
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| n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声
adj. 隆隆响的
动词rumble的现在分词 |
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- The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
- The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。
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moody
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| adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的 |
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- He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
- I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。
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coastal
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| adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的 |
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- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
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inertia
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| adj.惰性，惯性，懒惰，迟钝 |
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- We had a feeling of inertia in the afternoon.下午我们感觉很懒。
- Inertia carried the plane onto the ground.飞机靠惯性着陆。
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overloads
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| 使负担太重( overload的第三人称单数 )； 使超载； 使过载； 给…增加负担 |
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- Given these overloads, we can see the working of the rules above. 对于给定的这些重载，我们可以看看上述规则的工作方式。
- The numerous overloads for each data access method have been reduced. 每一个数据访问方法重载的数量被减少了。
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rebounding
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| 蹦跳运动 |
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- The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
- The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮，传接球，篮板球等。
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garrison
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| n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防 |
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- The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
- The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
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picketed
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| 用尖桩围住（picket的过去式与过去分词形式） |
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- They picketed the restaurant. 他们在饭馆外设置纠察。
- Humboldt riotously picketed Von Trenk but the play was a hit. 尽管洪堡肆意破坏《冯·特伦克》的上演，然而这个剧还是轰动一时。
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dunes
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| 沙丘( dune的名词复数 ) |
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- The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
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torrent
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| n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发 |
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- The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
- Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。
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debris
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| n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片 |
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- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
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permanently
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| adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地 |
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- The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
- The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
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bent
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| n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的 |
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- 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。
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everlastingly
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| 永久地，持久地 |
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- Why didn't he hold the Yankees instead of everlastingly retreating? 他为什么不将北军挡住，反而节节败退呢？
- "I'm tired of everlastingly being unnatural and never doing anything I want to do. "我再也忍受不了这样无休止地的勉强自己，永远不能赁自己高兴做事。
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groves
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| 树丛，小树林( grove的名词复数 ) |
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- The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝阳宁静地照耀着已经发黄的树丛和还是一片绿色的田地。
- The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的树木越来越多地长成了一簇簇的小丛林，还点缀着几棵老紫杉树。
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cedars
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| 雪松，西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 ) |
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- The old cedars were badly damaged in the storm. 风暴严重损害了古老的雪松。
- Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 1黎巴嫩哪，开开你的门，任火烧灭你的香柏树。
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recoil
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| vi.退却，退缩，畏缩 |
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- Most people would recoil at the sight of the snake.许多人看见蛇都会向后退缩。
- Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it.报复者常会受到报应。
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burrows
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| n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘（洞穴），挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 )；翻寻 |
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- The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows. 潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。 来自辞典例句
- A mole burrows its way through the ground. 鼹鼠会在地下钻洞前进。 来自辞典例句
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migration
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| n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙 |
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- Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
- He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
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rodents
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| n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 ) |
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- Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病，常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲，有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句
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decided
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| adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的 |
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- 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。
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moodily
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| adv.喜怒无常地；情绪多变地；心情不稳地；易生气地 |
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- Pork slipped from the room as she remained staring moodily into the distance. 阿宝从房间里溜了出来，留她独个人站在那里瞪着眼睛忧郁地望着远处。 来自辞典例句
- He climbed moodily into the cab, relieved and distressed. 他忧郁地上了马车，既松了一口气，又忧心忡忡。 来自互联网
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hawsers
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| n.（供系船或下锚用的）缆索，锚链( hawser的名词复数 ) |
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shack
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| adj.简陋的小屋，窝棚 |
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- He had to sit down five times before he reached his shack.在走到他的茅棚以前，他不得不坐在地上歇了五次。
- The boys made a shack out of the old boards in the backyard.男孩们在后院用旧木板盖起一间小木屋。
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gathering
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| n.集会，聚会，聚集 |
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- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
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sprinted
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| v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。
- Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 来自辞典例句
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awning
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| n.遮阳篷；雨篷 |
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- A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.在玻璃窗上装了个绿色的大遮棚以遮挡阳光。
- Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.几个人聚集在门栅下避阵雨
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dodging
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| n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避 |
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- He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
- I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句
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puddles
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| n.水坑， （尤指道路上的）雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 ) |
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- The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
- The road was filled with puddles from the rain. 雨后路面到处是一坑坑的积水。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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frantic
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| adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的 |
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- I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
- He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。
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flustered
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| adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词) |
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- The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句
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drenched
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| adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体） |
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- We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
- The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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laconic
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| adj.简洁的；精练的 |
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- He sent me a laconic private message.他给我一封简要的私人函件。
- This response was typical of the writer's laconic wit.这个回答反映了这位作家精练简明的特点。
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legendary
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| adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学） |
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- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
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determined
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| adj.坚定的；有决心的 |
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- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
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doorway
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| n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径 |
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- 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。
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sarcastically
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| adv.挖苦地，讽刺地 |
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- 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
- Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她，讽刺地鞠了一躬。
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apron
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| n.围裙；工作裙 |
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- We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
- She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
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pointed
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| adj.尖的，直截了当的 |
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- 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。
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dingy
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| adj.昏暗的，肮脏的 |
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- It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
- The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。
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specimens
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| n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人 |
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- Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
- The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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covert
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| adj.隐藏的；暗地里的 |
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- We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
- The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。
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brawl
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| n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂 |
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- They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
- I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。
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sprouting
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| v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出 |
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- new leaves sprouting from the trees 树上长出的新叶
- They were putting fresh earth around sprouting potato stalks. 他们在往绽出新芽的土豆秧周围培新土。 来自名作英译部分
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quirk
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| n.奇事，巧合；古怪的举动 |
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- He had a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith.他很怪，把自己的妻子称作史密斯夫人。
- The most annoying quirk of his is wearing a cap all the time.他最令人感到厌恶的怪癖就是无论何时都戴著帽子。
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grunted
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| （猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 )； （指人）发出类似的哼声； 咕哝着说 |
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- She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
- She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。
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shrugged
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| vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式） |
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- Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
- She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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sullenly
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| 不高兴地，绷着脸，忧郁地 |
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- 'so what?" Tom said sullenly. “那又怎么样呢？”汤姆绷着脸说。
- Emptiness after the paper, I sIt'sullenly in front of the stove. 报看完，想不出能找点什么事做，只好一人坐在火炉旁生气。
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tilted
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| v. 倾斜的 |
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- Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
- She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。
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stimulate
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| vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋 |
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- Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
- Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
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reassured
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| adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) |
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- The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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cuticles
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| n.（手指甲或脚趾甲根部的）外皮( cuticle的名词复数 ) |
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- The cuticles of most vascular plants are covered with a thin layer of largely hydrophobic constituents. 大部分维管囊植物的角质层都被有薄薄一层很疏水的成分。 来自辞典例句
- And there would have been traces of blood from his cuticles. 而且那会留下他的血迹和表皮痕迹。 来自电影对白
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groomed
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| v.照料或梳洗（马等）( groom的过去式和过去分词 )；使做好准备；训练；（给动物）擦洗 |
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- She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是打扮得干净利落。
- Duff is being groomed for the job of manager. 达夫正接受训练，准备当经理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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pompous
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| adj.傲慢的，自大的；夸大的；豪华的 |
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- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.他有点自大，自视甚高。
- He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance. 他的外表虽傲慢，其实是个好人。
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hood
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| n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖 |
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- She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
- The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
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bugs
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| adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误 |
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- All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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labyrinth
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| n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路 |
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- He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
- The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。
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clobbering
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| v.狠揍， （不停）猛打( clobber的现在分词 )；彻底击败 |
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- Other metals have suffered a similar clobbering. 其它金属价格亦遭受了同样的痛击。 来自互联网
- A clobbering now would probably make them more likely to turn to an electable candidate in2008. 因此，现在的失败也许将在2008年重新为他们赢回候选席位。 来自互联网
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insistent
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| adj.迫切的，坚持的 |
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- There was an insistent knock on my door.我听到一阵急促的敲门声。
- He is most insistent on this point.他在这点上很坚持。
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ominous
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| adj.不祥的，不吉的，预兆的，预示的 |
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- Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
- There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
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tornado
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| n.飓风，龙卷风 |
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- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
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