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It was the light touch of the boy An upon my shoulder which rousedme. He was bending down, his pretty face full of concernful sympathy,and in a minute said--know- ing nothing of my thoughts, of course,"It is the wine, stranger, the pink oblivion, it sometimes makes one feellike that until enough is taken; you stopped just short of what you shouldhave had, and the next cup would have been delight--I should have toldyou.""Ay," I answered, glad he should think so, "it was the wine, no doubt;your quaint1 drink, sir, tangled2 up my senses for the moment, but they areclearer now, and I am eager past expression to learn a little more of thisstrange country I have wandered into.""I would rather," said the boy, relapsing again into his state of kindlylethargy, "that you learnt things as you went, for talking is work, and workwe hate, but today we are all new and fresh, and if ever you are to askquestions now is certainly the time. Come with me to the city yonder,and as we go I will answer the things you wish to know;" and I went withhim, for I was humble4 and amazed, and, in truth, at that moment, had not aword to say for myself.

  All the way from the plain where I had awoke to the walls of the citystood booths, drinking-places, and gardens divided by labyrinths5 of canals,and embowered in shrub- beries that seemed coming into leaf and floweras we looked, so swift was the process of their growth. These waterwayswere covered with skiffs being pushed and rowed in every direction; thecheerful rowers calling to each other through the leafy screens separatingone lane from another till the place was full of their happy chirruping.

  Every booth and way-side halting-place was thronged6 with these delicateand sprightly7 people, so friendly, so gracious, and withal so pur- poseless.

  I began to think we should never reach the town itself, for first myguide would sit down on a green stream-bank, his feet a-dangle8 in theclear water, and bandy wit with a passing boat as though there werenothing else in the world to think of. And when I dragged him out of that,whisper- ing in his ear, "The town, my dear boy! the town! I am all  agape to see it," he would saunter reluctantly to a booth a hundred yardsfurther on and fall to eating strange con- fections or sipping9 colouredwines with chance acquaintances, till again I plucked him by the sleeveand said: "Seth, good comrade--was it not so you called your city justnow?--take me to the gates, and I will be grateful to you," then on againdown a flowery lane, aimless and happy, wasting my time and his, withplacid civility I was led by that simple guide.

  Wherever we went the people stared at me, as well they might, as Iwalked through them overtopping the tallest by a head or more. Thedrinking-cups paused half-way to their mouths; the jests died away upontheir lips; and the blinking eyes of the drinkers shone with a momentarysparkle of wonder as their minds reeled down those many- tinted11 floods tothe realms of oblivion they loved.

  I heard men whisper one to another, "Who is he?"; "Whence does hecome?"; "Is he a tribute-taker?" as I strolled amongst them, my mind stillso thrilled with doubt and wonder that to me they seemed hardly morethan painted puppets, the vistas12 of their lovely glades13 and the ivory townbeyond only the fancy of a dream, and their talk as incontinent as thebabble of a stream.

  Then happily, as I walked along with bent14 head brood- ing over theincredible thing that had happened, my com- panion's shapely legs gaveout, and with a sigh of fatigue15 he suggested we should take a skiffamongst the many ly- ing about upon the margins16 and sail towards thetown, "For," said he, "the breeze blows thitherward, and 'tis a shame to useone's limbs when Nature will carry us for nothing!""But have you a boat of your own hereabouts?" I queried18; "for to tellthe truth I came from home myself somewhat poorly provided with meansto buy or barter19, and if your purse be not heavier than mine we must stilldo as poor men do.""Oh!" said An, "there is no need to think of that, no one here to hire orhire of; we will just take the first skiff we see that suits us.""And what if the owner should come along and find his boat gone?""Why, what should he do but take the next along the bank, and themaster of that the next again--how else could it be?" said the Martian, and  shrugging my shoulders, for I was in no great mood to argue, we wentdown to the waterway, through a thicket20 of budding trees underlaid with acarpet of small red flowers filling the air with a scent21 of honey, and soonfound a diminutive22 craft pulled up on the bank. There were some daintycloaks and wraps in it which An took out and laid under a tree. But firsthe felt in the pouch23 of one for a sweetmeat which his fine nostrils24, acute asa squirrel's, told him was there, and taking the lump out bit a piece from it,afterwards replacing it in the owner's pocket with the frankest simplicity25.

  Then we pushed off, hoisted26 the slender mast, set the smallest lug-sailthat ever a sailor smiled at, and, myself at the helm, and that golden youthamidships, away we drifted under thickets28 of drooping29 canes30 tasselledwith yel- low catkin-flowers, up the blue alley31 of the water into thebroader open river beyond with its rapid flow and crowd- ing boats, thewhite city front now towering clear before us.

  The air was full of sunshine and merry voices; birds were singing,trees were budding; only my heart was heavy, my mind confused. Yetwhy should I be sad, I said to myself presently? Life beat in my pulses;what had I to fear? This world I had tumbled into was new and strange, nodoubt, but tomorrow it would be old and familiar; it dis- credited mymanhood to sit brow-bent like that, so with an effort I roused myself.

  "Old chap!" I said to my companion, as he sat astride of a thwartslowly chewing something sticky and eyeing me out of the corner of hiseyes with vapid34 wonder, "tell me something of this land of yours, orsomething about yourself--which reminds me I have a question to ask. Itis a bit delicate, but you look a sensible sort of fellow, and will take nooffence. The fact is, I have noticed as we came along half yourpopulation dresses in all the colours of the rainbow--'fancy suitings' ourtailors could call it at home--and this half of the census35 are undoubtedlymen and women. The rub is that the other half, to which you be- long,all dress alike in YELLOW, and I will be fired from the biggest gun on theCarolina's main deck if I can tell what sex you belong to! I took you fora boy in the begin- ning, and the way you closed with the idea of having adrink with me seemed to show I was dead on the right course. Then alittle later on I heard you and a friend abusing our sex from an outside  point of view in a way which was very disconcerting. This, and someother things, have set me all abroad again, and as fate seems determined36 tomake us chums for this voyage--why--well, frankly37, I should be glad toknow if you be boy or girl? If you are as I am, no more nor less then--forI like you--there's my hand in comradeship. If you are otherwise, asthose sleek38 outlines seem to promise--why, here's my hand again! Butman or woman you must be--come, which is it?"If I had been perplexed39 before, to watch that boy now was morecurious than ever. He drew back from me with a show of woundeddignity, then bit his lips, and sighed, and stared, and frowned. "Come," Isaid laughingly, "speak! it engenders40 ambiguity41 to be so ambiguous ofgender! 'Tis no great matter, yes or no, a plain answer will set us fairly inour friendship; if it is comrade, then comrade let it be; if maid, why, I shallnot quarrel with that, though it cost me a likely messmate.""You mock me.""Not I, I never mocked any one.""And does my robe tell you nothing?""Nothing so much; a yellow tunic42 and becoming enough, but nothingabout it to hang a deduction43 on. Come! Are you a girl, after all?""I do not count myself a girl.""Why, then, you are the most blooming boy that ever eyes were setupon; and though 'tis with some tinge44 of regret, yet cheerfully I welcomeyou into the ranks of man- hood32.""I hate your manhood, send it after the maidhood; it fits me just asbadly.""But An, be reasonable; man or maid you must be.""Must be; why?""Why?" Was ever such a question put to a sane45 mortal before? Istared at that ambiguous thing before me, and then, a little wroth to beplayed with, growled46 out some- thing about Martians being all drunk ormad.

  "'Tis you yourself are one or other," said that individual, by this timepink with anger, "and if you think because I am what I am you can safelytaunt me, you are wrong. See! I have a sting," and like a thwarted47 child  my com- panion half drew from the folds of the yellow tunic-dress thedaintiest, most harmless-looking little dagger48 that was ever seen.

  "Oh, if it comes to that," I answered, touching49 the Navy scabbard stillat my hip27, and regaining50 my temper at the sight of hers, "why, I have asting also--and twice as long as yours! But in truth, An, let us not talk ofthese things; if something in what I have said has offended nice Martianscruples I am sorry, and will question no more, leaving my wonder fortime to settle.""No," said the other, "it was my fault to be hasty of offence; I am notso angered once a year. But in truth your question moves us yellowrobes deeply. Did you not really know that we who wear this saffrontunic are slaves,-- a race apart, despised by all.""'Slaves,' no; how should I know it?""I thought you must understand a thing so fundamental, and it was thatthought which made your questions seem unkind. But if indeed you havecome so far as not to under- stand even this, then let me tell you once weof this garb51 were women--priestesses of the immaculate conceptions ofhumanity; guardians52 of those great hopes and longings53 which die so easily.

  And because we forgot our high station and took to aping another sex thegods deserted54 and men despised us, giving us, in the fierceness of theircontempt, what we asked for. We are the slave ants of the nest, the work-bees of the hive, come, in truth, of those here who still be men and womenof a sort, but toilers only; un- known in love, unregretted in death--thosewho dangle all children but their own--slaves cursed with the accomplishment55 of their own ambition."There was no doubt poor An believed what she said, for her attitudewas one of extreme dejection while she spoke56, and to cheer her I laughed.

  "Oh! come, it can't be as bad as that. Surely sometimes some of youwin back to womanhood? You yourself do not look so far gone but whatsome deed of abnegation, some strong love if you could but conceive itwould set you right again. Surely you of the primrose57 robes cansometimes love?"Whereat unwittingly I troubled the waters in the placid10 soul of thatoutcast Martian! I cannot exactly describe how it was, but she bent her  head silently for a moment or two, and then, with a sigh, lifting her eyessuddenly to mine, said quietly, "Yes, sometimes; sometimes--but very seldom," while for an instant across her face there flashed the summerlightning of a new hope, a single transient glance of wistful, timid entreaty;of wonder and delight that dared not even yet acknowledge itself.

  Then it was my turn to sit silent, and the pause was so awkward that ina minute, to break it, I exclaimed-"Let's drop personalities59, old chap--I mean my dear Miss An. Tell mesomething about your people, and let us begin properly at the top: haveyou got a king, for instance?"To this the girl, pulling herself out of the pleasant slough60 of herlistlessness, and falling into my vein61, answered-"Both yes and no, sir traveller from afar--no chiefly, and yet perhapsyes. If it were no then it were so, and if yes then Hath were our king.""A mild king I should judge by your uncertainty62. In the place where Icame from kings press their individualities somewhat more clearly on theirsubjects' minds. Is Hath here in the city? Does he come to your feaststoday?"An nodded. Hath was on the river, he had been to see the sunrise;even now she thought the laughter and singing down behind the bendmight be the king's barge64 coming up citywards. "He will not be late,"said my companion, "because the marriage-feast is set for tomorrow in thepalace."I became interested. Kings, palaces, marriage-feasts--why, here wassomething substantial to go upon; after all these gauzy folk might turn outgood fellows, jolly com- rades to sojourn65 amongst--and marriage-feastsreminded me again I was hungry.

  "Who is it," I asked, with more interest in my tone, "who getsmarried?--is it your ambiguous king himself?"Whereat An's purple eyes broadened with wonder: then as though shewould not be uncivil she checked herself, and answered with smotheredpity for my ignorance, "Not only Hath himself, but every one, stranger,they are all married tomorrow; you would not have them married one at atime, would you?"--this with inexpressible derision.

  I said, with humility66, something like that happened in the place I camefrom, asking her how it chanced the convenience of so many came to oneclimax at the same mo- ment. "Surely, An, this is a marvel67 ofarrangement. Where I dwelt wooings would sometimes be long orsometimes short, and all maids were not complacent68 by such universalagree- ment."The girl was clearly perplexed. She stared at me a space, then said,"What have wooings long or short to do with weddings? You talk as ifyou did your wooing first and then came to marriage--we get married firstand woo after- wards17!""'Tis not a bad idea, and I can see it might lend an ease and certainty tothe pastime which our method lacks. But if the woman is got first and suedsubsequently, who brings you together? Who sees to the essentialpreliminaries of assortment69?"An, looking at my shoes as though she speculated on the remoteness ofthe journey I had come if it were measured by my ignorance, replied, "Theurn, stranger, the urn58 does that--what else? How it may be in that out-fashioned region you have come from I cannot tell, but here--'tis socommonplace I should have thought you must have known it--we put eachnew year the names of all womenkind into an urn and the men draw forthem, each town, each village by itself, and those they draw are theirs; is itconceivable your race has other methods?"I told her it was so--we picked and chose for ourselves, beseeching70 thedamsels, fighting for them, and holding the sun of romance was at itssetting just where the Martians held it to rise. Whereat An burst outlaughing--a clear, ringing laugh that set all the light-hearted folk in thenearest boats laughing in sympathy. But when the grotesqueness71 of theidea had somewhat worn off, she turned grave and asked me if such afancy did not lead to spite, envy, and bickerings. "Why, it seems to me,"she said, shaking her curly head, "such a plan might fire cities, desolateplains, and empty palaces--""Such things have been.""Ah! our way is much the better. See!" quoth that gentle philosopher.

  "'Here,' one of our women would say, 'am I to-day, unwed, as free of  thought as yonder bird chasing the catkin down; tomorrow I shall bemarried, with a whole summer to make love in, relieved at one bound ofall those uncertainties72 you acknowledge to, with nothing to do but lieabout on sunny banks with him whom chance sends me, come to the goalof love without any travelling to get there.' Why, you must acknowledgethis is the per- fection of ease.""But supposing," I said, "chance dealt unkindly to you from yournuptial urn, supposing the man was not to your liking73, or another covetedhim?" To which An answered, with some shrewdness-"In the first case we should do what we might, being no worse off thanthose in your land who had played ill providence75 to themselves. In thesecond, no maid would covet74 him whom fate had given to another, it weretoo fatiguing76, or if such a thing DID happen, then one of them wouldwaive his claims, for no man or woman ever born was worth a wrangle,and it is allowed us to barter and change a little."All this was strange enough. I could not but laugh, while An laughedat the lightest invitation, and thus chatting and deriding77 each other's socialarrangements we floated idly townwards and presently came out into themain waterway perhaps a mile wide and flowing rapidly, as streams willon the threshold of the spring, with brash or waste of distant beachesriding down it, and every now and then a broken branch or tree-stemglancing through waves whose crests78 a fresh wind lifted and sowed ingolden showers in the inter- vening furrows79. The Martians seemedexpert upon the water, steering81 nimbly between these floating dangerswhen they met them, but for the most part hugging the shore where a moreplacid stream better suited their fancies, and for a time all went well.

  An, as we went along, was telling me more of her strange country,pointing out birds or flowers and naming them to me. "Now that," shesaid, pointing to a small grey owl33 who sat reflective on a floating log wewere approaching-- "that is a bird of omen3; cover your face and look away,for it is not well to watch it."Whereat I laughed. "Oh!" I answered, "so those ancient follies82 havecome as far as this, have they? But it is no bird grey or black or whitethat can frighten folk where I come from; see, I will ruffle83 his philosophy  for him," and suiting the action to the words I lifted a pebble84 thathappened to lie at the bottom of the boat and flung it at that creature withthe melancholy85 eyes. Away went the owl, dipping his wings into thewater at every stroke, and as he went wailing86 out a ghostly cry, which evenamongst sunshine and glitter made one's flesh creep.

  An shook her head. "You should not have done that," she said; "ourdead whom we send down over the falls come back in the body of yonderlittle bird. But he has gone now," she added, with relief; "see, he settlesfar up stream upon the point of yonder rotten bough87; I would not disturbhim again if I were you--"Whatever more An would have said was lost, for amidst a sound offlutes and singing round the bend of the river below came a crowd of boatsdecked with flowers and gar- lands, all clustering round a barge barelyable to move, so thick those lesser89 skiffs pressed upon it. So close thosewherries hung about that the garlanded rowers who sat at the oars90 couldscarcely pull, but, here as everywhere, it was the same good temper, thesame carelessness of order, as like a flowery island in the dancing bluewater the motley fleet came up.

  I steered91 our skiff a space out from the bank to get a better view, whileAn clapped her hands together and laughed. "It is Hath--he himself andthose of the palace with him. Steer80 a little nearer still, friend--so!

  between yon floating rubbish flats, for those with Hath are good to lookat."Nothing loth I made out into mid-stream to see that strange prince goby, little thinking in a few minutes I should be shaking hands with him, awet and dripping hero. The crowd came up, and having the advantage ofthe wind, it did not take me long to get a front place in the ruck, whence Iset to work, with republican interest in royalty92, to stare at the man who Ansaid was the head of Martian society. He did not make me desire torenounce my demo- cratic principles. The royal fellow was sitting in thecentre of the barge under a canopy93 and on a throne which was a mass offlowers, not bunched together as they would have been with us, but socunningly arranged that they rose from the footstool to the pinnacle94 in arhythm of colour, a poem in bud and petals95 the like of which for  harmonious96 beauty I could not have imagined possible. And in this fairyden was a thin, gaunt young man, dressed in some sort of black stuff sonondescript that it amounted to little more than a shadow. I took it forgranted that a substance of bone and muscle was covered by that gloomysuit, but it was the face above that alone riveted97 my gaze and made mereturn the stare he gave me as we came up with re- doubled interest. Itwas not an unhandsome face, but ashy grey in colour and amongst theinsipid countenances99 of the Martians about him marvellously thoughtful.

  I do not know whether those who had killed themselves by learn- ing everleave ghosts behind, but if so this was the very ideal for such a one. Athis feet I noticed, when I un- hooked my eyes from his at last, sat a girl ina loose coral pink gown who was his very antipode. Princess Heru, forso she was called, was resting one arm upon his knee at our approach andpulling a blue convolvulus bud to pieces--a charming picture of daintyidleness. Anything so soft, so silken as that little lady was never seenbefore. Who am I, a poor quarter-deck loafer, that I should attempt todescribe what poet and painter alike would have failed to realise? I know,of course, your stock descriptives: the melting eye, the coral lip, thepeachy cheek, the raven100 tress; but these were coined for mortal woman-and this was not one of them. I will not attempt to describe the glorioustenderness of those eyes she turned upon me presently; the glowingradiance of her skin; the infinite grace of every action; the incredible soul-searching harmony of her voice, when later on I heard it--you must gathersomething of these things as I go--suffice it to say that when I saw herthere for the first time in the plenitude of her beauty I fell desperately,wildly in love with her.

  Meanwhile, even the most infatuated of mortals cannot stare for everwithout saying something. The grating of our prow101 against the garlandedside of the royal barge roused me from my reverie, and nodding to An, toimply I would be back presently, I lightly jumped on to Hath's vessel102, and,with the assurance of a free and independent American voter, approachedthat individual, holding out my palm, and saying as I did so,"Shake hands, Mr. President!"The prince came forward at my bidding and extending his hand for  mine. He bowed slow and sedately103, in that peculiar104 way the Martianshave, a ripple105 of gratified civility passing up his flesh; lower and lower hebowed, until his face was over our clasped hands, and then, with simplecourtesy, he kissed my finger-tips! This was somewhat em- barrassing.

  It was not like the procedure followed in Courts nearer to Washington thanthis one, as far as my reading went, and, withdrawing my fingers hastily, Iturned to the princess, who had risen, and was eyeing her somewhatawkwardly, the while wondering what kind of salutation would be suitablein her case when a startling incident happened. The river, as said, wasfull of floating rubbish brought down from some far-away uplands by aspring freshet while the royal convoy106 was making slow progress upstreamand thus met it all bow on. Some of this stuff was heavy timber, andwhen a sudden warning cry went up from the leading boats it did not takemy sailor instinct long to guess what was amiss. Those in front shot sideto side, those be- hind63 tried to drop back as, bearing straight down on theroyal barge, there came a log of black wood twenty feet long and as thickas the mainmast of an old three-decker.

  Hath's boat could no more escape than if it had been planted on arocky pedestal, garlands and curtains trailing in the water hung so heavyon it. The gilded107 paddles of the slender rowers were so feeble--they hadbut made a half- turn from that great javelin's road when down it cameupon them, knocking the first few pretty oarsmen head over heels andcrackling through their oars like a bull through dry maize108 stalks. I sprangforward, and snatching a pole from a half-hearted slave, jammed the endinto the head of the log and bore with all my weight upon it, diverting it alittle, and thereby109 perhaps saving the ship herself, but not enough. As itflashed by a branch caught upon the trailing tapestry110, hurling111 me to thedeck, ,and tearing away with it all that finery. Then the great spar,tossing half its dripping length into the air, went plunging112 downstreamwith shreds113 of silk and flowers trailing from it, and white water bubblingin its rear.

  When I scrambled114 to my feet all was ludicrous confusion on board.

  Hath still stood by his throne--an island in a sea of disorder--staring at me;all else was chaos115. The rowers and courtiers were kicking and wallowing  in the "waist" of the ship like fish newly shot out of a trawl net, but theprincess was gone. Where was she? I brushed the spray from my eyes,and stared overboard. She was not in the bub- bling blue water alongside.

  Then I glanced aft to where the log, now fifteen yards away, was splashingthrough the sun- shine, and, as I looked, a fair arm came up fromunderneath and white fingers clutched convulsively at the sky. Whatman could need more? Down the barge I rushed, and drop- ping only myswordbelt, leapt in to her rescue. The gentle Martians were too numb116 toraise a hand in help; but it was not necessary. I had the tide with me, andgained at every stroke. Meanwhile that accursed tree, with poor Heru'sskirts caught on a branch, was drowning her at its leisure; lifting her up asit rose upon the crests, a fair, helpless bundle, and then sousing her in itsfall into the nether117 water, where I could see her gleam now and again likepink coral.

  I redoubled my efforts and got alongside, clutching the rind of that oldstump, and swimming and scrambling118, at last was within reach of theprincess. Thereon the log lifted her playfully to my arms, and when I hadlaid hold came down, a crushing weight, and forced us far into the clammybosom of Martian sea. Again we came up, coughing and choking--Itugging furiously at that tangled raiment, and the lady, a mere98 lump ofsweetness in my other arm-- then down again with that log upon me andall the noises of Eblis in my ears. Up and down we went, over and over,till strength was spent and my ribs119 seemed breaking; then, with a lastdesperate effort, I got a knee against the stem, and by sheer strength freedmy princess--the spiteful timber made a last ugly thrust at us as it rolledaway--and we were free!

  I turned upon my back, and, sure of rescue now, took the lady's headupon my chest, holding her sweet, white fists in mine the while, and,floating, waited for help.

  It came only too quickly. The gallant120 Martians, when they saw theprincess saved, came swiftly down upon us. Over the lapping of the waterin my ears I heard their sigh- like cries of admiration121 and surprise, therattle of spray on the canoe sides mingled122 with the splash of oars, theflitting shadows of their prows123 were all about us, and in less time than it  takes to write we were hauled aboard, revived, and taken to Hath's barge.

  Again the prince's lips were on my fingertips; again the flutes88 and musicstruck up; and as I squeezed the water out of my hair, and tried to keep myeyes off the outline of Heru, whose loveliness shone through her damp,clinging, pink robe, as if that robe were but a gauzy fancy, I vaguely124 heardHath saying wondrous125 things of my gallantry, and, what was more to thepurpose, asking me to come with him and stay that night at the palace.


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1 quaint 7tqy2     
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
参考例句:
  • There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷。
  • They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
2 tangled e487ee1bc1477d6c2828d91e94c01c6e     
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了,我梳不动。
  • A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。
3 omen N5jzY     
n.征兆,预兆;vt.预示
参考例句:
  • The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
  • Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了?
4 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
参考例句:
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
5 labyrinths 1c4fd8d520787cf75236b4b362eb0b8e     
迷宫( labyrinth的名词复数 ); (文字,建筑)错综复杂的
参考例句:
  • I was engulfed in labyrinths of trouble too great to get out at all. 我陷入困难的迷宫中去,简直无法脱身。
  • I've explored ancient castles, palaces, temples, tombs, catacombs and labyrinths. 我曾在古堡、古皇宫、古神庙、古墓、地下墓穴和迷宫中探险。
6 thronged bf76b78f908dbd232106a640231da5ed     
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》
7 sprightly 4GQzv     
adj.愉快的,活泼的
参考例句:
  • She is as sprightly as a woman half her age.她跟比她年轻一半的妇女一样活泼。
  • He's surprisingly sprightly for an old man.他这把年纪了,还这么精神,真了不起。
8 dangle YaoyV     
v.(使)悬荡,(使)悬垂
参考例句:
  • At Christmas,we dangle colored lights around the room.圣诞节时,我们在房间里挂上彩灯。
  • He sits on the edge of the table and dangles his legs.他坐在桌子边上,摆动著双腿。
9 sipping e7d80fb5edc3b51045def1311858d0ae     
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
  • She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
10 placid 7A1yV     
adj.安静的,平和的
参考例句:
  • He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。
  • You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。
11 tinted tinted     
adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜
  • a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法
12 vistas cec5d496e70afb756a935bba3530d3e8     
长条形景色( vista的名词复数 ); 回顾; 展望; (未来可能发生的)一系列情景
参考例句:
  • This new job could open up whole new vistas for her. 这项新工作可能给她开辟全新的前景。
  • The picture is small but It'shows broad vistas. 画幅虽然不大,所表现的天地却十分广阔。
13 glades 7d2e2c7f386182f71c8d4c993b22846c     
n.林中空地( glade的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Maggie and Philip had been meeting secretly in the glades near the mill. 玛吉和菲利曾经常在磨坊附近的林中空地幽会。 来自辞典例句
  • Still the outlaw band throve in Sherwood, and hunted the deer in its glades. 当他在沉思中变老了,世界还是照样走它的路,亡命之徒仍然在修武德日渐壮大,在空地里猎鹿。 来自互联网
14 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。
15 fatigue PhVzV     
n.疲劳,劳累
参考例句:
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
16 margins 18cef75be8bf936fbf6be827537c8585     
边( margin的名词复数 ); 利润; 页边空白; 差数
参考例句:
  • They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
  • To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙,加左或者右的margins来定义链接。
17 wards 90fafe3a7d04ee1c17239fa2d768f8fc     
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
参考例句:
  • 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。
18 queried 5c2c5662d89da782d75e74125d6f6932     
v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问
参考例句:
  • She queried what he said. 她对他说的话表示怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • \"What does he have to do?\" queried Chin dubiously. “他有什么心事?”琴向觉民问道,她的脸上现出疑惑不解的神情。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
19 barter bu2zJ     
n.物物交换,以货易货,实物交易
参考例句:
  • Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上,鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
  • They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.他们以易货贸易的方式安排食品进口。
20 thicket So0wm     
n.灌木丛,树林
参考例句:
  • A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
  • We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
21 scent WThzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
22 diminutive tlWzb     
adj.小巧可爱的,小的
参考例句:
  • Despite its diminutive size,the car is quite comfortable.尽管这辆车很小,但相当舒服。
  • She has diminutive hands for an adult.作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。
23 pouch Oi1y1     
n.小袋,小包,囊状袋;vt.装...入袋中,用袋运输;vi.用袋送信件
参考例句:
  • He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
  • The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。
24 nostrils 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e     
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
25 simplicity Vryyv     
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
参考例句:
  • She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
  • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
26 hoisted d1dcc88c76ae7d9811db29181a2303df     
把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
  • The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。
27 hip 1dOxX     
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
参考例句:
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
28 thickets bed30e7ce303e7462a732c3ca71b2a76     
n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 );丛状物
参考例句:
  • Small trees became thinly scattered among less dense thickets. 小树稀稀朗朗地立在树林里。 来自辞典例句
  • The entire surface is covered with dense thickets. 所有的地面盖满了密密层层的灌木丛。 来自辞典例句
29 drooping drooping     
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
  • The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。
30 canes a2da92fd77f2794d6465515bd108dd08     
n.(某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎( cane的名词复数 );(用于制作家具等的)竹竿;竹杖
参考例句:
  • Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗,因为是野生的,未经人工栽培,所以不太好吃。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
31 alley Cx2zK     
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
参考例句:
  • We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
  • The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
32 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
参考例句:
  • 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。
33 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。
34 vapid qHjy2     
adj.无味的;无生气的
参考例句:
  • She made a vapid comment about the weather.她对天气作了一番平淡无奇的评论。
  • He did the same thing year by year and found life vapid.他每年做着同样的事,觉得生活索然无味。
35 census arnz5     
n.(官方的)人口调查,人口普查
参考例句:
  • A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
  • The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
36 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • 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。
37 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
38 sleek zESzJ     
adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢
参考例句:
  • Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
  • The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。
39 perplexed A3Rz0     
adj.不知所措的
参考例句:
  • The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛,走了又回来,犹豫不决,总怕上当受骗。
  • The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。
40 engenders b377f73dea8df557b6f4fba57541c7c8     
v.产生(某形势或状况),造成,引起( engender的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Sympathy often engenders love. 同情常常产生爱情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Some people believe poverty engenders crime. 有人认为贫困生罪恶。 来自辞典例句
41 ambiguity 9xWzT     
n.模棱两可;意义不明确
参考例句:
  • The telegram was misunderstood because of its ambiguity.由于电文意义不明确而造成了误解。
  • Her answer was above all ambiguity.她的回答毫不含糊。
42 tunic IGByZ     
n.束腰外衣
参考例句:
  • The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。
  • Your tunic and hose match ill with that jewel,young man.你的外套和裤子跟你那首饰可不相称呢,年轻人。
43 deduction 0xJx7     
n.减除,扣除,减除额;推论,推理,演绎
参考例句:
  • No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
  • His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。
44 tinge 8q9yO     
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息
参考例句:
  • The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
  • There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.她声音中流露出一丝忧伤。
45 sane 9YZxB     
adj.心智健全的,神志清醒的,明智的,稳健的
参考例句:
  • He was sane at the time of the murder.在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。
  • He is a very sane person.他是一个很有头脑的人。
46 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 thwarted 919ac32a9754717079125d7edb273fc2     
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
参考例句:
  • The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
  • Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。
48 dagger XnPz0     
n.匕首,短剑,剑号
参考例句:
  • The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
  • The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。
49 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
50 regaining 458e5f36daee4821aec7d05bf0dd4829     
复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
参考例句:
  • She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉,但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
  • She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道,又马上重新振作起精神来。
51 garb JhYxN     
n.服装,装束
参考例句:
  • He wore the garb of a general.他身着将军的制服。
  • Certain political,social,and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb.一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。
52 guardians 648b3519bd4469e1a48dff4dc4827315     
监护人( guardian的名词复数 ); 保护者,维护者
参考例句:
  • Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
  • The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。
53 longings 093806503fd3e66647eab74915c055e7     
渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! 啊,那些充满高贵憧憬和高尚奋斗的傻乎乎的时光!
  • I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings. 我永远用爱恋的渴想来描画你。
54 deserted GukzoL     
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
参考例句:
  • The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  • The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
55 accomplishment 2Jkyo     
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
参考例句:
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
56 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。
57 primrose ctxyr     
n.樱草,最佳部分,
参考例句:
  • She is in the primrose of her life.她正处在她一生的最盛期。
  • The primrose is set off by its nest of green.一窝绿叶衬托着一朵樱草花。
58 urn jHaya     
n.(有座脚的)瓮;坟墓;骨灰瓮
参考例句:
  • The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。
  • She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。
59 personalities ylOzsg     
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
60 slough Drhyo     
v.蜕皮,脱落,抛弃
参考例句:
  • He was not able to slough off the memories of the past.他无法忘记过去。
  • A cicada throws its slough.蝉是要蜕皮的。
61 vein fi9w0     
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
参考例句:
  • The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
  • The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。
62 uncertainty NlFwK     
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
参考例句:
  • Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
  • After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后,压力开始产生影响了。
63 hind Cyoya     
adj.后面的,后部的
参考例句:
  • The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
  • Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。
64 barge munzH     
n.平底载货船,驳船
参考例句:
  • The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
  • Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。
65 sojourn orDyb     
v./n.旅居,寄居;逗留
参考例句:
  • It would be cruel to begrudge your sojourn among flowers and fields.如果嫉妒你逗留在鲜花与田野之间,那将是太不近人情的。
  • I am already feeling better for my sojourn here.我在此逗留期间,觉得体力日渐恢复。
66 humility 8d6zX     
n.谦逊,谦恭
参考例句:
  • Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
  • His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和,甚至有点谦卑。
67 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
参考例句:
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
68 complacent JbzyW     
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
参考例句:
  • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
  • She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
69 assortment FVDzT     
n.分类,各色俱备之物,聚集
参考例句:
  • This shop has a good assortment of goods to choose from.该店各色货物俱全,任君选择。
  • She was wearing an odd assortment of clothes.她穿着奇装异服。
70 beseeching 67f0362f7eb28291ad2968044eb2a985     
adj.恳求似的v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • She clung to her father, beseeching him for consent. 她紧紧挨着父亲,恳求他答应。 来自辞典例句
  • He casts a beseeching glance at his son. 他用恳求的眼光望着儿子。 来自辞典例句
71 grotesqueness 4d1cf85e10eca8cf33e3d5f96879aaa2     
参考例句:
72 uncertainties 40ee42d4a978cba8d720415c7afff06a     
无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 ); 不确定; 变化不定; 无把握、不确定的事物
参考例句:
  • One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
  • Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告
73 liking mpXzQ5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
74 covet 8oLz0     
vt.垂涎;贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)
参考例句:
  • We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
  • Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。
75 providence 8tdyh     
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
参考例句:
  • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
  • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
76 fatiguing ttfzKm     
a.使人劳累的
参考例句:
  • He was fatiguing himself with his writing, no doubt. 想必他是拼命写作,写得精疲力尽了。
  • Machines are much less fatiguing to your hands, arms, and back. 使用机器时,手、膊和后背不会感到太累。
77 deriding 1f5a29f707be0414dee70069ab56b86f     
v.取笑,嘲笑( deride的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The girls are deriding that boy's foolishness. 姑娘们在嘲笑那个男孩的愚笨。 来自互联网
78 crests 9ef5f38e01ed60489f228ef56d77c5c8     
v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的第三人称单数 );到达洪峰,达到顶点
参考例句:
  • The surfers were riding in towards the beach on the crests of the waves. 冲浪者们顺着浪头冲向岸边。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The correspondent aroused, heard the crash of the toppled crests. 记者醒了,他听见了浪头倒塌下来的轰隆轰隆声。 来自辞典例句
79 furrows 4df659ff2160099810bd673d8f892c4f     
n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 );(脸上的)皱纹v.犁田,开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上,我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句
80 steer 5u5w3     
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶
参考例句:
  • If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车,我就来驾车。
  • It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
81 steering 3hRzbi     
n.操舵装置
参考例句:
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
82 follies e0e754f59d4df445818b863ea1aa3eba     
罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
  • The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
83 ruffle oX9xW     
v.弄皱,弄乱;激怒,扰乱;n.褶裥饰边
参考例句:
  • Don't ruffle my hair.I've just combed it.别把我的头发弄乱了。我刚刚梳好了的。
  • You shouldn't ruffle so easily.你不该那么容易发脾气。
84 pebble c3Rzo     
n.卵石,小圆石
参考例句:
  • The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋,想去孵它。
  • The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
85 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
86 wailing 25fbaeeefc437dc6816eab4c6298b423     
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。
87 bough 4ReyO     
n.大树枝,主枝
参考例句:
  • I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
  • Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。
88 flutes f9e91373eab8b6c582a53b97b75644dd     
长笛( flute的名词复数 ); 细长香槟杯(形似长笛)
参考例句:
  • The melody is then taken up by the flutes. 接着由长笛奏主旋律。
  • These flutes have 6open holes and a lovely bright sound. 笛子有6个吹气孔,奏出的声音响亮清脆。
89 lesser UpxzJL     
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
参考例句:
  • Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
  • She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
90 oars c589a112a1b341db7277ea65b5ec7bf7     
n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
  • The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
91 steered dee52ce2903883456c9b7a7f258660e5     
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导
参考例句:
  • He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
  • The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
92 royalty iX6xN     
n.皇家,皇族
参考例句:
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables,and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生, 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
93 canopy Rczya     
n.天篷,遮篷
参考例句:
  • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
  • They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。
94 pinnacle A2Mzb     
n.尖塔,尖顶,山峰;(喻)顶峰
参考例句:
  • Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
  • It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。
95 petals f346ae24f5b5778ae3e2317a33cd8d9b     
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
  • The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
96 harmonious EdWzx     
adj.和睦的,调和的,和谐的,协调的
参考例句:
  • Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
  • The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。
97 riveted ecef077186c9682b433fa17f487ee017     
铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 ); 把…固定住; 吸引; 引起某人的注意
参考例句:
  • I was absolutely riveted by her story. 我完全被她的故事吸引住了。
  • My attention was riveted by a slight movement in the bushes. 我的注意力被灌木丛中的轻微晃动吸引住了。
98 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
99 countenances 4ec84f1d7c5a735fec7fdd356379db0d     
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持
参考例句:
  • 'stood apart, with countenances of inflexible gravity, beyond what even the Puritan aspect could attain." 站在一旁,他们脸上那种严肃刚毅的神情,比清教徒们还有过之而无不及。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • The light of a laugh never came to brighten their sombre and wicked countenances. 欢乐的光芒从来未照亮过他们那阴郁邪恶的面孔。 来自辞典例句
100 raven jAUz8     
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的
参考例句:
  • We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
  • Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。
101 prow T00zj     
n.(飞机)机头,船头
参考例句:
  • The prow of the motor-boat cut through the water like a knife.汽艇的船头像一把刀子劈开水面向前行驶。
  • He stands on the prow looking at the seadj.他站在船首看着大海。
102 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
参考例句:
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
103 sedately 386884bbcb95ae680147d354e80cbcd9     
adv.镇静地,安详地
参考例句:
  • Life in the country's south-west glides along rather sedately. 中国西南部的生活就相对比较平静。 来自互联网
  • She conducts herself sedately. 她举止端庄。 来自互联网
104 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
105 ripple isLyh     
n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进
参考例句:
  • The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
  • The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来,碎在沙滩上。
106 convoy do6zu     
vt.护送,护卫,护航;n.护送;护送队
参考例句:
  • The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
  • Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
107 gilded UgxxG     
a.镀金的,富有的
参考例句:
  • The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
  • "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们,这只不过是些镀金的铅饼! 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
108 maize q2Wyb     
n.玉米
参考例句:
  • There's a field planted with maize behind the house.房子后面有一块玉米地。
  • We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
109 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
110 tapestry 7qRy8     
n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面
参考例句:
  • How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase?这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样?
  • The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry.我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。
111 hurling bd3cda2040d4df0d320fd392f72b7dc3     
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》
112 plunging 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074     
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发,生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
113 shreds 0288daa27f5fcbe882c0eaedf23db832     
v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件)
参考例句:
  • Peel the carrots and cut them into shreds. 将胡罗卜削皮,切成丝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I want to take this diary and rip it into shreds. 我真想一赌气扯了这日记。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
114 scrambled 2e4a1c533c25a82f8e80e696225a73f2     
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
参考例句:
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
115 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱,无秩序
参考例句:
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
116 numb 0RIzK     
adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木
参考例句:
  • His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
  • Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵,催着疲惫的马继续往前走。
117 nether P1pyY     
adj.下部的,下面的;n.阴间;下层社会
参考例句:
  • This terracotta army well represents his ambition yet to be realized in the nether-world.这一批兵马俑很可能代表他死后也要去实现的雄心。
  • He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.他被护送回中央大道南面的地方。
118 scrambling cfea7454c3a8813b07de2178a1025138     
v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
参考例句:
  • Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发,冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
119 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹
参考例句:
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
120 gallant 66Myb     
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
参考例句:
  • Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
  • These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
121 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
122 mingled fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf     
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
参考例句:
  • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
  • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
123 prows aa81e15f784cd48184d11b82561cd6d2     
n.船首( prow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The prows of the UNSC ships flared as their magnetic accelerator cannons fired. UNSC战舰的舰首展开,磁力大炮开火了。 来自互联网
124 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
参考例句:
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面,对一切都视而不见。
125 wondrous pfIyt     
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。


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