Gareth and Lynette

   The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent,

  And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring

  Stared at the spate².  A slender-shafted Pine

  Lost footing, fell, and so was whirled away.

  “How he went down,” said Gareth, “as a false knight³

  Or evil king before my lance if lance

  Were mine to use—O senseless cataract⁵,

  Bearing all down in thy precipitancy—

  And yet thou art but swollen⁶ with cold snows

  And mine is living blood:  thou dost His will,

  The Maker’s, and not knowest, and I that know,

  Have strength and wit, in my good mother’s hall

  Linger with vacillating obedience⁷,

  Prisoned, and kept and coaxed⁸ and whistled to—

  Since the good mother holds me still a child!

  Good mother is bad mother unto me!

  A worse were better; yet no worse would I.

  Heaven yield her for it, but in me put force

  To weary her ears with one continuous prayer,

  Until she let me fly discaged to sweep

  In ever-highering eagle-circles up

  To the great Sun of Glory, and thence swoop⁹

  Down upon all things base, and dash them dead,

  A knight of Arthur, working out his will,

  To cleanse¹⁰ the world.  Why, Gawain, when he came

  With Modred hither in the summertime,

  Asked me to tilt¹¹ with him, the proven knight.

  Modred for want of worthier¹³ was the judge.

  Then I so shook him in the saddle, he said,

  ‘Thou hast half prevailed against me,’ said so—he—

  Though Modred biting his thin lips was mute,

  For he is alway sullen:  what care I?”

 

     And Gareth went, and hovering¹⁴ round her chair

  Asked, “Mother, though ye count me still the child,

  Sweet mother, do ye love the child?”  She laughed,

  “Thou art but a wild-goose to question it.”

  “Then, mother, an ye love the child,” he said,

  “Being a goose and rather tame than wild,

  Hear the child’s story.” “Yea, my well-beloved,

  An ’twere but of the goose and golden eggs.”

 

     And Gareth answered her with kindling¹⁵ eyes,

  “Nay¹⁶, nay, good mother, but this egg of mine

  Was finer gold than any goose can lay;

  For this an Eagle, a royal Eagle, laid

  Almost beyond eye-reach, on such a palm

  As glitters gilded¹⁷ in thy Book of Hours.

  And there was ever haunting round the palm

  A lusty youth, but poor, who often saw

  The splendour sparkling from aloft, and thought

  ‘An I could climb and lay my hand upon it,

  Then were I wealthier than a leash¹⁸ of kings.’

  But ever when he reached a hand to climb,

  One, that had loved him from his childhood, caught

  And stayed him, ‘Climb not lest thou break thy neck,

  I charge thee by my love,’ and so the boy,

  Sweet mother, neither clomb, nor brake his neck,

  But brake his very heart in pining for it,

  And past away.”

 

                 To whom the mother said,

  “True love, sweet son, had risked himself and climbed,

  And handed down the golden treasure to him.”

 

     And Gareth answered her with kindling eyes,

  “Gold?” said I gold?—ay then, why he, or she,

  Or whosoe’er it was, or half the world

  Had ventured—had the thing I spake of been

  Mere¹⁹ gold—but this was all of that true steel,

  Whereof they forged the brand Excalibur,

  And lightnings played about it in the storm,

  And all the little fowl²⁰ were flurried at it,

  And there were cries and clashings in the nest,

  That sent him from his senses:  let me go.”

 

     Then Bellicent bemoaned²² herself and said,

  “Hast thou no pity upon my loneliness?

  Lo, where thy father Lot beside the hearth²⁴

  Lies like a log, and all but smouldered out!

  For ever since when traitor²⁵ to the King

  He fought against him in the Barons’ war,

  And Arthur gave him back his territory,

  His age hath slowly droopt, and now lies there

  A yet-warm corpse²⁷, and yet unburiable,

  No more; nor sees, nor hears, nor speaks, nor knows.

  And both thy brethren are in Arthur’s hall,

  Albeit²⁸ neither loved with that full love

  I feel for thee, nor worthy²⁹ such a love:

  Stay therefore thou; red berries charm the bird,

  And thee, mine innocent, the jousts³⁰, the wars,

  Who never knewest finger-ache, nor pang³²

  Of wrenched³³ or broken limb—an often chance

  In those brain-stunning shocks, and tourney-falls,

  Frights to my heart; but stay:  follow the deer

  By these tall firs and our fast-falling burns;

  So make thy manhood mightier³⁴ day by day;

  Sweet is the chase:  and I will seek thee out

  Some comfortable bride and fair, to grace

  Thy climbing life, and cherish my prone³⁵ year,

  Till falling into Lot’s forgetfulness

  I know not thee, myself, nor anything.

  Stay, my best son! ye are yet more boy than man.”

 

     Then Gareth, “An ye hold me yet for child,

  Hear yet once more the story of the child.

  For, mother, there was once a King, like ours.

  The prince his heir, when tall and marriageable,

  Asked for a bride; and thereupon the King

  Set two before him.  One was fair, strong, armed—

  But to be won by force—and many men

  Desired her; one good lack, no man desired.

  And these were the conditions of the King:

  That save he won the first by force, he needs

  Must wed³⁷ that other, whom no man desired,

  A red-faced bride who knew herself so vile³⁸,

  That evermore she longed to hide herself,

  Nor fronted man or woman, eye to eye—

  Yea—some she cleaved⁴⁰ to, but they died of her.

  And one—they called her Fame; and one,—O Mother,

  How can ye keep me tethered to you—Shame.

  Man am I grown, a man’s work must I do.

  Follow the deer? follow the Christ, the King,

  Live pure, speak true, right wrong, follow the King—

  Else, wherefore born?”

 

                        To whom the mother said

  “Sweet son, for there be many who deem him not,

  Or will not deem him, wholly proven King—

  Albeit in mine own heart I knew him King,

  When I was frequent with him in my youth,

  And heard him Kingly speak, and doubted him

  No more than he, himself; but felt him mine,

  Of closest kin⁴ to me:  yet—wilt⁴¹ thou leave

  Thine easeful biding⁴² here, and risk thine all,

  Life, limbs, for one that is not proven King?

  Stay, till the cloud that settles round his birth

  Hath lifted but a little.  Stay, sweet son.”

 

     And Gareth answered quickly, “Not an hour,

  So that ye yield me—I will walk through fire,

  Mother, to gain it—your full leave to go.

  Not proven, who swept the dust of ruined Rome

  From off the threshold of the realm, and crushed

  The Idolaters, and made the people free?

  Who should be King save him who makes us free?”

 

     So when the Queen, who long had sought in vain

  To break him from the intent to which he grew,

  Found her son’s will unwaveringly one,

  She answered craftily⁴³, “Will ye walk through fire?

  Who walks through fire will hardly heed⁴⁴ the smoke.

  Ay, go then, an ye must:  only one proof,

  Before thou ask the King to make thee knight,

  Of thine obedience and thy love to me,

  Thy mother,—I demand.

 

                        And Gareth cried,

  “A hard one, or a hundred, so I go.

  Nay—quick! the proof to prove me to the quick!”

 

     But slowly spake the mother looking at him,

  “Prince, thou shalt go disguised to Arthur’s hall,

  And hire thyself to serve for meats and drinks

  Among the scullions and the kitchen-knaves⁴⁶,

  And those that hand the dish across the bar.

  Nor shalt thou tell thy name to anyone.

  And thou shalt serve a twelvemonth and a day.”

 

     For so the Queen believed that when her son

  Beheld⁴⁷ his only way to glory lead

  Low down through villain⁴⁸ kitchen-vassalage,

  Her own true Gareth was too princely-proud

  To pass thereby⁵⁰; so should he rest with her,

  Closed in her castle from the sound of arms.

 

     Silent awhile was Gareth, then replied,

  “The thrall⁵¹ in person may be free in soul,

  And I shall see the jousts.  Thy son am I,

  And since thou art my mother, must obey.

  I therefore yield me freely to thy will;

  For hence will I, disguised, and hire myself

  To serve with scullions and with kitchen-knaves;

  Nor tell my name to any—no, not the King.”

 

     Gareth awhile lingered.  The mother’s eye

  Full of the wistful fear that he would go,

  And turning toward him wheresoe’er he turned,

  Perplext his outward purpose, till an hour,

  When wakened by the wind which with full voice

  Swept bellowing⁵³ through the darkness on to dawn,

  He rose, and out of slumber⁵⁴ calling two

  That still had tended on him from his birth,

  Before the wakeful mother heard him, went.

 

     The three were clad like tillers of the soil.

  Southward they set their faces.  The birds made

  Melody on branch, and melody in mid⁵⁵ air.

  The damp hill-slopes were quickened into green,

  And the live green had kindled⁵⁶ into flowers,

  For it was past the time of Easterday.

 

     So, when their feet were planted on the plain

  That broadened toward the base of Camelot,

  Far off they saw the silver-misty morn

  Rolling her smoke about the Royal mount,

  That rose between the forest and the field.

  At times the summit of the high city flashed;

  At times the spires⁵⁹ and turrets⁶¹ half-way down

  Pricked⁶² through the mist; at times the great gate shone

  Only, that opened on the field below:

  Anon, the whole fair city had disappeared.

 

     Then those who went with Gareth were amazed,

  One crying, “Let us go no further, lord.

  Here is a city of Enchanters, built

  By fairy Kings.”  The second echoed him,

  “Lord, we have heard from our wise man at home

  To Northward⁶⁴, that this King is not the King,

  But only changeling out of Fairyland,

  Who drave the heathen hence by sorcery

  And Merlin’s glamour⁶⁵.”  Then the first again,

  “Lord, there is no such city anywhere,

  But all a vision.”

 

                    Gareth answered them

  With laughter, swearing he had glamour enow

  In his own blood, his princedom, youth and hopes,

  To plunge⁶⁶ old Merlin in the Arabian sea;

  So pushed them all unwilling⁶⁷ toward the gate.

  And there was no gate like it under heaven.

  For barefoot on the keystone, which was lined

  And rippled⁶⁸ like an ever-fleeting wave,

  The Lady of the Lake stood:  all her dress

  Wept from her sides as water flowing away;

  But like the cross her great and goodly arms

  Stretched under the cornice and upheld:

  And drops of water fell from either hand;

  And down from one a sword was hung, from one

  A censer, either worn with wind and storm;

  And o’er her breast floated the sacred fish;

  And in the space to left of her, and right,

  Were Arthur’s wars in weird⁶⁹ devices done,

  New things and old co-twisted, as if Time

  Were nothing, so inveterately⁷⁰, that men

  Were giddy gazing there; and over all

  High on the top were those three Queens, the friends

  Of Arthur, who should help him at his need.

 

     Then those with Gareth for so long a space

  Stared at the figures, that at last it seemed

  The dragon-boughts and elvish emblemings

  Began to move, seethe⁷², twine⁷³ and curl:  they called

  To Gareth, “Lord, the gateway⁷⁴ is alive.”

 

     And Gareth likewise on them fixt his eyes

  So long, that even to him they seemed to move.

  Out of the city a blast of music pealed⁷⁵.

  Back from the gate started the three, to whom

  From out thereunder came an ancient man,

  Long-bearded, saying, “Who be ye, my sons?”

 

     Then Gareth, “We be tillers of the soil,

  Who leaving share in furrow⁷⁶ come to see

  The glories of our King:  but these, my men,

  (Your city moved so weirdly⁷⁷ in the mist)

  Doubt if the King be King at all, or come

  From Fairyland; and whether this be built

  By magic, and by fairy Kings and Queens;

  Or whether there be any city at all,

  Or all a vision:  and this music now

  Hath scared them both, but tell thou these the truth.”

 

     Then that old Seer made answer playing on him

  And saying, “Son, I have seen the good ship sail

  Keel upward, and mast downward, in the heavens,

  And solid turrets topsy-turvy in air:

  And here is truth; but an it please thee not,

  Take thou the truth as thou hast told it me.

  For truly as thou sayest, a Fairy King

  And Fairy Queens have built the city, son;

  They came from out a sacred mountain-cleft

  Toward the sunrise, each with harp⁷⁸ in hand,

  And built it to the music of their harps⁷⁹.

  And, as thou sayest, it is enchanted⁸⁰, son,

  For there is nothing in it as it seems

  Saving the King; though some there be that hold

  The King a shadow, and the city real:

  Yet take thou heed of him, for, so thou pass

  Beneath this archway, then wilt thou become

  A thrall to his enchantments⁸¹, for the King

  Will bind⁸² thee by such vows⁸³, as is a shame

  A man should not be bound by, yet the which

  No man can keep; but, so thou dread⁸⁵ to swear,

  Pass not beneath this gateway, but abide⁸⁶

  Without, among the cattle of the field.

  For an ye heard a music, like enow

  They are building still, seeing the city is built

  To music, therefore never built at all,

  And therefore built for ever.”

 

                                Gareth spake

  Angered, “Old master, reverence⁸⁸ thine own beard

  That looks as white as utter truth, and seems

  Wellnigh as long as thou art statured tall!

  Why mockest thou the stranger that hath been

  To thee fair-spoken?”

 

                       But the Seer replied,

  “Know ye not then the Riddling⁹¹ of the Bards⁹²?

  ‘Confusion, and illusion, and relation,

  Elusion⁹³, and occasion, and evasion’?

  I mock thee not but as thou mockest me,

  And all that see thee, for thou art not who

  Thou seemest, but I know thee who thou art.

  And now thou goest up to mock the King,

  Who cannot brook⁹⁴ the shadow of any lie.”

 

     Unmockingly the mocker ending here

  Turned to the right, and past along the plain;

  Whom Gareth looking after said, “My men,

  Our one white lie sits like a little ghost

  Here on the threshold of our enterprise.

  Let love be blamed for it, not she, nor I:

  Well, we will make amends⁹⁵.”

 

                             With all good cheer

  He spake and laughed, then entered with his twain

  Camelot, a city of shadowy palaces

  And stately, rich in emblem⁷¹ and the work

  Of ancient kings who did their days in stone;

  Which Merlin’s hand, the Mage at Arthur’s court,

  Knowing all arts, had touched, and everywhere

  At Arthur’s ordinance⁹⁶, tipt with lessening⁹⁷ peak

  And pinnacle⁹⁸, and had made it spire⁶⁰ to heaven.

  And ever and anon a knight would pass

  Outward, or inward to the hall:  his arms

  Clashed; and the sound was good to Gareth’s ear.

  And out of bower⁹⁹ and casement¹⁰⁰ shyly glanced

  Eyes of pure women, wholesome¹⁰¹ stars of love;

  And all about a healthful people stept

  As in the presence of a gracious king.

 

     Then into hall Gareth ascending¹⁰² heard

  A voice, the voice of Arthur, and beheld

  Far over heads in that long-vaulted¹⁰³ hall

  The splendour of the presence of the King

  Throned, and delivering doom¹⁰⁴—and looked no more—

  But felt his young heart hammering in his ears,

  And thought, “For this half-shadow of a lie

  The truthful¹⁰⁵ King will doom me when I speak.”

  Yet pressing on, though all in fear to find

  Sir Gawain or Sir Modred, saw nor one

  Nor other, but in all the listening eyes

  Of those tall knights¹⁰⁶, that ranged about the throne,

  Clear honour shining like the dewy star

  Of dawn, and faith in their great King, with pure

  Affection, and the light of victory,

  And glory gained, and evermore to gain.

     Then came a widow crying to the King,

  “A boon¹⁰⁷, Sir King!  Thy father, Uther, reft

  From my dead lord a field with violence:

  For howsoe’er at first he proffered¹⁰⁸ gold,

  Yet, for the field was pleasant in our eyes,

  We yielded not; and then he reft us of it

  Perforce, and left us neither gold nor field.”

 

     Said Arthur, “Whether would ye? gold or field?”

  To whom the woman weeping, “Nay, my lord,

  The field was pleasant in my husband’s eye.”

 

     And Arthur, “Have thy pleasant field again,

  And thrice the gold for Uther’s use thereof,

  According to the years.  No boon is here,

  But justice, so thy say be proven true.

  Accursed, who from the wrongs his father did

  Would shape himself a right!”

 

                               And while she past,

  Came yet another widow crying to him,

  “A boon, Sir King!  Thine enemy, King, am I.

  With thine own hand thou slewest my dear lord,

  A knight of Uther in the Barons’ war,

  When Lot and many another rose and fought

  Against thee, saying thou wert basely born.

  I held with these, and loathe¹¹⁰ to ask thee aught.

  Yet lo! my husband’s brother had my son

  Thralled in his castle, and hath starved him dead;

  And standeth seized of that inheritance

  Which thou that slewest the sire hast left the son.

  So though I scarce can ask it thee for hate,

  Grant me some knight to do the battle for me,

  Kill the foul¹¹¹ thief, and wreak¹¹² me for my son.”

 

     Then strode a good knight forward, crying to him,

  “A boon, Sir King!  I am her kinsman¹¹³, I.

  Give me to right her wrong, and slay¹¹⁴ the man.”

 

     Then came Sir Kay, the seneschal, and cried,

  “A boon, Sir King! even that thou grant her none,

  This railer, that hath mocked thee in full hall—

  None; or the wholesome boon of gyve and gag.”

 

     But Arthur, “We sit King, to help the wronged

  Through all our realm.  The woman loves her lord.

  Peace to thee, woman, with thy loves and hates!

  The kings of old had doomed¹¹⁵ thee to the flames,

  Aurelius Emrys would have scourged¹¹⁶ thee dead,

  And Uther slit¹¹⁷ thy tongue:  but get thee hence—

  Lest that rough humour of the kings of old

  Return upon me!  Thou that art her kin,

  Go likewise; lay him low and slay him not,

  But bring him here, that I may judge the right,

  According to the justice of the King:

  Then, be he guilty, by that deathless King

  Who lived and died for men, the man shall die.”

 

     Then came in hall the messenger of Mark,

  A name of evil savour in the land,

  The Cornish king.  In either hand he bore

  What dazzled all, and shone far-off as shines

  A field of charlock in the sudden sun

  Between two showers, a cloth of palest gold,

  Which down he laid before the throne, and knelt,

  Delivering, that his lord, the vassal⁴⁹ king,

  Was even upon his way to Camelot;

  For having heard that Arthur of his grace

  Had made his goodly cousin, Tristram, knight,

  And, for himself was of the greater state,

  Being a king, he trusted his liege-lord

  Would yield him this large honour all the more;

  So prayed him well to accept this cloth of gold,

  In token of true heart and fealty¹¹⁸.

 

     Then Arthur cried to rend¹¹⁹ the cloth, to rend

  In pieces, and so cast it on the hearth.

  An oak-tree smouldered there.  “The goodly knight!

  What! shall the shield of Mark stand among these?”

  For, midway down the side of that long hall

  A stately pile,—whereof along the front,

  Some blazoned¹²⁰, some but carven, and some blank,

  There ran a treble range of stony¹²¹ shields,—

  Rose, and high-arching overbrowed the hearth.

  And under every shield a knight was named:

  For this was Arthur’s custom in his hall;

  When some good knight had done one noble deed,

  His arms were carven only; but if twain

  His arms were blazoned also; but if none,

  The shield was blank and bare without a sign

  Saving the name beneath; and Gareth saw

  The shield of Gawain blazoned rich and bright,

  And Modred’s blank as death; and Arthur cried

  To rend the cloth and cast it on the hearth.

 

     “More like are we to reave him of his crown

  Than make him knight because men call him king.

  The kings we found, ye know we stayed their hands

  From war among themselves, but left them kings;

  Of whom were any bounteous¹²², merciful,

  Truth-speaking, brave, good livers, them we enrolled¹²³

  Among us, and they sit within our hall.

  But as Mark hath tarnished¹²⁴ the great name of king,

  As Mark would sully the low state of churl¹²⁵:

  And, seeing he hath sent us cloth of gold,

  Return, and meet, and hold him from our eyes,

  Lest we should lap him up in cloth of lead,

  Silenced for ever—craven—a man of plots,

  Craft, poisonous counsels, wayside ambushings—

  No fault of thine:  let Kay the seneschal

  Look to thy wants, and send thee satisfied—

  Accursed, who strikes nor lets the hand be seen!”

 

     And many another suppliant¹²⁷ crying came

  With noise of ravage¹²⁸ wrought¹²⁹ by beast and man,

  And evermore a knight would ride away.

 

     Last, Gareth leaning both hands heavily

  Down on the shoulders of the twain, his men,

  Approached between them toward the King, and asked,

  “A boon, Sir King (his voice was all ashamed),

  For see ye not how weak and hungerworn

  I seem—leaning on these? grant me to serve

  For meat and drink among thy kitchen-knaves

  A twelvemonth and a day, nor seek my name.

  Hereafter I will fight.”

 

                          To him the King,

  “A goodly youth and worth a goodlier boon!

  But so thou wilt no goodlier, then must Kay,

  The master of the meats and drinks, be thine.”

 

     He rose and past; then Kay, a man of mien¹³⁰

  Wan¹²-sallow as the plant that feels itself

  Root-bitten by white lichen¹³¹,

 

                              “Lo ye now!

  This fellow hath broken from some Abbey, where,

  God wot, he had not beef and brewis enow,

  However that might chance! but an he work,

  Like any pigeon will I cram¹³² his crop,

  And sleeker¹³³ shall he shine than any hog¹³⁴.”

 

     Then Lancelot standing¹³⁵ near, “Sir Seneschal,

  Sleuth-hound thou knowest, and gray, and all the hounds;

  A horse thou knowest, a man thou dost not know:

  Broad brows and fair, a fluent hair and fine,

  High nose, a nostril¹³⁶ large and fine, and hands

  Large, fair and fine!—Some young lad’s mystery—

  But, or from sheepcot or king’s hall, the boy

  Is noble-natured.  Treat him with all grace,

  Lest he should come to shame thy judging of him.”

 

     Then Kay, “What murmurest thou of mystery?

  Think ye this fellow will poison the King’s dish?

  Nay, for he spake too fool-like:  mystery!

  Tut, an the lad were noble, he had asked

  For horse and armour¹³⁷:  fair and fine, forsooth!

  Sir Fine-face, Sir Fair-hands? but see thou to it

  That thine own fineness, Lancelot, some fine day

  Undo¹³⁸ thee not—and leave my man to me.”

 

     So Gareth all for glory underwent

  The sooty yoke¹³⁹ of kitchen-vassalage;

  Ate with young lads his portion by the door,

  And couched at night with grimy kitchen-knaves.

  And Lancelot ever spake him pleasantly,

  But Kay the seneschal, who loved him not,

  Would hustle¹⁴⁰ and harry¹⁴¹ him, and labour him

  Beyond his comrade of the hearth, and set

  To turn the broach¹⁴², draw water, or hew¹⁴³ wood,

  Or grosser tasks; and Gareth bowed himself

  With all obedience to the King, and wrought

  All kind of service with a noble ease

  That graced the lowliest act in doing it.

  And when the thralls¹⁴⁴ had talk among themselves,

  And one would praise the love that linkt the King

  And Lancelot—how the King had saved his life

  In battle twice, and Lancelot once the King’s—

  For Lancelot was the first in Tournament,

  But Arthur mightiest¹⁴⁵ on the battle-field—

  Gareth was glad.  Or if some other told,

  How once the wandering forester at dawn,

  Far over the blue tarns¹⁴⁶ and hazy¹⁴⁷ seas,

  On Caer-Eryri’s highest found the King,

  A naked babe, of whom the Prophet spake,

  “He passes to the Isle¹⁴⁸ Avilion,

  He passes and is healed and cannot die”—

  Gareth was glad.  But if their talk were foul,

  Then would he whistle rapid as any lark¹⁴⁹,

  Or carol some old roundelay, and so loud

  That first they mocked, but, after, reverenced¹⁵⁰ him.

  Or Gareth telling some prodigious¹⁵¹ tale

  Of knights, who sliced a red life-bubbling way

  Through twenty folds of twisted dragon, held

  All in a gap-mouthed circle his good mates

  Lying or sitting round him, idle hands,

  Charmed; till Sir Kay, the seneschal, would come

  Blustering¹⁵² upon them, like a sudden wind

  Among dead leaves, and drive them all apart.

  Or when the thralls had sport among themselves,

  So there were any trial of mastery,

  He, by two yards in casting bar or stone

  Was counted best; and if there chanced a joust³¹,

  So that Sir Kay nodded him leave to go,

  Would hurry thither¹⁵³, and when he saw the knights

  Clash like the coming and retiring wave,

  And the spear spring, and good horse reel, the boy

  Was half beyond himself for ecstasy¹⁵⁴.

 

     So for a month he wrought among the thralls;

  But in the weeks that followed, the good Queen,

  Repentant¹⁵⁵ of the word she made him swear,

  And saddening in her childless castle, sent,

  Between the in-crescent and de-crescent moon,

  Arms for her son, and loosed him from his vow⁸⁴.

 

     This, Gareth hearing from a squire¹⁵⁷ of Lot

  With whom he used to play at tourney once,

  When both were children, and in lonely haunts

  Would scratch a ragged¹⁵⁸ oval on the sand,

  And each at either dash from either end—

  Shame never made girl redder than Gareth joy.

  He laughed; he sprang.  “Out of the smoke, at once

  I leap from Satan’s foot to Peter’s knee—

  These news be mine, none other’s—nay, the King’s—

  Descend¹⁵⁹ into the city:” whereon he sought

  The King alone, and found, and told him all.

 

     “I have staggered thy strong Gawain in a tilt

  For pastime; yea, he said it:  joust can I.

  Make me thy knight—in secret! let my name

  Be hidden, and give me the first quest, I spring

  Like flame from ashes.”

 

                         Here the King’s calm eye

  Fell on, and checked, and made him flush, and bow

  Lowly, to kiss his hand, who answered him,

  “Son, the good mother let me know thee here,

  And sent her wish that I would yield thee thine.

  Make thee my knight? my knights are sworn to vows

  Of utter hardihood, utter gentleness,

  And, loving, utter faithfulness in love,

  And uttermost obedience to the King.”

 

     Then Gareth, lightly springing from his knees,

  “My King, for hardihood I can promise thee.

  For uttermost obedience make demand

  Of whom ye gave me to, the Seneschal,

  No mellow¹⁶⁰ master of the meats and drinks!

  And as for love, God wot, I love not yet,

  But love I shall, God willing.”

 

                                 And the King

  “Make thee my knight in secret? yea, but he,

  Our noblest brother, and our truest man,

  And one with me in all, he needs must know.”

 

     “Let Lancelot know, my King, let Lancelot know,

  Thy noblest and thy truest!”

 

                              And the King—

  “But wherefore would ye men should wonder at you?

  Nay, rather for the sake of me, their King,

  And the deed’s sake my knighthood do the deed,

  Than to be noised of.”

 

                        Merrily Gareth asked,

  “Have I not earned my cake in baking of it?

  Let be my name until I make my name!

  My deeds will speak:  it is but for a day.”

  So with a kindly¹⁶¹ hand on Gareth’s arm

  Smiled the great King, and half-unwillingly

  Loving his lusty youthhood yielded to him.

  Then, after summoning Lancelot privily¹⁶²,

  “I have given him the first quest:  he is not proven.

  Look therefore when he calls for this in hall,

  Thou get to horse and follow him far away.

  Cover the lions on thy shield, and see

  Far as thou mayest, he be nor ta’en nor slain¹⁶³.”

 

     Then that same day there past into the hall

  A damsel of high lineage, and a brow

  May-blossom, and a cheek of apple-blossom,

  Hawk-eyes; and lightly was her slender nose

  Tip-tilted like the petal¹⁶⁴ of a flower;

  She into hall past with her page and cried,

 

     “O King, for thou hast driven the foe¹⁶⁵ without,

  See to the foe within! bridge, ford¹⁶⁷, beset¹⁶⁸

  By bandits, everyone that owns a tower

  The Lord for half a league.  Why sit ye there?

  Rest would I not, Sir King, an I were king,

  Till even the lonest hold were all as free

  From cursed bloodshed, as thine altar-cloth

  From that best blood it is a sin to spill.”

 

     “Comfort thyself,” said Arthur.  “I nor mine

  Rest:  so my knighthood keep the vows they swore,

  The wastest moorland of our realm shall be

  Safe, damsel, as the centre of this hall.

  What is thy name? thy need?”

 

                              “My name?” she said—

  “Lynette my name; noble; my need, a knight

  To combat for my sister, Lyonors,

  A lady of high lineage, of great lands,

  And comely¹⁶⁹, yea, and comelier¹⁷⁰ than myself.

  She lives in Castle Perilous¹⁷¹:  a river

  Runs in three loops about her living-place;

  And o’er it are three passings, and three knights

  Defend the passings, brethren, and a fourth

  And of that four the mightiest, holds her stayed

  In her own castle, and so besieges¹⁷² her

  To break her will, and make her wed with him:

  And but delays his purport¹⁷³ till thou send

  To do the battle with him, thy chief man

  Sir Lancelot whom he trusts to overthrow¹⁷⁴,

  Then wed, with glory:  but she will not wed

  Save whom she loveth, or a holy life.

  Now therefore have I come for Lancelot.”

 

     Then Arthur mindful of Sir Gareth asked,

  “Damsel, ye know this Order lives to crush

  All wrongers of the Realm.  But say, these four,

  Who be they?  What the fashion of the men?”

 

     “They be of foolish fashion, O Sir King,

  The fashion of that old knight-errantry

  Who ride abroad, and do but what they will;

  Courteous¹⁷⁵ or bestial¹⁷⁶ from the moment, such

  As have nor law nor king; and three of these

  Proud in their fantasy call themselves the Day,

  Morning-Star, and Noon-Sun, and Evening-Star,

  Being strong fools; and never a whit⁸⁹ more wise

  The fourth, who alway rideth armed in black,

  A huge man-beast of boundless¹⁷⁷ savagery¹⁷⁸.

  He names himself the Night and oftener Death,

  And wears a helmet mounted with a skull¹⁷⁹,

  And bears a skeleton figured on his arms,

  To show that who may slay or scape the three,

  Slain by himself, shall enter endless night.

  And all these four be fools, but mighty¹⁸⁰ men,

  And therefore am I come for Lancelot.”

 

     Hereat Sir Gareth called from where he rose,

  A head with kindling eyes above the throng¹⁸¹,

  “A boon, Sir King—this quest!” then—for he marked

  Kay near him groaning¹⁸² like a wounded bull—

  “Yea, King, thou knowest thy kitchen-knave⁴⁵ am I,

  And mighty through thy meats and drinks am I,

  And I can topple over a hundred such.

  Thy promise, King,” and Arthur glancing at him,

  Brought down a momentary¹⁸³ brow. “Rough, sudden,

  And pardonable, worthy to be knight—

  Go therefore,” and all hearers were amazed.

 

     But on the damsel’s forehead shame, pride, wrath¹⁸⁴

  Slew¹⁰⁹ the May-white:  she lifted either arm,

  “Fie on thee, King! I asked for thy chief knight,

  And thou hast given me but a kitchen-knave.”

  Then ere a man in hall could stay her, turned,

  Fled down the lane of access to the King,

  Took horse, descended¹⁸⁵ the slope street, and past

  The weird white gate, and paused without, beside

  The field of tourney, murmuring “kitchen-knave.”

 

     Now two great entries opened from the hall,

  At one end one, that gave upon a range

  Of level pavement where the King would pace

  At sunrise, gazing over plain and wood;

  And down from this a lordly stairway sloped

  Till lost in blowing trees and tops of towers;

  And out by this main doorway¹⁸⁶ past the King.

  But one was counter to the hearth, and rose

  High that the highest-crested helm could ride

  Therethrough nor graze:  and by this entry fled

  The damsel in her wrath, and on to this

  Sir Gareth strode, and saw without the door

  King Arthur’s gift, the worth of half a town,

  A warhorse of the best, and near it stood

  The two that out of north had followed him:

  This bare a maiden¹⁸⁸ shield, a casque; that held

  The horse, the spear; whereat Sir Gareth loosed

  A cloak that dropt from collar-bone to heel,

  A cloth of roughest web, and cast it down,

  And from it like a fuel-smothered fire,

  That lookt half-dead, brake bright, and flashed as those

  Dull-coated things, that making slide apart

  Their dusk wing-cases, all beneath there burns

  A jewelled harness, ere they pass and fly.

  So Gareth ere he parted flashed in arms.

  Then as he donned the helm, and took the shield

  And mounted horse and graspt a spear, of grain

  Storm-strengthened on a windy site, and tipt

  With trenchant¹⁸⁹ steel, around him slowly prest

  The people, while from out of kitchen came

  The thralls in throng, and seeing who had worked

  Lustier than any, and whom they could but love,

  Mounted in arms, threw up their caps and cried,

  “God bless the King, and all his fellowship!”

  And on through lanes of shouting Gareth rode

  Down the slope street, and past without the gate.

 

     So Gareth past with joy; but as the cur

  Pluckt from the cur he fights with, ere his cause

  Be cooled by fighting, follows, being named,

  His owner, but remembers all, and growls¹⁹⁰

  Remembering, so Sir Kay beside the door

  Muttered in scorn of Gareth whom he used

  To harry and hustle.

 

                      “Bound upon a quest

  With horse and arms—the King hath past his time—

  My scullion knave!  Thralls to your work again,

  For an your fire be low ye kindle⁵⁷ mine!

  Will there be dawn in West and eve in East?

  Begone!—my knave!—belike and like enow

  Some old head-blow not heeded¹⁹¹ in his youth

  So shook his wits they wander in his prime—

  Crazed!  How the villain lifted up his voice,

  Nor shamed to bawl¹⁹² himself a kitchen-knave.

  Tut:  he was tame and meek¹⁹³ enow with me,

  Till peacocked up with Lancelot’s noticing.

  Well—I will after my loud knave, and learn

  Whether he know me for his master yet.

  Out of the smoke he came, and so my lance

  Hold, by God’s grace, he shall into the mire—

  Thence, if the King awaken¹⁹⁴ from his craze,

  Into the smoke again.”

 

                        But Lancelot said,

  “Kay, wherefore wilt thou go against the King,

  For that did never he whereon ye rail,

  But ever meekly¹⁹⁵ served the King in thee?

  Abide:  take counsel; for this lad is great

  And lusty, and knowing both of lance and sword.”

  “Tut, tell not me,” said Kay, “ye are overfine

  To mar³⁶ stout¹⁹⁶ knaves with foolish courtesies:”

  Then mounted, on through silent faces rode

  Down the slope city, and out beyond the gate.

 

     But by the field of tourney lingering yet

  Muttered the damsel, “Wherefore did the King

  Scorn me? for, were Sir Lancelot lackt, at least

  He might have yielded to me one of those

  Who tilt for lady’s love and glory here,

  Rather than—O sweet heaven!  O fie upon him—

  His kitchen-knave.”

 

                     To whom Sir Gareth drew

  (And there were none but few goodlier than he)

  Shining in arms, “Damsel, the quest is mine.

  Lead, and I follow.”  She thereat, as one

  That smells a foul-fleshed agaric in the holt,

  And deems it carrion¹⁹⁷ of some woodland thing,

  Or shrew, or weasel, nipt her slender nose

  With petulant¹⁹⁸ thumb and finger, shrilling¹⁹⁹, “Hence!

  Avoid, thou smellest all of kitchen-grease.

  And look who comes behind,” for there was Kay.

  “Knowest thou not me? thy master? I am Kay.

  We lack thee by the hearth.”

 

                              And Gareth to him,

  “Master no more! too well I know thee, ay—

  The most ungentle knight in Arthur’s hall.”

  “Have at thee then,” said Kay:  they shocked, and Kay

  Fell shoulder-slipt, and Gareth cried again,

  “Lead, and I follow,” and fast away she fled.

 

     But after sod and shingle²⁰⁰ ceased to fly

  Behind her, and the heart of her good horse

  Was nigh to burst with violence of the beat,

  Perforce she stayed, and overtaken spoke⁹⁰.

 

     “What doest thou, scullion, in my fellowship?

  Deem’st thou that I accept thee aught the more

  Or love thee better, that by some device

  Full cowardly, or by mere unhappiness,

  Thou hast overthrown²⁰¹ and slain thy master—thou!—

  Dish-washer and broach-turner, loon²⁰²!—to me

  Thou smellest all of kitchen as before.”

 

     “Damsel,” Sir Gareth answered gently, “say

  Whate’er ye will, but whatsoe’er ye say,

  I leave not till I finish this fair quest,

  Or die therefore.”

 

                    “Ay, wilt thou finish it?

  Sweet lord, how like a noble knight he talks!

  The listening rogue²⁰³ hath caught the manner of it.

  But, knave, anon thou shalt be met with, knave,

  And then by such a one that thou for all

  The kitchen brewis that was ever supt

  Shalt not once dare to look him in the face.”

 

     “I shall assay,” said Gareth with a smile

  That maddened her, and away she flashed again

  Down the long avenues of a boundless wood,

  And Gareth following was again beknaved.

 

     “Sir Kitchen-knave, I have missed the only way

  Where Arthur’s men are set along the wood;

  The wood is nigh as full of thieves as leaves:

  If both be slain, I am rid of thee; but yet,

  Sir Scullion, canst thou use that spit of thine?

  Fight, an thou canst:  I have missed the only way.”

 

     So till the dusk that followed evensong

  Rode on the two, reviler²⁰⁵ and reviled²⁰⁶;

  Then after one long slope was mounted, saw,

  Bowl-shaped, through tops of many thousand pines

  A gloomy-gladed hollow slowly sink

  To westward—in the deeps whereof a mere,

  Round as the red eye of an Eagle-owl²¹,

  Under the half-dead sunset glared; and shouts

  Ascended²⁰⁷, and there brake a servingman

  Flying from out of the black wood, and crying,

  “They have bound my lord to cast him in the mere.”

  Then Gareth, “Bound am I to right the wronged,

  But straitlier bound am I to bide⁸⁷ with thee.”

  And when the damsel spake contemptuously,

  “Lead, and I follow,” Gareth cried again,

  “Follow, I lead!” so down among the pines

  He plunged²⁰⁸; and there, blackshadowed nigh the mere,

  And mid-thigh-deep in bulrushes and reed,

  Saw six tall men haling a seventh along,

  A stone about his neck to drown him in it.

  Three with good blows he quieted, but three

  Fled through the pines; and Gareth loosed the stone

  From off his neck, then in the mere beside

  Tumbled it; oilily bubbled up the mere.

  Last, Gareth loosed his bonds and on free feet

  Set him, a stalwart Baron²⁶, Arthur’s friend.

 

     “Well that ye came, or else these caitiff rogues²⁰⁹

  Had wreaked²¹⁰ themselves on me; good cause is theirs

  To hate me, for my wont²¹¹ hath ever been

  To catch my thief, and then like vermin here

  Drown him, and with a stone about his neck;

  And under this wan water many of them

  Lie rotting, but at night let go the stone,

  And rise, and flickering²¹² in a grimly light

  Dance on the mere.  Good now, ye have saved a life

  Worth somewhat as the cleanser of this wood.

  And fain would I reward thee worshipfully.

  What guerdon will ye?”

                        Gareth sharply spake,

  “None! for the deed’s sake have I done the deed,

  In uttermost obedience to the King.

  But wilt thou yield this damsel harbourage?”

 

     Whereat the Baron saying, “I well believe

  You be of Arthur’s Table,” a light laugh

  Broke from Lynette, “Ay, truly of a truth,

  And in a sort, being Arthur’s kitchen-knave!—

  But deem not I accept thee aught the more,

  Scullion, for running sharply with thy spit

  Down on a rout²¹³ of craven foresters.

  A thresher with his flail²¹⁴ had scattered²¹⁵ them.

  Nay—for thou smellest of the kitchen still.

  But an this lord will yield us harbourage,

  Well.”

 

        So she spake.  A league beyond the wood,

  All in a full-fair manor²¹⁶ and a rich,

  His towers where that day a feast had been

  Held in high hall, and many a viand left,

  And many a costly²¹⁷ cate, received the three.

  And there they placed a peacock in his pride

  Before the damsel, and the Baron set

  Gareth beside her, but at once she rose.

 

     “Meseems, that here is much discourtesy,

  Setting this knave, Lord Baron, at my side.

  Hear me—this morn I stood in Arthur’s hall,

  And prayed the King would grant me Lancelot

  To fight the brotherhood²¹⁸ of Day and Night—

  The last a monster unsubduable

  Of any save of him for whom I called—

  Suddenly bawls²¹⁹ this frontless kitchen-knave,

  ‘The quest is mine; thy kitchen-knave am I,

  And mighty through thy meats and drinks am I.’

  Then Arthur all at once gone mad replies,

  ‘Go therefore,’ and so gives the quest to him—

  Him—here—a villain fitter to stick swine

  Than ride abroad redressing²²⁰ women’s wrong,

  Or sit beside a noble gentlewoman.”

 

     Then half-ashamed and part-amazed, the lord

  Now looked at one and now at other, left

  The damsel by the peacock in his pride,

  And, seating Gareth at another board,

  Sat down beside him, ate and then began.

 

     “Friend, whether thou be kitchen-knave, or not,

  Or whether it be the maiden’s fantasy,

  And whether she be mad, or else the King,

  Or both or neither, or thyself be mad,

  I ask not:  but thou strikest a strong stroke,

  For strong thou art and goodly therewithal,

  And saver of my life; and therefore now,

  For here be mighty men to joust with, weigh

  Whether thou wilt not with thy damsel back

  To crave¹²⁶ again Sir Lancelot of the King.

  Thy pardon; I but speak for thine avail,

  The saver of my life.”

 

                        And Gareth said,

  “Full pardon, but I follow up the quest,

  Despite of Day and Night and Death and Hell.”

 

     So when, next morn, the lord whose life he saved

  Had, some brief space, conveyed them on their way

  And left them with God-speed, Sir Gareth spake,

  “Lead, and I follow.”  Haughtily²²¹ she replied.

 

     “I fly no more:  I allow thee for an hour.

  Lion and stout have isled²²² together, knave,

  In time of flood.  Nay, furthermore, methinks

  Some ruth is mine for thee.  Back wilt thou, fool?

  For hard by here is one will overthrow

  And slay thee:  then will I to court again,

  And shame the King for only yielding me

  My champion from the ashes of his hearth.”

 

     To whom Sir Gareth answered courteously²²³,

  “Say thou thy say, and I will do my deed.

  Allow me for mine hour, and thou wilt find

  My fortunes all as fair as hers who lay

  Among the ashes and wedded²²⁴ the King’s son.”

 

     Then to the shore of one of those long loops

  Wherethrough the serpent river coiled, they came.

  Rough-thicketed were the banks and steep; the stream

  Full, narrow; this a bridge of single arc

  Took at a leap; and on the further side

  Arose a silk pavilion, gay with gold

  In streaks²²⁵ and rays, and all Lent-lily in hue²²⁶,

  Save that the dome²²⁷ was purple, and above,

  Crimson²²⁸, a slender banneret fluttering.

  And therebefore the lawless warrior²²⁹ paced

  Unarmed, and calling, “Damsel, is this he,

  The champion thou hast brought from Arthur’s hall?

  For whom we let thee pass.”  “Nay, nay,” she said,

  “Sir Morning-Star.  The King in utter scorn

  Of thee and thy much folly²³⁰ hath sent thee here

  His kitchen-knave:  and look thou to thyself:

  See that he fall not on thee suddenly,

  And slay thee unarmed:  he is not knight but knave.”

 

     Then at his call, “O daughters of the Dawn,

  And servants of the Morning-Star, approach,

  Arm me,” from out the silken curtain-folds

  Bare-footed and bare-headed three fair girls

  In gilt²³¹ and rosy²³² raiment came:  their feet

  In dewy grasses glistened²³³; and the hair

  All over glanced with dewdrop or with gem²³⁴

  Like sparkles in the stone Avanturine.

  These armed him in blue arms, and gave a shield

  Blue also, and thereon the morning star.

  And Gareth silent gazed upon the knight,

  Who stood a moment, ere his horse was brought,

  Glorying; and in the stream beneath him, shone

  Immingled with Heaven’s azure²³⁵ waveringly,

  The gay pavilion and the naked feet,

  His arms, the rosy raiment, and the star.

 

     Then she that watched him, “Wherefore stare ye so?

  Thou shakest in thy fear:  there yet is time:

  Flee down the valley before he get to horse.

  Who will cry shame?  Thou art not knight but knave.”

 

     Said Gareth, “Damsel, whether knave or knight,

  Far liefer had I fight a score of times

  Than hear thee so missay me and revile²⁰⁴.

  Fair words were best for him who fights for thee;

  But truly foul are better, for they send

  That strength of anger through mine arms, I know

  That I shall overthrow him.”

 

                              And he that bore

  The star, when mounted, cried from o’er the bridge,

  “A kitchen-knave, and sent in scorn of me!

  Such fight not I, but answer scorn with scorn.

  For this were shame to do him further wrong

  Than set him on his feet, and take his horse

  And arms, and so return him to the King.

  Come, therefore, leave thy lady lightly, knave.

  Avoid:  for it beseemeth not a knave

  To ride with such a lady.”

 

                            “Dog, thou liest.

  I spring from loftier lineage than thine own.”

  He spake; and all at fiery²³⁶ speed the two

  Shocked on the central bridge, and either spear

  Bent²³⁷ but not brake, and either knight at once,

  Hurled²³⁸ as a stone from out of a catapult

  Beyond his horse’s crupper and the bridge,

  Fell, as if dead; but quickly rose and drew,

  And Gareth lashed⁵⁸ so fiercely with his brand

  He drave his enemy backward down the bridge,

  The damsel crying, “Well-stricken, kitchen-knave!”

  Till Gareth’s shield was cloven; but one stroke

  Laid him that clove²³⁹ it grovelling²⁴⁰ on the ground.

 

     Then cried the fallen, “Take not my life:  I yield.”

  And Gareth, “So this damsel ask it of me

  Good—I accord it easily as a grace.”

  She reddening, “Insolent scullion:  I of thee?

  I bound to thee for any favour asked!”

  “Then he shall die.”  And Gareth there unlaced

  His helmet as to slay him, but she shrieked²⁴¹,

  “Be not so hardy²⁴², scullion, as to slay

  One nobler than thyself.”  “Damsel, thy charge

  Is an abounding²⁴³ pleasure to me.  Knight,

  Thy life is thine at her command.  Arise

  And quickly pass to Arthur’s hall, and say

  His kitchen-knave hath sent thee.  See thou crave

  His pardon for thy breaking of his laws.

  Myself, when I return, will plead for thee.

  Thy shield is mine—farewell; and, damsel, thou,

  Lead, and I follow.”

 

                      And fast away she fled.

  Then when he came upon her, spake, “Methought,

  Knave, when I watched thee striking on the bridge

  The savour of thy kitchen came upon me

  A little faintlier:  but the wind hath changed:

  I scent¹⁵⁶ it twenty-fold.”  And then she sang,

  “‘O morning star’ (not that tall felon²⁴⁴ there

  Whom thou by sorcery or unhappiness

  Or some device, hast foully²⁴⁵ overthrown),

  ‘O morning star that smilest in the blue,

  O star, my morning dream hath proven true,

  Smile sweetly, thou! my love hath smiled on me.’

 

     “But thou begone, take counsel, and away,

  For hard by here is one that guards a ford—

  The second brother in their fool’s parable²⁴⁶—

  Will pay thee all thy wages, and to boot.

  Care not for shame:  thou art not knight but knave.”

 

     To whom Sir Gareth answered, laughingly,

  “Parables?  Hear a parable of the knave.

  When I was kitchen-knave among the rest

  Fierce was the hearth, and one of my co-mates

  Owned a rough dog, to whom he cast his coat,

  ‘Guard it,’ and there was none to meddle²⁴⁷ with it.

  And such a coat art thou, and thee the King

  Gave me to guard, and such a dog am I,

  To worry, and not to flee—and—knight or knave—

  The knave that doth thee service as full knight

  Is all as good, meseems, as any knight

  Toward thy sister’s freeing.”

 

                               “Ay, Sir Knave!

  Ay, knave, because thou strikest as a knight,

  Being but knave, I hate thee all the more.”

 

     “Fair damsel, you should worship me the more,

  That, being but knave, I throw thine enemies.”

 

     “Ay, ay,” she said, “but thou shalt meet thy match.”

 

     So when they touched the second river-loop,

  Huge on a huge red horse, and all in mail

  Burnished²⁴⁸ to blinding, shone the Noonday Sun

  Beyond a raging shallow.  As if the flower,

  That blows a globe of after arrowlets,

  Ten thousand-fold had grown, flashed the fierce shield,

  All sun; and Gareth’s eyes had flying blots²⁴⁹

  Before them when he turned from watching him.

  He from beyond the roaring shallow roared,

  “What doest thou, brother, in my marches here?”

  And she athwart the shallow shrilled²⁵⁰ again,

  “Here is a kitchen-knave from Arthur’s hall

  Hath overthrown thy brother, and hath his arms.”

  “Ugh!” cried the Sun, and vizoring up a red

  And cipher²⁵¹ face of rounded foolishness,

  Pushed horse across the foamings of the ford,

  Whom Gareth met midstream:  no room was there

  For lance or tourney-skill:  four strokes they struck

  With sword, and these were mighty; the new knight

  Had fear he might be shamed; but as the Sun

  Heaved up a ponderous²⁵² arm to strike the fifth,

  The hoof²⁵³ of his horse slipt in the stream, the stream

  Descended, and the Sun was washed away.

 

     Then Gareth laid his lance athwart the ford;

  So drew him home; but he that fought no more,

  As being all bone-battered on the rock,

  Yielded; and Gareth sent him to the King,

  “Myself when I return will plead for thee.”

  “Lead, and I follow.”  Quietly she led.

  “Hath not the good wind, damsel, changed again?”

  “Nay, not a point:  nor art thou victor here.

  There lies a ridge¹⁶⁶ of slate²⁵⁴ across the ford;

  His horse thereon stumbled—ay, for I saw it.

 

     “‘O Sun’ (not this strong fool whom thou, Sir Knave,

  Hast overthrown through mere unhappiness),

  ‘O Sun, that wakenest all to bliss²⁵⁵ or pain,

  O moon, that layest all to sleep again,

  Shine sweetly:  twice my love hath smiled on me.’

 

     What knowest thou of lovesong or of love?

  Nay, nay, God wot, so thou wert nobly born,

  Thou hast a pleasant presence.  Yea, perchance,—

 

     “‘O dewy flowers that open to the sun,

  O dewy flowers that close when day is done,

  Blow sweetly:  twice my love hath smiled on me.’

 

     “What knowest thou of flowers, except, belike,

  To garnish²⁵⁶ meats with? hath not our good King

  Who lent me thee, the flower of kitchendom,

  A foolish love for flowers? what stick ye round

  The pasty? wherewithal deck the boar’s head?

  Flowers? nay, the boar hath rosemaries and bay.

 

     “‘O birds, that warble to the morning sky,

  O birds that warble as the day goes by,

  Sing sweetly:  twice my love hath smiled on me.’

 

     “What knowest thou of birds, lark, mavis, merle,

  Linnet? what dream ye when they utter forth²⁵⁷

  May-music growing with the growing light,

  Their sweet sun-worship? these be for the snare²⁵⁸

  (So runs thy fancy) these be for the spit,

  Larding and basting²⁵⁹.  See thou have not now

  Larded thy last, except thou turn and fly.

  There stands the third fool of their allegory.”

 

     For there beyond a bridge of treble bow,

  All in a rose-red from the west, and all

  Naked it seemed, and glowing in the broad

  Deep-dimpled current underneath²⁶⁰, the knight,

  That named himself the Star of Evening, stood.

 

     And Gareth, “Wherefore waits the madman there

  Naked in open dayshine?”  “Nay,” she cried,

  “Not naked, only wrapt in hardened skins

  That fit him like his own; and so ye cleave³⁹

  His armour off him, these will turn the blade.”

 

     Then the third brother shouted o’er the bridge,

  “O brother-star, why shine ye here so low?

  Thy ward⁵² is higher up:  but have ye slain

  The damsel’s champion?” and the damsel cried,

 

     “No star of thine, but shot from Arthur’s heaven

  With all disaster unto thine and thee!

  For both thy younger brethren have gone down

  Before this youth; and so wilt thou, Sir Star;

  Art thou not old?”

                    “Old, damsel, old and hard,

  Old, with the might and breath of twenty boys.”

  Said Gareth, “Old, and over-bold in brag²⁶¹!

  But that same strength which threw the Morning Star

  Can throw the Evening.”

 

                         Then that other blew

  A hard and deadly note upon the horn.

  “Approach and arm me!”  With slow steps from out

  An old storm-beaten, russet, many-stained

  Pavilion, forth a grizzled damsel came,

  And armed him in old arms, and brought a helm

  With but a drying evergreen²⁶² for crest¹⁸⁷,

  And gave a shield whereon the Star of Even

  Half-tarnished and half-bright, his emblem, shone.

  But when it glittered o’er the saddle-bow,

  They madly hurled together on the bridge;

  And Gareth overthrew²⁶³ him, lighted, drew,

  There met him drawn²⁶⁴, and overthrew him again,

  But up like fire he started:  and as oft

  As Gareth brought him grovelling on his knees,

  So many a time he vaulted up again;

  Till Gareth panted hard, and his great heart,

  Foredooming all his trouble was in vain,

  Laboured within him, for he seemed as one

  That all in later, sadder age begins

  To war against ill uses of a life,

  But these from all his life arise, and cry,

  “Thou hast made us lords, and canst not put us down!”

  He half despairs; so Gareth seemed to strike

  Vainly, the damsel clamouring all the while,

  “Well done, knave-knight, well-stricken, O good knight-knave—

  O knave, as noble as any of all the knights—

  Shame me not, shame me not.  I have prophesied—

  Strike, thou art worthy of the Table Round—

  His arms are old, he trusts the hardened skin—

  Strike—strike—the wind will never change again.”

  And Gareth hearing ever stronglier smote²⁶⁵,

  And hewed²⁶⁶ great pieces of his armour off him,

  But lashed in vain against the hardened skin,

  And could not wholly bring him under, more

  Than loud Southwesterns, rolling ridge on ridge,

  The buoy²⁶⁷ that rides at sea, and dips and springs

  For ever; till at length Sir Gareth’s brand

  Clashed his, and brake it utterly²⁶⁸ to the hilt.

  “I have thee now;” but forth that other sprang,

  And, all unknightlike, writhed²⁶⁹ his wiry arms

  Around him, till he felt, despite his mail,

  Strangled, but straining even his uttermost

  Cast, and so hurled him headlong o’er the bridge

  Down to the river, sink or swim, and cried,

  “Lead, and I follow.”

 

                       But the damsel said,

  “I lead no longer; ride thou at my side;

  Thou art the kingliest of all kitchen-knaves.

 

     “‘O trefoil, sparkling on the rainy plain,

  O rainbow with three colours after rain,

  Shine sweetly:  thrice my love hath smiled on me.’

 

     “Sir,—and, good faith, I fain had added—Knight,

  But that I heard thee call thyself a knave,—

  Shamed am I that I so rebuked²⁷⁰, reviled,

  Missaid thee; noble I am; and thought the King

  Scorned me and mine; and now thy pardon, friend,

  For thou hast ever answered courteously,

  And wholly bold thou art, and meek withal

  As any of Arthur’s best, but, being knave,

  Hast mazed⁶³ my wit:  I marvel²⁷¹ what thou art.”

 

     “Damsel,” he said, “you be not all to blame,

  Saving that you mistrusted our good King

  Would handle scorn, or yield you, asking, one

  Not fit to cope your quest.  You said your say;

  Mine answer was my deed.  Good sooth!  I hold

  He scarce is knight, yea but half-man, nor meet

  To fight for gentle damsel, he, who lets

  His heart be stirred with any foolish heat

  At any gentle damsel’s waywardness.

  Shamed? care not! thy foul sayings fought for me:

  And seeing now thy words are fair, methinks

  There rides no knight, not Lancelot, his great self,

  Hath force to quell²⁷² me.”

                          Nigh upon that hour

  When the lone²³ hern forgets his melancholy²⁷³,

  Lets down his other leg, and stretching, dreams

  Of goodly supper in the distant pool,

  Then turned the noble damsel smiling at him,

  And told him of a cavern²⁷⁴ hard at hand,

  Where bread and baken meats and good red wine

  Of Southland, which the Lady Lyonors

  Had sent her coming champion, waited him.

 

     Anon they past a narrow comb wherein

  Where slabs²⁷⁵ of rock with figures, knights on horse

  Sculptured, and deckt in slowly-waning hues²⁷⁷.

  “Sir Knave, my knight, a hermit²⁷⁸ once was here,

  Whose holy hand hath fashioned on the rock

  The war of Time against the soul of man.

  And yon four fools have sucked their allegory

  From these damp walls, and taken but the form.

  Know ye not these?” and Gareth lookt and read—

  In letters like to those the vexillary

  Hath left crag-carven o’er the streaming Gelt—

  “PHOSPHORUS,” then “MERIDIES”—“HESPERUS”—

  “NOX”—“MORS,” beneath five figures, armed men,

  Slab²⁷⁶ after slab, their faces forward all,

  And running down the Soul, a Shape that fled

  With broken wings, torn raiment and loose hair,

  For help and shelter to the hermit’s cave.

  “Follow the faces, and we find it.  Look,

  Who comes behind?”

 

                    For one—delayed at first

  Through helping²⁷⁹ back the dislocated Kay

  To Camelot, then by what thereafter chanced,

  The damsel’s headlong error through the wood—

  Sir Lancelot, having swum the river-loops—

  His blue shield-lions covered—softly drew

  Behind the twain, and when he saw the star

  Gleam, on Sir Gareth’s turning to him, cried,

  “Stay, felon knight, I avenge²⁸⁰ me for my friend.”

  And Gareth crying pricked against the cry;

  But when they closed—in a moment—at one touch

  Of that skilled spear, the wonder of the world—

  Went sliding down so easily, and fell,

  That when he found the grass within his hands

  He laughed; the laughter jarred upon Lynette:

  Harshly she asked him, “Shamed and overthrown,

  And tumbled back into the kitchen-knave,

  Why laugh ye? that ye blew your boast in vain?”

  “Nay, noble damsel, but that I, the son

  Of old King Lot and good Queen Bellicent,

  And victor of the bridges and the ford,

  And knight of Arthur, here lie thrown by whom

  I know not, all through mere unhappiness—

  Device and sorcery and unhappiness—

  Out, sword; we are thrown!”  And Lancelot answered, “Prince,

  O Gareth—through the mere unhappiness

  Of one who came to help thee, not to harm,

  Lancelot, and all as glad to find thee whole,

  As on the day when Arthur knighted him.”

 

     Then Gareth, “Thou—Lancelot!—thine the hand

  That threw me?  An some chance to mar the boast

  Thy brethren of thee make—which could not chance—

  Had sent thee down before a lesser²⁸¹ spear,

  Shamed had I been, and sad—O Lancelot—thou!”

 

     Whereat the maiden, petulant, “Lancelot,

  Why came ye not, when called? and wherefore now

  Come ye, not called?  I gloried in my knave,

  Who being still rebuked, would answer still

  Courteous as any knight—but now, if knight,

  The marvel dies, and leaves me fooled and tricked,

  And only wondering wherefore played upon:

  And doubtful whether I and mine be scorned.

  Where should be truth if not in Arthur’s hall,

  In Arthur’s presence?  Knight, knave, prince and fool,

  I hate thee and for ever.”

 

                            And Lancelot said,

  “Blessed be thou, Sir Gareth! knight art thou

  To the King’s best wish.  O damsel, be you wise

  To call him shamed, who is but overthrown?

  Thrown have I been, nor once, but many a time.

  Victor from vanquished²⁸² issues at the last,

  And overthrower from being overthrown.

  With sword we have not striven; and thy good horse

  And thou are weary; yet not less I felt

  Thy manhood through that wearied lance of thine.

  Well hast thou done; for all the stream is freed,

  And thou hast wreaked his justice on his foes²⁸³,

  And when reviled, hast answered graciously,

  And makest merry when overthrown.  Prince, Knight

  Hail, Knight and Prince, and of our Table Round!”

 

     And then when turning to Lynette he told

  The tale of Gareth, petulantly²⁸⁴ she said,

  “Ay well—ay well—for worse than being fooled

  Of others, is to fool one’s self.  A cave,

  Sir Lancelot, is hard by, with meats and drinks

  And forage²⁸⁵ for the horse, and flint for fire.

  But all about it flies a honeysuckle.

  Seek, till we find.”  And when they sought and found,

  Sir Gareth drank and ate, and all his life

  Past into sleep; on whom the maiden gazed.

  “Sound sleep be thine! sound cause to sleep hast thou.

  Wake lusty!  Seem I not as tender to him

  As any mother?  Ay, but such a one

  As all day long hath rated at her child,

  And vext his day, but blesses him asleep—

  Good lord, how sweetly smells the honeysuckle

  In the hushed night, as if the world were one

  Of utter peace, and love, and gentleness!

  O Lancelot, Lancelot”—and she clapt her hands—

  “Full merry am I to find my goodly knave

  Is knight and noble.  See now, sworn have I,

  Else yon black felon had not let me pass,

  To bring thee back to do the battle with him.

  Thus an thou goest, he will fight thee first;

  Who doubts thee victor? so will my knight-knave

  Miss the full flower of this accomplishment²⁸⁶.”

 

     Said Lancelot, “Peradventure he, you name,

  May know my shield.  Let Gareth, an he will,

  Change his for mine, and take my charger, fresh,

  Not to be spurred, loving the battle as well

  As he that rides him.”  “Lancelot-like,” she said,

  “Courteous in this, Lord Lancelot, as in all.”

 

     And Gareth, wakening, fiercely clutched the shield;

  “Ramp²⁸⁷ ye lance-splintering lions, on whom all spears

  Are rotten sticks! ye seem agape to roar!

  Yea, ramp and roar at leaving of your lord!—

  Care not, good beasts, so well I care for you.

  O noble Lancelot, from my hold on these

  Streams virtue—fire—through one that will not shame

  Even the shadow of Lancelot under shield.

  Hence:  let us go.”

 

                     Silent the silent field

  They traversed.  Arthur’s harp though summer-wan,

  In counter motion to the clouds, allured²⁸⁸

  The glance of Gareth dreaming on his liege.

  A star shot:  “Lo,” said Gareth, “the foe falls!”

  An owl whoopt:  “Hark the victor pealing²⁸⁹ there!”

  Suddenly she that rode upon his left

  Clung to the shield that Lancelot lent him, crying,

  “Yield, yield him this again:  ’tis he must fight:

  I curse the tongue that all through yesterday

  Reviled thee, and hath wrought on Lancelot now

  To lend thee horse and shield:  wonders ye have done;

  Miracles ye cannot:  here is glory enow

  In having flung the three:  I see thee maimed,

  Mangled:  I swear thou canst not fling the fourth.”

 

     “And wherefore, damsel? tell me all ye know.

  You cannot scare me; nor rough face, or voice,

  Brute²⁹⁰ bulk of limb, or boundless savagery

  Appal²⁹¹ me from the quest.”

 

                           “Nay, Prince,” she cried,

  “God wot, I never looked upon the face,

  Seeing he never rides abroad by day;

  But watched him have I like a phantom²⁹² pass

  Chilling the night:  nor have I heard the voice.

  Always he made his mouthpiece of a page

  Who came and went, and still reported him

  As closing in himself the strength of ten,

  And when his anger tare¹ him, massacring

  Man, woman, lad and girl—yea, the soft babe!

  Some hold that he hath swallowed infant flesh,

  Monster!  O Prince, I went for Lancelot first,

  The quest is Lancelot’s:  give him back the shield.”

 

     Said Gareth laughing, “An he fight for this,

  Belike he wins it as the better man:

  Thus—and not else!”

 

                      But Lancelot on him urged

  All the devisings of their chivalry²⁹³

  When one might meet a mightier than himself;

  How best to manage horse, lance, sword and shield,

  And so fill up the gap where force might fail

  With skill and fineness.  Instant were his words.

 

     Then Gareth, “Here be rules.  I know but one—

  To dash against mine enemy and win.

  Yet have I seen thee victor in the joust,

  And seen thy way.”  “Heaven help thee,” sighed Lynette.

 

     Then for a space, and under cloud that grew

  To thunder-gloom palling²⁹⁴ all stars, they rode

  In converse²⁹⁵ till she made her palfrey halt,

  Lifted an arm, and softly whispered, “There.”

  And all the three were silent seeing, pitched

  Beside the Castle Perilous on flat field,

  A huge pavilion like a mountain peak

  Sunder²⁹⁶ the glooming crimson on the marge,

  Black, with black banner, and a long black horn

  Beside it hanging; which Sir Gareth graspt,

  And so, before the two could hinder him,

  Sent all his heart and breath through all the horn.

  Echoed the walls; a light twinkled; anon

  Came lights and lights, and once again he blew;

  Whereon were hollow tramplings up and down

  And muffled²⁹⁷ voices heard, and shadows past;

  Till high above him, circled with her maids,

  The Lady Lyonors at a window stood,

  Beautiful among lights, and waving to him

  White hands, and courtesy; but when the Prince

  Three times had blown—after long hush—at last—

  The huge pavilion slowly yielded up,

  Through those black foldings, that which housed therein.

  High on a nightblack horse, in nightblack arms,

  With white breast-bone, and barren ribs²⁹⁸ of Death,

  And crowned with fleshless laughter—some ten steps—

  In the half-light—through the dim dawn—advanced

  The monster, and then paused, and spake no word.

 

     But Gareth spake and all indignantly,

  “Fool, for thou hast, men say, the strength of ten,

  Canst thou not trust the limbs thy God hath given,

  But must, to make the terror of thee more,

  Trick thyself out in ghastly imageries

  Of that which Life hath done with, and the clod,

  Less dull than thou, will hide with mantling²⁹⁹ flowers

  As if for pity?”  But he spake no word;

  Which set the horror higher:  a maiden swooned;

  The Lady Lyonors wrung³⁰⁰ her hands and wept,

  As doomed to be the bride of Night and Death;

  Sir Gareth’s head prickled beneath his helm;

  And even Sir Lancelot through his warm blood felt

  Ice strike, and all that marked him were aghast.

 

     At once Sir Lancelot’s charger fiercely neighed,

  And Death’s dark war-horse bounded forward with him.

  Then those that did not blink the terror, saw

  That Death was cast to ground, and slowly rose.

  But with one stroke Sir Gareth split the skull.

  Half fell to right and half to left and lay.

  Then with a stronger buffet³⁰¹ he clove the helm

  As throughly as the skull; and out from this

  Issued the bright face of a blooming boy

  Fresh as a flower new-born, and crying, “Knight,

  Slay me not:  my three brethren bad me do it,

  To make a horror all about the house,

  And stay the world from Lady Lyonors.

  They never dreamed the passes would be past.”

  Answered Sir Gareth graciously to one

  Not many a moon his younger, “My fair child,

  What madness made thee challenge the chief knight

  Of Arthur’s hall?”  “Fair Sir, they bad me do it.

  They hate the King, and Lancelot, the King’s friend,

  They hoped to slay him somewhere on the stream,

  They never dreamed the passes could be past.”

 

     Then sprang the happier day from underground;

  And Lady Lyonors and her house, with dance

  And revel³⁰² and song, made merry over Death,

  As being after all their foolish fears

  And horrors only proven a blooming boy.

  So large mirth lived and Gareth won the quest.

 

     And he that told the tale in older times

  Says that Sir Gareth wedded Lyonors,

  But he, that told it later, says Lynette.

1 tare   

n.皮重；v.量皮重

参考例句：

• Please tell me the cargo the tare and the size?请告诉我货物的包装重量和尺寸？
• Weight includes tare weight and net weight.重量包括皮重与净重。

2 spate   

n.泛滥，洪水，突然的一阵

参考例句：

• Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
• Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

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

4 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

5 cataract   

n.大瀑布，奔流，洪水，白内障

参考例句：

• He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人。
• The way is blocked by the tall cataract.高悬的大瀑布挡住了去路。

6 swollen   

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。

7 obedience   

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。

8 coaxed   

v.哄，用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 )；巧言骗取；哄劝，劝诱

参考例句：

• She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。
• I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。

10 cleanse   

vt.使清洁，使纯洁，清洗

参考例句：

• Health experts are trying to cleanse the air in cities. 卫生专家们正设法净化城市里的空气。
• Fresh fruit juices can also cleanse your body and reduce dark circles.新鲜果汁同样可以清洁你的身体,并对黑眼圈同样有抑制作用。

11 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

12 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

13 worthier   

应得某事物( worthy的比较级 )； 值得做某事； 可尊敬的； 有（某人或事物）的典型特征

参考例句：

• I am sure that you might be much, much worthier of yourself.' 我可以肯定你能非常非常值得自己骄傲。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• I should like the chance to fence with a worthier opponent. 我希望有机会跟实力相当的对手击剑。

14 hovering   

鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
• I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。

15 kindling   

n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴。
• "Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard." “煤，劈柴，都在后院小屋里。” 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

16 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

17 gilded   

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

18 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

19 mere   

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。

20 fowl   

n.家禽，鸡，禽肉

参考例句：

• Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。
• Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后，我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉，少吃红色肉类。

21 owl   

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。

22 bemoaned   

v.为（某人或某事）抱怨( bemoan的过去式和过去分词 )；悲悼；为…恸哭；哀叹

参考例句：

• The farmer bemoaned his loss. 农夫抱怨他所受到的损失。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He only bemoaned his fate. 他忍受了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

23 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

24 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• 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。

25 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

26 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

27 corpse   

n.尸体，死尸

参考例句：

• What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
• The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

28 albeit   

conj.即使；纵使；虽然

参考例句：

• Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的，但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
• Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。

29 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

30 jousts   

（骑士）骑着马用长矛打斗( joust的名词复数 )； 格斗，竞争

参考例句：

• The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales. 这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。 来自柯林斯例句
• There were notable jousts with the Secretary of Commerce. 和商业部长之间明显存在竞争。 来自柯林斯例句

31 joust   

v.马上长枪比武，竞争

参考例句：

• Knights joust and frolic.骑士们骑马比武，嬉戏作乐。
• This a joust for the fate of the kingdom!一场决定王国命运的战斗。

32 pang   

n.剧痛，悲痛，苦闷

参考例句：

• She experienced a sharp pang of disappointment.她经历了失望的巨大痛苦。
• She was beginning to know the pang of disappointed love.她开始尝到了失恋的痛苦。

33 wrenched   

v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
• He wrenched the book from her hands. 他从她的手中把书拧抢了过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

34 mightier   

adj. 强有力的，强大的，巨大的 adv. 很，极其

参考例句：

• But it ever rises up again, stronger, firmer, mightier. 但是，这种组织总是重新产生，并且一次比一次更强大，更坚固，更有力。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言
• Do you believe that the pen is mightier than the sword? 你相信笔杆的威力大于武力吗？

35 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

36 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

37 wed   

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。

38 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

39 cleave   

v．(clave；cleaved)粘着，粘住；坚持；依恋

参考例句：

• It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。
• Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。

40 cleaved   

v.劈开，剁开，割开( cleave的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His spade cleaved the firm sand with a satisfying crunch. 他的锹凿开了坚实的砂土，发出令人舒心的嘎扎声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Eagles cleaved the sky. 鹰击长空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

41 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

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

42 biding   

v.等待，停留( bide的现在分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待；面临

参考例句：

• He was biding his time. 他正在等待时机。 来自辞典例句
• Applications:used in carbide alloy, diamond tools, biding admixture, high-temperature alloy, rechargeable cell. 用作硬质合金，磁性材料，金刚石工具，高温合金，可充电池等。 来自互联网

43 craftily   

狡猾地，狡诈地

参考例句：

• He craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced. 在决议宣布之时，他狡猾地赶到了那里。
• Strengthen basic training of calculation, get the kids to grasp the radical calculating ability craftily. 加强计算基本训练，通过分、小、百互化口算的练习，使学生熟练地掌握基本的计算技能。

44 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

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

45 knave   

n.流氓；（纸牌中的）杰克

参考例句：

• Better be a fool than a knave.宁做傻瓜，不做无赖。
• Once a knave,ever a knave.一次成无赖，永远是无赖。

46 knaves   

n.恶棍，无赖( knave的名词复数 )；（纸牌中的）杰克

参考例句：

• Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 我一日三餐都吃得很丰盛。 来自互联网
• Knaves and robbers can obtain only what was before possessed by others. 流氓、窃贼只能攫取原先由别人占有的财富。 来自互联网

47 beheld   

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

参考例句：

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

48 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

49 vassal   

n.附庸的；属下；adj.奴仆的

参考例句：

• Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.那时威尔士是个附庸国。
• The vassal swore that he would be loyal to the king forever.这位封臣宣誓他将永远忠诚于国王。

50 thereby   

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。

51 thrall   

n.奴隶；奴隶制

参考例句：

• He treats his wife like a thrall.他把妻子当作奴隶看待。
• He is not in thrall to the media.他不受制于媒体。

52 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

53 bellowing   

v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的现在分词 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• We could hear he was bellowing commands to his troops. 我们听见他正向他的兵士大声发布命令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He disguised these feelings under an enormous bellowing and hurraying. 他用大声吼叫和喝采掩饰着这些感情。 来自辞典例句

54 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

55 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

56 kindled   

（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

参考例句：

• 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。

57 kindle   

v.点燃，着火

参考例句：

• This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
• A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

58 lashed   

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

参考例句：

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

59 spires   

n.（教堂的） 塔尖，尖顶( spire的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her masts leveled with the spires of churches. 船的桅杆和教堂的塔尖一样高。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• White church spires lift above green valleys. 教堂的白色尖顶耸立在绿色山谷中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

60 spire   

n.(教堂)尖顶，尖塔，高点

参考例句：

• The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击。
• They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔。

61 turrets   

（六角）转台( turret的名词复数 )； （战舰和坦克等上的）转动炮塔； （摄影机等上的）镜头转台； （旧时攻城用的）塔车

参考例句：

• The Northampton's three turrets thundered out white smoke and pale fire. “诺思安普敦号”三座炮塔轰隆隆地冒出白烟和淡淡的火光。
• If I can get to the gun turrets, I'll have a chance. 如果我能走到炮塔那里，我就会赢得脱险的机会。

62 pricked   

刺，扎，戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 )； 刺伤； 刺痛； 使剧痛

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。

63 mazed   

迷惘的，困惑的

参考例句：

• The kite felt mazed when it was free from the constraint. 挣脱束缚的风筝，自由了，却也迷惘了。
• He is so mazed that he does not know what to do. 他昏乱得不知所措。

64 northward   

adv.向北；n.北方的地区

参考例句：

• He pointed his boat northward.他将船驶向北方。
• I would have a chance to head northward quickly.我就很快有机会去北方了。

65 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

66 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

67 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

68 rippled   

使泛起涟漪（ripple的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The lake rippled gently. 湖面轻轻地泛起涟漪。
• The wind rippled the surface of the cornfield. 微风吹过麦田，泛起一片麦浪。

69 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

70 inveterately   

adv.根深蒂固地，积习地

参考例句：

71 emblem   

n.象征，标志；徽章

参考例句：

• Her shirt has the company emblem on it.她的衬衫印有公司的标记。
• The eagle was an emblem of strength and courage.鹰是力量和勇气的象征。

72 seethe   

vi.拥挤，云集；发怒，激动，骚动

参考例句：

• Many Indians continue to seethe and some are calling for military action against their riotous neighbour.很多印度人都处于热血沸腾的状态，很多都呼吁针对印度这个恶邻采取军事行动。
• She seethed with indignation.她由于愤怒而不能平静。

73 twine   

v.搓，织，编饰；（使）缠绕

参考例句：

• He tied the parcel with twine.他用细绳捆包裹。
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。

74 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

75 pealed   

v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bells pealed (out) over the countryside. 钟声响彻郊野。 来自辞典例句
• A gun shot suddenly pealed forth and shot its flames into the air. 突然一声炮响，一道火光升上天空。 来自辞典例句

76 furrow   

n.沟；垄沟；轨迹；车辙；皱纹

参考例句：

• The tractor has make deep furrow in the loose sand.拖拉机在松软的沙土上留下了深深的车辙。
• Mei did not weep.She only bit her lips,and the furrow in her brow deepened.梅埋下头，她咬了咬嘴唇皮，额上的皱纹显得更深了。

77 weirdly   

古怪地

参考例句：

• Another special characteristic of Kweilin is its weirdly-shaped mountain grottoes. 桂林的另一特点是其形态怪异的岩洞。
• The country was weirdly transformed. 地势古怪地变了样。

78 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

79 harps   

abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She continually harps on lack of money. 她总唠叨说缺钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He could turn on the harps of the blessed. 他能召来天使的竖琴为他奏乐。 来自辞典例句

80 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

81 enchantments   

n.魅力( enchantment的名词复数 )；迷人之处；施魔法；着魔

参考例句：

• The high security vaults have enchantments placed on their doors. 防范最严密的金库在门上设有魔法。 来自互联网
• Place items here and pay a fee to receive random enchantments. 把物品放在这里并支付一定的费用可以使物品获得一个随机的附魔。 来自互联网

82 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

83 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

84 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

85 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

86 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

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

87 bide   

v.忍耐；等候；住

参考例句：

• We'll have to bide our time until the rain stops.我们必须等到雨停。
• Bide here for a while. 请在这儿等一会儿。

88 reverence   

n.敬畏，尊敬，尊严；Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称；v.尊敬，敬畏，崇敬

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。

89 whit   

n.一点，丝毫

参考例句：

• There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
• He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。

90 spoke   

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。

91 riddling   

adj.谜一样的，解谜的n.筛选

参考例句：

• A long look from dark eyes, a riddling sentence to be woven on the church's looms. 深色的眼睛长久地凝视着，一个谜语般的句子，在教会的织布机上不停地织了下去。 来自互联网
• Data riddling on reconstruction of NURBS sur-faces in reverse engineering is a generalized conception. 逆向工程中nurbs曲面重构的数据筛选是一个广义的概念，它所涉及的内容很广泛，包括数据获取过程中的处理。 来自互联网

92 bards   

n.诗人( bard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

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

93 elusion   

n.逃避，规避

参考例句：

• Sometimes I feel oneself orders in the elusion! 有时我觉得自己使唤在逃避！ 来自互联网
• By the ranking of credit achieve to a balance between risks elusion and client exploitation. 即要在防范风险和营销客户之间寻求一种平衡，这对信用评级工作提出了更高的要求。 来自互联网

94 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

95 amends   

n. 赔偿

参考例句：

• He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花，为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
• This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。

96 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

97 lessening   

减轻，减少，变小

参考例句：

• So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少，她花多少，她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。

98 pinnacle   

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。

99 bower   

n.凉亭，树荫下凉快之处；闺房；v.荫蔽

参考例句：

• They sat under the leafy bower at the end of the garden and watched the sun set.他们坐在花园尽头由叶子搭成的凉棚下观看落日。
• Mrs. Quilp was pining in her bower.奎尔普太太正在她的闺房里度着愁苦的岁月。

100 casement   

n.竖铰链窗；窗扉

参考例句：

• A casement is a window that opens by means of hinges at the side.竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
• With the casement half open,a cold breeze rushed inside.窗扉半开，凉风袭来。

101 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。

102 ascending   

adj.上升的，向上的

参考例句：

• Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。

103 vaulted   

adj.拱状的

参考例句：

• She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
• The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。

104 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

105 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

106 knights   

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

参考例句：

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

107 boon   

n.恩赐，恩物，恩惠

参考例句：

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

108 proffered   

v.提供，贡献，提出( proffer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

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

109 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

110 loathe   

v.厌恶，嫌恶

参考例句：

• I loathe the smell of burning rubber.我厌恶燃着的橡胶散发的气味。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

111 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

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

112 wreak   

v.发泄；报复

参考例句：

• She had a burning desire to wreak revenge.她复仇心切。
• Timid people always wreak their peevishness on the gentle.怯懦的人总是把满腹牢骚向温和的人发泄。

113 kinsman   

n.男亲属

参考例句：

• Tracing back our genealogies,I found he was a kinsman of mine.转弯抹角算起来他算是我的一个亲戚。
• A near friend is better than a far dwelling kinsman.近友胜过远亲。

114 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。

115 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

116 scourged   

鞭打( scourge的过去式和过去分词 )； 惩罚，压迫

参考例句：

• He was scourged by the memory of his misdeeds. 他对以往的胡作非为的回忆使得他精神上受惩罚。
• Captain White scourged his crew without mercy. 船长怀特无情地鞭挞船员。

117 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

118 fealty   

n.忠贞，忠节

参考例句：

• 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。

119 rend   

vt.把…撕开，割裂；把…揪下来，强行夺取

参考例句：

• Her scrams would rend the heart of any man.她的喊叫声会撕碎任何人的心。
• Will they rend the child from his mother?他们会不会把这个孩子从他的母亲身边夺走呢？

120 blazoned   

v.广布( blazon的过去式和过去分词 )；宣布；夸示；装饰

参考例句：

• The villages were blazoned with autumnal color. 山谷到处点缀着秋色。 来自辞典例句
• The "National Enquirer" blazoned forth that we astronomers had really discovered another civilization. 《国民询问者》甚至宣称，我们天文学家已真正发现了其它星球上的文明。 来自辞典例句

121 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

122 bounteous   

adj.丰富的

参考例句：

• Because of the spring rains,the farmers had a bounteous crop.因为下了春雨，农夫获得了丰收。
• He has a bounteous imagination.他有丰富的想象力。

123 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

124 tarnished   

（通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 )； 玷污，败坏

参考例句：

• The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
• His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨，败坏了学校的声誉。

125 churl   

n.吝啬之人；粗鄙之人

参考例句：

• The vile person shall be no more called liberal,nor the churl said to be bountiful.愚顽人不再称为高明、吝啬人不再称为大方。
• He must have had some ups and downs in life to make him such a churl.他一生一定经历过一些坎坷，才使他变成这么一个粗暴的人。

126 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

127 suppliant   

adj.哀恳的；n.恳求者，哀求者

参考例句：

• He asked for help in a suppliant attitude.他以恳求的态度要我帮忙。
• He knelt as a suppliant at the altar.他跪在祭坛前祈祷。

128 ravage   

vt.使...荒废，破坏...；n.破坏，掠夺，荒废

参考例句：

• Just in time to watch a plague ravage his village.恰好目睹了瘟疫毁灭了他的村庄。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。

129 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

130 mien   

n.风采；态度

参考例句：

• He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.他是个越战老兵，举止总有些惶然。
• It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended.从他的神态中难以看出他是否生气了。

131 lichen   

n.地衣, 青苔

参考例句：

• The stone stairway was covered with lichen.那石级长满了地衣。
• There is carpet-like lichen all over the moist corner of the wall.潮湿的墙角上布满了地毯般的绿色苔藓。

132 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

133 sleeker   

磨光器，异型墁刀

参考例句：

• As tight as a corset, the new speed suits make the wearer sleeker and more streamlined. 这种新型泳衣穿起来就像紧身胸衣，可使穿着者身形光滑，更具流线型。
• When he became leaner and faster, his digital doppelganger also became sleeker and more fleet-footed. 当真科比变得更瘦并且更快，他的虚拟兄弟也变得灵动飞快。

134 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

135 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

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

136 nostril   

n.鼻孔

参考例句：

• The Indian princess wore a diamond in her right nostril.印弟安公主在右鼻孔中戴了一颗钻石。
• All South American monkeys have flat noses with widely spaced nostril.所有南美洲的猴子都有平鼻子和宽大的鼻孔。

137 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

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

138 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。

139 yoke   

n.轭；支配；v.给...上轭，连接，使成配偶

参考例句：

• An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were drawing a wagon.驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
• The defeated army passed under the yoke.败军在轭门下通过。

140 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

141 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

142 broach   

v.开瓶，提出(题目)

参考例句：

• It's a good chance to broach the subject.这是开始提出那个问题的好机会。
• I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想我最好还是跟老板说一下这事。

143 hew   

v.砍；伐；削

参考例句：

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

144 thralls   

n.奴隶( thrall的名词复数 )；奴役；奴隶制；奴隶般受支配的人

参考例句：

• He was accused of stirring up the thralls against their masters. 有人指责他鼓动奴隶反抗主人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He forced his thralls into hard labour. 他逼迫他的奴隶们干苦役。 来自《简明英汉词典》

145 mightiest   

adj.趾高气扬( mighty的最高级 )；巨大的；强有力的；浩瀚的

参考例句：

• \"If thou fearest to leave me in our cottage, thou mightiest take me along with thee. “要是你害怕把我一个人留在咱们的小屋里，你可以带我一块儿去那儿嘛。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
• Silent though is, after all, the mightiest agent in human affairs. 确实，沉默毕竟是人类事件中最强大的代理人。 来自互联网

146 tarns   

n.冰斗湖，山中小湖( tarn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

147 hazy   

adj.有薄雾的，朦胧的；不肯定的，模糊的

参考例句：

• We couldn't see far because it was so hazy.雾气蒙蒙妨碍了我们的视线。
• I have a hazy memory of those early years.对那些早先的岁月我有着朦胧的记忆。

148 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。

149 lark   

n.云雀，百灵鸟；n.嬉戏，玩笑；vi.嬉戏

参考例句：

• He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
• She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。

150 reverenced   

v.尊敬，崇敬( reverence的过去式和过去分词 )；敬礼

参考例句：

• The name of Albert Einstein is still reverenced by the scientists all over the world. 爱因斯坦的名字仍然受到世界各地科学家的崇敬。 来自互联网
• For it is always necessary to be loved, but not always necessary to be reverenced. 一个人总是能得到必要的爱，却不总是能得到必要的尊敬。 来自互联网

151 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

152 blustering   

adj.狂风大作的，狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 )；咆哮；（风）呼啸；狂吹

参考例句：

• It was five and a half o'clock now, and a raw, blustering morning. 这时才五点半，正是寒气逼人，狂风咆哮的早晨。 来自辞典例句
• So sink the shadows of night, blustering, rainy, and all paths grow dark. 夜色深沉，风狂雨骤；到处途暗路黑。 来自辞典例句

153 thither   

adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的

参考例句：

• He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
• He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。

154 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

155 repentant   

adj.对…感到悔恨的

参考例句：

• He was repentant when he saw what he'd done.他看到自己的作为，心里悔恨。
• I'll be meek under their coldness and repentant of my evil ways.我愿意乖乖地忍受她们的奚落，忏悔我过去的恶行。

156 scent   

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。

157 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。

158 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

159 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

160 mellow   

adj.柔和的；熟透的；v.变柔和；(使)成熟

参考例句：

• These apples are mellow at this time of year.每年这时节，苹果就熟透了。
• The colours become mellow as the sun went down.当太阳落山时，色彩变得柔和了。

161 kindly   

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。

162 privily   

adv.暗中，秘密地

参考例句：

• But they privily examined his bunk. 但是他们常常暗暗检查他的床铺。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
• And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. 18这些人埋伏，是为自流己血。蹲伏是为自害己命。 来自互联网

163 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

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

164 petal   

n.花瓣

参考例句：

• Each white petal had a stripe of red.每一片白色的花瓣上都有一条红色的条纹。
• A petal fluttered to the ground.一片花瓣飘落到地上。

165 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

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

166 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

167 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

168 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

169 comely   

adj.漂亮的，合宜的

参考例句：

• His wife is a comely young woman.他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。
• A nervous,comely-dressed little girl stepped out.一个紧张不安、衣着漂亮的小姑娘站了出来。

170 comelier   

adj.英俊的，好看的( comely的比较级 )

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171 perilous   

adj.危险的，冒险的

参考例句：

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

172 besieges   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的第三人称单数 )

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173 purport   

n.意义，要旨，大要；v.意味著，做为...要旨，要领是...

参考例句：

• Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
• Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。

174 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

175 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

176 bestial   

adj.残忍的；野蛮的

参考例句：

• The Roman gladiatorial contests were bestial amusements.罗马角斗是残忍的娱乐。
• A statement on Amman Radio spoke of bestial aggression and a horrible massacre. 安曼广播电台播放的一则声明提到了野蛮的侵略和骇人的大屠杀。

177 boundless   

adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的

参考例句：

• The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
• His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。

178 savagery   

n.野性

参考例句：

• The police were shocked by the savagery of the attacks.警察对这些惨无人道的袭击感到震惊。
• They threw away their advantage by their savagery to the black population.他们因为野蛮对待黑人居民而丧失了自己的有利地位。

179 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

180 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

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

181 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

182 groaning   

adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• She's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
• The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着，无人救助。

183 momentary   

adj.片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的

参考例句：

• We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
• I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。

184 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

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

185 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

186 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

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

187 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

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

188 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

189 trenchant   

adj.尖刻的，清晰的

参考例句：

• His speech was a powerful and trenchant attack against apartheid.他的演说是对种族隔离政策强有力的尖锐的抨击。
• His comment was trenchant and perceptive.他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。

190 growls   

v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的第三人称单数 )；低声咆哮着说

参考例句：

• The dog growls at me. 狗向我狂吠。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The loudest growls have echoed around emerging markets and commodities. 熊嚎之声响彻新兴的市场与商品。 来自互联网

191 heeded   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 )；变平，使（某物）变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告，把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

192 bawl   

v.大喊大叫，大声地喊，咆哮

参考例句：

• You don't have to bawl out like that. Eeverybody can hear you.你不必这样大声喊叫，大家都能听见你。
• Your mother will bawl you out when she sees this mess.当你母亲看到这混乱的局面时她会责骂你的。

193 meek   

adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的

参考例句：

• He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
• The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。

194 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

195 meekly   

adv.温顺地，逆来顺受地

参考例句：

• He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时，他唯唯诺诺地站 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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197 carrion   

n.腐肉

参考例句：

• A crow of bloodthirsty ants is attracted by the carrion.一群嗜血的蚂蚁被腐肉所吸引。
• Vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill.兀鹫通常以腐肉和公路上的死伤动物为食。

198 petulant   

adj.性急的，暴躁的

参考例句：

• He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.他生气地拿起那支钢笔。
• The thing had been remarked with petulant jealousy by his wife.

199 shrilling   

（声音）尖锐的，刺耳的，高频率的( shrill的现在分词 )； 凄厉

参考例句：

• The music of the pearl was shrilling with triumph in Kino. 珍珠之歌在基诺心里奏出胜利的旋律。

200 shingle   

n.木瓦板；小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌)；v.用木瓦板盖（屋顶）；把（女子头发）剪短

参考例句：

• He scraped away the dirt,and exposed a pine shingle.他刨去泥土，下面露出一块松木瓦块。
• He hung out his grandfather's shingle.他挂出了祖父的行医招牌。

201 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

202 loon   

n.狂人

参考例句：

• That guy's a real loon.那个人是个真正的疯子。
• Everyone thought he was a loon.每个人都骂他神经。

203 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

204 revile   

v.辱骂，谩骂

参考例句：

• No man should reproach,revile,or slander another man.人们不应羞辱，辱骂或诽谤他人。|||Some Muslim communities in East Africa revile dogs because they believe that canines ate the body of the Prophet Muhammad.一些东非的穆斯林团体会辱骂狗，因为他们相信是它们吃了先知穆罕默德的尸体。

205 reviler   

n.谩骂者；辱骂者，谩骂者

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206 reviled   

v.辱骂，痛斥( revile的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The tramp reviled the man who drove him off. 流浪汉辱骂那位赶他走开的人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The old man reviled against corruption. 那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

207 ascended   

v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》

208 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

209 rogues   

n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 )；无赖；调皮捣蛋的人；离群的野兽

参考例句：

• 'I'll show these rogues that I'm an honest woman,'said my mother. “我要让那些恶棍知道，我是个诚实的女人。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The rogues looked at each other, but swallowed the home-thrust in silence. 那些恶棍面面相觑，但只好默默咽下这正中要害的话。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛

210 wreaked   

诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city. 地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping. 他们射杀和诱捕野生动物，造成了严重的破坏。

211 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

212 flickering   

adj.闪烁的，摇曳的，一闪一闪的

参考例句：

• The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
• The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。

213 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

214 flail   

v.用连枷打；击打；n.连枷（脱粒用的工具）

参考例句：

• No fence against flail.飞来横祸不胜防。
• His arms were flailing in all directions.他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。

215 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

216 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。

217 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

218 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

219 bawls   

v.大叫，大喊( bawl的第三人称单数 )；放声大哭；大声叫出；叫卖（货物）

参考例句：

• She doesn't give you an order. She bawls it out. 她吩咐什么事情时总是高声发号施令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The baby next door often bawls. 隔壁的孩子常常大哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

220 redressing   

v.改正( redress的现在分词 )；重加权衡；恢复平衡

参考例句：

• Do use despot traditional Chinese medicine shampoo a drug after finishing redressing hair? 用霸王中药洗发水，洗完头发后有药味吗？ 来自互联网

221 haughtily   

adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地

参考例句：

• She carries herself haughtily. 她举止傲慢。
• Haughtily, he stalked out onto the second floor where I was standing. 他傲然跨出电梯，走到二楼，我刚好站在那儿。

222 isled   

使成为岛屿（isle的过去式与过去分词形式）

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223 courteously   

adv.有礼貌地，亲切地

参考例句：

• He courteously opened the door for me.他谦恭有礼地为我开门。
• Presently he rose courteously and released her.过了一会，他就很客气地站起来，让她走开。

224 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

225 streaks   

n.（与周围有所不同的）条纹( streak的名词复数 )；（通常指不好的）特征（倾向）；（不断经历成功或失败的）一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• streaks of grey in her hair 她头上的绺绺白发
• Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean. 咸肉中有几层肥的和几层瘦的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

226 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

227 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

228 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

229 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

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

230 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

231 gilt   

adj.镀金的；n.金边证券

参考例句：

• The plates have a gilt edge.这些盘子的边是镀金的。
• The rest of the money is invested in gilt.其余的钱投资于金边证券。

232 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

233 glistened   

v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Pearls of dew glistened on the grass. 草地上珠露晶莹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Her eyes glistened with tears. 她的眼里闪着泪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

234 gem   

n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel

参考例句：

• The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
• The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。

235 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

236 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

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

237 bent   

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。

238 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

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

239 clove   

n.丁香味

参考例句：

• If tired,smell a whiff of clove oil and it will wake you up.如果疲倦，闻上一点丁香油将令人清醒。
• A sweet-smell comes from roses and clove trees.丁香与玫瑰的香味扑鼻而来。

240 grovelling   

adj.卑下的，奴颜婢膝的v.卑躬屈节，奴颜婢膝( grovel的现在分词 )；趴

参考例句：

• Can a policeman possibly enjoy grovelling in the dirty side of human behaivour? 一个警察成天和人类行为的丑恶面打交道，能感到津津有味吗？ 来自互联网

241 shrieked   

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
• Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

242 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

243 abounding   

adj.丰富的，大量的v.大量存在，充满，富于( abound的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Ahead lay the scalloped ocean and the abounding blessed isles. 再往前是水波荡漾的海洋和星罗棋布的宝岛。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
• The metallic curve of his sheep-crook shone silver-bright in the same abounding rays. 他那弯柄牧羊杖上的金属曲线也在这一片炽盛的火光下闪着银亮的光。 来自辞典例句

244 felon   

n.重罪犯；adj.残忍的

参考例句：

• He's a convicted felon.他是个已定罪的重犯。
• Hitler's early "successes" were only the startling depredations of a resolute felon.希特勒的早期“胜利 ”，只不过是一个死心塌地的恶棍出人意料地抢掠得手而已。

245 foully   

ad.卑鄙地

参考例句：

• This internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists. 这位国际知名的作家受到了穆斯林信徒的无礼谴责。
• Two policemen were foully murdered. 两个警察被残忍地杀害了。

246 parable   

n.寓言，比喻

参考例句：

• This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。
• The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

247 meddle   

v.干预，干涉，插手

参考例句：

• I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
• Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。

248 burnished   

adj.抛光的，光亮的v.擦亮（金属等），磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 )；被擦亮，磨光

参考例句：

• The floor was spotless; the grate and fire-irons were burnished bright. 地板上没有污迹；炉栅和火炉用具擦得发亮。 来自辞典例句
• The woods today are burnished bronze. 今天的树林是一片发亮的青铜色。 来自辞典例句

249 blots   

污渍( blot的名词复数 )； 墨水渍； 错事； 污点

参考例句：

• The letter had many blots and blurs. 信上有许多墨水渍和污迹。
• It's all, all covered with blots the same as if she were crying on the paper. 到处，到处都是泪痕，像是她趴在信纸上哭过。 来自名作英译部分

250 shrilled   

（声音）尖锐的，刺耳的，高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Behind him, the telephone shrilled. 在他身后，电话铃刺耳地响了起来。
• The phone shrilled, making her jump. 电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。

251 cipher   

n.零；无影响力的人；密码

参考例句：

• All important plans were sent to the police in cipher.所有重要计划均以密码送往警方。
• He's a mere cipher in the company.他在公司里是个无足轻重的小人物。

252 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

253 hoof   

n.(马，牛等的)蹄

参考例句：

• Suddenly he heard the quick,short click of a horse's hoof behind him.突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
• I was kicked by a hoof.我被一只蹄子踢到了。

254 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

255 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

256 garnish   

n.装饰，添饰，配菜

参考例句：

• The turkey was served with a garnish of parsley.做好的火鸡上面配上芫荽菜做点缀。
• The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.三明治配着蔫软的色拉饰菜。

257 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

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

258 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。

259 basting   

n.疏缝；疏缝的针脚；疏缝用线；涂油v.打( baste的现在分词 )；粗缝；痛斥；（烤肉等时）往上抹[浇]油

参考例句：

• Pam was in the middle of basting the turkey. 帕姆正在往烤鸡上淋油。 来自辞典例句
• Moreover, roasting and basting operations were continually carried on in front of the genial blaze. 此外，文火上还不断地翻烤着肉食。 来自辞典例句

260 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

261 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。

262 evergreen   

n.常青树；adj.四季常青的

参考例句：

• Some trees are evergreen;they are called evergreen.有的树是常青的，被叫做常青树。
• There is a small evergreen shrub on the hillside.山腰上有一小块常绿灌木丛。

263 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。

264 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

265 smote   

v.猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去式 )

参考例句：

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

266 hewed   

v.（用斧、刀等）砍、劈( hew的过去式和过去分词 )；砍成；劈出；开辟

参考例句：

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

267 buoy   

n.浮标；救生圈；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The party did little to buoy up her spirits.这次聚会并没有让她振作多少。
• The buoy floated back and forth in the shallow water.这个浮标在浅水里漂来漂去。

268 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

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

269 writhed   

（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。

270 rebuked   

责难或指责( rebuke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures. 公司因忽略了安全规程而受到公开批评。
• The teacher rebuked the boy for throwing paper on the floor. 老师指责这个男孩将纸丢在地板上。

271 marvel   

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。

272 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

273 melancholy   

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。

274 cavern   

n.洞穴，大山洞

参考例句：

• The cavern walls echoed his cries.大山洞的四壁回响着他的喊声。
• It suddenly began to shower,and we took refuge in the cavern.天突然下起雨来，我们在一个山洞里避雨。

275 slabs   

n.厚板，平板，厚片( slab的名词复数 )；厚胶片

参考例句：

• The patio was made of stone slabs. 这天井是用石板铺砌而成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The slabs of standing stone point roughly toward the invisible notch. 这些矗立的石块，大致指向那个看不见的缺口。 来自辞典例句

276 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。

277 hues   

色彩( hue的名词复数 )； 色调； 信仰； 观点

参考例句：

• When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出，更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
• Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方，枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。

278 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。

279 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

280 avenge   

v.为...复仇，为...报仇

参考例句：

• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

281 lesser   

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。

282 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

283 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

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

284 petulantly   

参考例句：

• \"No; nor will she miss now,\" cries The Vengeance, petulantly. “不会的，现在也不会错过，”复仇女神气冲冲地说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

285 forage   

n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻

参考例句：

• They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。

286 accomplishment   

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。

287 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

288 allured   

诱引，吸引( allure的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They allured her into a snare. 他们诱她落入圈套。
• Many settlers were allured by promises of easy wealth. 很多安家落户的人都是受了诱惑，以为转眼就能发财而来的。

289 pealing   

v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The bell began pealing. 钟声开始鸣响了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The church bells are pealing the message of Christmas joy. 教堂的钟声洪亮地传颂着圣诞快乐的信息。 来自辞典例句

290 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

291 appal   

vt.使胆寒，使惊骇

参考例句：

• I was appalled at the news.我被这消息吓坏了。
• This "Hamlet" will appal some for being so resolutely unclassical.新版《哈姆雷特 》如此违背经典，确实惊世骇俗。

292 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。

293 chivalry   

n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤

参考例句：

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

294 palling   

v.（因过多或过久而）生厌，感到乏味，厌烦( pall的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• It's good to see the two boys palling up so well. 看见这两个男孩这么要好真是惬意。 来自互联网

295 converse   

vi.谈话，谈天，闲聊；adv.相反的，相反

参考例句：

• He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
• I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。

296 sunder   

v.分开；隔离；n.分离，分开

参考例句：

• Lightning tore the tree in sunder.闪电把树劈成两半。
• Nothing can sunder our friendship.什么也不能破坏我们的友谊。

297 muffled   

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
• There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

298 ribs   

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。

299 mantling   

覆巾

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300 wrung   

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

参考例句：

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

301 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

302 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。