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There was thin, crisp snow on the ground, the sky was blue, the wind very cold, the air clear. Farmers were just turning out the cows for an hour or so in the midday, and the smell of cow-sheds was unendurable as I entered Tible. I noticed the ash-twigs up in the sky were pale and luminous1, passing into the blue. And then I saw the peacocks. There they were in the road before me, three of them, and tailless, brown, speckled birds, with dark-blue necks and ragged2 crests4. They stepped archly over the filigree5 snow, and their bodies moved with slow motion, like small, light, flat-bottomed boats. I admired them, they were curious. Then a gust6 of wind caught them, heeled them over as if they were three frail7 boats opening their feathers like ragged sails. They hopped8 and skipped with discomfort9, to get out of the draught10 of the wind. And then, in the lee of the walls, they resumed their arch, wintry motion, light and unballasted now their tails were gone, indifferent. They were indifferent to my presence. I might have touched them. They turned off to the shelter of an open shed.
As I passed the end of the upper house, I saw a young woman just coming out of the back door. I had spoken to her in the summer. She recognised me at once, and waved to me. She was carrying a pail, wearing a white apron12 that was longer than her preposterously13 short skirt, and she had on the cotton
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adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的第三人称单数 );到达洪峰,达到顶点 | |
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n.金银丝做的工艺品;v.用金银细丝饰品装饰;用华而不实的饰品装饰;adj.金银细丝工艺的 | |
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跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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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 | |
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bonnet
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n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的 | |
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(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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momentary
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humility
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adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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n.轴( shaft的名词复数 );(箭、高尔夫球棒等的)杆;通风井;一阵(疼痛、害怕等) | |
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abruptly
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grimace
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v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭 | |
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scrutinizing
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v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的现在分词 ) | |
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lame
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n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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beak
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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grumble
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reluctance
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n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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bent
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sinister
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poked
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v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 ) | |
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n.裹尸布,寿衣;罩,幕;vt.覆盖,隐藏 | |
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shrubs
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plume
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n.羽毛;v.整理羽毛,骚首弄姿,用羽毛装饰 | |
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plumed
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utterly
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grove
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n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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dwarfed
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vt.(使)显得矮小(dwarf的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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hawks
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鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物 | |
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flickering
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prey
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battered
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caressingly
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crested
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adj.有顶饰的,有纹章的,有冠毛的v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的过去式和过去分词 );到达洪峰,达到顶点 | |
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v.低垂,下垂;凋萎,萎靡 | |
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v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回 | |
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adv.无法说明地,难以理解地,令人难以理解的是 | |
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crouching
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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oblivious
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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heed
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v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
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stimulants
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n.兴奋剂( stimulant的名词复数 );含兴奋剂的饮料;刺激物;激励物 | |
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adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持 | |
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scattered
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decided
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bin
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n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的 | |
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darting
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v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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scrutiny
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n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
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flopped
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