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CHAPTER17
“We’ve got to get out!”The WindClan apprentice2 abandoned the remains3 of his mouse and bounded toward the entrance, only to skid4 to a halt a couple of fox-lengths away. Three skinny black-and-white shapes had appeared in the gap, their jaws5 hanging open and their eyes shining as they surveyed the cats.
“One each.” Lionpaw’s voice was dry with fear. “Great.”
Hollypaw looked around. There were no other entrances to the nest and no gaps in the stone walls, except for those where the light came in, too high for a cat to leap.
The dogs began to creep forward, their heads lowered and their legs bent6, ready to sprint7 after the cats. Now I know what prey8 feels like, Hollypaw thought. She and the two toms backed away nervously9.
“Try to dodge10 around them,” Lionpaw mewed quietly. “If we can get out, we can outrun them.”
The first dog leaped forward. Hollypaw spun11 around and fled, imagining she could feel its breath hot on her hind12 paws. Her muscles flexed13 as she tried to make her legs move faster, but she was tired from journeying, and her paws slipped on the dusty stone floor. Ahead of her, at the far end of the nest, was an enormous pile of dried grass. Despairingly Hollypaw wondered if they could hide in it, but she knew the dogs would be able to
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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remains
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| n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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skid
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| v.打滑 n.滑向一侧;滑道 ,滑轨 | |
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jaws
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bent
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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| n.短距离赛跑;vi. 奋力而跑,冲刺;vt.全速跑过 | |
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prey
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| n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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nervously
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dodge
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spun
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hind
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flexed
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| adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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plunge
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starry
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warriors
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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spotted
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slit
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slits
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gaped
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astonishment
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plunged
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shriek
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ragged
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scramble
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gaping
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| adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大 | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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blur
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| n.模糊不清的事物;vt.使模糊,使看不清楚 | |
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gasped
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thump
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| v.重击,砰然地响;n.重击,重击声 | |
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flicked
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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| 发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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hiss
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yelping
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| v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的现在分词 ) | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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scrambled
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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underneath
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taunted
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| 嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 ); 嘲弄; 辱骂; 奚落 | |
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whines
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collapsed
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collapse
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| vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷 | |
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standing
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spat
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irritable
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pang
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rustling
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pulp
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thoroughly
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touching
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sniff
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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pulped
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| 水果的肉质部分( pulp的过去式和过去分词 ); 果肉; 纸浆; 低级书刊 | |
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apparently
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brook
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crouched
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grunted
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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scrap
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| n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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trek
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belly
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exhaustion
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talon
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spoke
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moss
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tottering
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exhausted
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scuttling
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pounced
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darted
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crouching
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amber
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clans
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| 宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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dabbing
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| 石面凿毛,灰泥抛毛 | |
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swelled
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| 增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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devour
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| v.吞没;贪婪地注视或谛听,贪读;使着迷 | |
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