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CHAPTER19
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CHAPTER19
Hollypaw slid out her claws, musclestensed to spring into battle. If she hadn’t yowled like that, they might have been able to sneak1 past the trespassers. At least there were only four strange cats confronting them. If it came to a fight, there was no way the newcomers would win. They might have had an easy time with the Tribe, but they would soon find out what it was like to mess with trained Clan2 warriors3!
The cat who had spoken was a large tom; dark stripes rippled6 on his silver tabby fur and his insolent7 amber8 eyes traveled lazily from cat to cat. His three companions pressed up close behind him: a skinny light brown tom with large pointed9 ears that swiveled alertly back and forth10, a dark-brown-and-white she-cat with green eyes, and a young tortoiseshell with white streaks11 like lightning on her face.
“I’ve seen youbefore,” the silver tabby taunted12 Talon13. “What are you doing, so far away from the waterfall? I didn’t think you hunted in these parts anymore.”
The skinny brown cat gave him a nudge in the shoulder. “Do you think they’re scared, Stripes?”
Stripes blinked slowly. “Flick14, you could be right. I reckonthey’ve realized that the
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sneak
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| vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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warriors
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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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spoke
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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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rippled
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| 使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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insolent
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| adj.傲慢的,无理的 | |
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amber
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| n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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pointed
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| adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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| adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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streaks
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| 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 | |
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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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talon
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flick
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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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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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spat
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| n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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snarl
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| v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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twitched
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| vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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bristling
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hissed
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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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lashing
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| n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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pelts
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| n. 皮毛,投掷, 疾行 vt. 剥去皮毛,(连续)投掷 vi. 猛击,大步走 | |
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onward
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| adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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lashed
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| adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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mumbled
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| 含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hostility
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| n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争 | |
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jutting
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| v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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brook
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shrugged
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scarlet
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| n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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streaked
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shrieks
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ridge
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scramble
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| v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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plunging
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| adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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precipices
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| n.悬崖,峭壁( precipice的名词复数 ) | |
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stony
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wilderness
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| n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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frantically
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chasm
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| n.深坑,断层,裂口,大分岐,利害冲突 | |
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darted
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screech
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snarled
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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drooping
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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bickering
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| v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 );口角;(水等)作潺潺声;闪烁 | |
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flattened
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talons
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| n.(尤指猛禽的)爪( talon的名词复数 );(如爪般的)手指;爪状物;锁簧尖状突出部 | |
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belly
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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rumbled
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| 发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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gaped
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amazement
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flopped
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| v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的过去式和过去分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅 | |
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swarmed
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| 密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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pounced
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spasm
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