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CHAPTER19
Lionblaze led the patrol away fromthe water and into the cover of denser1 trees. He could see his own shock reflected in the wide, scared eyes of his companions. The two RiverClan cats were still trembling, huddling3 close together, their gaze flickering4 down the side of the valley as if they expected beavers6 to burst out of the undergrowth at any moment.
Woody followed them and sat down with his tail wrapped around his paws. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” he observed with a yawn.
Lionblaze drew a deep breath, knowing that if some cat didn’t come up with a plan then they would all give up and go home. “Woody, do the beavers sleep at night?”
“Yes, but we can’t ask them,” Toadfoot snapped, curling his lips back from his teeth.
“At least the Twolegs won’t be around when it’s dark,” Lionblaze meowed. “And the beavers mightbe asleep. I think that would be the best time to attack.”
The air tingled8 with tension as the cats looked at one another. Petalfur and Rippletail stared through the trees in the direction of the pool.
“That’s ours,” Rippletail murmured.
Lionblaze knew that they couldn’t leave now. After they had come all this way, they had to do something to get the water back, for the sake of their Clans9.
“Look,” he began, scraping up a few twigs10 into a heap. “This is the dam. Here’s the pool, and this”—he drew a long scrape in the earth—“is the streambed on the other side.”
“We should divide ourselves up,” Toadfoot mewed,
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denser
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| adj. 不易看透的, 密集的, 浓厚的, 愚钝的 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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huddling
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| n. 杂乱一团, 混乱, 拥挤 v. 推挤, 乱堆, 草率了事 | |
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beaver
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beavers
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| 海狸( beaver的名词复数 ); 海狸皮毛; 棕灰色; 拼命工作的人 | |
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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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twigs
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scent
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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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recoiling
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reek
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fishy
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prey
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hind
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scents
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| n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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underneath
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pinpointed
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glided
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dart
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trotting
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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jaws
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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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kit
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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gnawing
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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.刮面v.(尤指船、舰或云彩)笔直、高速而平稳地移动( scud的现在分词 ) | |
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waning
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| adj.(月亮)渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡 | |
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blotting
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| 吸墨水纸 | |
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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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| 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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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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growled
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| v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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| v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区 | |
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halfway
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| adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途 | |
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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| 咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 ); (长时间) 折磨某人; (使)苦恼; (长时间)危害某事物 | |
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scramble
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growling
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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hurled
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| v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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slashing
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| adj.尖锐的;苛刻的;鲜明的;乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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| vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩 | |
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greasy
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| adj. 多脂的,油脂的 | |
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spun
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| v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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apprentice
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cuffed
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bristling
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| a.竖立的 | |
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defiance
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| n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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scrambling
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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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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stunned
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lumbered
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wriggle
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sweeping
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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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pelts
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| v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 );回避 | |
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battered
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triumphantly
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flailing
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| v.鞭打( flail的现在分词 );用连枷脱粒;(臂或腿)无法控制地乱动;扫雷坦克 | |
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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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trickling
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defiantly
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bellow
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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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snarling
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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| v.移动,用策略( maneuver的过去式和过去分词 );操纵 | |
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| vt.捏紧(拳头等),咬紧(牙齿等),紧紧握住 | |
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dangling
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| 悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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darted
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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| adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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| v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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