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THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY passed uneventfully. The young slip of a gale1, having wetted our gills, proceeded to moderate. The fourth engineer and the three oilers, after a warm interview with Wolf Larsen, were furnished with outfits2 from the slop-chest, assigned places under the hunters in the various boats and watches on the vessel3, and bundled forward into the forecastle. They went protestingly, but their voices were not loud. They were awed5 by what they had already seen of Wolf Larsen's character, while the tale of woe6 they speedily heard in the forecastle took the last bit of rebellion out of them.
Miss Brewster- we had learned her name from the engineer- slept on and on. At supper I requested the hunters to lower their voices, so she was not disturbed; and it was not till next morning that she made her appearance. It had been my intention to have her meals served apart, but Wolf Larsen put down his foot. Who was she that she should be too good for cabin table and cabin society? had been his demand.
But her coming to the table had something amusing in it. The hunters fell as silent as clams7. Jock Horner and Smoke alone were unabashed, stealing stealthy glances at her now and again, and even taking part in the conversation. The other four men glued their eyes on their plates and chewed steadily9 and with thoughtful precision, their ears moving and wabbling, in time with their jaws10, like the ears of so many animals.
Wolf Larsen had little to say at first, doing no more than reply when he was addressed. Not that he was abashed8. Far from it. This woman was a new type to him, a different breed from any he had ever known, and he was curious. He studied her, his eyes rarely leaving her face, unless to follow the movements of her hands or shoulders. I studied her myself, and though it was I who maintained the conversation, I know that I was a bit shy, not quite self-possessed. His was the perfect
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gale
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 );一套服装;集体;组织v.装备,配置设备,供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 ) | |
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n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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supreme
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mischievous
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grunt
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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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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compensated
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补偿,报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 ); 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款) | |
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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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含糊的发音( slur的名词复数 ); 玷污; 连奏线; 连唱线 | |
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adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的 | |
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rumbling
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n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词 | |
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bellowing
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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 | |
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n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝 | |
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schooner
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n.纵帆船 | |
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vagrant
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n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的 | |
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wry
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pucker
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接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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amazement
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n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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offense
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n.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪 | |
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procure
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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shrugged
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vagrancy
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(说话的,思想的)游移不定; 漂泊; 流浪; 离题 | |
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harps
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abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 ) | |
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pathos
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n.哀婉,悲怆 | |
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labor
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triumphant
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adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的 | |
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vindictiveness
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恶毒;怀恨在心 | |
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adj. 挫败的,失望的,沮丧的 | |
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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WHIMS
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虚妄,禅病 | |
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equanimity
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n.沉着,镇定 | |
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curiously
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a.不知道的,未意识到的 | |
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adv.勇敢地,英勇地;雄赳赳 | |
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n.(学习方面的)才能,资质,天资 | |
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inclination
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perils
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极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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