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I COWERED1 INTO JACOB'S SIDE, MY EYES SCANNING the forest for the other werewolves.
When they appeared, striding out from between the trees, they weren't what I was expecting. I'd gottenthe image of the wolves stuck in my head. These were just four really big half-naked boys.
Again, they reminded me of brothers, quadruplets. Something about the way they moved almost insynchronization to stand across the road from us, the way they all had the same long, round musclesunder the same red-brown skin, the same cropped black hair, and the way their expressions altered atexactly the same moment.
They started out curious and cautious. When they saw me there, half-hidden beside Jacob, they allbecame furious in the same second.
Sam was still the biggest, though Jacob was getting close to catching2 up with him. Sam didn't really countas a boy. His face was older—not in the sense of lines or signs of aging, but in the matunry, the patienceof his expression.
"What have you done, Jacob?" he demanded.
One of the others, one I didn't recognize—Jared or Paul—thrust past Sam and spoke3 before Jacobcould defend himself.
"Why can't you just follow the rules, Jacob?" he yelled, throwing his arms in the air. "What the hell areyou thinking? Is she more important than everything—than the whole tribe? Than the people gettingkilled?""She can help," Jacob said quietly.
"Help!" the angry boy shouted. His arms begin to quiver. "Oh, that's likely! I'm sure the leech4-lover isjust dying to help us out!""Don't talk about her like that!" Jacob shouted back, stung by the boy's criticism.
A shudder5 rippled6 through the other boy, along his shoulders and down his spine7.
"Paul! Relax!" Sam commanded.
Paul shook his head back and forth8
收听单词发音
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cowered
v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的过去式 )
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catching
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
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spoke
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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leech
n.水蛭,吸血鬼,榨取他人利益的人;vt.以水蛭吸血;vi.依附于别人
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shudder
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
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rippled
使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式)
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spine
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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oar
n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行
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outrage
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒
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growl
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
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halfway
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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coalescing
v.联合,合并( coalesce的现在分词 )
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muzzle
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
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colossal
adj.异常的,庞大的
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enraged
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤
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tremor
n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震
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snarls
n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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rammed
v.夯实(土等)( ram的过去式和过去分词 );猛撞;猛压;反复灌输
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darted
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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growling
n.吠声, 咆哮声
v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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grumbled
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
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dangled
悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
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fabric
n.织物,织品,布;构造,结构,组织
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gasped
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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mumbled
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
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guffawed
v.大笑,狂笑( guffaw的过去式和过去分词 )
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blanched
v.使变白( blanch的过去式 );使(植物)不见阳光而变白;酸洗(金属)使有光泽;用沸水烫(杏仁等)以便去皮
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bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
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brutal
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
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eyebrow
n.眉毛,眉
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hurl
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂
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appraised
v.估价( appraise的过去式和过去分词 );估计;估量;评价
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vampire
n.吸血鬼
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vampires
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 );吸血蝠;高利贷者;(舞台上的)活板门
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agilely
adv.敏捷地
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bugs
adj.疯狂的,发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 );病菌;虫子;[计算机](制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的)错误
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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inhaled
v.吸入( inhale的过去式和过去分词 )
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copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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melodic
adj.有旋律的,调子美妙的
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grimace
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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stiffened
加强的
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chuckled
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
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nibbling
v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬
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chastised
v.严惩(某人)(尤指责打)( chastise的过去式 )
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banter
n.嘲弄,戏谑;v.取笑,逗弄,开玩笑
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pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
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overflowing
n. 溢出物,溢流
adj. 充沛的,充满的
动词overflow的现在分词形式
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batch
n.一批(组,群);一批生产量
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saturated
a.饱和的,充满的
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intrusive
adj.打搅的;侵扰的
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groaned
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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throbbing
a. 跳动的,悸动的
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distraction
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐
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wailed
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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avenge
v.为...复仇,为...报仇
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stunning
adj.极好的;使人晕倒的
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flicked
(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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perimeter
n.周边,周长,周界
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collapse
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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flickered
(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )
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recoiled
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回
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flinched
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )
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onset
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始
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hoots
咄,啐
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underlying
adj.在下面的,含蓄的,潜在的
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devoured
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光
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bedlam
n.混乱,骚乱;疯人院
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intermittently
adv.间歇地;断断续续
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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honked
v.(使)发出雁叫似的声音,鸣(喇叭),按(喇叭)( honk的过去式和过去分词 )
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scant
adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略
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salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
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spawning
产卵
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shuddered
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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hypocrisy
n.伪善,虚伪
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killer
n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者
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irrational
adj.无理性的,失去理性的