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At the point to which I have now brought the reader, we were in lat. 27 degrees 38 minutes S., and in long. 140 degrees 10 minutes by account, and here, as I have observed, as in our journey to Lake Torrens, the N.E. winds were invariably cold. On the 22nd we crossed the creek1, and traversed a large plain on the opposite side that was bounded in the distance by a line of sand hills. On this plain were portions of ground perfectly2 flat, raised some 12 or 18 inches above its general level; on these, rhagodia bushes were growing, which in the distance looked like large trees, in consequence of the strong refraction. The lower ground of these plains had little or no vegetation upon it, but bore the appearance of land on which water has lodged3 and subsided4; being hard and baked in some places, but cracked and blistered5 in others, and against the sides of the higher portions of the plain, a line of sticks and rubbish had been lodged, such as is left by a retiring tide, and from this it seemed that the floods must have been about a foot deep on the plain when it was last inundated6. At 4 1/2 miles we reached its western extremity7, and ascending9 the line of sand hills by which it is bounded on that side, dropped down to another plain, and at six miles intersected a creek with a deep broad and grassy10 bed, but no water. A high row of gum trees marked its course from a point rather from the southward of east to the north-north-west. Crossing to the opposite side we ascended11 another sand hill by a gradual rise, and again
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creek
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n.小溪,小河,小湾 | |
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lodged
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v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属 | |
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v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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adj.水疮状的,泡状的v.(使)起水泡( blister的过去式和过去分词 );(使表皮等)涨破,爆裂 | |
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inundated
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v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 );(洪水般地)涌来;充满;给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付 | |
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extremity
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vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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ascending
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adj.上升的,向上的 | |
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grassy
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adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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ascended
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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descended
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northward
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adv.向北;n.北方的地区 | |
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downwards
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adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地) | |
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distressing
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entangled
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adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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brackish
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adj.混有盐的;咸的 | |
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apparatus
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n.装置,器械;器具,设备 | |
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isolated
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perch
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n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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lagoon
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n.泻湖,咸水湖 | |
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limestone
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scattered
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sufficiently
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tortuous
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adj.弯弯曲曲的,蜿蜒的 | |
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stunted
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adj.矮小的;发育迟缓的 | |
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outskirts
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fully
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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depot
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n.仓库,储藏处;公共汽车站;火车站 | |
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overflow
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previously
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remarkable
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gathering
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amazement
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glossy
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melancholy
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dirge
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bough
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urchins
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n.顽童( urchin的名词复数 );淘气鬼;猬;海胆 | |
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puddle
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warrior
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generosity
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deviated
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dreary
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adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
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prospects
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anticipations
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预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物 | |
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annihilated
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v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃 | |
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toiled
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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ridge
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n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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rugged
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adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
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ridges
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n.脊( ridge的名词复数 );山脊;脊状突起;大气层的)高压脊 | |
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jaded
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adj.精疲力竭的;厌倦的;(因过饱或过多而)腻烦的;迟钝的 | |
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fatigued
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adj. 疲乏的 | |
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knoll
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n.小山,小丘 | |
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fatality
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n.不幸,灾祸,天命 | |
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dispelled
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v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ascertain
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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eastward
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adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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abutted
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v.(与…)邻接( abut的过去式和过去分词 );(与…)毗连;接触;倚靠 | |
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hue
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n.色度;色调;样子 | |
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geographical
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computing
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n.计算 | |
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latitude
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n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区 | |
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longitude
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sequestered
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serpentine
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apparently
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durability
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oxide
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steer
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quartz
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trespass
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trifling
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stony
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boundless
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westward
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speculation
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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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solitary
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gnawing
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a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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imperative
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n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的 | |
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procure
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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determined
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dispersed
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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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protruding
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v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的现在分词 );凸 | |
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