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CHAPTER 109
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From the top of his tallest siege tower, a wheeled oaken immensity covered with rawhides1, streamed the largest war banner that Catelyn had ever seen-a cloth big enough to carpet many a hall, shimmering2 gold, with the crowned stag of Baratheon black upon it, prancing3 proud and tall. “My lady, do you hear that noise?” asked Hallis Mollen, trotting4 close. “What is that?” She listened. Shouts, and horses screaming, and the clash of steel, and... “Cheering,” she said. They had been riding up a gentle slope toward a line of brightly colored pavilions on the height. As they passed between them, the press of men grew thicker, the sounds louder. And then she saw. Below, beneath the stone-and-timber battlements of a small castle, a melee6 was in progress. A field had been cleared off, fences and galleries and tilting7 barriers thrown up. Hundreds were gathered to watch, perhaps thousands. From the looks of the grounds, torn and muddy and littered with bits of dinted armor and broken lances, they had been at it for a day or more, but now the end was near. Fewer than a score of knights8 remained ahorse, charging and slashing10 at each other as watchers and fallen combatants cheered them on. She saw two destriers collide in full armor, going down in a tangle11 of steel and horseflesh. “A tourney,” Hal Mollen declared. He had a penchant12 for loudly announcing the obvious. “Oh, splendid,” Ser Wendel Manderly said as a knight
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1 rawhides | |
n.生皮,未经加工的皮革( rawhide的名词复数 ) | |
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2 shimmering | |
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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3 prancing | |
v.(马)腾跃( prance的现在分词 ) | |
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4 trotting | |
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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5 din | |
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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6 melee | |
n.混战;混战的人群 | |
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倾斜,倾卸 | |
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8 knights | |
骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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9 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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10 slashing | |
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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11 tangle | |
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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12 penchant | |
n.爱好,嗜好;(强烈的)倾向 | |
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13 axe | |
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14 stark | |
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15 throngs | |
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16 throng | |
n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集 | |
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17 wielded | |
手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的过去式和过去分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响) | |
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18 squires | |
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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19 engrossed | |
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20 stouter | |
粗壮的( stout的比较级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的 | |
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21 propped | |
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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22 fervor | |
n.热诚;热心;炽热 | |
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23 exquisitely | |
adv.精致地;强烈地;剧烈地;异常地 | |
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24 wrought | |
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25 jade | |
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠 | |
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26 adorned | |
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27 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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28 tunic | |
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29 mace | |
n.狼牙棒,豆蔻干皮 | |
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30 mortar | |
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31 crest | |
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32 survivors | |
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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33 reined | |
勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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34 lashed | |
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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35 hoof | |
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36 swirling | |
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37 battered | |
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38 wrenched | |
v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛 | |
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39 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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40 bloody | |
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41 salute | |
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42 vanquished | |
v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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43 comely | |
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44 trickling | |
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45 dents | |
n.花边边饰;凹痕( dent的名词复数 );凹部;减少;削弱v.使产生凹痕( dent的第三人称单数 );损害;伤害;挫伤(信心、名誉等) | |
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46 gouges | |
n.凿( gouge的名词复数 );乱要价;(在…中)抠出…;挖出…v.凿( gouge的第三人称单数 );乱要价;(在…中)抠出…;挖出… | |
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47 hip | |
n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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48 enameled | |
涂瓷釉于,给…上瓷漆,给…上彩饰( enamel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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49 muffled | |
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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50 dented | |
v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 );损害;伤害;挫伤(信心、名誉等) | |
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51 archer | |
n.射手,弓箭手 | |
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52 vile | |
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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53 horrified | |
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54 boon | |
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55 crooked | |
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56 swollen | |
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57 freckles | |
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58 envoy | |
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59 harp | |
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60 bristled | |
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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61 foe | |
n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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62 dispositions | |
安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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63 homage | |
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬 | |
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64 steward | |
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
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65 mead | |
n.蜂蜜酒 | |
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66 horde | |
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67 wispy | |
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68 mattress | |
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69 slung | |
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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70 quills | |
n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管 | |
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71 cedar | |
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72 hawks | |
鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物 | |
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73 armory | |
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74 stint | |
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75 sentry | |
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76 frailty | |
n.脆弱;意志薄弱 | |
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77 genial | |
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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78 garb | |
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79 freckled | |
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80 hunched | |
(常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦)耸肩弓身的,伏首前倾的 | |
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81 bosom | |
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82 spoke | |
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