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chapter 155 DAVOS
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Ser Cortnay Penrose wore no armor. He sat a sorrel stallion, his standard-bearer a dapple grey. Above them flapped Baratheon’s crowned stag and the crossed quills1 of Penrose, white on a russet field. Ser Cortnay’s spade-shaped beard was russet as well, though he’d gone wholly bald on top. If the size and splendor2 of the king’s party impressed him, it did not show on that weathered face. They trotted4 up with much clinking of chain and rattle5 of plate. Even Davos wore mail, though he could not have said why; his shoulders and lower back ached from the unaccustomed weight. It made him feel cumbered and foolish, and he wondered once more why he was here. It is not for me to question the king’s commands, and yet... Every man of the party was of better birth and higher station than Davos Seaworth, and the great lords glittered in the morning sun. Silvered steel and gold inlay brightened their armor, and their warhelms were crested6 in a riot of silken plumes7, feathers, and cunningly wrought8 heraldic beasts with gemstone eyes. Stannis himself looked out of place in this rich and royal company. Like Davos, the king was plainly garbed9 in wool and boiled leather, though the circlet of red gold about his temples lent him a certain grandeur10. Sunlight flashed off its flame-shaped points whenever he moved his head. This was the closest Davos had come to His Grace in the eight days since Black Betha had joined the rest of the fleet off Storm’s End. He’d sought an audience within an hour of his arrival, only to be told that the king was occupied. The king was often occupied, Davos learned from his son Devan, one of the royal
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1 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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2 splendor | |
n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌 | |
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3 trot | |
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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4 trotted | |
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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5 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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6 crested | |
adj.有顶饰的,有纹章的,有冠毛的v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的过去式和过去分词 );到达洪峰,达到顶点 | |
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7 plumes | |
羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物 | |
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8 wrought | |
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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9 garbed | |
v.(尤指某类人穿的特定)服装,衣服,制服( garb的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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10 grandeur | |
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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11 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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12 squires | |
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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13 corpse | |
n.尸体,死尸 | |
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14 confided | |
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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15 soothe | |
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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16 beseeching | |
adj.恳求似的v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的现在分词 ) | |
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17 loomed | |
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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18 courteous | |
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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19 poked | |
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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20 renounce | |
v.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系 | |
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21 puissant | |
adj.强有力的 | |
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22 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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23 ruby | |
n.红宝石,红宝石色 | |
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24 ravens | |
n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 ) | |
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25 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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26 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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27 clenched | |
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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28 jaw | |
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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29 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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30 spat | |
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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31 fealty | |
n.忠贞,忠节 | |
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32 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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33 spurned | |
v.一脚踢开,拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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34 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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35 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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36 parley | |
n.谈判 | |
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37 scathing | |
adj.(言词、文章)严厉的,尖刻的;不留情的adv.严厉地,尖刻地v.伤害,损害(尤指使之枯萎)( scathe的现在分词) | |
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38 gage | |
n.标准尺寸,规格;量规,量表 [=gauge] | |
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39 besieged | |
包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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40 eventual | |
adj.最后的,结局的,最终的 | |
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41 pointed | |
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42 traitors | |
卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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43 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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44 fretted | |
焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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45 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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46 chatter | |
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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47 magpies | |
喜鹊(magpie的复数形式) | |
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48 followers | |
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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49 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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50 smuggler | |
n.走私者 | |
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51 envoy | |
n.使节,使者,代表,公使 | |
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52 courteously | |
adv.有礼貌地,亲切地 | |
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53 noose | |
n.绳套,绞索(刑);v.用套索捉;使落入圈套;处以绞刑 | |
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54 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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55 relentless | |
adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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56 esteem | |
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作 | |
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57 usurper | |
n. 篡夺者, 僭取者 | |
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58 gust | |
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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59 lesser | |
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地 | |
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60 pouch | |
n.小袋,小包,囊状袋;vt.装...入袋中,用袋运输;vi.用袋送信件 | |
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61 abruptly | |
adv.突然地,出其不意地 | |
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62 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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63 smuggling | |
n.走私 | |
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64 vile | |
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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65 squint | |
v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的 | |
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66 vengeance | |
n.报复,报仇,复仇 | |
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67 killers | |
凶手( killer的名词复数 ); 消灭…者; 致命物; 极难的事 | |
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68 fretting | |
n. 微振磨损 adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的 | |
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69 phantom | |
n.幻影,虚位,幽灵;adj.错觉的,幻影的,幽灵的 | |
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70 itch | |
n.痒,渴望,疥癣;vi.发痒,渴望 | |
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71 vex | |
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72 doom | |
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定 | |
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