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Lieutenant1 Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At first he had been humbly2 thankful, too, that they had sent him to this Godforsaken Congo post instead of court-martialing him, as he had so justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, the frightful3 isolation4 and the loneliness had wrought5 a change. The young man brooded continually over his fate. His days were filled with morbid6 self-pity, which eventually engendered7 in his weak and vacillating mind a hatred8 for those who had sent him here—for the very men he had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the ignominy of degradation9.
He regretted the gay life of Brussels as he never had regretted the sins which had snatched him from that gayest of capitals, and as the days passed he came to center his resentment10 upon the representative in Congo land of the authority which had exiled him—his captain and immediate11 superior.
This officer was a cold, taciturn man, inspiring little love in those directly beneath him, yet respected and feared by the black soldiers of his little command.
Werper was accustomed to sit for hours glaring at his superior as the two sat upon the veranda
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lieutenant
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n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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humbly
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adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地 | |
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frightful
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adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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isolation
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n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离 | |
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wrought
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morbid
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adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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engendered
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v.产生(某形势或状况),造成,引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hatred
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n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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degradation
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n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变 | |
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resentment
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n.怨愤,忿恨 | |
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immediate
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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veranda
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n.走廊;阳台 | |
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cigarets
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纸烟,香烟( cigaret的名词复数 ) | |
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cigaret
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n.(cigarette)香烟,纸烟,卷烟 | |
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mania
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n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好 | |
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chafed
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v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的过去式 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒 | |
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fumed
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愤怒( fume的过去式和过去分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟 | |
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butt
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n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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hip
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n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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spoke
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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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accounting
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n.会计,会计学,借贷对照表 | |
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solitude
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n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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construed
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v.解释(陈述、行为等)( construe的过去式和过去分词 );翻译,作句法分析 | |
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exclamations
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n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词 | |
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yearned
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渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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forfeited
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(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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tangible
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adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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legitimate
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adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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sentry
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n.哨兵,警卫 | |
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parley
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n.谈判 | |
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fugitive
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adj.逃亡的,易逝的;n.逃犯,逃亡者 | |
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ammunition
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n.军火,弹药 | |
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wilderness
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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plodded
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v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
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fatigue
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exhaustion
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n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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followers
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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hereditary
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adj.遗传的,遗传性的,可继承的,世袭的 | |
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afterward
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adv.后来;以后 | |
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regained
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复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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outlaw
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n.歹徒,亡命之徒;vt.宣布…为不合法 | |
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possessed
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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revolved
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v.(使)旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 );细想 | |
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worthy
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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scowled
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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scowl
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vi.(at)生气地皱眉,沉下脸,怒视;n.怒容 | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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fully
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accomplished
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adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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harassing
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v.侵扰,骚扰( harass的现在分词 );不断攻击(敌人) | |
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repel
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v.击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥 | |
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avenged
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v.为…复仇,报…之仇( avenge的过去式和过去分词 );为…报复 | |
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ransom
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n.赎金,赎身;v.赎回,解救 | |
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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Moslem
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n.回教徒,穆罕默德信徒;adj.回教徒的,回教的 | |
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antagonism
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n.对抗,敌对,对立 | |
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esteemed
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adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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undoing
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n.毁灭的原因,祸根;破坏,毁灭 | |
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squatted
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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hue
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complexion
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n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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retired
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adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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overhauling
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n.大修;拆修;卸修;翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
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vestige
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n.痕迹,遗迹,残余 | |
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procured
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条 | |
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safari
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