"Captain Smith" had leaped to his feet, quivering with anger. But it was too late. His cellmate, by answering to the name of "Mirov," had given away their nationality!
Tom and Ames exchanged grins of triumph.
"No doubt you recall what happened to Streffan Mirov," Tom went on, pressing his advantage. "Or should I say the late Streffan Mirov? Our last report was that he had been tried and
condemned1 by your own government. Perhaps you can give us news of his fate?"
The wavy-haired prisoner's eyes blazed with hate. "Grin while you can, Tom Swift! Because of you, my brother Streffan is now serving a long prison sentence! But I, Dimitri Mirov, will get revenge!"
"You blame Tom Swift because your brother botched his job of claiming the satellite Nestria by force and fraud?" Ames
taunted3.
"Our space friends moved that
asteroid4 into orbit around the earth," Tom added. "We claimed it by right of first landing. Even your own leaders couldn't agree to Streffan's crazy scheme to destroy everything."
Dimitri Mirov lost all control and burst into a volley of guttural Brungarian abuse.
"I warn you, Swift!" he choked. "Jailing us will not make you safe—or your projects, either!"
A blow to the head from "Captain Smith" sent Mirov reeling back against the wall. "Fool! Maybe that will quiet you!" the pilot snapped viciously. "You have said too much already!"
"Let's go, Tom," said Ames. "We've learned the information we came for."
The prisoners could only glare in baffled rage through the cell bars as Tom and the security chief turned their backs and walked away.
"Nice going, Tom," Ames murmured. "Your
hunch5 certainly paid off." Chief Slater added his congratulations when he heard how Tom had trapped Mirov into disclosing his identity.
Both Tom and Ames were grave as they drove back to the plant. Neither took Mirov's threats lightly.
Tom pondered another angle. Were the Brungarian rebels perhaps responsible for the attempted theft of the Jupiter-circling missile?
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condemned
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| adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的
动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 |
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- He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
- The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
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rev
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| v.发动机旋转，加快速度 |
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- It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
- Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
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taunted
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| 嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 )； 嘲弄； 辱骂； 奚落 |
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- The other kids continually taunted him about his size. 其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
- Some of the girls taunted her about her weight. 有些女孩子笑她胖。
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asteroid
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| n.小行星；海盘车(动物) |
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- Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
- It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。
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hunch
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| n.预感，直觉 |
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- I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
- I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。
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silt
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| n.淤泥，淤沙，粉砂层，泥沙层；vt.使淤塞；vi.被淤塞 |
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- The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.湖里几乎快被淤泥和植物填满了。
- During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.每年河水泛滥时都会在田野上沉积一层淤泥。
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glided
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| v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔 |
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- The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
- They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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embedding
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| 把…嵌入，埋入( embed的现在分词 )； 植入； 埋置； 包埋 |
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- Data embedding in scrambled Digital video complete source code, has been tested. 数据嵌入在炒数字视频完整的源代码，已经过测试。
- Embedding large portions of C++ code in string literals is very awkward. 将大部分C++代码嵌入到字符串中是非常笨拙的。
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intervals
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| n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息 |
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- The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
- Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。
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devoured
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| 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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- She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
- The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
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darting
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| v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔 |
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- Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句
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chuckle
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| vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑 |
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- He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
- I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
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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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- He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
- The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
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pals
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| n.朋友( pal的名词复数 )；老兄；小子；（对男子的不友好的称呼）家伙 |
参考例句： |
- We've been pals for years. 我们是多年的哥们儿了。
- CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+细胞在再生脾PALS和RP内均明显增加(P 来自互联网
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pal
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| n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友 |
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- He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
- Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。
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hijack
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| v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫 |
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- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
- The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。
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scribbled
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| v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下 |
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- She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。
- He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving. 临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。
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buoys
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| n.浮标( buoy的名词复数 )；航标；救生圈；救生衣v.使浮起( buoy的第三人称单数 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神 |
参考例句： |
- The channel is marked by buoys. 航道有浮标表示。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Often they mark the path with buoys. 他们常常用浮标作为航道的标志。 来自辞典例句
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naval
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| adj.海军的，军舰的，船的 |
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- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
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sabotaged
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| 阴谋破坏（某事物）( sabotage的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The main pipeline supplying water was sabotaged by rebels. 供水主管道被叛乱分子蓄意破坏了。
- They had no competition because competitors found their trucks burned and sabotaged. 他们之所以没有竞争对象，那是因为竞争对象老是发现自己的卡车遭火烧或被破坏。 来自教父部分
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surmised
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| v.臆测，推断( surmise的过去式和过去分词 )；揣测；猜想 |
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- From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. 看他们的脸色，我猜想他们之间发生了争执。
- From his letter I surmised that he was unhappy. 我从他的信中推测他并不快乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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shrugged
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| vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式） |
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- Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
- She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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spotted
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| adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的 |
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- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
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itching
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| adj.贪得的，痒的，渴望的v.发痒( itch的现在分词 ) |
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- The itching was almost more than he could stand. 他痒得几乎忍不住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- My nose is itching. 我的鼻子发痒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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scouting
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| 守候活动，童子军的活动 |
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- I have people scouting the hills already. 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
- Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting. 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统。 来自演讲部分
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molecules
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| 分子( molecule的名词复数 ) |
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- The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
- Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降 |
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- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
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cylinder
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| n.圆筒，柱(面)，汽缸 |
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- What's the volume of this cylinder?这个圆筒的体积有多少？
- The cylinder is getting too much gas and not enough air.汽缸里汽油太多而空气不足。
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whoosh
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| v.飞快地移动，呼 |
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- It goes whoosh up and whoosh down.它呼一下上来了，呼一下又下去了。
- Whoosh!The straw house falls down.呼！稻草房子倒了。
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