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It has always been a matter of profound thankfulness with me that my evil genius never led me on board a cattle-boat. For I do think that to a man who has any feeling for the lower animals these vessels1 present scenes of suffering enough to turn his brain. And it does not in the least matter what provision is made for the safe conveyance3 of cattle in such numbers across the ocean. As long as the weather is fairly reasonable, the boxed-up animals have only to endure ten days or so of close confinement4, with inability to lie down, and the nausea5 that attacks animals as well as human beings. The better the ship and the greater care bestowed6 upon the cattle-fittings the less will be the sufferings of the poor beasts; but the irreducible minimum is soon reached, and that means much more cruelty to animals than any merciful man would like to witness. But when a gale7 is encountered and the huge steamer wallows heavily in the mountainous irregularities of the Atlantic, flooding herself fore8 and aft at every roll, and making the cattlemen’s task of attending to their miserable9 charges one surcharged with peril10 to life or limbs, then the condition of a cattle-ship is such as to require the coinage of special adjectives for its description. Of course it will be said that human beings used to be carried across the ocean for sale in much the same way, and men calling themselves humane11 were not ashamed to grow rich on the receipts from such traffic; but surely that will never be advanced as an excuse for, or a palliative of, the horrors of the live cattle trade. I have passed through an area of sea bestrewn with the bodies of cattle that have been washed overboard in a gale—hurled out of the pens wherein they have been
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vessels
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n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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conveyance
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n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具 | |
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n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限 | |
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n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶) | |
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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peril
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n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物 | |
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humane
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battered
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adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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cargo
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n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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schooner
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n.纵帆船 | |
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a.搁浅的,进退两难的 | |
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shipping
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n.船运(发货,运输,乘船) | |
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ad.强烈地;非常地 | |
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complement
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n.补足物,船上的定员;补语;vt.补充,补足 | |
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infested
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adj.为患的,大批滋生的(常与with搭配)v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 );遍布于 | |
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embarkation
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n. 乘船, 搭机, 开船 | |
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deafening
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adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式 | |
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v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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supervision
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n.监督,管理 | |
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interfered
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v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉 | |
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抛( sling的第三人称单数 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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subdued
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lumbered
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砍伐(lumber的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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forage
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n.(牛马的)饲料,粮草;v.搜寻,翻寻 | |
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v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱 | |
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swell
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vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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bosom
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consolation
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morsel
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provender
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extravagant
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picturesque
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dense
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masonry
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crumbling
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scattered
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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ashore
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patois
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palaver
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adj.壮丽堂皇的;n.废话,空话 | |
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thicket
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n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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cane
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n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的 | |
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canes
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n.(某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎( cane的名词复数 );(用于制作家具等的)竹竿;竹杖 | |
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dint
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n.由于,靠;凹坑 | |
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beak
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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jaw
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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expenditure
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n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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contemplating
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深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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expended
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v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽 | |
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munched
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v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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plunging
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adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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muzzles
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枪口( muzzle的名词复数 ); (防止动物咬人的)口套; (四足动物的)鼻口部; (狗)等凸出的鼻子和口 | |
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sedately
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planks
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wharf
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prance
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hoofs
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ardent
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lashed
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embellished
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lettuces
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lettuce
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fretted
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焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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domain
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considerably
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remarkably
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utilitarian
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conservatory
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spikes
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n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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bower
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n.凉亭,树荫下凉快之处;闺房;v.荫蔽 | |
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dwarfed
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emulation
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n.竞争;仿效 | |
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hull
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melodious
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adj.旋律美妙的,调子优美的,音乐性的 | |
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mania
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