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Beloved of the poet and the painter, appealing by the inimitable grace of their curves and marvel1 of their motion to all mankind, the waves of the sea take easily their high place with the stars and the mountains as some of the chief glories attendant upon the round world. Only an artist, perhaps, could do justice to the multiplicity of lovely lines into which the ruffled2 surface of the ocean enwreathes itself under the pressure of the storm. Yet any one with an eye for the beautiful will find it hard to leave a sight so fair, will watch unweariedly for hours the gliding3, curling masses as they rise, apparently4 in defiance5 of law, subside6 and rise again and yet again.
Sailors often speak of an “ugly” sea, but the adjective has quite another meaning to that usually attached to it. They do not mean that it is ugly in appearance, for they well know that the beauty of a wave is as much a part of it as is the water—it cannot be otherwise than beautiful, as it cannot cease to be wet. What they mean is a dangerous sea. And by “sea” they always mean wave. A sailor never speaks of a “high wave,” “cross waves,” “heavy waves”; in fact, on board ship, except when passengers are getting information from officers, you will not hear the word “wave” mentioned at all.[192] It is necessary to mention this purely7 nautical8 detail to save constant explanation and digression. To return, then, to the sailor’s “ugly” sea. Its ugliness may be due to many different causes, but in the result the waves do not run truly with the wind; they rise unexpectedly and confusedly, changing the natural motion of the ship into a bewildered stagger, such as one will sometimes see in a horse when a
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1 marvel | |
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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2 ruffled | |
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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3 gliding | |
v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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4 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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5 defiance | |
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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6 subside | |
vi.平静,平息;下沉,塌陷,沉降 | |
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7 purely | |
adv.纯粹地,完全地 | |
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8 nautical | |
adj.海上的,航海的,船员的 | |
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9 brutal | |
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的 | |
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10 wrenching | |
n.修截苗根,苗木铲根(铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土)v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的现在分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛 | |
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11 rein | |
n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治 | |
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12 brute | |
n.野兽,兽性 | |
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13 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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14 gale | |
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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15 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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16 gulf | |
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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17 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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18 rebellious | |
adj.造反的,反抗的,难控制的 | |
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19 sullenly | |
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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20 persecutor | |
n. 迫害者 | |
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21 mighty | |
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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22 pinnacles | |
顶峰( pinnacle的名词复数 ); 顶点; 尖顶; 小尖塔 | |
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23 cyclone | |
n.旋风,龙卷风 | |
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24 maelstrom | |
n.大乱动;大漩涡 | |
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25 funnel | |
n.漏斗;烟囱;v.汇集 | |
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26 revel | |
vi.狂欢作乐,陶醉;n.作乐,狂欢 | |
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27 hurled | |
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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28 woe | |
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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29 premier | |
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相 | |
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30 joyously | |
ad.快乐地, 高兴地 | |
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31 infinity | |
n.无限,无穷,大量 | |
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32 ridge | |
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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33 glistening | |
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 ) | |
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34 majestic | |
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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35 Neptune | |
n.海王星 | |
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36 foam | |
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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37 hisses | |
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38 wilderness | |
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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39 curdling | |
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40 azure | |
adj.天蓝色的,蔚蓝色的 | |
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41 exultant | |
adj.欢腾的,狂欢的,大喜的 | |
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42 irresistible | |
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43 abide | |
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
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44 mariners | |
海员,水手(mariner的复数形式) | |
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45 intervals | |
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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46 shipping | |
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船) | |
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47 uneven | |
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48 sufficiently | |
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49 vessels | |
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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50 perpendicularly | |
adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地 | |
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51 swelling | |
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52 penetrating | |
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的 | |
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53 monarchy | |
n.君主,最高统治者;君主政体,君主国 | |
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54 vehemently | |
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55 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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56 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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57 vitality | |
n.活力,生命力,效力 | |
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58 watery | |
adj.有水的,水汪汪的;湿的,湿润的 | |
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59 cosy | |
adj.温暖而舒适的,安逸的 | |
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60 knoll | |
n.小山,小丘 | |
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61 suspense | |
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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62 grandeur | |
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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63 innate | |
adj.天生的,固有的,天赋的 | |
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64 peculiarities | |
n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
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65 regain | |
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复 | |
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66 desperately | |
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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67 ebb | |
vi.衰退,减退;n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 | |
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68 contention | |
n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张 | |
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69 appalling | |
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
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70 havoc | |
n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱 | |
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71 disturbance | |
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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72 displacement | |
n.移置,取代,位移,排水量 | |
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73 outstrip | |
v.超过,跑过 | |
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74 alteration | |
n.变更,改变;蚀变 | |
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75 soothing | |
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 | |
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76 irritable | |
adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
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77 forerunners | |
n.先驱( forerunner的名词复数 );开路人;先兆;前兆 | |
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78 immutable | |
adj.不可改变的,永恒的 | |
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