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Evening was just closing in, heralded1 by that indescribable feeling of refreshment2 in the torrid air always experienced at sea near the Equator when the sun is about to disappear. The men in the “crow’s nests” were anxiously watching the declining orb3, whose disappearance4 would be the signal for their release from their tedious watch. But to the chagrin5 of every foremast hand, before the sun had quite reached the horizon, the officer up at the mainmast head, taking a final comprehensive sweep with his glasses all around, raised the thrilling cry of “Blo—o—o—o—w.” And despite the lateness of the hour, in less than ten minutes four boats were being strenuously7 driven in the direction of the just-sighted whale. Forgetting for awhile their discontent at the prospect8 before them, the crews toiled11 vigorously to reach their objective, although not a man of them but would have rejoiced to lose sight of him. It was not so to be. At another time he would probably have been startled by the clang of the oars12 as they turned in the rowlocks, but now he seemed to have lost his powers of apprehension13, allowing us to come up with him and harpoon14 him with comparative ease. The moment that he felt the prick15 of the keen iron, all his slothfulness seemed[342] to vanish, and without giving one of the other boats a chance to get fast also, he milled round to windward, and exerting all his vast strength, rushed off into the night that came up to meet us like the opening of some dim portal into the unknown. Some little time was consumed in our preparations for the next stage of our
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heralded
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v.预示( herald的过去式和过去分词 );宣布(好或重要) | |
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refreshment
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n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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n.太阳;星球;v.弄圆;成球形 | |
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disappearance
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n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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chagrin
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strenuously
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prospect
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n.贴边,镶边;vt.缝贴边;(in)包围,限制 | |
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vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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toiled
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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apprehension
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n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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harpoon
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n.鱼叉;vt.用鱼叉叉,用鱼叉捕获 | |
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prick
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v.刺伤,刺痛,刺孔;n.刺伤,刺痛 | |
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proceedings
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n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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prey
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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blotting
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吸墨水纸 | |
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hip
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n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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stinted
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oversight
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n.勘漏,失察,疏忽 | |
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latitudes
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纬度 | |
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latitude
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n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区 | |
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n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过 | |
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spectral
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spout
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v.喷出,涌出;滔滔不绝地讲;n.喷管;水柱 | |
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intercourse
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torrents
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n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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blasphemy
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tenacity
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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persistence
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constraint
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n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物 | |
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unprecedented
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determined
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flake
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v.使成薄片;雪片般落下;n.薄片 | |
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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harpooner
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chattered
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(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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gale
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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anticipation
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n.预期,预料,期望 | |
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anticipations
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预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物 | |
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fully
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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vessel
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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inscribed
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v.写,刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 );内接 | |
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curiously
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adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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steered
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v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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consolation
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n.安慰,慰问 | |
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glazed
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adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 | |
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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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feverish
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adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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twitching
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n.颤搐 | |
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tingling
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v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 ) | |
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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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mellow
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adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟 | |
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vibrant
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adj.震颤的,响亮的,充满活力的,精力充沛的,(色彩)鲜明的 | |
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situated
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adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的 | |
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temperaments
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性格( temperament的名词复数 ); (人或动物的)气质; 易冲动; (性情)暴躁 | |
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wrestle
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vi.摔跤,角力;搏斗;全力对付 | |
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crouching
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groaning
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malady
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slough
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mistily
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armour
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exalting
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a.令人激动的,令人喜悦的 | |
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parched
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scanty
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vitality
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n.活力,生命力,效力 | |
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doles
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救济物( dole的名词复数 ); 失业救济金 | |
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crumb
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n.饼屑,面包屑,小量 | |
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crumbs
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int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
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peevishness
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脾气不好;爱发牢骚 | |
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sanely
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copious
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draughts
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exquisitely
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refreshing
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acquiescence
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indifference
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n.真实( verity的名词复数 );事实;真理;真实的陈述 | |
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gliding
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v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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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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dome
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cosy
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a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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regaining
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复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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