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CHAPTER 15
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Hardly had an hour passed, and Fra Balthasar was still touching1 the study he had made of Yeoland's face, when a company of spears flashed out by the northern ride into the clearing. At their head rode a knight3 in harness of burnished4 steel, a splendid figure flashing chivalry5 in the eyes of the sun. On his shield he bore "a castle, argent, with ports voided of the field, on a field vert," the arms of the house of Gambrevault. His surcoat was diapered azure6 and green with three gold suns blazoned7 thereon. His baldric, a splendid streak8 of scarlet9 silk, slashed10 his surcoat as with blood. His troop, men in half armour11, rode under the Pavon Vert of the demesne12 of Avalon.
They thundered into the open stretch of grass with a clangorous rattle13 of steel. Flavian, bare-headed, for his salade hung at his saddle-bow and he wore no camail, scanned the glade14 with a keen stare. Seeing Fra Balthasar seated under a tree, he turned his horse towards him, and smiled as the churchman put his tools aside and gave him a benediction
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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛 | |
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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adj.抛光的,光亮的v.擦亮(金属等),磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 );被擦亮,磨光 | |
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chivalry
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n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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v.广布( blazon的过去式和过去分词 );宣布;夸示;装饰 | |
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n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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slashed
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v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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n.领域,私有土地 | |
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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n.林间空地,一片表面有草的沼泽低地 | |
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benediction
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n.祝福;恩赐 | |
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herald
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craved
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渴望,热望( crave的过去式 ); 恳求,请求 | |
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rogue
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ecclesiastic
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n.教士,基督教会;adj.神职者的,牧师的,教会的 | |
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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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n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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ruby
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n.红宝石,红宝石色 | |
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v.草拟(sketch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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chapel
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n.小教堂,殡仪馆 | |
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音 | |
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quaintness
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n.离奇有趣,古怪的事物 | |
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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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shimmering
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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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adj.迅速成长的,迅速发展的v.发芽,抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 );迅速发展;发(芽),抽(枝) | |
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adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的 | |
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n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣 | |
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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lasting
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adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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prim
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ethics
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n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准 | |
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reverted
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n.卷轴,纸卷;(石刻上的)漩涡 | |
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n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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voluptuous
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adj.肉欲的,骄奢淫逸的 | |
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sleek
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adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢 | |
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debonair
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adj.殷勤的,快乐的 | |
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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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muzzle
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n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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meekness
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n.温顺,柔和 | |
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strenuous
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adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的 | |
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monk
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n.和尚,僧侣,修道士 | |
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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tighten
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v.(使)变紧;(使)绷紧 | |
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bridle
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n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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mantle
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n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红 | |
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v.作乐( revel的过去式和过去分词 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉 | |
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smirk
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n.得意地笑;v.傻笑;假笑着说 | |
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vengeance
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n.报复,报仇,复仇 | |
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follower
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n.跟随者;随员;门徒;信徒 | |
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moor
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n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊 | |
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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vigilant
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adj.警觉的,警戒的,警惕的 | |
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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galloping
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triumphant
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reined
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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travail
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adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的;覆盖的;铠装的;装鞘了的v.将(刀、剑等)插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 );包,覆盖 | |
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手铐( shackle的名词复数 ); 脚镣; 束缚; 羁绊 | |
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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gusty
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(使)阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 ); 淤滞 | |
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brutality
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n.野蛮的行为,残忍,野蛮 | |
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猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 ) | |
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erase
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v.擦掉;消除某事物的痕迹 | |
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v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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