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A tall ship, the Rose, came footing it toward Gawdy Town with a wash of foam1 at her bluff2 bows, and the green seas lifting her poop. Gawdy Town was very proud of the Rose, for she was fit to be a king’s ship, and to carry an admiral’s flag if needs be. Her towering poop and forecastle had their walls pierced for guns, and their little turrets3 loopholed for archers4, and all her top gear was painted to match her name. She carried three masts and a fine spread of canvas, and Master Hamden, her captain, loved to come into port with streamers flying and all the gilding5 of her vanes and bulwarks6 shining like gold.
The Rose struck her canvas and dropped her tow ropes when she was under the shelter of the high ground west of the harbor. A couple of galleys7 came out to tow her in, and she was berthed8 at the Great Wharf9 under the walls.
She carried merchandise and wine from Spain and Bordeaux, also a few passengers; but the passengers were of small account. Two of them, a girl and a young man, were leaning over the poop rail and watching the people on the wharf below. The young man’s face was yellow as a guinea; he was dressed like a strolling player, with bunches of ribbons at his elbows and bells in his cap. The girl looked the taller of the two, perhaps because the sea had not humbled10 her; she wore a light blue coat edged with fur, and a gown of apple green; her green hood11
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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(六角)转台( turret的名词复数 ); (战舰和坦克等上的)转动炮塔; (摄影机等上的)镜头转台; (旧时攻城用的)塔车 | |
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n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
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gilding
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n.贴金箔,镀金 | |
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n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 );保障;支柱;舷墙 | |
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n.平底大船,战舰( galley的名词复数 );(船上或航空器上的)厨房 | |
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v.停泊( berth的过去式和过去分词 );占铺位 | |
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wharf
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cowardice
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n.胆小,怯懦 | |
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impudent
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lute
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n.琵琶,鲁特琴 | |
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fixed
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charcoal
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n.炭,木炭,生物炭 | |
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aloofness
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶 | |
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meditated
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深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑 | |
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n.制造者,制造商(maker的复数形式) | |
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n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色 | |
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(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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lodge
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v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆 | |
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tavern
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n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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wink
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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winding
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n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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jaunty
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n.(表蔑视、厌恶等)面部扭曲,鬼脸( grimace的名词复数 )v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的第三人称单数 ) | |
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doorways
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n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 ) | |
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falcon
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lighter
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adventurous
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robin
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n.知更鸟,红襟鸟 | |
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scramble
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gaudy
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lichened
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guild
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buxom
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adj.(妇女)丰满的,有健康美的 | |
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mosaic
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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brawling
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n.争吵,喧嚷 | |
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hearty
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adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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dilated
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adj.加宽的,扩大的v.(使某物)扩大,膨胀,张大( dilate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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Christians
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n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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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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forfeit
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vt.丧失;n.罚金,罚款,没收物 | |
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crooked
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adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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dagger
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n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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attic
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n.顶楼,屋顶室 | |
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whimsies
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n.怪念头( whimsy的名词复数 );异想天开;怪脾气;与众不同的幽默感 | |
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gutter
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n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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cynical
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adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的 | |
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audacity
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n.大胆,卤莽,无礼 | |
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clattering
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发出咔哒声(clatter的现在分词形式) | |
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giggling
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rending
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v.撕碎( rend的现在分词 );分裂;(因愤怒、痛苦等而)揪扯(衣服或头发等);(声音等)刺破 | |
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linen
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bass
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kennel
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poked
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munched
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squire
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slashed
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guilds
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行会,同业公会,协会( guild的名词复数 ) | |
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insolence
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surfeit
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wastrels
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n.无用的人,废物( wastrel的名词复数 );浪子 | |
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worthies
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应得某事物( worthy的名词复数 ); 值得做某事; 可尊敬的; 有(某人或事物)的典型特征 | |
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smelt
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v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼 | |
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squeaked
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v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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