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AFTER dinner all the gang turned out to hunt for turtle eggs on the bar. They went about poking2 sticks into the sand, and when they found a soft place they went down on their knees and dug with their hands. Sometimes they would take fifty or sixty eggs out of one hole. They were perfectly3 round white things a trifle smaller than an English walnut4. They had a famous fried-egg feast that night, and another on Friday morning.
After breakfast they went whooping5 and prancing6 out on the bar, and chased each other round and round, shedding clothes as they went, until they were naked, and then continued the frolic far away up the shoal water of the bar, against the stiff current, which latter tripped their legs from under them from time to time and greatly increased the fun. And now and then they stooped in a group and splashed water in each other's faces with their palms, gradually approaching each other, with averted7 faces to avoid the strangling sprays, and finally gripping and struggling till the best man ducked his neighbor, and then they all went under in a tangle8 of white legs and arms and came up blowing, sputtering9, laughing, and gasping10 for breath at one and the same time.
When they were well exhausted11, they would run out and sprawl12 on the dry, hot sand, and lie there and cover themselves up with it, and by and by break for the water again and go through the original performance once more. Finally it occurred to them that their naked skin represented flesh-colored "tights" very fairly; so they drew a ring in the sand and had a circus -- with three clowns in it, for none would yield this proudest post to his neighbor.
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bout
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| n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛 | |
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poking
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| n. 刺,戳,袋 vt. 拨开,刺,戳 vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢 | |
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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walnut
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| n.胡桃,胡桃木,胡桃色,茶色 | |
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whooping
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| 发嗬嗬声的,发咳声的 | |
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prancing
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| v.(马)腾跃( prance的现在分词 ) | |
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averted
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| 防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 | |
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tangle
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| n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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sputtering
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| n.反应溅射法;飞溅;阴极真空喷镀;喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 );发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出 | |
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gasping
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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exhausted
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| adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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sprawl
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| vi.躺卧,扩张,蔓延;vt.使蔓延;n.躺卧,蔓延 | |
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rattles
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| (使)发出格格的响声, (使)作嘎嘎声( rattle的第三人称单数 ); 喋喋不休地说话; 迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动,堕下或走动; 使紧张,使恐惧 | |
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cramp
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| n.痉挛;[pl.](腹)绞痛;vt.限制,束缚 | |
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longingly
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| adv. 渴望地 热望地 | |
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erased
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| v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;清除 | |
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misery
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| n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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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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mutinous
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| adj.叛变的,反抗的;adv.反抗地,叛变地;n.反抗,叛变 | |
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moodily
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| adv.喜怒无常地;情绪多变地;心情不稳地;易生气地 | |
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sullenly
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| 不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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sullen
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| adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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dressing
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| n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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ominous
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| adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的 | |
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wade
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| v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉 | |
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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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tugging
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| n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 ) | |
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waded
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| (从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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darted
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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plausible
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| adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的 | |
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chatter
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| vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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chattering
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| n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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novices
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| n.新手( novice的名词复数 );初学修士(或修女);(修会等的)初学生;尚未赢过大赛的赛马 | |
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manly
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| adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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puff
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| n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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charily
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| 小心谨慎地,节俭地,俭省地 | |
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miller
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| n.磨坊主 | |
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thatcher
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| n.茅屋匠 | |
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alley
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| n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路 | |
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recollects
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| v.记起,想起( recollect的第三人称单数 ) | |
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spouting
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| n.水落管系统v.(指液体)喷出( spout的现在分词 );滔滔不绝地讲;喋喋不休地说;喷水 | |
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bail
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| v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人 | |
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inundation
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| n.the act or fact of overflowing | |
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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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bailing
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| (凿井时用吊桶)排水 | |
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utterance
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| n.用言语表达,话语,言语 | |
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humble
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| adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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bode
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| v.预示 | |
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huddled
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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stifling
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| a.令人窒息的 | |
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hush
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| int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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vaguely
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| adv.含糊地,暖昧地 | |
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foliage
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| n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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fleeting
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| adj.短暂的,飞逝的 | |
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shuddered
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| v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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weird
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| adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
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peal
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| n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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chilly
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| adj.凉快的,寒冷的 | |
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rustling
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| n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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rend
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| vt.把…撕开,割裂;把…揪下来,强行夺取 | |
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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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deafen
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| vt.震耳欲聋;使听不清楚 | |
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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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| n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体) | |
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utterly
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bruises
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conflagration
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| n.建筑物或森林大火 | |
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foam
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| v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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bluffs
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| 恐吓( bluff的名词复数 ); 悬崖; 峭壁 | |
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slanting
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| 倾斜的,歪斜的 | |
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appalling
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| adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
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| v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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retired
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| adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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awed
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| adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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catastrophe
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| n.大灾难,大祸 | |
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drenched
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| adj.湿透的;充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体) | |
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eloquent
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| adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的 | |
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distress
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| n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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wrought
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| v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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shreds
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| v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件) | |
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coaxed
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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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boughs
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| 大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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glorified
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| 美其名的,变荣耀的 | |
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drowsiness
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| n.睡意;嗜睡 | |
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scorched
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| 烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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drearily
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| 沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地 | |
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rusty
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| adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的 | |
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ambush
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| n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击 | |
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| adj.流血的;残酷的 | |
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savages
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| 未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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muster
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| v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册 | |
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