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THE REST of the infantry1 pressed together into a funnel2 shape at the entrance of the bridge, and hastily marched across it. At last all the baggage-waggons had passed over; the crush was less, and the last battalion3 were stepping on to the bridge. Only the hussars of Denisov's squadron were left on the further side of the river facing the enemy. The enemy, visible in the distance from the opposite mountain, could not yet be seen from the bridge below, as, from the valley, through which the river flowed, the horizon was bounded by rising ground not more than half a mile away. In front lay a waste plain dotted here and there with handfuls of our scouting4 Cossacks. Suddenly on the road, where it ran up the rising ground opposite, troops came into sight wearing blue tunics5 and accompanied by artillery6. They were the French. A scouting party of Cossacks trotted7 away down the hillside. Though the officers and the men of Denisov's squadron tried to talk of other things, and to look in other directions, they all thought continually of nothing else but what was there on the hillside, and kept constantly glancing towards the dark patches they saw coming into sight on the sky-line, and recognised as the enemy's forces. The weather had cleared again after midday, and the sun shone brilliantly as it began to go down over the Danube and the dark mountains that encircle it. The air was still, and from the hillside there floated across from time to time the sound of bugles8 and of the shouts of the enemy. Between the squadron and the enemy there was no one now but a few scouting parties. An empty plain, about six hundred yards across, separated them from the hostile troops. The enemy had ceased firing, and that made even more keenly felt the stern menace of that inaccessible
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infantry
n.[总称]步兵(部队)
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funnel
n.漏斗;烟囱;v.汇集
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battalion
n.营;部队;大队(的人)
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scouting
守候活动,童子军的活动
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tunics
n.(动植物的)膜皮( tunic的名词复数 );束腰宽松外衣;一套制服的短上衣;(天主教主教等穿的)短祭袍
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artillery
n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队)
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trotted
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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bugles
妙脆角,一种类似薯片但做成尖角或喇叭状的零食; 号角( bugle的名词复数 ); 喇叭; 匍匐筋骨草; (装饰女服用的)柱状玻璃(或塑料)小珠
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inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
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dreads
n.恐惧,畏惧( dread的名词复数 );令人恐惧的事物v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的第三人称单数 )
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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nervously
adv.神情激动地,不安地
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irritable
adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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brilliance
n.光辉,辉煌,壮丽,(卓越的)才华,才智
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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cannon
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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subsided
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
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bugler
喇叭手; 号兵; 吹鼓手; 司号员
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irritability
n.易怒
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sergeant
n.警官,中士
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serenely
adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地
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strenuous
adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的
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gallop
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展
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galloped
(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事
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battered
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损
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sinewy
adj.多腱的,强壮有力的
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backwards
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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puckering
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的现在分词 );小褶纹;小褶皱
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regiment
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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athletic
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
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feigning
假装,伪装( feign的现在分词 ); 捏造(借口、理由等)
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gaily
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
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reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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suite
n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员
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galloping
adj. 飞驰的, 急性的
动词gallop的现在分词形式
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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drenched
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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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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sopping
adj. 浑身湿透的
动词sop的现在分词形式
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aggrieved
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)
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scowled
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )
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throbbed
抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
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catching
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
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reins
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
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jingling
叮当声
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dreaded
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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bravado
n.虚张声势,故作勇敢,逞能
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planks
(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点
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embroidered
adj.绣花的
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swarming
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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spoke
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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cannons
n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
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puff
n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气
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puffs
n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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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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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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rattle
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓
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slash
vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩
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groan
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音
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shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
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enticing
adj.迷人的;诱人的
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glimmer
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光
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gorge
n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃
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gorges
n.山峡,峡谷( gorge的名词复数 );咽喉v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 );作呕
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groans
n.呻吟,叹息( groan的名词复数 );呻吟般的声音v.呻吟( groan的第三人称单数 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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sniff
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视
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cavalry
n.骑兵;轻装甲部队
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stark
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地
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sonorously
adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;堂皇地;朗朗地
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enunciated
v.(清晰地)发音( enunciate的过去式和过去分词 );确切地说明
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idiomatic
adj.成语的,符合语言习惯的
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colloquialism
n.俗话,白话,口语