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The lonely planet, Haven1 ?only planet of an only sun of a Galactic Sector2 that trailed raggedly3 off into intergalactic vacuum ?was under siege.
In a strictly4 military sense, it was certainly under siege, since no area of space on the Galactic side further than twenty parsecs distance was outside range of the Mule5's advance bases. In the four months since the shattering fall of the Foundation, Haven's communications had fallen apart like a spiderweb under the razor's edge. The ships of Haven converged6 inwards upon the home world, and only Haven itself was now a fighting base.
And in other respects, the siege was even closer; for the shrouds7 of helplessness and doom8 had already invaded
Bayta plodded9 her way down the pink-waved aisle10 past the rows of milky11 plastic-topped tables and found her seat by blind reckoning. She eased on to the high, armless chair, answered half-heard greetings mechanically, rubbed a wearily-itching eye with the back of a weary hand, and reached for her menu.
She had time to register a violent mental reaction of distaste to the pronounced presence of various cultured-fungus dishes, which were considered high delicacies12 at Haven, and which her Foundation taste found highly
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complexion
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shrugged
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discreet
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(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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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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vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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(声音)尖锐的,刺耳的,高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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morale
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pout
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roster
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sedition
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frankly
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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savagely
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goblet
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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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rusty
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mutation
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politic
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