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THE CAPE LION.
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Felis Leo.—Var. Capensis.
Africa, as we have already observed, is truly the native country of the Lion; and in no part of that vast continent, we may add, does he attain2 greater size, or exhibit all his characteristic features in fuller and more complete developement, than in the immediate3 vicinity of the settlements which have been formed in the interior of its southern extremity4 by the Dutch and English colonists5 of the Cape1. In speaking of the Bengal Lion, we have also pointed6 out the more striking characteristics by which the Asiatic race is distinguished7 from that of Southern Africa; consisting principally in the larger size, the more regular and graceful8 form, the generally[18] darker colour, and the less extensive mane of the African. It remains9, however, to be mentioned that, even in this latter race, there are two varieties, which have been long known to the settlers under the names of the Pale and the Black Lion, distinguished, as their appellations10 imply, by the lighter11 or darker colour of their coats, and more particularly of their manes. This variation, there can be little doubt, is entirely12 produced by the different character of the districts which they inhabit, and of the food which they are enabled to
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cape
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| n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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attain
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immediate
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extremity
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| n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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colonists
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pointed
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distinguished
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graceful
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remains
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appellations
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lighter
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entirely
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| ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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procure
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| vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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ferocious
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| adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 | |
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prey
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| n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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rendering
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distressing
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infested
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deters
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paramount
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ignoble
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emblem
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skulking
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| v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的现在分词 ) | |
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conceals
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treacherous
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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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forth
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irresistible
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talons
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| n.(尤指猛禽的)爪( talon的名词复数 );(如爪般的)手指;爪状物;锁簧尖状突出部 | |
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surfeited
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| v.吃得过多( surfeit的过去式和过去分词 );由于过量而厌腻 | |
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horrid
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solitary
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concealment
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craving
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stimulate
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exertion
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prone
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shrine
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homage
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| n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬 | |
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rue
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| n.懊悔,芸香,后悔;v.后悔,悲伤,懊悔 | |
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disposition
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| n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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prostrate
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| v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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provocation
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brutes
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| 兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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WHIMS
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| 虚妄,禅病 | |
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generosity
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| n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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apparently
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| adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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dreaded
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| 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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penetrate
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| v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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instinctively
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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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precarious
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| adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的 | |
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quenching
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| 淬火,熄 | |
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sufficiently
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outstrip
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fully
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| adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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relinquishes
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| 交出,让给( relinquish的第三人称单数 ); 放弃 | |
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impelled
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peculiar
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determined
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foes
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| 敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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wreaking
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| 诉诸(武力),施行(暴力),发(脾气)( wreak的现在分词 ) | |
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vengeance
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inflicted
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| 把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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boors
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ravages
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| 劫掠后的残迹,破坏的结果,毁坏后的残迹 | |
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possessed
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extermination
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den
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cubs
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dwellings
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manifestations
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attained
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| (通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况) | |
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caressed
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| 爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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majesty
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agility
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remarkably
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docile
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inmate
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