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If to Starbuck the apparition1 of the Squid was a thing of portents2, to Queequeg it was quite a different object.
"When you see him 'quid," said the savage3, honing his harpoon4 in the bow of his hoisted5 boat, "then you quick see him 'parm whale."
The next day was exceedingly still and sultry, and with nothing special to engage them, the Pequod's crew could hardly resist the spell of sleep induced by such a vacant sea. For this part of the Indian Ocean through which we then were voyaging is not what whalemen call a lively ground; that is, it affords fewer glimpses of porpoises6, dolphins, flying-fish, and other vivacious7 denizens8 of more stirring waters, than those off the Rio de la Plata, or the in-shore ground off Peru.
It was my turn to stand at the foremast-head; and with my shoulders leaning against the slackened royal shrouds9, to and fro I idly swayed in what seemed an enchanted10 air. No resolution could withstand it; in that dreamy mood losing all consciousness, at last my soul went out of my body; though my body still continued to sway as a pendulum11 will, long after the power which first moved it is withdrawn12.
Ere forgetfulness altogether came over me, I had noticed that the
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apparition
n.幽灵,神奇的现象
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portents
n.预兆( portent的名词复数 );征兆;怪事;奇物
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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harpoon
n.鱼叉;vt.用鱼叉叉,用鱼叉捕获
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hoisted
把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )
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porpoises
n.鼠海豚( porpoise的名词复数 )
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vivacious
adj.活泼的,快活的
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denizens
n.居民,住户( denizen的名词复数 )
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shrouds
n.裹尸布( shroud的名词复数 );寿衣;遮蔽物;覆盖物v.隐瞒( shroud的第三人称单数 );保密
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enchanted
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的
动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
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pendulum
n.摆,钟摆
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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seamen
n.海员
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drowsy
adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
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slumbering
微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式)
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crests
v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的第三人称单数 );到达洪峰,达到顶点
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vices
缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳
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fathoms
英寻( fathom的名词复数 )
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sperm
n.精子,精液
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hull
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳
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frigate
n.护航舰,大型驱逐舰
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glossy
adj.平滑的;有光泽的
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hue
n.色度;色调;样子
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glistening
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
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tranquilly
adv. 宁静地
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spouting
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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sleeper
n.睡眠者,卧车,卧铺
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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simultaneously
adv.同时发生地,同时进行地
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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spouted
adj.装有嘴的v.(指液体)喷出( spout的过去式和过去分词 );滔滔不绝地讲;喋喋不休地说;喷水
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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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spokes
n.(车轮的)辐条( spoke的名词复数 );轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
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majestically
雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地
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leeward
adj.背风的;下风的
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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ripples
逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )
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oar
n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行
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glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
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perpendicular
adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置
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perpendicularly
adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地
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respite
n.休息,中止,暂缓
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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oars
n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 )
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puff
n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气
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puffing
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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jeopardy
n.危险;危难
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obliquely
adv.斜; 倾斜; 间接; 不光明正大
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yeast
n.酵母;酵母片;泡沫;v.发酵;起泡沫
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brewed
调制( brew的过去式和过去分词 ); 酝酿; 沏(茶); 煮(咖啡)
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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tapering
adj.尖端细的
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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sluggish
adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的
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backwards
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
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smacking
活泼的,发出响声的,精力充沛的
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onset
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始
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tugged
v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )
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hurled
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
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hissing
n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视
动词hiss的现在分词形式
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hempen
adj. 大麻制的, 大麻的
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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fumes
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
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wrest
n.扭,拧,猛夺;v.夺取,猛扭,歪曲
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fins
[医]散热片;鱼鳍;飞边;鸭掌
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commotion
n.骚动,动乱
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bailer
汲出积水的人,水斗; 水瓢; 水勺
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cleaving
v.劈开,剁开,割开( cleave的现在分词 )
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cascade
n.小瀑布,喷流;层叠;vi.成瀑布落下
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eddy
n.漩涡,涡流
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foam
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
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steering
n.操舵装置
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crouching
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
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darted
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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dart
v.猛冲,投掷;n.飞镖,猛冲
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brooks
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
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tormented
饱受折磨的
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seethed
(液体)沸腾( seethe的过去式和过去分词 ); 激动,大怒; 强压怒火; 生闷气(~with sth|~ at sth)
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slanting
倾斜的,歪斜的
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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vehement
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的
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crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
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waning
adj.(月亮)渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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abating
减少( abate的现在分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼)
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dilating
v.(使某物)扩大,膨胀,张大( dilate的现在分词 )
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agonized
v.使(极度)痛苦,折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 );苦斗;苦苦思索;感到极度痛苦
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gush
v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发
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clotted
adj.凝结的v.凝固( clot的过去式和过去分词 )
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gore
n.凝血,血污;v.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破;缝以补裆;顶
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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corpse
n.尸体,死尸