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Hand in hand, ship and breeze blew on; but the breeze came faster than the ship, and soon the Pequod began to rock.
By and by, through the glass the stranger's boats and manned mast-heads proved her a whale-ship. But as she was so far to windward, and shooting by, apparently1 making a passage to some other ground, the Pequod could not hope to reach her. So the signal was set to see what response would be made.
Here be it said, that like the vessels2 of military marines, the ships of the American Whale Fleet have each a private signal; all which signals being collected in a book with the names of the respective vessels attached, every captain is provided with it. Thereby3, the whale commanders are enabled to recognise each other upon the ocean, even at considerable distance, and with no small facility.
The Pequod's signal was at last responded to by the stranger's setting her own; which proved the ship to be the Jeroboam of Nantucket. Squaring her yards, she bore down, ranged abeam4 under the Pequod's lee, and lowered a boat; it soon drew nigh; but, as the side-ladder was being rigged by Starbuck's order to accommodate the visiting captain, the stranger in question waved his hand from his boat's stern in token of that proceeding5 being entirely6 unnecessary. It turned out that the Jeroboam had a malignant7 epidemic8 on board, and that Mayhew, her captain, was fearful of infecting the Pequod's company. For, though himself and the boat's crew remained untainted, and though his ship was half a rifle-shot off, and an incorruptible sea and air rolling and flowing between; yet conscientiously10 adhering to the timid quarantine of the land, he
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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abeam
adj.正横着(的)
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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malignant
adj.恶性的,致命的;恶意的,恶毒的
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epidemic
n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的
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oar
n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行
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conscientiously
adv.凭良心地;认真地,负责尽职地;老老实实
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peremptorily
adv.紧急地,不容分说地,专横地
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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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contrived
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
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onset
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始
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skilfully
adv. (美skillfully)熟练地
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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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freckles
n.雀斑,斑点( freckle的名词复数 )
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redundant
adj.多余的,过剩的;(食物)丰富的;被解雇的
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walnut
n.胡桃,胡桃木,胡桃色,茶色
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tinge
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息
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enveloped
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
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overlapping
adj./n.交迭(的)
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fanatic
n.狂热者,入迷者;adj.狂热入迷的
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delirium
n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋
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descried
adj.被注意到的,被发现的,被看到的
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alluded
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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nurtured
养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 ); 培育; 滋长; 助长
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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gunpowder
n.火药
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whim
n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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exterior
adj.外部的,外在的;表面的
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insanity
n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
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manifesto
n.宣言,声明
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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isles
岛( isle的名词复数 )
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sleepless
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
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credulous
adj.轻信的,易信的
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apprised
v.告知,通知( apprise的过去式和过去分词 );评价
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unconditional
adj.无条件的,无限制的,绝对的
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disciples
n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 );门徒;耶稣的信徒;(尤指)耶稣十二门徒之一
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relinquish
v.放弃,撤回,让与,放手
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fawned
v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的过去式和过去分词 );巴结;讨好
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obedience
n.服从,顺从
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rendering
n.表现,描写
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homage
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
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wondrous
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
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fanatics
狂热者,入迷者( fanatic的名词复数 )
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bulwarks
n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 );保障;支柱;舷墙
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bilious
adj.胆汁过多的;易怒的
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riotous
adj.骚乱的;狂欢的
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hoisted
把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )
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sperm
n.精子,精液
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apprehensiveness
忧虑感,领悟力
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havoc
n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱
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incarnated
v.赋予(思想、精神等)以人的形体( incarnate的过去式和过去分词 );使人格化;体现;使具体化
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ardor
n.热情,狂热
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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perilous
adj.危险的,冒险的
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onsets
攻击,袭击(onset的复数形式)
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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hurling
n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的现在分词 );大声叫骂
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doom
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
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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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venting
消除; 泄去; 排去; 通风
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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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poised
a.摆好姿势不动的
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smitten
猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 )
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annihilated
v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃
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stark
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地
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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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narration
n.讲述,叙述;故事;记叙体
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vehemently
adv. 热烈地
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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stolidly
adv.迟钝地,神经麻木地
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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attaining
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的现在分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
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spotted
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
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locker
n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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nay
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
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throttle
n.节流阀,节气阀,喉咙;v.扼喉咙,使窒息,压
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slit
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂
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impaling
钉在尖桩上( impale的现在分词 )
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shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
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mutinous
adj.叛变的,反抗的;adv.反抗地,叛变地;n.反抗,叛变
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seamen
n.海员