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At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
"D'ye see him?" cried Ahab after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
"See nothing, sir."
"Turn up all hands and make sail! he travels faster than I thought for;-- the top-gallant sails!--aye, they should have been kept on her all night. But no matter--'tis but resting for the rush."
Here be it said, that this pertinacious1 pursuit of one particular whale, continued through day into night, and through night into day, is a thing by no means unprecedented2 in the South sea fishery. For such is the wonderful skill, prescience of experience, and invincible3 confidence acquired by some great natural geniuses among the Nantucket commanders; that from the simple observation of a whale when last descried4, they will, under certain given circumstances, pretty accurately5 foretell6 both the direction in which he will continue to swim for a time, while out of sight, as well as his probable rate of progression during that period. And, in these cases, somewhat as a pilot, when about losing sight of a coast, whose general trending he well knows, and which he desires shortly to return to again, but at some further point; like as this pilot stands by his compass, and takes the precise bearing of the cape8 at present visible, in order the more certainly to hit aright the remote, unseen headland, eventually to be visited: so does the fisherman, at his compass, with the whale; for after being chased, and diligently9 marked, through several hours of daylight, then, when night obscures the fish, the creature's future wake through the darkness is almost as established to the sagacious mind of the hunter, as the pilot's coast is to him. So that to this hunter's
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pertinacious
adj.顽固的
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unprecedented
adj.无前例的,新奇的
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invincible
adj.不可征服的,难以制服的
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descried
adj.被注意到的,被发现的,被看到的
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accurately
adv.准确地,精确地
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foretell
v.预言,预告,预示
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fore
adv.在前面;adj.先前的;在前部的;n.前部
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cape
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
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diligently
ad.industriously;carefully
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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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writ
n.命令状,书面命令
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steadfast
adj.固定的,不变的,不动摇的;忠实的;坚贞不移的
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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latitude
n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区
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longitude
n.经线,经度
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mariner
n.水手号不载人航天探测器,海员,航海者
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collateral
adj.平行的;旁系的;n.担保品
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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furrow
n.沟;垄沟;轨迹;车辙;皱纹
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hemp
n.大麻;纤维
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tingles
n.刺痛感( tingle的名词复数 )v.有刺痛感( tingle的第三人称单数 )
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spout
v.喷出,涌出;滔滔不绝地讲;n.喷管;水柱
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blister
n.水疱;(油漆等的)气泡;v.(使)起泡
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miller
n.磨坊主
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frenzies
狂乱( frenzy的名词复数 ); 极度的激动
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
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scatter
vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散
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perils
极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境)
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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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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plunging
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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bellies
n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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maple
n.槭树,枫树,槭木
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hull
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳
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valor
n.勇气,英勇
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guilt
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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lapse
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效
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perch
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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gush
v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发
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breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
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breaching
攻破( breach的过去式 ); 破坏,违反
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velocity
n.速度,速率
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sperm
n.精子,精液
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foam
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
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enraged
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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breaches
破坏( breach的名词复数 ); 破裂; 缺口; 违背
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margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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glacier
n.冰川,冰河
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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mistiness
n.雾,模糊,不清楚
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harpoon
n.鱼叉;vt.用鱼叉叉,用鱼叉捕获
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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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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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dart
v.猛冲,投掷;n.飞镖,猛冲
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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onset
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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lashing
n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
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appalling
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
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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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annihilating
v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的现在分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃
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plank
n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目
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skilfully
adv. (美skillfully)熟练地
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incessantly
ad.不停地
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eluded
v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到
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shreds
v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件)
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entangled
adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
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warped
adj.反常的;乖戾的;(变)弯曲的;变形的v.弄弯,变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾,
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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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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mazes
迷宫( maze的名词复数 ); 纷繁复杂的规则; 复杂难懂的细节; 迷宫图
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harpoons
n.鱼镖,鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖,鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )
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bristling
a.竖立的
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barbs
n.(箭头、鱼钩等的)倒钩( barb的名词复数 );带刺的话;毕露的锋芒;钩状毛
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oar
n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行
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sundering
v.隔开,分开( sunder的现在分词 )
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intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
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tangles
(使)缠结, (使)乱作一团( tangle的第三人称单数 )
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irresistibly
adv.无法抵抗地,不能自持地;极为诱惑人地
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flask
n.瓶,火药筒,砂箱
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maelstrom
n.大乱动;大漩涡
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cedar
n.雪松,香柏(木)
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wrecks
n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 );(事故中)遭严重毁坏的汽车(或飞机等);(身体或精神上)受到严重损伤的人;状况非常糟糕的车辆(或建筑物等)v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 );使(船舶)失事,使遇难,使下沉
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revolving
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
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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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twitching
n.颤搐
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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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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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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perpendicularly
adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地
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momentum
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量
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crumb
n.饼屑,面包屑,小量
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smiting
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的现在分词 )
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leeward
adj.背风的;下风的
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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mariners
海员,水手(mariner的复数形式)
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sprained
v.&n. 扭伤
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wrench
v.猛拧;挣脱;使扭伤;n.扳手;痛苦,难受
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wrenched
v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛
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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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mishap
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸
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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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jot
n.少量;vi.草草记下;vt.匆匆写下
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inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
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muster
v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册
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bulwarks
n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 );保障;支柱;舷墙
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gores
n.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破( gore的名词复数 )v.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破( gore的第三人称单数 )
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mustering
v.集合,召集,集结(尤指部队)( muster的现在分词 );(自他人处)搜集某事物;聚集;激发
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vomit
v.呕吐,作呕;n.呕吐物,吐出物
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blistered
adj.水疮状的,泡状的v.(使)起水泡( blister的过去式和过去分词 );(使表皮等)涨破,爆裂
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slay
v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮
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wilt
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱
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impiety
n.不敬;不孝
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blasphemy
n.亵渎,渎神
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immutably
adv.不变地,永恒地
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lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
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stump
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走
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propped
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )
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frigates
n.快速军舰( frigate的名词复数 )
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gale
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等)
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hawser
n.大缆;大索
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omens
n.前兆,预兆( omen的名词复数 )
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valiantly
adv.勇敢地,英勇地;雄赳赳
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clinched
v.(尤指两人)互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 );解决(争端、交易),达成(协议)
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riddle
n.谜,谜语,粗筛;vt.解谜,给…出谜,筛,检查,鉴定,非难,充满于;vi.出谜
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beak
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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toiled
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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wrecked
adj.失事的,遇难的
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scuttle
v.急赶,疾走,逃避;n.天窗;舷窗
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heliotrope
n.天芥菜;淡紫色
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eastward
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部