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CHAPTER VII
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May 20 31 .
The virtual evacuation of the Low Countries by the British in consequence of the Jacobite Rebellion was an advantage too obvious to be overlooked by the French. At the end of January, though winter-quarters were not yet broken up, they severed1 the communication between Antwerp and Brussels, and a week later took the town of Brussels itself by escalade. The citadel2, after defending itself for a fortnight, went the way of the town, and the capital of the Spanish Netherlands was turned into a French place of arms.[222] The consternation3 in Holland was great, and it was increased when the French presently besieged4 and captured Antwerp. Meanwhile the British Commander, Lord Dunmore, who had been left in the Netherlands with a few squadrons of cavalry5, could only look on in utter helplessness. It was not until June that the Hessian troops in British pay and a few British battalions6 could be embarked7, together with General Ligonier to command them, from England; and it was not until July, owing to foul8 winds, that they were finally landed at Williamstadt. The change of base was significant in itself, for since the capture of Ostend and Antwerp there was no haven9 for British ships except in the United Provinces. Even after the disembarkation these forces were found to be still unready to take the field. The Hessians had not a grain of powder among them, and there were neither horses for the artillery10 nor waggons11
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     severed   | |
| v.切断,断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 );断,裂 | |
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     citadel   | |
| n.城堡;堡垒;避难所 | |
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     consternation   | |
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| 包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     cavalry   | |
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| n.(陆军的)一营(大约有一千兵士)( battalion的名词复数 );协同作战的部队;军队;(组织在一起工作的)队伍 | |
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     embarked   | |
| 乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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     foul   | |
| adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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     artillery   | |
| n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队) | |
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     waggons   | |
| 四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车 | |
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     trifling   | |
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     relics   | |
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     sufficiently   | |
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     allied   | |
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     eastward   | |
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     forage   | |
| n.(牛马的)饲料,粮草;v.搜寻,翻寻 | |
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     entrenched   | |
| adj.确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯) | |
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     decided   | |
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     averse   | |
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     unwilling   | |
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     entailed   | |
| 使…成为必要( entail的过去式和过去分词 ); 需要; 限定继承; 使必需 | |
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     trenches   | |
| 深沟,地沟( trench的名词复数 ); 战壕 | |
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     corps   | |
| n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组 | |
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     miserable   | |
| adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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     annoyance   | |
| n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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     drawn   | |
| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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     infantry   | |
| n.[总称]步兵(部队) | |
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     perilously   | |
| adv.充满危险地,危机四伏地 | |
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     dispositions   | |
| 安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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     potence   | |
| n.力量,权力,能力;效力 | |
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     dense   | |
| a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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     simultaneously   | |
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     repelled   | |
| v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开 | |
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     repulsed   | |
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     garrison   | |
| n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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     cape   | |
| n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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     favourably   | |
| adv. 善意地,赞成地 =favorably | |
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     retired   | |
| adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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     disastrously   | |
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     discredit   | |
| vt.使不可置信;n.丧失信义;不信,怀疑 | |
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     plunder   | |
| vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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     overtures   | |
| n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲 | |
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     prudent   | |
| adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 | |
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     contemptible   | |
| adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的 | |
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     regiment   | |
| n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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     regiments   | |
| (军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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     imperative   | |
| n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的 | |
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     adverse   | |
| adj.不利的;有害的;敌对的,不友好的 | |
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     seizure   | |
| n.没收;占有;抵押 | |
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     shamefully   | |
| 可耻地; 丢脸地; 不体面地; 羞耻地 | |
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     apathy   | |
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     antagonist   | |
| n.敌人,对抗者,对手 | |
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     deficient   | |
| adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的 | |
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     fatigued   | |
| adj. 疲乏的 | |
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     harassing   | |
| v.侵扰,骚扰( harass的现在分词 );不断攻击(敌人) | |
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     possessed   | |
| adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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     consummate   | |
| adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle | |
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     meditated   | |
| 深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑 | |
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     immediate   | |
| adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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     cannon   | |
| n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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     deterred   | |
| v.阻止,制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     swarm   | |
| n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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     promptly   | |
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     steadily   | |
| adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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     galloping   | |
| adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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     determined   | |
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     gallant   | |
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     galled   | |
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     overthrown   | |
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     plunged   | |
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     contrived   | |
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     extorted   | |
| v.敲诈( extort的过去式和过去分词 );曲解 | |
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     injustice   | |
| n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利 | |
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     devoted   | |
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     trophies   | |
| n.(为竞赛获胜者颁发的)奖品( trophy的名词复数 );奖杯;(尤指狩猎或战争中获得的)纪念品;(用于比赛或赛跑名称)奖 | |
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     consolation   | |
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     zoom   | |
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     negotiations   | |
| 协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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     thoroughly   | |
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     severely   | |
| adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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     corrupt   | |
| v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的 | |
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     unstable   | |
| adj.不稳定的,易变的 | |
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     lavish   | |
| adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍 | |
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     subsidies   | |
| n.补贴,津贴,补助金( subsidy的名词复数 ) | |
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     obstructed   | |
| 阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止 | |
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     obstinacy   | |
| n.顽固;(病痛等)难治 | |
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     suspense   | |
| n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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     apprehensions   | |
| 疑惧 | |
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     adorn   | |
| vt.使美化,装饰 | |
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     mutual   | |
| adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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     restitution   | |
| n.赔偿;恢复原状 | |
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     utterly   | |
| adv.完全地,绝对地 | |
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     exhausted   | |
| adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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     harassed   | |
| adj. 疲倦的,厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词 | |
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| adj.辅助的,备用的 | |
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