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XXXIII LIONEL TRELAWNEY
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Lionel Trelawney Molyneux-Molyneux was of the race of the Beaux. Had he flourished in the elegant days, Nash would have taken snuff with him, D'Orsay wine—no less. As it was, the high priests of Savile Row made obeisance1 before him, the staff of the Tailor and Cutter penned leaders on his waistcoats, and the lilies of the field whined2 "Kamerad" and withered3 away.
When war broke out Lionel Trelawney issued from his comfortable chambers4 in St. James's and took a hand in it. He had no enthusiasm for blood-letting. War, he maintained from the first, was a vulgar pastime, a comfortless revolting state of affairs which bored one stiff, forced one to associate with all sorts of impossible people and ruined one's clothes. Nevertheless the West-end had to be saved from an invasion of elastic-sided boots, celluloid dickeys, Tyrolese hats and musical soup-swallowing. That was his war-aim.
Through the influence of an aunt at the War Office he obtained a commission at once, and after a month's joining-leave (spent closeted with his tailor) he appeared, a shining figure, in the Mess of the Loamshire Light Infantry5 and with them adventured to Gallipoli. It is related that during the hell of that first landing, when boats were capsizing, wounded men being dragged under by tentacles6 of barbed wire, machine-guns whipping the sea to bloody7 froth, Lionel Trelawney was observed standing8 on a prominent part of a barge9, his eye-glass fixed10 on his immaculate field boots,
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obeisance
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| n.鞠躬,敬礼 | |
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whined
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| v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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withered
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| adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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chambers
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| n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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infantry
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| n.[总称]步兵(部队) | |
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tentacles
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| n.触手( tentacle的名词复数 );触角;触须;触毛 | |
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bloody
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| adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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standing
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barge
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| n.平底载货船,驳船 | |
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| adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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petulantly
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battalion
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| n.营;部队;大队(的人) | |
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ooze
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| n.软泥,渗出物;vi.渗出,泄漏;vt.慢慢渗出,流露 | |
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deity
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| n.神,神性;被奉若神明的人(或物) | |
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profusely
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periscope
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inquiries
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| n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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brass
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| n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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scrambling
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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cuffs
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| n.袖口( cuff的名词复数 )v.掌打,拳打( cuff的第三人称单数 ) | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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shrieking
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tornado
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| n.飓风,龙卷风 | |
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battered
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| adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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sergeant
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| v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨 | |
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| 小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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consolidation
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proceeding
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gaping
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possessed
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puddle
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plunged
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tangled
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punctured
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| v.在(某物)上穿孔( puncture的过去式和过去分词 );刺穿(某物);削弱(某人的傲气、信心等);泄某人的气 | |
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bagpipes
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poked
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odds
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dodged
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shrill
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upheaval
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| n.胀起,(地壳)的隆起;剧变,动乱 | |
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planks
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| (厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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wriggle
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rending
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| v.撕碎( rend的现在分词 );分裂;(因愤怒、痛苦等而)揪扯(衣服或头发等);(声音等)刺破 | |
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canes
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| n.(某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎( cane的名词复数 );(用于制作家具等的)竹竿;竹杖 | |
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perches
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| 栖息处( perch的名词复数 ); 栖枝; 高处; 鲈鱼 | |
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grunts
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的第三人称单数 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说; 石鲈 | |
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remains
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vanquished
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| v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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fawn
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tunic
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sleek
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bulged
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