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pophole
lurch
vi. 蹒跚而行, 颠簸着行进
n. 突然倾斜
scullery
n. 碗碟洗涤处;炊具碗碟存放室
stirring
adj. 忙碌的;活跃的,活泼的
v. 激起(stir的ing形式)
fluttering 振抖
boar n. (未阉的)公猪;野猪
ensconced 安置
to be ensconced
to ensconce oneself
straw 禾秆
beam 光柱
stout 肥胖的
tushes
a long pointed tooth, in particular a canine tooth of a male horse.
sill 门槛,窗台
rafter 椽子
cud 反刍的食物
stripe 条纹
cynical 愤世嫉俗的
paddock 小围场
orchard 果园
a brood of 窝
mincing 碎肉
daintily 文雅的,优雅的
flirting 调情
mane
a growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal. the horse was rushing about in the field, tossing its mane.
Ribbons 丝带
Plaited 辫子
tame 驯化的
raven 渡鸦
stall 货摊,报刊亭
laborious 艰巨的,艰难的
slaughtered 屠宰
hideous 极其丑陋的,令人厌恶的
cruelty 残忍
dwell
vi.居住
tills
verb [ with obj. ]
prepare and cultivate (land) for crops: no land was being tilled or crops sown.
noun [ mass noun ] Geology
boulder clay or other sediment deposited by melting glaciers or ice sheets.
noun
a cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant. there were queues at the till. checkout tills.
dung 粪
sturdy 结实的
calves
calf 小牛
rations 配给量
span 持续时间段
grumble 抱怨
knacker 屠宰老残家畜的人
foxhounds 猎狐犬
brick 砖
tyranny ,统治
rebellion 叛乱
falter 减少,运转不畅
astray 迷路
prosperity 繁荣
uproar 喧嚣,骚动
hindquarters 后退及臀部
trotter 快步马
dissentients
adj. 不赞成的,反对的
n. 反对,不赞成
adjective
in opposition to a majority or official opinion: dissentient voices were castigated as ‘hopeless bureaucrats’.
noun
a person who opposes a majority or official opinion.
conquer 占领
tyrannise 对……实行
sows 母猪
infancy 婴儿期
hoarse 沙哑的
clementine 小柑橘
la cucaracha
墨西哥语中一种舞蹈的名字,叫”蟑螂“。
理想与现实
hearken
vi.倾听
tyrant 暴君
o’erthrown
Overthrown
v. ,推翻( overthrow的过去分词 ); 使终止
trod
tread |tred|
vi.(past tense trod, past participle trodden or trod)
①(walk)行走
② especially British (squash)踩踏
whips 鞭子
crack 裂缝
mangle-wurzels
wurzel一种饲牛用的甜菜;
mangle
vt. 乱砍;轧布;损坏n. 轧布机
toil vi.辛勤工作
preliminary 初步的
unison 同音
lowed 低的,低矮的
whined
whine noun 哭喊声,哀叫声
bleated
bleat 咩咩叫
whinnied
whinny n 轻声嘶鸣
succession 一连串
pellet 颗粒状物