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单词 含义 例句
heron 鹭，苍鹭(鸟类) Yesterday I caught a glimpse of a rare white heron and followed it in this direction.
mistress 女主人，主妇 Mistress Moolly!
upon ...ing 一...就... Sylvia cried upon finding the animal.
brook 小河，小溪 While the cow stopped to drink at a brook, Sylvia thought about how her life had changed.
manufacturing 制造业 A year ago she lived in a manufacturing town; now she lived on a farm with her grandmother, Mrs. Tilley.
wander 徘徊，闲逛 Her days were filled with wandering outdoors, watching and listening to the birds.
confide 吐露秘密 "I never felt alive in the city," Sylvia confided to the cow.
ease 减轻，缓合(痛苦，烦恼等)，使舒适 The quiet nine-year-old was more at ease talking to animals than people.
at ease 安适，舒坦 The quiet nine-year-old was more at ease talking to animals than people.
flinch (因为痛苦，恐惧等)抽搐，退缩 Suddenly Sylvia flinched at the sound of a whistle—not a bird's whistle, but a man's.
whistle 1. 哨音，汽笛声，(2. 哨子) Suddenly Sylvia flinched at the sound of a whistle —not a bird's whistle, but a man's.
prod 刺，戳 She prodded the cow and walked along behind it.
dare 问...有没有胆量(去做)，用激将法刺激某人去做大胆的事 She didn't dare look at the man, who was carrying a shotgun over his shoulder.
shotgun 鸟枪，散弹猎枪 She didn't dare look at the man, who was carrying a shotgun over his shoulder.
uneasy 心神不安的，担心的 Sylvia felt uneasy as they walked together toward Mrs. Tilley's modest cottage.
modest 朴素的，简朴的 Sylvia felt uneasy as they walked together toward Mrs. Tilley's modest cottage.
cottage (乡村)小屋 Sylvia felt uneasy as they walked together toward Mrs. Tilley's modest cottage.
barely 勉强，几乎没有，仅仅，几乎(不、无法) She had barely been able to tell him her name.
turn away 转(或背)过脸去 She was sure her grandmother would turn him away.
porch (建筑物外侧的)走廊，阳台 After supper everyone sat on the porch in the moonlight.
have a way with 擅长对付，有能力处理 Sylvia has a way with birds and wild creatures.
foot 1. 英尺(1英尺=30.48厘米)，(2. 脚) There isn't a foot of wilderness around here she doesn't know.
wilderness (人类未进行开发的)自然，荒野 There isn't a foot of wilderness around here she doesn't know.
perk up 使(某人)快活或活泼起来 The man perked up.
bewildered 困惑的，不知所措的 Mrs. Tilley looked bewildered.
stuffed 塞满了的 No, they're stuffed and preserved, dozens of them.
preserve 1. 防腐，(2. 保护，维护，(3. (自然)保护区) They're stuffed and preserved, dozens of them.
uncommon 不寻常的，罕见的 I've been hunting some uncommon ones for years.
glimpse 瞥见，一瞥 Yesterday I caught a glimpse of a rare white heron and followed it in this direction.
direction 1. 方向，(2. (常用复数)说明，使用方法) Yesterday I caught a glimpse of a rare white heron and followed it in this direction.
fixate 使偏执 But she was fixated on a toad hopping toward the porch.
feathered 长羽毛的，有羽毛装饰的 A tall, white-feathered bird with long, skinny legs.
thump 1. (心脏)怦怦地跳，(2. 重击声，砰然声) Sylvia's heart thumped as she recognized the bird from his description.
description 1. 描述，说明，(2. (犯人等的)容貌，面相) Sylvia's heart thumped as she recognized the bird from his description.
witness 1. 目睹，目击，(2. 目睹者，目击者) She'd once witnessed it lurking in the marsh grass.
lurk 潜伏，埋伏 She'd once witnessed it lurking in the marsh grass.
marsh 沼泽(地势低，水不易排出的湿地) She'd once witnessed it lurking in the marsh grass.
accompany 1. 陪同， 伴随，(2. (尤其是钢琴)伴奏) The next day Sylvia accompanied the hunter into the woods, but they didn't see the heron.
landmark 地标 On the way home, they passed a landmark tree.
aged 1. 年迈的，年纪大的，(2. ...岁的) It was an aged pine tree, the tallest in the woods.
treetop 树顶 Sylvia had often wondered if she could see the ocean from the treetop.
spy 1. 找出，打听，(2. 间谍，密探) Looking up, she realized she might spy the heron's nest from its highest boughs.
bough 大树枝 Looking up, she realized she might spy the heron's nest from its highest boughs.
restless 焦躁不安的，烦躁的 That night Sylvia was so restless she couldn't sleep.
slip 1. 溜，悄悄地走，(2. 滑脱，滑落) It was still before dawn when she slipped from the cottage without disturbing anyone.
disturb 妨碍，打乱 It was still before dawn when she slipped from the cottage without disturbing anyone.
mile 英里，哩 (测量长度的单位：1 mile=约1,609m) She ran for half a mile in her bare feet before reaching the landmark pine.
peer 1. 凝视，盯着看，(2. 身份(或地位)相同的人，同龄人，同辈) She peered down at the green marsh, and there was the heron, rising from a dead hemlock tree.
hemlock 美国铁杉木 (=hemlock fir) She peered down at the green marsh, and there was the heron, rising from a dead hemlock tree.
scrape 刮落，擦去 Your hands and feet are all scraped!
rebuke 指责 Sylvia's grandmother continued to rebuke her while the man appealed to her with kind eyes.
appeal 呼吁，请求 Sylvia's grandmother continued to rebuke her while the man appealed to her with kind eyes.