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Impossible Creatures 不可能的生物 · Katherine Rundell · 110 词条 · 66 道闯关题

单词表 110 词 · 附音标、中文释义与原文例句

第 1 关 · Ch.1–5 · 两个世界的开端
#单词释义原文例句
1 cunning
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/		 n./adj. 机智；狡猾的skill in achieving a goal by clever planning Ch.1It says, therefore, a great deal in Christopher Forrester’s favor that he refused—with speed and cunning and courage—to be eaten.这充分说明 Christopher Forrester 有多么出色：他凭借速度、机智和勇气，拒绝成为对方的食物。
2 ravenously
/ˈɹævənəsɫi/		 adv. 极其饥饿地in an extremely hungry way Ch.3He had traveled alone from his flat in North London to Scotland, and he was cramp-legged and ravenously hungry.他独自从伦敦北部的公寓来到苏格兰，双腿因久坐而发僵，而且饿得要命。
3 phalanx
/ˈfeɪɫæŋks/		 n. 密集的一群；方阵a closely packed group of people or animals Ch.3The lifeguard had ordered him out of the water, because the sudden arrival of a phalanx of swans was making the smaller children scream.救生员命令他离开水面，因为突然到来的一大群天鹅把年幼的孩子们吓得尖叫起来。
4 allegiance
/əˈɫidʒəns/		 n. 忠诚；拥护loyalty to a person, group, or cause Ch.3It was a way of saying his allegiance was to wild and living things.这是他表明自己忠于野性生命的一种方式。
5 contract
/kənˈtrækt/		 v. 收缩；变得封闭to become smaller, tighter, or more limited Ch.3But she had died, nine years ago, and his father had contracted, as if a weight had settled on him and concertinaed him downward and inward.但她在九年前去世后，父亲便像有重担压在身上似的，整个人向下、向内收缩了起来。
6 buffet
/ˈbʌfət/		 v. 反复猛烈拍打to strike repeatedly and forcefully Ch.2Mal had returned home from her journey, flying back from the forest with arms outstretched and coat flapping, buffeted by the wind.Mal 从森林飞回家，双臂伸展、外套翻飞，身体被风不断吹打。
7 quarry
/ˈkwɔɹi/		 n. 猎物；追捕目标a person or animal being hunted Ch.4It’s easy to find your quarry if you’ve been told to hunt down a flying girl and then you see a child, twenty feet up, weaving through a flock of seagulls.如果有人让你追捕一个会飞的女孩，而你正好看见一个孩子在二十英尺高的空中穿过海鸥群，那么找到猎物并不难。
8 mourning
/ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/		 n. 哀悼；服丧the expression of sorrow after a death Ch.4He tried to say more—to explain why he had given the coat to her and her alone—but the house was in mourning, for Mal’s mother had not survived the birth, and he’d been sent abruptly on his way.他想再多说一些，解释为什么唯独把外套送给她；但 Mal 的母亲没能从分娩中活下来，家里正在哀悼，他很快就被打发走了。
9 liable
/ˈɫaɪəbəɫ/		 adj. 容易……的；可能的likely to do or experience something Ch.4People were difficult—she felt herself grow spiky around them, liable to say the wrong thing and blush right up to her forehead—but the sky made perfect sense to her.面对人群时，她会变得浑身带刺，常常可能说错话并一直红到额头；但天空对她来说却完全合乎道理。
10 erratic
/ɪˈɹætɪk/		 adj. 不规则的；不稳定的unpredictable and not following a steady pattern Ch.4It came out a little erratic and drunken, but she liked it, and plaited a gold thread she had pulled from an embroidered tablecloth into her braid to set it off.刘海剪得有些参差凌乱，但她很喜欢，还从刺绣桌布上抽出一根金线编进辫子里作为点缀。
第 2 关 · Ch.6–10 · 禁地与追杀
#单词释义原文例句
1 raucous
/ˈɹɔkəs/		 adj. 喧闹刺耳的very loud, rough, and noisy Ch.6Mal’s town of Icthus had, a few thousand years ago, been the largest trading city in the Archipelago, with a long, high seawall and a raucous port, before the enchanted islands were separated and hidden away from the rest of the world.几千年前，Icthus 曾是群岛最大的贸易城市，拥有又长又高的海堤和喧闹的港口；后来这些魔法岛屿与外界隔绝并隐藏了起来。
2 genuine
/ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/		 adj. 真正的；非伪造的real and exactly what it appears to be Ch.6But enough of the objects were genuine for some to think it worth the gamble, and there were a dozen people on board.不过，其中有足够多的东西确实是真货，因此仍有人认为值得冒险，船上也聚集了十来个人。
3 tarnished
/ˈtɑɹnɪʃt/		 adj. 失去光泽的；变色的made dull or discolored, especially metal Ch.6It was more tarnished than it had been half a year ago.它比半年前更加暗淡无光了。
4 hindrance
/ˈhɪndɹəns/		 n. 障碍；妨碍something that makes progress difficult Ch.6It was a hindrance for someone with such a longing to fly.对于一个如此渴望飞行的人来说，这是一种障碍。
5 covet
/ˈkʌvət/		 v. 渴望拥有to strongly desire something belonging to another Ch.6She had first spotted it six months ago and coveted it instantly, but hadn’t had nearly enough gold.六个月前她第一次看到它时便立刻渴望拥有，只是当时远远没有足够的钱。
6 augury
/ˈɔɡjəri/		 n. 预兆；征兆a sign of what may happen in the future Ch.8Others said it was a sign of something dark; an evil augury, the beginning of worse.另一些人说，这是某种黑暗的信号，是邪恶的预兆，也是更糟事情的开端。
7 extinct
/ɪksˈtɪŋkt/		 adj. 灭绝的having no living members left Ch.8They would therefore, in the Book of Living Things, be marked: Presumed extinct.因此，它们将在《生灵之书》中被标记为：推定灭绝。
8 lush
/ˈɫʌʃ/		 adj. 繁茂的；葱郁的growing thickly and healthily Ch.10Her house was small and plain, but the garden was large and lush, and beautifully tended by her great-aunt Leonor, Mal’s only living relation.她的房子小而朴素，花园却宽阔繁茂，由她唯一在世的亲人——姨祖母 Leonor——精心照料。
9 lunge
/ˈɫʌndʒ/		 v./n. 猛冲；猛扑to make a sudden forward movement Ch.10He lunged and swiped again, this time at Leonor.他再次猛扑并挥刀，这次的目标是 Leonor。
10 phosphorescence
/ˌfɑsfəˈɹɛsəns/		 n. 磷光；冷光light produced without noticeable heat Ch.10She saw, underwater, sudden darting flecks of phosphorescence.她在水下看见突然掠过的点点磷光。
第 3 关 · Ch.11–15 · 守门人的秘密
#单词释义原文例句
1 stampede
/stæmˈpid/		 n./v. 兽群惊逃；蜂拥a sudden uncontrolled rush by a group Ch.11And then came the stampede.紧接着，兽群开始了惊逃。
2 flail
/ˈfɫeɪɫ/		 v. 胡乱挥动；挣扎to wave the arms or legs without control Ch.11The water was churning and white, and something with wings and a tail was flailing.湖水翻腾泛白，一个长着翅膀和尾巴的东西正在水里拼命挣扎。
3 unpredictability
/ˌʌnpɹəˌdɪktəˈbɪɫɪti/		 n. 不可预测性the quality of being impossible to predict Ch.11This was, some might say, a foolish and dangerous promise to make to any living thing, given the chaotic unpredictability of the world.有人也许会说，面对这个混乱而不可预测的世界，对任何生命作出这样的承诺都是愚蠢而危险的。
4 exquisitely
/ˌɛksˈkwɪzɪtɫi/		 adv. 精美地；极其细致地in a very beautiful or delicate way Ch.12It was a map, painted in exquisitely small brushstrokes on thick vellum.那是一幅地图，用极其细小精美的笔触绘在厚羊皮纸上。
5 surveillance
/sɝˈveɪɫəns/		 n. 监视；监控close observation, especially for security Ch.12“But if they’re there, why don’t we know about them? With radar, and surveillance drones, and all that?”可是，如果那些岛屿真的在那里，为什么雷达、侦察无人机之类的设备都没有发现它们？
6 cacophony
/kæˈkɑfəni/		 n. 嘈杂刺耳的声音a harsh mixture of many sounds Ch.12“But…” There were a thousand things he wanted to ask; a cacophony, rising in his throat.可是……他有上千个问题想问，像一片嘈杂声堵在喉咙里。
7 corrosive
/kəˈɹoʊsɪv/		 adj. 腐蚀性的；逐渐破坏的able to damage something gradually Ch.12Something corrosive, unknown and unseen.某种具有腐蚀性、未知而不可见的东西正在侵袭。
8 reverberate
/ɹɪˈvɝbɝˌeɪt/		 v. 回响；产生持续影响to echo repeatedly through a space Ch.13The shrieking of its breath rose, piercing, agonizing, reverberating across the hill.它的呼吸尖叫着越来越响，刺耳而痛苦，在整座山坡上回荡。
9 galvanic
/ɡæɫˈvænɪk/		 adj. 令人振奋的；激发行动的suddenly exciting and energizing Ch.13And then she spoke the most powerful and exhausting, the bravest, most exasperating and galvanic sentence in the human language.接着，她说出了人类语言中最有力量也最令人筋疲力尽、最勇敢、最让人恼火也最能激发行动的一句话。
10 bait
/ˈbeɪt/		 n./v. 诱饵；引诱something used to attract or trap a target Ch.15“I’ll be the bait.”我来当诱饵。
第 4 关 · Ch.16–20 · 无畏号与飞行议会
#单词释义原文例句
1 ambulant
/ˈæmbəɫənt/		 adj. 能行走的；移动的able to walk or move about Ch.16Ahead of him, emerging from the wood in the dusk like a cluster of ambulant stars, came a herd of unicorns.在他前方，一群独角兽从暮色中的树林里出现，仿佛一簇会行走的星辰。
2 opalescent
/ˌoʊpəˈlɛsənt/		 adj. 乳白变彩的shining with changing pale colors Ch.16The horns of the largest were as long as a walking stick, and opalescent.体型最大的独角兽，角长得像手杖一样，而且闪烁着乳白变彩的光泽。
3 intermesh
/ˌɪntərˈmɛʃ/		 v. 互相扣合to fit or link closely together Ch.16He bent and intermeshed his fingers.他弯下腰，十指交扣。
4 entreaty
/ˈɛntɹiti/		 n. 恳求；请求an earnest and serious request Ch.17The look on her face was half entreaty, half glare.她脸上的神情一半是恳求，一半是怒视。
5 grudgingly
/ˈɡɹʌdʒɪŋɡɫi/		 adv. 勉强地；不情愿地in a reluctant or resentful way Ch.17Sailors, Christopher knew, share the ship’s biscuits grudgingly; when they do, it means something.Christopher 知道，水手总是不情不愿地分享船上的饼干；但一旦分享，就代表着某种心意。
6 stowaway
/ˈstoʊəˌweɪ/		 n. 偷乘交通工具者someone hiding on a vehicle to travel secretly Ch.18“Ratwin, this is Christopher and Mal. They’re our uninvited stowaways.”Ratwin，这是 Christopher 和 Mal，他们是我们船上不请自来的偷渡客。
7 navigator
/ˈnævəˌɡeɪtɝ/		 n. 领航员；导航者a person who plans and directs a route Ch.18She’s our navigator.她是我们的领航员。
8 preliminary
/pɹiˈɫɪməˌnɛɹi/		 adj. 初步的；预备的coming before the main or final stage Ch.19We cannot strike terror into the Archipelagic population on the basis of one preliminary hearing.我们不能仅凭一次初步听证，就在群岛居民中制造恐慌。
9 contempt
/kənˈtɛmpt/		 n. 蔑视；藐视法庭a feeling that something deserves no respect Ch.19“You’ll be charged with contempt of justice.”你将被控藐视司法。
10 bestow
/bɪˈstoʊ/		 v. 授予；赐予to give something as an honor or gift Ch.20This was the luck it bestowed: the luck of attention.这就是它赐予的好运：留意危险的好运。
第 5 关 · Ch.21–25 · 海上危机与学者之城
#单词释义原文例句
1 unprovoked
/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/		 adj. 无缘无故的；未受挑衅的not caused by another person's action Ch.21“But in a town, unprovoked, with a dozen witnesses? I would end up in jail, and you two in an orphanage.”可是在城里，当着十几个证人的面，无缘无故地动手？我会被关进监狱，你们两个会被送进孤儿院。
2 buoyant
/ˈbɔɪənt/		 adj. 轻快乐观的；有浮力的cheerful and confident, or able to float Ch.21She hesitated only for a moment—a moment in which risk and reason, fear, and a kind of buoyant, eager curiosity collided visibly across her face.她只犹豫了一瞬；那一瞬间，风险与理智、恐惧以及一种轻快而热切的好奇心明显地在她脸上碰撞。
3 teeming
/ˈtimɪŋ/		 adj. 充满的；大量存在的full of people, animals, or activity Ch.37It was uninhabited by humans but teeming with wildlife—iron-beaked gaganas flew overhead, glinting in the sun, and as the boat drew in, a cluster of small wildcats with luminescent fur went sprinting away.那里没有人类居住，却充满野生动物：铁喙的 gagana 在头顶闪光飞过，船靠近时，一群有着发光皮毛的小野猫飞奔而去。
4 charred
/ˈtʃɑɹd/		 adj. 烧焦的burned until blackened Ch.21They were charred black.那些建筑已经被烧得焦黑。
5 precision
/pɹiˈsɪʒən/		 n. 精确；精准the quality of being exact and accurate Ch.22“I’ve not tried before—but it’s just stabbing, with added precision.”我以前没试过——但这不就是多了一点精准度的扎刺吗。
6 prophetic
/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/		 adj. 预言性的correctly describing or suggesting future events Ch.22My great-aunt used to say it was prophetic.姨祖母以前常说，这个名字带有预言意味。
7 transcend
/tɹænˈsɛnd/		 v. 超越；胜过to rise above or go beyond a limit Ch.24In the square, they wrung out their clothes and assessed each other for bruises, and for a moment, the giddy pleasure of not being dead transcended everything.在广场上，他们拧干衣服，检查彼此是否受伤；有那么一刻，死里逃生的眩晕喜悦超越了一切。
8 daunting
/ˈdɔntɪŋ/		 adj. 令人生畏的seeming difficult enough to cause fear Ch.24Her look was daunting; wry and flinty and knowing.她的神情令人望而生畏，带着嘲讽、冷硬和洞察一切的意味。
9 bedraggled
/bɪˈdɹæɡəɫd/		 adj. 湿透且狼狈的wet, dirty, and untidy Ch.24The map was safely stowed in his pocket, wet and bedraggled but still readable.地图安全地收在他的口袋里，虽然已经湿透狼狈，却仍然可以辨认。
10 forbidding
/fɝˈbɪdɪŋ/		 adj. 险恶的；令人生畏的unfriendly or dangerous in appearance Ch.25The closer they got, the more wild and forbidding the mountain looked.他们越靠近，那座山看起来就越荒野、越令人畏惧。
第 6 关 · Ch.26–30 · 谜语与失落的永生者
#单词释义原文例句
1 eccentric
/ˌɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/		 adj. 古怪的；离奇的unusual and slightly strange Ch.26“That seems an eccentric place for a rest stop.”这里似乎是个很古怪的休息地点。
2 contemplate
/ˈkɑntəmˌpɫeɪt/		 v. 深思；设想to think carefully about something Ch.25He climbed with the confidence and speed of what he was: a person who has never once in his life contemplated the idea of falling.他以自己一贯的自信和速度攀爬，因为他这一生从未认真想过自己可能会坠落。
3 congratulate
/kənˈɡɹætʃəˌɫeɪt/		 v. 祝贺to praise someone for an achievement Ch.26“I congratulate you on not dying,” he said.我祝贺你没有死掉。
4 inundate
/ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/		 v. 使不胜负荷；淹没to overwhelm with a large amount Ch.27“We would be swamped by visitors—inundated with seekers after trivial knowledge that they could have found for themselves.”我们会被访客淹没——全是来追问那些本可以自己查到的琐碎知识的人。
5 trivial
/ˈtɹɪviəɫ/		 adj. 琐碎的；不重要的of little importance or value Ch.27“We would be swamped by visitors—inundated with seekers after trivial knowledge that they could have found for themselves.”我们会被访客淹没——全是来追问那些本可以自己查到的琐碎知识的人。
6 scrutiny
/ˈskɹutəni/		 n. 仔细审视careful and detailed examination Ch.27The scrutiny was like being bitten: it made Christopher feel something had got into his skin.那目光的审视如同啃咬，让 Christopher 感觉有什么东西钻进了自己的皮肤。
7 translucent
/tɹænˈsɫusənt/		 adj. 半透明的allowing some light to pass through Ch.28It was translucent and tasted like red grape, only sweeter and deeper.果肉半透明，吃起来像红葡萄，却更甜、更浓郁。
8 tenacity
/təˈnæsɪti/		 n. 坚韧；坚持不懈the determination to keep trying Ch.29“So many hundreds of years later, the Immortal—by that time a man named Ahmed Telos, a slow-voiced, gentle man of great tenacity and care—built a maze around the tree.许多世纪后，当时名叫 Ahmed Telos 的 Immortal——一个语速缓慢、温和而无比坚韧细心的人——在树的周围建起了迷宫。
9 renounce
/ɹɪˈnaʊns/		 v. 正式放弃；宣布抛弃to formally give up or reject something Ch.29“He told his family that he was renouncing his gift.他告诉家人，自己要放弃这份天赋。
10 unacknowledged
/ˌʌnəkˈnɑlɪdʒd/		 adj. 未被承认的；未说出口的not admitted, recognized, or openly expressed Ch.30“Forgotten what?” And a thought—a pin-sharp, unacknowledged thought that had dogged him since the kraken had lifted Mal onto a piece of driftwood—made him say: “The Immortal?“忘了什么？”一个自 kraken 把 Mal 放上浮木后就一直纠缠着他的、尖锐却未被承认的念头，让他脱口而出：“Immortal？那个失落的 Immortal？”
第 7 关 · Ch.31–35 · 失去与选择
#单词释义原文例句
1 eternity
/iˈtɝnəti/		 n. 永恒；无穷时间time without an end Ch.31An eternity of dying.那将是无穷无尽的死亡记忆。
2 exile
/ˈɛɡˌzaɪɫ/		 n. 流放；孤立状态separation from one's home or community Ch.31“There are some knowledges which mean exile.”有些知识会让人陷入孤立。
3 betrayal
/bɪˈtɹeɪəɫ/		 n. 背叛the act of being disloyal to someone Ch.34Her betrayal had left Nighthand green and sick.她的背叛使 Nighthand 又恶心又难受。
4 helpless
/ˈhɛɫpɫəs/		 adj. 无助的；无力自救的unable to defend oneself or act effectively Ch.32It’s because he thinks children are helpless.因为他以为孩子是无力反抗的。
5 vaunting
/ˈvɔntɪŋ/		 adj. 自吹自擂的；傲慢炫耀的boastfully showing pride or confidence Ch.32But he looked at Christopher and smiled a vaunting smile.但他看着 Christopher，露出了一个傲慢炫耀的笑。
6 stanch
/ˈstæntʃ/		 v. 止住（血流）to stop the flow of blood Ch.33But it did not stanch the bleeding, and Gelifen’s breath slowed and stuttered.但这并没有止住血，Gelifen 的呼吸开始变慢、断断续续。
7 unbearable
/ənˈbɛɹəbəɫ/		 adj. 难以忍受的too painful or difficult to endure Ch.34She wept in a way she had not wept before, for love torn away and protection failed and unbearable mistakes.她前所未有地哭泣，为被撕走的爱、未能实现的保护和无法承受的错误而哭。
8 horizon
/həˈɹaɪzən/		 n. 地平线；眼界the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky Ch.34Her face as she turned to the horizon had the kind of look that ought to come with a warning sign: Stand clear: danger.她转身望向地平线时，脸上的神情仿佛应该配上一块警示牌：请勿靠近，危险。
9 nuanced
/ˈnuɑnst/		 adj. 有细微差别的；复杂微妙的showing subtle differences or complexity Ch.35“These are nuanced questions, far beyond your comprehension!这些问题复杂而微妙，远远超出你的理解能力！
10 conscience
/ˈkɑnʃəns/		 n. 良知；道德感the inner sense of right and wrong Ch.35“Who is your debt accountant? Your own conscience? Because your conscience is a drunkard.”谁替你计算债务？你自己的良心吗？可你的良心是个醉鬼。
第 8 关 · Ch.36–40 · 活金、谋杀者与蝎尾狮
#单词释义原文例句
1 eerie
/ˈiɹi/		 adj. 怪异而令人不安的strange and frightening Ch.36It was eerie.这一切令人感到怪异而不安。
2 lavish
/ˈɫævɪʃ/		 v. 大量给予；倾注to give something generously or in large amounts Ch.36It had, clearly, once been lavished with time, and attention, and hope.显然，人们曾经在这里倾注了大量时间、心力和希望。
3 impassive
/ɪmˈpæsɪv/		 adj. 面无表情的；不动声色的showing no emotion Ch.25He turned to the wall with a face impassive as granite.他转身面对岩壁，脸色像花岗岩一样毫无表情。
4 ravaged
/ˈɹævɪdʒd/		 adj. 遭严重破坏的badly damaged or destroyed Ch.38“As you see.” Nighthand drew himself up to his full height, his coat covering his ravaged arm.Nighthand 挺直身体，让外套遮住那条遭到严重损伤的手臂。
5 austere
/ɔˈstɪɹ/		 adj. 严峻朴素的；冷峭的plain, severe, and without comfort Ch.38It was an austere, desolate place.那是一个严峻而荒凉的地方。
6 desolate
/ˈdɛsələt/		 adj. 荒凉的；孤寂的empty, bleak, and abandoned in appearance Ch.38It was an austere, desolate place.那是一个严峻而荒凉的地方。
7 forsaken
/fɔɹˈseɪkən/		 adj. 被遗弃的；荒废的abandoned and without care Ch.38It needs to be heated by dryad fire, and there are—you may have noticed—no dryads on this forsaken island.”药剂需要 dryad 的火来加热，而你们大概也注意到了，这座被遗弃的岛上没有 dryad。
8 skeptical
/ˈskɛptəkəɫ/		 adj. 持怀疑态度的not easily convinced that a claim is true Ch.38“My people put a lot of faith in the skies, but I’ve always been skeptical about what they tell us.”我的族人非常相信星空的启示，但我始终怀疑他们所说的那些东西。
9 untrammeled
/ʌnˈtræməld/		 adj. 不受阻碍的；自由的not restricted or prevented Ch.38They reached the boundaries of the island’s water, and the centaur stiffened, but the Ever Onward moved swiftly past, untrammeled by the island’s enchantment.他们抵达岛屿水域的边界，centaur 的身体顿时僵硬，但 Ever Onward 不受岛上魔法阻碍，迅速驶了出去。
10 culinary
/ˈkjuɫɪˌnɛɹi/		 adj. 烹饪的；食物相关的connected with cooking or food Ch.39But you—you will be a piece of culinary delectation.”可是你——你会成为一道美味佳肴。那生物恶臭而凶狠的呼吸扑在 Christopher 脸上。
第 9 关 · Ch.41–45 · 记忆药剂与迷宫入口
#单词释义原文例句
1 wary
/ˈwɛɹi/		 adj. 警惕的；谨慎的careful because danger may be present Ch.3His friends were wary—“They’ll peck your eyes out!”—but he only smiled and shook his head.他的朋友们很警惕——“它们会啄掉你的眼睛！”——但他只是微笑着摇头。
2 resistant
/ɹiˈzɪstənt/		 adj. 抵抗的；阻碍进入的opposed to change or difficult to affect Ch.41The forest was resistant to them at first, with thorn trees and brambles—but the further in they went, the taller and richer it became.起初，森林用带刺的树和荆棘阻挡他们；但走得越深，树木就变得越高大、越茂盛。
3 formidable
/ˈfɔɹmədəbəɫ/		 adj. 强大得令人敬畏的causing respect or fear through great strength Ch.42She smiled, and he could see it was the most formidable effort he had yet seen her make.她笑了，而他看得出，这是她至今作出过的最艰难、最惊人的努力。
4 copiously
/ˈkoʊpjəsɫi/		 adv. 大量地in large amounts Ch.42She coughed and vomited, copiously, but remained asleep.她咳嗽着，大量呕吐，却仍然没有醒来。
5 fragile
/ˈfɹædʒəɫ/		 adj. 脆弱的；易碎的easily damaged, broken, or harmed Ch.43The thought was so vast it threatened to crush him, to stop the blood in his heart—and he moved so that his shoulder touched hers, and she moved at the same time, and they lay side by side, watching the splendor of the infinitely fragile night pass by overhead.这个念头宏大得几乎要压碎他、让心脏停止；他挪过去让肩膀碰到她，她也同时靠近，两人肩并肩躺着，看着无限脆弱的壮丽夜空从头顶流过。
6 chasm
/ˈkæzəm/		 n. 深渊；巨大裂口a very deep opening in the ground Ch.44The chasm!”深渊变大了！
7 protruding
/pɹoʊˈtɹudɪŋ/		 adj. 突出的；伸出的sticking out from a surface Ch.44He swung the rope, aiming for a protruding outcrop of rock on the other side.他挥动绳索，瞄准对面墙壁上一块突出的岩石。
8 vertigo
/ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/		 n. 眩晕；恐高性晕眩a feeling of dizziness, often at a height Ch.44He remembered something he had been told once—that vertigo is not the fear of falling.他想起自己曾听过一句话：眩晕并不是害怕坠落。
9 insidious
/ɪnˈsɪdiəs/		 adj. 潜伏而逐渐造成伤害的gradually harmful in a way that is hard to notice Ch.45Stab-stab went the insidious little knife.那把潜伏的细小尖刀一下又一下地刺着。
10 labyrinth
/ˈɫæbəˌɹɪnθ/		 n. 迷宫；错综复杂的通道a complicated network of passages Ch.45Sudden hoofbeats rang down the labyrinth ahead of him.突然，前方传来蹄声，沿着迷宫通道回响。
第 10 关 · Ch.46–50 · 世界之心
#单词释义原文例句
1 unheralded
/ənˈhɛɹəɫdɪd/		 adj. 未被预告或赞扬的not announced, celebrated, or recognized Ch.46Unseen, unheralded; and he might die yet, and nobody would know: but even if no witnesses ever told it, it was still true.没有人看见，也没有人为他喝彩；他或许仍会死去、无人知晓，但即使永远没有见证者讲述，这件事依然真实。
2 exultation
/ɪɡˈzʌɫteɪʃən/		 n. 狂喜；欢欣a feeling of great triumph and joy Ch.46He felt a wild exultation as he stepped into the cavern.踏进洞穴时，他感到一阵狂喜。
3 arboretum
/ˌɑɹbəˈɹitəm/		 n. 树木园a place where many kinds of trees are grown Ch.46“Who is this in my arboretum?”是谁闯进了我的树木园？
4 falter
/ˈfɔɫtɝ/		 v. 动摇；踌躇；衰弱to lose strength, confidence, or momentum Ch.46At first I struggled, faltered, in the dark—but these last ten years, I have found the way.起初，我在黑暗中挣扎、动摇；但过去十年里，我终于找到了方法。
5 indignity
/ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəˌti/		 n. 侮辱；有损尊严之事treatment that causes embarrassment or loss of dignity Ch.50He sat with his back to the mountain wall and told her about the man in the maze and his vicious hunger: his furious desire not to be exposed to the world’s indignities, to chance, and to other human people.他背靠山壁坐着，向她讲述迷宫中那个人恶毒的欲望：他疯狂地不愿面对世间的屈辱、不愿受偶然和其他人支配。
6 graft
/ˈɡɹæft/		 v. 嫁接；移接to join living tissue so that it grows together Ch.46But now I have grafted its power onto me; soon I will be the source.但现在，我已经把它的力量嫁接到自己身上；很快，我就会成为力量的源头。
7 uncompromising
/ənˈkɑmpɹəmaɪzɪŋ/		 adj. 坚定不妥协的not willing to weaken a belief or standard Ch.47It was the face of someone who knows the ancient, uncompromising truths.那是一张知晓古老而不容妥协的真相之人的脸。
8 unscathed
/ənˈskeɪðd/		 adj. 毫发无伤的not injured or damaged Ch.48Sforza stood unscathed.Sforza 站在那里，毫发无伤。
9 procession
/pɹəˈsɛʃən/		 n. 行列；仪式队伍an organized group moving in a formal way Ch.49The procession came to a stop.送葬的行列停了下来。
10 fealty
/ˈfiəɫti/		 n. 效忠；忠诚formal loyalty to a leader or cause Ch.50He yelled, and she dismounted from his head and dipped her nose to his hand in fealty.他叫了一声；Ratwin 从他头上跳下，把鼻尖低到他手边表示效忠。
第 11 关 · Ch.51–53 · 新的开端
#单词释义原文例句
1 adore
/əˈdɔɹ/		 v. 深爱；非常喜爱to love someone very deeply Ch.51Its mother adored it, and found it utterly exhausting.婴儿的母亲深爱着它，同时也觉得照顾它实在令人筋疲力尽。
2 utterly
/ˈʌtɝɫi/		 adv. 完全地；彻底地completely and without qualification Ch.51Its mother adored it, and found it utterly exhausting.婴儿的母亲深爱着它，同时也觉得照顾它实在令人筋疲力尽。
3 exhausting
/ɪɡˈzɔstɪŋ/		 adj. 使人筋疲力尽的causing extreme tiredness Ch.51Its mother adored it, and found it utterly exhausting.婴儿的母亲深爱着它，同时也觉得照顾它实在令人筋疲力尽。
4 clench
/ˈkɫɛntʃ/		 v. 握紧；咬紧to close or hold something tightly Ch.51In its sleep, it clenched its tiny fists and jutted its tiny jaw.睡梦中，婴儿握紧小小的拳头，倔强地伸出小小的下巴。
5 jut
/ˈdʒʌt/		 v. 突出；伸出to stick out beyond the surrounding surface Ch.51In its sleep, it clenched its tiny fists and jutted its tiny jaw.睡梦中，婴儿握紧小小的拳头，倔强地伸出小小的下巴。
6 exclaim
/ɪksˈkɫeɪm/		 v. 惊呼；大声说to cry out suddenly and strongly Ch.51The baby had not yet control of its tongue, but even so, it was speaking; it was exclaiming, in wonder and awe and fear and joy: it was saying the same words that Mal had said as she flew.婴儿还不能控制舌头，但它仍在说话，在惊奇、敬畏、恐惧和喜悦中大声呼喊——说着 Mal 飞走时说过的同一句话。
7 fury
/ˈfjʊɹi/		 n. 狂怒；暴怒extreme and violent anger Ch.52They had argued, and Christopher’s father had broken many things in fury; and then, when the pieces had been swept up and calm restored, there was nothing the two men could do but wait.他们争吵过，Christopher 的父亲盛怒之下砸坏了许多东西；碎片被扫走、平静恢复后，这两个男人除了等待什么也做不了。
8 restore
/ɹɪˈstɔɹ/		 v. 恢复；修复to return something to a healthy or earlier state Ch.52They had argued, and Christopher’s father had broken many things in fury; and then, when the pieces had been swept up and calm restored, there was nothing the two men could do but wait.他们争吵过，Christopher 的父亲盛怒之下砸坏了许多东西；碎片被扫走、平静恢复后，这两个男人除了等待什么也做不了。
9 feast
/ˈfist/		 n. 盛宴；宴席a large and special meal Ch.52And so the feast that day was enormous.因此，那天的盛宴格外丰盛。
10 plenty
/ˈpɫɛnti/		 n. 富足；充足a large or sufficient amount Ch.52They had a feast: a feast of such plenty and delight that the house could barely contain it.他们举办了一场无比丰盛、欢乐的宴席，屋子几乎都容纳不下。