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05. A Dangerous Path《险路惊魂》

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单词表 334 词 · 附音标、中文释义与原文例句

序章 Prologue
#单词释义原文例句
1 muzzles
/ˈmʌzəlz/		 口鼻 They padded back and forth, pushing their muzzles into the holes at the roots of trees, gazing into the darkness with eyes that glowed with a cold fire.
2 prowled
/praʊld/		 潜行 He had prowled the compound with the rest of the pack, sifting through the scents for intruders, ready to drive them away.
3 scrabbling
/ˈskræblɪŋ/		 抓爬 The pack leader could hear the scrabbling of claws and feel the sleek pelt of the dog next to him, but he could see nothing.
4 leafless
/ˈliːfləs/		 无叶的 Night had fallen; the leafless branches of the blackened trees were silhouetted against a full moon.
5 tensed
/tɛnst/		 绷紧 The dog’s muscles tensed.
6 pelt
/pɛlt/		 毛皮 The bottom of the fence scraped along his pelt.
7 nostrils
/ˈnɑstrəlz/		 鼻孔 Dog scent filled his nostrils, and beyond that the smell of the burned forest.
8 intruders
/ɪnˈtrudərz/		 入侵者 He had prowled the compound with the rest of the pack, sifting through the scents for intruders, ready to drive them away.
9 silhouetted
/ˌsɪluˈɛtɪd/		 映衬 Night had fallen; the leafless branches of the blackened trees were silhouetted against a full moon.
10 rippled
/ˈrɪpəld/		 起伏 Muscles rippled under shining coats.
11 craved
/kreɪvd/		 渴望 They craved warm blood, and the terror-scent of prey before it died.
12 soot
/sʊt/		 烟灰 Paws padded softly among soot and sawdust.
CH 01
#单词释义原文例句
1 beckoned
/ˈbɛkənd/		 招手 Tonight we are joined by a new leader, Tigerstar.” He beckoned to the massive warrior with a flick of his tail.
2 wiry
/ˈwaɪəri/		 精瘦结实的 “Fireheart!” He turned to see Cloudpaw, his long-furred white apprentice, padding quickly toward him with the wiry brown warrior Mousefur just behind.
3 earshot
/ˈɪrʃɑt/		 听力所及 “What’s going on?” the pale ginger she-cat hissed as she came into earshot.
4 peered
/pɪrd/		 凝视 “There should be four of us here.” He peered down at the crowd of cats below.
5 unease
/ʌnˈiz/		 不安 His deputy, Cinderfur, died too.” Fireheart felt his fur prickling with unease as he listened.
6 bloodthirsty
/ˈblʌdˌθɜrsti/		 嗜血的 “Brokentail’s allies were cruel and bloodthirsty, just as he was.
7 misgivings
/ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/		 疑虑 Is it really wise to let them back into the Clan?” Fireheart could understand Tallstar’s misgivings, since these very cats had driven WindClan from their territory and had almost destroyed them.
8 roamed
/roʊmd/		 游荡 “As rogues, your followers stole from all four Clans while they roamed the forest, so it is good that they have their own Clan again.
9 tyrannical
/tɪˈrænɪkəl/		 专制的 Ironically, some of these rogues had grown up in ShadowClan and had supported the tyrannical leader, Brokentail.
10 signaled
/ˈsɪɡnəld/		 示意 We’re wasting moonlight.” Without waiting for a reply, the pale tabby RiverClan leader gave the yowl that signaled the beginning of the meeting.
11 hunched
/hʌntʃt/		 蜷缩 Fireheart could not see his face, but his hunched posture suggested that he was lost in misery.
12 bristled
/ˈbrɪsəld/		 毛发竖起 Fireheart’s fur bristled with disbelief and fury as he gazed up at the new leader of ShadowClan standing on the Great Rock.
CH 02
#单词释义原文例句
1 forepaws
/ˈfɔrˌpɔz/		 前爪 Bluestar was crouched on a pile of bedding at the back of the cave, her forepaws tucked under her chest.
2 haunches
/ˈhɔntʃɪz/		 后臀 The elderly warrior scraped the bare earth with his paws and settled down on his haunches with a tired sigh.
3 flinched
/flɪntʃt/		 退缩 They care nothing for me or for ThunderClan!” Fireheart flinched.
4 limped
/lɪmpt/		 跛行 You’ve always been loyal, not like those others.” As if the strength of her fury had exhausted her, she limped back to her bedding.
5 crouched
/kraʊtʃt/		 蹲伏 Bluestar was crouched on a pile of bedding at the back of the cave, her forepaws tucked under her chest.
6 astonishment
/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/		 惊愕 Tiger star is the new leader of ShadowClan.” Brackenfur stared in astonishment.
7 blazed
/bleɪzd/		 熊熊燃烧 Her eyes blazed cold fire, and Fireheart flinched at the reminder of the formidable cat she had once been.
8 charred
/tʃɑrd/		 烧焦的 Only a few charred branches remained, the gaps between them interwoven with sticks.
9 bared
/bɛrd/		 露出 Her fur was fluffed up and her teeth bared in anger.
10 tensed
/tɛnst/		 绷紧 You can trust me.” Fireheart tensed his muscles, half expecting that he would need to dodge Bluestar’s slashing claws.
11 lichen
/ˈlaɪkən/		 地衣 Taking a deep breath, he called a greeting and entered through the gap where the lichen used to grow.
CH 03
#单词释义原文例句
1 newleaf
/ˈnuˌlif/		 新叶季 “If she says anything, I’ll remind her how Fireheart and I helped feed RiverClan during the floods last newleaf.” He turned away and bounded back to the river.
2 kneaded
/ˈnidɪd/		 揉捏 She stood gazing into the distance, her eyes clouded, while her front paws kneaded the ground in front of her.
3 reeked
/rikt/		 发臭 The whole place reeked of dog.” Whitestorm wrinkled his nose with distaste.
4 ached
/ɛkt/		 作痛 Fireheart’s heart ached as he watched his friend launch himself into the water and begin swimming strongly for the opposite bank.
5 gullies
/ˈɡʌliz/		 沟壑 When they reached Sunningrocks, Longtail led Swiftpaw into one of the gullies between the rocks.
6 bramble
/ˈbræmbəl/		 荆棘 ThunderClan had used the time to rebuild the camp, and although there was still a long way to go, Fireheart couldn’t help feeling pleased when he saw shady walls of fern beginning to grow back around the edge of the camp, and the bramble thicket firmly interlaced with twigs to shelter the nursing queens and their kits.
7 skirted
/ˈskɜrtɪd/		 绕开 Fireheart skirted the rocks on the side that faced the river, where more of the grass and foliage had survived.
8 darted
/ˈdɑrtɪd/		 猛冲 Before Fireheart could reply, Graystripe’s paw darted out.
9 tendrils
/ˈtɛndrəlz/		 卷须 New ferns were beginning to uncoil and green tendrils spread out to cover the earth.
10 bewilderment
/bɪˈwɪldərmənt/		 困惑 That helped him to imagine, better than most Clan cats, the mixture of awe and bewilderment that Cinderpelt must be feeling now.
11 voles
/voʊlz/		 田鼠 “You can practice listening for mice and voles,” he told his apprentice.
12 clasped
/klæspt/		 紧握 As it sat up, nibbling a seed clasped in its forepaws, Fireheart sprang and finished it off swiftly.
CH 04
#单词释义原文例句
1 stammered
/ˈstæmərd/		 结巴 They would take it well from you—and I know you would tell them the truth.” “You…you think I should tell them now?” Fireheart stammered.
2 heaved
/hivd/		 起伏 Fireheart’s flanks heaved as he fought for breath, and his cheek stung where claws had raked across it.
3 escapade
/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/		 恶作剧 Even though the Clan seemed happy to have Cloudpaw back after his escapade with the Twolegs, Fireheart could foresee trouble if his apprentice was made a warrior and the other apprentices were not.
4 glared
/ɡlɛrd/		 怒视 “Make sure he’s not hurt.” Speckletail swung her head around and glared at her Clan deputy.
5 herded
/ˈhɜrdɪd/		 驱赶 “Are you saying that I can’t look after him properly?” Turning her back on Fireheart, she herded Snowkit back into the nursery.
6 nudged
/nʌdʒd/		 轻推 I don’t know what’s gotten into the pair of you today.” Snowkit was still crouched on the ground, and got up only when his mother nudged him to his feet.
7 mumbled
/ˈmʌmbəld/		 含糊地说 “I’m sorry,” he mumbled.
8 nonchalant
/ˌnɑnʃəˈlɑnt/		 若无其事 Cloudpaw tried to look nonchalant, but there was a gleam of anticipation in his eyes too.
9 shrill
/ʃrɪl/		 刺耳的 Suddenly a shrill squeal came from the group of kits.
10 gasped
/ɡæspt/		 喘气 “No, I’m fine.” Fireheart gasped.
11 raked
/reɪkt/		 抓挠 Fireheart’s flanks heaved as he fought for breath, and his cheek stung where claws had raked across it.
12 cuffed
/kʌft/		 轻击 “He never has any good games.” “Tawnykit!” Goldenflower cuffed her lightly across one ear.
CH 05
#单词释义原文例句
1 glinted
/ˈɡlɪntɪd/		 闪烁 StarClan would never forgive that.” Her expression changed and her eyes glinted mischievously.
2 windswept
/ˈwɪndˌswɛpt/		 迎风的 Highstones isn’t going anywhere.” The four cats padded around the top of the hollow until they reached the edge of the windswept moor.
3 dampened
/ˈdæmpənd/		 弄湿 The clinging white clouds dampened the sound of their pawsteps and beaded their fur with tiny droplets.
4 moorland
/ˈmʊrlənd/		 荒原 She had risen to her paws and was gazing across the hollow to the swell of moorland beyond.
5 gossiping
/ˈɡɑsəpɪŋ/		 闲谈 “Are you and Runningnose going to sit there gossiping all day like a couple of elders?” Her paws worked impatiently in the grass.
6 muttered
/ˈmʌtərd/		 咕哝 “I don’t know what you mean,” he muttered.
7 dawned
/dɔnd/		 破晓 “I’ll come with you to Fourtrees.” The next day dawned damp and misty.
8 droplets
/ˈdrɑplɪts/		 小水珠 The clinging white clouds dampened the sound of their pawsteps and beaded their fur with tiny droplets.
9 omen
/ˈoʊmən/		 预兆 But they haven’t caused any trouble—and they’re “Then maybe Tigerstar will be a great leader, just like the omen said,” Fireheart mewed.
10 beckoned
/ˈbɛkənd/		 招手 Settling down on the warm grass, she beckoned with her tail for the apprentice to sit beside her and began to ask him about his training.
11 juniper
/ˈdʒunəpər/		 杜松 But not right away,” she added, patting her store of juniper berries into a neater pile.
CH 06
#单词释义原文例句
1 fastidiously
/fæˈstɪdiəsli/		 过分讲究地 “Well!” Sandstorm sat up and began licking fastidiously at her ash-stained fur.
2 panted
/ˈpæntɪd/		 喘息 “Are we going to have all of RiverClan over here?” “Fireheart!” Mistyfoot panted, shaking off her fur; Sandstorm jumped back crossly as some of the spinning drops spattered against her paws.
3 writhed
/raɪðd/		 扭动 Fireheart writhed on the forest floor, trying to free himself.
4 feebly
/ˈfibli/		 虚弱地 Her claws scrabbled feebly on the boulders, and Fireheart wondered where she thought she was going.
5 tottering
/ˈtɑtərɪŋ/		 蹒跚 The old cat had crossed the bridge and was tottering along the very edge of the river.
6 tactless
/ˈtæktləs/		 不得体的 “Isn’t he?” He met Sandstorm’s gaze, silently willing her not to say anything tactless about the wayward apprentice.
7 acrid
/ˈækrɪd/		 刺鼻的 The sound had died away and the acrid smell was fading.
8 sneered
/snɪrd/		 讥笑 It’s not his fault.” “You would say that,” Dustpelt sneered.
9 overhanging
/ˌoʊvərˈhæŋɪŋ/		 悬垂的 He turned his back on them and made his way out through the overhanging branches.
10 mossy
/ˈmɔsi/		 长满青苔的 Then the scent of another cat was in his nostrils, and he opened his eyes to find himself scuffling in his mossy bedding with Dustpelt cuffing him around the shoulders.
11 retorted
/rɪˈtɔrtɪd/		 反驳 “This is me, Graystripe, remember?” “Only too well,” retorted Sandstorm.
12 undergrowth
/ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/		 灌木丛 He had picked up a branch and was using it to poke into hollows and under clumps of charred undergrowth.
CH 07
#单词释义原文例句
1 glimmered
/ˈɡlɪmərd/		 微光闪烁 The gray she-cat had limped back into the camp very late the night after the medicine-cat gathering at Highstones; Fireheart knew that she had been exhausted, but it had seemed that the light of the Moonstone still glimmered in her eyes.
2 quavering
/ˈkweɪvərɪŋ/		 颤抖的 “Don’t pretend you don’t know me.” Fireheart hardly recognized the quavering voice as Graypool’s.
3 suckled
/ˈsʌkəld/		 哺乳 She had suckled them and reared them until they were ready to become apprentices.
4 frisked
/frɪskt/		 欢腾 Looking down at the entrance to the camp, he saw that Goldenflower had brought her kits out into the bottom of the ravine; the two of them were chasing each other among the rocks, pretending to attack Brightpaw, who flicked her tail at them and frisked about just out of their reach.
5 sagged
/sæɡd/		 瘫软 Graypool’s limp form sagged between them, and her tail trailed in the dust.
6 stiffened
/ˈstɪfənd/		 僵住 You’re Oakheart.” Fireheart stiffened.
7 scruff
/skrʌf/		 颈背 Thank you, but this is for her own Clan to do.” With great care she grasped Graypool’s scruff in her jaws.
8 reverie
/ˈrɛvəri/		 出神 His sad reverie was interrupted by the voices of two cats, and he looked up to see Mistyfoot and Graystripe racing toward him from the river.
9 roused
/raʊzd/		 唤醒 Bluestar—roused by the sound of voices, Fireheart guessed—emerged from her den and sat watching near the base of the Highrock.
10 outcrop
/ˈaʊtkrɑp/		 露岩 Graypool was crouched on a sparse patch of grass just above an outcrop of stones.
11 loomed
/luːmd/		 隐约出现 She was looking up at Tigerstar, who loomed over her a couple of tail-lengths farther up the slope.
12 pulsed
/pʌlst/		 搏动 Dismay and fury pulsed through Fireheart.
CH 08
#单词释义原文例句
1 whimpered
/ˈwɪmpərd/		 呜咽 “He’s gone and it’s my fault,” she whimpered.
2 adders
/ˈædərz/		 蝰蛇 “Don’t forget there are adders around here.” Thornpaw skidded to a halt.
3 treetop
/ˈtritɑp/		 树梢 Without her weight, the hawk mounted rapidly to treetop height and flew off toward Fourtrees.
4 vibrated
/ˈvaɪbreɪtɪd/		 震动 I cannot deny the truth any longer.” Bluestar gazed at her shocked, assembled Clan, and her voice vibrated with anger.
5 recoiled
/rɪˈkɔɪld/		 退缩 A little way down the slope, Thornpaw sniffed at a pile of dog dung, and recoiled with a snort of disgust.
6 scornful
/ˈskɔrnfəl/		 轻蔑的 It could have been RiverClan, couldn’t it?” “Nonsense!” Bluestar’s voice was scornful.
7 flapped
/flæpt/		 拍打 The great wings flapped.
8 lurched
/lɜrtʃt/		 摇晃 “Well, WindClan had better watch out!” Fireheart’s heart lurched.
9 scowl
/skaʊl/		 怒容 Swiftpaw’s scowl suggested that he was resentful of the delay, but Thornpaw did not seem to mind waiting for full warrior status.
10 relent
/rɪˈlɛnt/		 让步 Fireheart flinched at her tone, and the leader seemed to relent.
11 gestured
/ˈdʒɛstʃərd/		 打手势 “What else?” “The Thunderpath—over there.” Thornpaw gestured with his tail.
12 dangled
/ˈdæŋɡəld/		 悬垂 For a couple of agonizing moments both cats dangled from the hawk’s claws.
CH 09
#单词释义原文例句
1 thistledown
/ˈθɪsəlˌdaʊn/		 蓟绒 “You don’t really believe that load of thistledown, do you?” He showed his indifference by sitting down and giving his paws a thorough wash.
2 unsheathe
/ʌnˈʃið/		 拔出 I’ll leave her to you, Cinderpelt.” “Thanks for your help, Sandstorm.” Both she-cats were being very polite to each other, but somehow Fireheart felt it wouldn’t take much for them to unsheathe their claws.
3 briers
/ˈbraɪərz/		 荆棘 The ginger warrior’s fur was torn where he had forced his way through briers and undergrowth in his pursuit of the hawk.
4 dryly
/ˈdraɪli/		 冷冷地 “If you’re not too busy to listen,” Cinderpelt meowed dryly, “I said that I’ll keep Speckletail with me overnight.” “Good idea, thanks.” Fireheart remembered that Cinderpelt had been with Speckletail when he had been telling the Clan about the loose dog.
5 squabbles
/ˈskwɑbəlz/		 争吵 He wondered why, then decided he didn’t have time to worry about petty squabbles.
6 upturned
/ʌpˈtɜrnd/		 仰起的 Fireheart took a step forward on top of the rock and gazed down at the upturned faces.
7 hoarse
/hɔrs/		 嘶哑的 “I’ll never have any more kits,” she mewed, her voice hoarse.
8 dejected
/dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/		 沮丧的 One look at his lowered head and dejected expression told Fireheart all he needed to know, but he waited for Brackenfur to come up and make his report.
9 cleft
/klɛft/		 裂缝 Cinderpelt emerged from the cleft in the rock carrying a folded leaf in her mouth, which she set down on the ground in front of Speckletail.
10 stifle
/ˈstaɪfəl/		 抑制 He could not stifle the feeling that the forest was watching him, concealing a deadly enemy somewhere among the trees.
11 exclaimed
/ɪkˈskleɪmd/		 惊呼 “Cloudpaw, that’s not true!” she exclaimed.
12 stalked
/stɔkt/		 大步走 As her Clan stared at her in horror, Bluestar spun around and stalked away to her den.
CH 10
#单词释义原文例句
1 thudded
/ˈθʌdɪd/		 怦然跳 His heart thudded as if he were about to leap into battle.
2 courteously
/ˈkɜrtiəsli/		 礼貌地 She dipped her head courteously and settled down beside them.
3 skirmishing
/ˈskɜrmɪʃɪŋ/		 小冲突 Fireheart was sharply aware of the warm friendship that he felt for these cats, which had survived all the skirmishing and disagreements since that long-ago journey.
4 welled
/wɛld/		 涌起 Fireheart took a deep breath and tried to calm the fears that welled inside him.
5 glares
/ɡlɛrz/		 怒视 The rest shielding her from the hostile glares and mutterings of WindClan.
6 drawl
/drɔl/		 拖腔 Bluestar will want to leave shortly.” “Keep your fur on, Fireheart.” Darkstripe’s voice was an insolent drawl.
7 whisker
/ˈwɪskər/		 胡须 Without acknowledging them with so much as the flick of a whisker, she leaped up to the Great Rock and sat there, her gray-blue fur glowing in the moonlight.
8 anguished
/ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/		 极度痛苦 “What’s the matter?” Graystripe lifted anguished yellow eyes to gaze at his friend.
9 carpeted
/ˈkɑrpɪtɪd/		 铺满 Beneath the four great oaks, the ground was carpeted with fallen leaves, glittering in the first frost of leaf-fall.
10 disapproving
/ˌdɪsəˈpruvɪŋ/		 不赞成 “Let’s face it, StarClan was just thought up by some leader to scare the other cats into being obedient.” Fireheart shot his apprentice a disapproving glance, but there was no time to discuss his attitude toward their warrior ancestors.
11 insolent
/ˈɪnsələnt/		 傲慢无礼 Bluestar will want to leave shortly.” “Keep your fur on, Fireheart.” Darkstripe’s voice was an insolent drawl.
12 mourns
/mɔrnz/		 哀悼 “He was a noble leader and all his Clan mourns his passing.
CH 11
#单词释义原文例句
1 moonset
/ˈmunˌsɛt/		 月落时分 His WindClan, and tell them what Bluestar had ordered so that they would be ready to leave after moonset.
2 forelegs
/ˈfɔrˌlɛɡz/		 前腿 The sun was rising over the trees as Fireheart of dead leaf from his fur, he took a deep breath of the crisp air and extended his forelegs in a long stretch.
3 wafted
/ˈwɑftɪd/		 飘送 Another scent wafted over him, painful in its familiarity.
4 sear
/sɪr/		 灼烧 They must be ready by moonset.” Her eyes were blue flames; Fireheart almost felt they could sear him to ash, just as the fire had destroyed the forest.
5 cringing
/ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/		 畏缩 “Or are you so used to cringing before StarClan that you won’t defy them and fight for the rights of your Clan?” She paced to one side of her den, spun around, and paced back again, thrusting out her muzzle toward her deputy.
6 trotting
/ˈtrɑtɪŋ/		 小跑 Fireheart swung around to see his leader trotting across the clearing from her den.
7 patching
/ˈpætʃɪŋ/		 修补 After the previous night’s Gathering, he was almost surprised to see life in the camp going on as usual: Ashpaw and Cloudpaw were busily patching the outer wall with twigs; Goldenflower and Willowpelt were watching their kits just outside the nursery, where Brightpaw had stopped to play with them; and Whitestorm was padding into the clearing with his jaws full of fresh-kill.
8 jerked
/dʒɜrkt/		 猛拽 “Yes, Bluestar, what is it?” Bluestar jerked her head.
9 motionless
/ˈmoʊʃənləs/		 静止的 Fireheart stood motionless for a few moments, his head spinning with fear and confusion.
10 inquiring
/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/		 探询的 “I’m going to catch up on some sleep,” he explained in answer to her inquiring look.
11 twigs
/twɪɡz/		 细枝 After the previous night’s Gathering, he was almost surprised to see life in the camp going on as usual: Ashpaw and Cloudpaw were busily patching the outer wall with twigs; Goldenflower and Willowpelt were watching their kits just outside the nursery, where Brightpaw had stopped to play with them; and Whitestorm was padding into the clearing with his jaws full of fresh-kill.
12 gripped
/ɡrɪpt/		 紧抓 The paralysis that had gripped Fireheart released him, and he whipped around, but Spottedleaf and Yellowfang had vanished.
CH 12
#单词释义原文例句
1 blustered
/ˈblʌstərd/		 夸口 “Well?” “How did you know we were here?” Darkstripe blustered.
2 gaped
/ɡeɪpt/		 呆视 For a heartbeat they both gaped at him, while the kits bounced across the grass to meet him.
3 rustled
/ˈrʌsəld/		 沙沙响 The kits flopped down on the grass, exhausted, only to spring to their paws again a moment later when a clump of bracken rustled and another cat stepped into the open.
4 pounced
/paʊnst/		 猛扑 She crept lightly up on a dead leaf and pounced on it, trapping it with outstretched paws.
5 swirled
/swɜrld/		 打旋 Both kits hurried after Darkstripe to a shallow place where they crossed the stream, squealing in fear and excitement as the water swirled around their paws.
6 veered
/vɪrd/		 转向 On the far side of the stream, Darkstripe veered away from the route that led to Fourtrees, and headed instead along a much narrower path that twisted away under the trees.
7 reek
/rik/		 恶臭 The strong reek of ShadowClan reached Fireheart, and he saw the kits stop and start sniffing the air.
8 bracken
/ˈbrækən/		 蕨丛 Try to keep up, can’t you?” Two small shapes appeared out of the bracken.
9 disobey
/ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/		 违抗 He had never imagined that he would ever disobey Bluestar, and yet the time had come when he must challenge her orders or watch the destruction of his Clan.
10 outstretched
/ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃt/		 伸出的 She crept lightly up on a dead leaf and pounced on it, trapping it with outstretched paws.
11 clump
/klʌmp/		 一簇 Puzzled, Fireheart pressed himself to the ground behind a clump of fern.
12 treachery
/ˈtrɛtʃəri/		 背叛 When he had exposed the former deputy’s treachery, Tigerstar had threatened to kill him.
CH 13
#单词释义原文例句
1 crackled
/ˈkrækəld/		 噼啪响 Tension crackled between them, as if they were waiting for the tiniest excuse to attack him.
2 disbelieving
/ˌdɪsbɪˈlivɪŋ/		 难以置信 If you could discuss things in private, you might be able to make peace.” “Bluestar wants a meeting?” It was Deadfoot who spoke, sounding disbelieving.
3 winced
/wɪnst/		 畏缩 We’d be crowfood.” Fireheart winced as she voiced Whitestorm’s own doubts about whether they could trust Tallstar.
4 warily
/ˈwɛrəli/		 警惕地 He peered warily out of the shelter of the bracken, and straightened up when he saw that his friend was alone.
5 pinpointed
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/		 精确定位 Lifting his head to taste the air, Fireheart pinpointed the creature more by scent than sight.
6 fronds
/frɑndz/		 蕨叶 “Over here, in the bracken.” Gorsepaw turned, and his eyes stretched wide when he saw Fireheart poking his head out from the rusty fronds.
7 prodded
/ˈprɑdɪd/		 戳刺 Fireheart prodded Sandstorm with a paw to rouse her.
8 bewilderment
/bɪˈwɪldərmənt/		 困惑 “Ravenpaw should be here anytime now to tell her about the meeting.” He braced himself for an outburst from the to say; they merely looked at each other in bewilderment.
9 nettle
/ˈnɛtəl/		 荨麻 Can you give me a moment?” “Of course—if you don’t mind my eating while I listen.” Whitestorm sent the two apprentices to go take prey for themselves; they bounded over to the pile of fresh-kill and fell into a friendly scuffle den with a vole, while Whitestorm chose a squirrel for himself and carried it over to a quiet corner by the newly sprouting nettle patch.
10 moorland
/ˈmʊrlənd/		 荒原 He was crossing one of the shallow moorland streams, bounding from rock to rock, when a stronger scent of WindClan cats flooded over him, along with the scent of rabbit.
11 peered
/pɪrd/		 窥视 Diving into a clump of bracken at the water’s edge, he peered out cautiously to spot the source of the scent.
12 gorse
/ɡɔrs/		 荆豆 The rays of the dying sun cast long shadows over the gorse bushes that lined the sides of the hollow.
CH 14
#单词释义原文例句
1 rasped
/ræspt/		 刺耳地说 “Stay…where…you…are.” Each word was rasped out separately.
2 unstained
/ʌnˈsteɪnd/		 未染污的 The turf gleamed pale in the soft dawn light, unstained by the blood of any cat.
3 teetered
/ˈtitərd/		 摇摇欲坠 For a moment that seemed to Fireheart to last several moons, the two lines of cats faced each other, their fur blowing in the wind, their eyes gleaming with a tension that teetered on the brink of breaking out into squalling, biting rage.
4 flinty
/ˈflɪnti/		 冷峻的 Fireheart forced himself to meet her flinty gaze.
5 soundless
/ˈsaʊndləs/		 无声的 Her eyes were glazed, staring at nothing, and her mouth gaped in a soundless wail.
6 recrimination
/rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/		 指责 He had expected some sort of recrimination from his leader, but that didn’t make it any easier now that it was about to happen.
7 nobler
/ˈnoʊblər/		 更高尚的 Far nobler than any of this ragtag bunch in ThunderClan.
8 ragtag
/ˈræɡˌtæɡ/		 乌合之众 Far nobler than any of this ragtag bunch in ThunderClan.
9 sneered
/snɪrd/		 讥讽 “Bluestar,” he meowed, “I swear by StarClan that WindClan have not hunted on your territory.” “StarClan!” Bluestar sneered.
10 shuddered
/ˈʃʌdərd/		 战栗 Fireheart shuddered in dismay.
11 averting
/əˈvɜrtɪŋ/		 避免 You did well, and my Clan honors your courage in averting this battle—but I don’t envy you now.” Fireheart shrugged, and followed the rest of his Clan.
12 uneasiness
/ʌnˈizɪnəs/		 不安 There was longing in her eyes, but it was mingled with uneasiness, and he remembered how she had resented deceiving Bluestar.
CH 15
#单词释义原文例句
1 drizzling
/ˈdrɪzəlɪŋ/		 下毛毛雨 While he had slept, clouds had covered the sky and a thin rain was drizzling down.
2 disdainful
/dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/		 轻蔑的 Bluestar gave a disdainful sniff, but as Fireheart left the den he glanced back to see her bend over and lick up the seeds.
3 clawing
/ˈklɔɪŋ/		 抓挠 He felt as though he were clawing his way up from the depths of black water.
4 whirling
/ˈwɜrlɪŋ/		 旋转 “I don’t know.” “But we must find out!” Fireheart exclaimed, his mind whirling.
5 musty
/ˈmʌsti/		 霉味的 Fireheart had tracked her as far as the top of the ravine, but after that, with the rain coming down more heavily, the scent was lost among the tang of charred branches and the musty smell of fallen leaves.
6 scolding
/ˈskoʊldɪŋ/		 训斥 “You sound like a queen scolding her kit,” she rasped, an edge of humor in her voice.
7 gulp
/ɡʌlp/		 大口吞 Bluestar stretched her neck to sniff the vole, half turned away from it, and then began to gulp it down as if she had suddenly realized how hungry she was.
8 bottomless
/ˈbɑtəmləs/		 无底的 “Bluestar?” The ThunderClan leader looked up at him, her eyes bottomless pools of despair.
9 whiskers
/ˈwɪskərz/		 胡须 “I went to speak with StarClan,” she announced, flicking the last traces of vole from her whiskers.
10 charred
/tʃɑrd/		 烧焦的 Fireheart had tracked her as far as the top of the ravine, but after that, with the rain coming down more heavily, the scent was lost among the tang of charred branches and the musty smell of fallen leaves.
11 blackened
/ˈblækənd/		 烧黑的 “But we’ll look anyway, and find out if any cat has seen her.” Leaving the den, he spotted Fernpaw and Ashpaw sharing tongues near the blackened remains of the tree stump outside the apprentices’ den.
12 jerked
/dʒɜrkt/		 猛拉 She jerked her head in the direction of her den.
CH 16
#单词释义原文例句
1 acidly
/ˈæsɪdli/		 尖刻地 “Sure you’ve got the right cats, Fireheart?” she inquired acidly.
2 unchallenging
/ʌnˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/		 不挑衅的 “Sunningrocks belongs to ThunderClan.” But her voice was low and unchallenging, as if she did not really believe what she was saying—or did not care.
3 bloodcurdling
/ˈblʌdˌkɜrdlɪŋ/		 令人胆寒 Fireheart heard Longtail whisper at his shoulder, “They’ll make crowfood of us!” At the same moment, Leopardstar uttered a bloodcurdling yowl and launched herself down the face of the rock at Bluestar.
4 grunted
/ˈɡrʌntɪd/		 咕哝 “She’s your leader, and she’s been ill.” Cloudpaw grunted.
5 shapeless
/ˈʃeɪpləs/		 无形的 Both cats were aware of the shapeless, voiceless threat hanging over the Clan they loved.
6 rime
/raɪm/		 薄霜 The rain gave way to crisp, dry weather, but there was a thin rime of frost on the ground each morning and the remaining leaves dropped steadily from the trees.
7 trickled
/ˈtrɪkəld/		 滴流 Blood trickled from a gash on his forehead and he had lost a strip of fur along his flank, but his lips were still drawn back in a snarl, and he followed Brackenfur willingly as the ginger warrior leaped into the battle.
8 barreled
/ˈbærəld/		 猛撞 Fireheart raked his claws across his back, only to lose his hold as another cat barreled into him from the side.
9 hedgehogs
/ˈhɛdʒˌhɔɡz/		 刺猬 Watch out for flying hedgehogs!” Fireheart aimed a cuff at the side of his head, but he couldn’t help feeling as surprised as his apprentice that Bluestar should start taking up Clan duties again.
10 voiceless
/ˈvɔɪsləs/		 无声的 Both cats were aware of the shapeless, voiceless threat hanging over the Clan they loved.
11 sloped
/sloʊpt/		 倾斜 The rock sloped down more steeply there into a narrow gully.
12 writhed
/raɪðd/		 扭动 Fireheart writhed helplessly, struggling for enough space to use teeth and claws.
CH 17
#单词释义原文例句
1 contemptuously
/kənˈtɛmptʃuəsli/		 轻蔑地 Darkstripe snorted contemptuously.
2 indifferently
/ɪnˈdɪfrəntli/		 漠然地 “Stay or go, whatever he likes,” Bluestar responded indifferently.
3 whirled
/wɜrld/		 旋转 His head whirled with exhaustion, and he could feel blood pulsing out of a wound on his leg.
4 ebbed
/ɛbd/		 消退 Her flash of strength ebbed, leaving her looking more exhausted than ever.
5 twinge
/twɪndʒ/		 一阵痛 Fireheart saw with a twinge of distress that she was following Mistyfoot and Stonefur.
6 contorted
/kənˈtɔrtɪd/		 扭曲 Punish me if you want.” “Punish you?” Leopardstar’s face was contorted in fury.
7 waded
/ˈweɪdɪd/		 涉水 Stonefur glanced back before he waded out into the river.
8 distrustful
/dɪsˈtrʌstfəl/		 不信任的 “Better life dragged out in a Clan I can’t trust—a Clan doomed to destruction by StarClan!” There were gasps from the other cats as she spoke, and Fireheart realized that few of the Clan had any idea how distrustful and despairing Bluestar had become.
9 despairing
/dɪˈspɛrɪŋ/		 绝望的 Fireheart looked up, almost despairing at the thought of more enemies to fight.
10 stagger
/ˈstæɡər/		 蹒跚 You warned him.” Graystripe released his leader so she could stagger to her paws again.
11 smothering
/ˈsmʌðərɪŋ/		 使窒息 For a few heartbeats all he could see was Leopardstar’s spotted pelt; his face was pressed into it, half smothering him, and he struggled to breathe.
12 gasps
/ɡæsps/		 喘息 “Better life dragged out in a Clan I can’t trust—a Clan doomed to destruction by StarClan!” There were gasps from the other cats as she spoke, and Fireheart realized that few of the Clan had any idea how distrustful and despairing Bluestar had become.
CH 18
#单词释义原文例句
1 despondently
/dɪˈspɑndəntli/		 沮丧地 “It’s never going to be the same,” he muttered despondently.
2 crestfallen
/ˈkrɛstˌfɔlən/		 垂头丧气 Get your mother to tell you.” Bramblekit took a step back, looking slightly crestfallen.
3 poultice
/ˈpoʊltɪs/		 药膏 “I gave her a poultice of herbs, and she went back to her den.” Fireheart struggled to his paws.
4 gritting
/ˈɡrɪtɪŋ/		 咬紧 “We don’t want him here.” “Who’s ‘we’?” Fireheart asked, gritting his teeth.
5 grovel
/ˈɡrʌvəl/		 卑躬屈膝 Cloudpaw is stronger and braver —and besides, he doesn’t grovel to StarClan like that.” Fireheart wanted to say that Cloudpaw’s lack of respect for the warrior code was the last thing ThunderClan needed, but he did not dare.
6 scurried
/ˈskɜrid/		 疾走 I’m going to tell the elders.” He scurried off with Tawnykit hard on his paws.
7 weariness
/ˈwɪrinəs/		 疲惫 They’ll just have to put up with it.” “That’s not the point!” Pain and weariness made Fireheart more irritable than he intended.
8 cobwebs
/ˈkɑbˌwɛbz/		 蛛网 As Fireheart and Graystripe approached, the medicine cat looked up from pressing cobwebs against a wound in Cloudpaw’s side.
9 pointedly
/ˈpɔɪntɪdli/		 故意地 “I think he belongs here—and so does Sandstorm, and—” He broke off as Dustpelt pointedly turned his back.
10 flaring
/ˈflɛrɪŋ/		 燃起 Can’t you see that?” Sandstorm stared at him, anger flaring in her pale green eyes.
11 prophesied
/ˈprɑfəˌsaɪd/		 预言 How could the Clan hope to survive the destruction StarClan had prophesied, unless they were united?
12 quarrels
/ˈkwɔrəlz/		 争执 “We can’t afford quarrels just now.
CH 19
#单词释义原文例句
1 staler
/ˈsteɪlər/		 更陈旧的 A mixture of scents reached him: Swiftpaw’s and Brightpaw’s, still fresh; the staler scent of other ThunderClan cats; dog, as Fireheart had expected; but over it all the stench of newly spilled blood.
2 reawakening
/ˌriəˈweɪkənɪŋ/		 重新唤起 Fireheart knew that Graystripe was remembering another bloodstained body, all his grief for Silverstream reawakening.
3 coursed
/kɔrst/		 涌流 “Something terrible has happened.” Terror coursed through Fireheart.
4 bloodstained
/ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/		 血染的 Fireheart knew that Graystripe was remembering another bloodstained body, all his grief for Silverstream reawakening.
5 splayed
/spleɪd/		 摊开 The apprentice lay on his side, his legs splayed out.
6 carpeted
/ˈkɑrpɪtɪd/		 铺满 Scrambling onto the trunk, Fireheart looked out over an open space carpeted with dead leaves.
7 churned
/tʃɜrnd/		 翻搅 The leaves had been churned up by massive paws, and clots of earth sprayed upward to catch in the branches of the tree.
8 speckled
/ˈspɛkəld/		 斑驳的 Only I’ve been feeling worse and worse, and so when I saw Dustpelt, I went to tell him.” She gave the brown tabby warrior a grateful glance, and he pressed his muzzle against her speckled gray flank.
9 sneaked
/snikt/		 偷偷溜走 “He and Brightpaw sneaked out through the ferns behind the elders’ den.” “When was this?” Fireheart demanded.
10 confide
/kənˈfaɪd/		 倾诉 Her hesitation gave Fireheart time to wonder what was troubling her, and why she had chosen to confide in Dustpelt instead of her mentor, Darkstripe.
11 wreak
/rik/		 造成 He asked StarClan to be with him and to give him the strength to unleash all their fury on whatever had dared to wreak such havoc.
12 apprehension
/ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/		 忧虑 “And what did the rest of the apprentices think about this?” Fireheart asked, shooting a warning glance at Cloudtail and trying to ignore the cold lump of apprehension that was gathering in his belly.
CH 20
#单词释义原文例句
1 curtly
/ˈkɜrtlɪ/		 简慢地 “My mind’s made up,” he mewed curtly.
2 swathed
/swɔðd/		 包裹 He felt sick as he forced himself to look at the side of Brightpaw’s face, now swathed in cobwebs.
3 reassurances
/ˌriəˈʃʊrənsɪz/		 安慰 But he knew that she would not be satisfied by empty reassurances.
4 glittered
/ˈɡlɪtərd/		 闪闪发亮 You will be mentor to Bramblepaw.” Her eyes glittered as she gazed at Fireheart, and he realized with a flash of horror that she was suspicious of his motives in offering to train Tigerstar’s son.
5 unquestioning
/ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/		 不加质疑的 If only his former apprentice could show the same unquestioning loyalty to the warrior code, he ThunderClan.
6 thronged
/θrɔŋd/		 挤满 However hard he tried, all his attempts to rekindle the old bond between him and Sandstorm seemed to be failing, and he missed her with a loneliness that could not be comforted by any of the other cats that thronged around him.
7 wakefulness
/ˈweɪkfəlnəs/		 不眠 For a moment she struggled back to wakefulness.
8 forethought
/ˈfɔrˌθɔt/		 深谋远虑 “Brackenfur,” Bluestar continued, “you have shown yourself to be a warrior of loyalty and forethought.
9 unreadable
/ʌnˈridəbəl/		 难以捉摸的 That was thanks to Goldenflower, who sat looking at them with an unreadable expression.
10 glint
/ɡlɪnt/		 微光 “You didn’t notice?” For all her anxiety, there was a glint of amusement in Cinderpelt’s blue eyes.
11 recoiled
/rɪˈkɔɪld/		 退缩 “Kill, kill!” Bluestar recoiled, her fur bristling.
12 stiffened
/ˈstɪfənd/		 僵住 He stiffened when he saw Bramblekit bowl over one of Willowpelt’s much smaller kits, but relaxed again as the tiny tortoiseshell sprang up and hurled herself joyfully on Bramblekit.
CH 21
#单词释义原文例句
1 quavering
/ˈkweɪvərɪŋ/		 颤抖的 “He hoped he would be made deputy in Redtail’s place, but Bluestar chose a cat called Lionheart instead.” “Tigerstar didn’t kill Lionheart as well?” asked Bramblepaw, his voice quavering.
2 buffeting
/ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ/		 拍击 Bramblepaw leaped back into the safety of the verge as the monster flashed past, buffeting his fur with hot, stinking wind.
3 blundered
/ˈblʌndərd/		 跌撞 While he hesitated, Bramblepaw sprang to his paws and blundered through the ferns to the top of the hollow, where Brackenfur was waiting.
4 overhearing
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/		 无意听到 Limping over to Fireheart so she could speak to him without Lostface overhearing, she went on, “To be honest, there’s not much more I can do for her.
5 frosts
/frɔsts/		 寒霜 Let’s find a place to rest and I’ll tell you.” He retreated several rabbit-hops from the Thunderpath until he came to a dip in the ground sheltered by a few clumps of fern, brown and broken now in the frosts of leaf-bare.
6 lurked
/lɜrkt/		 潜伏 Soon, he knew, he would have to do something about the threat that lurked there, but he was waiting until Lostface was well enough to tell them exactly what had attacked her.
7 exasperation
/ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃən/		 恼火 “Officially she’s a warrior….” “And you think she’d be happy among you mew of exasperation.
8 accursed
/əˈkɜrsɪd/		 被诅咒的 He had kept well away from Snakerocks, unwilling to risk that accursed place with two new apprentices.
9 arching
/ˈɑrtʃɪŋ/		 拱起 Glancing at Bramblepaw, Fireheart saw that he was gazing up at the sky between the arching fronds of fern.
10 quivering
/ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/		 颤抖 He was quivering with shock.
11 faltered
/ˈfɔltərd/		 结巴 “You mean…he killed a cat of his own Clan?” Tawnypaw faltered.
12 shrank
/ʃræŋk/		 退缩 Lostface let out a faint whimper as Fireheart approached, and shrank closer to Cloudtail.
CH 22
#单词释义原文例句
1 misgiving
/ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/		 疑虑 “That’s great!” Fireheart felt a pang of misgiving.
2 mooning
/ˈmunɪŋ/		 痴痴向往 All the time you used to spend mooning around on the border or looking across the river.
3 savaged
/ˈsævɪdʒd/		 凶猛撕咬 One apprentice savaged to death and another permanently crippled when they were sent out alone without a warrior.
4 wisps
/wɪsps/		 一缕 A full moon crossed the sky behind thin wisps Gathering.
5 rumbled
/ˈrʌmbəld/		 隆隆响 “Those are strong young cats, and they’ve learned their fighting moves well.” A purr rumbled in Tigerstar’s chest.
6 blurted
/ˈblɜrtɪd/		 脱口而出 That treacherous warrior must have gone straight to Tigerstar and blurted out everything!
7 coped
/koʊpt/		 应付 “What did they think when I didn’t come back from the battle?” “Once they knew you weren’t dead, they coped well,” replied Mosspelt.
8 obliquely
/əˈblikli/		 隐晦地 Tigerstar was referring obliquely to Mistyfoot and Stonefur.
9 scrawny
/ˈskrɔni/		 瘦弱的 The young ShadowClan cats were certainly muscular and well fed, Fireheart thought; he could hardly believe they were the same scrawny creatures who had almost died when the sickness swept through their Clan.
10 clenched
/klɛntʃt/		 紧攥 Will it, Bluestar?” Fear clenched in Fireheart’s belly.
11 skirmish
/ˈskɜrmɪʃ/		 小冲突 At a word from Tigerstar the apprentices stopped their playful skirmish and sat up, licking their ruffled fur.
12 pang
/pæŋ/		 一阵剧痛 “That’s great!” Fireheart felt a pang of misgiving.
CH 23
#单词释义原文例句
1 resentfully
/rɪˈzɛntfəli/		 怨恨地 Darkstripe and Tigerstar often meet together on the border by the Thunderpath, but they don’t tell me what it’s about.” He glared resentfully.
2 accusingly
/əˈkjuzɪŋli/		 指责地 “You’re sure you want to hear?” Longtail said accusingly.
3 slavering
/ˈsleɪvərɪŋ/		 流口水的 I only saw its front paws and its head…enormous slavering jaws, and you’ve never seen such teeth.” Longtail’s eyes were wide with the memory of fear.
4 timidly
/ˈtɪmɪdli/		 怯生生地 As she got to her paws, the young cat mewed timidly, “Cloudtail, Princess looked as if she were scared of me.
5 acrid
/ˈækrɪd/		 刺鼻的 The acrid scent was unmistakable, and Fireheart’s alarm turned to suspicion.
6 dappled
/ˈdæpəld/		 斑驳的 Sunlight streamed through the trees, making dappled patterns of light and shade that shifted as the leaves stirred in the breeze.
7 caressed
/kəˈrɛst/		 轻抚 Warm breath caressed his ear, and a voice murmured, “Fireheart, remember the enemy that never sleeps.” Then the vision faded, and he woke to find himself in the warrior’s den with the cold light of a day in leaf-bare striking him through the branches.
8 clouding
/ˈklaʊdɪŋ/		 阴沉下来 I thought he was stealing prey at first because he was dragging a dead rabbit along, but he left it on the ground just outside the cave entrance.” He broke off, his eyes clouding with terror as he saw again something unseen by the other cats.
9 prodded
/ˈprɑdɪd/		 戳 “That’s what you want, isn’t it?” Without waiting for a reply, she padded across the den and prodded Dustpelt.
10 rustle
/ˈrʌsəl/		 沙沙声 A rustle in the bedding behind him told Fireheart that Sandstorm was waking up.
11 shuddered
/ˈʃʌdərd/		 战栗 Longtail shuddered.
12 gritted
/ˈɡrɪtɪd/		 咬紧 “And the same thing could happen to any of you….” Fireheart gritted his teeth.
CH 24
#单词释义原文例句
1 earsplitting
/ˈɪrˌsplɪtɪŋ/		 震耳欲聋的 No!” His voice was an earsplitting yowl, and Fireheart’s fur bristled in horror.
2 gulped
/ɡʌlpt/		 大口吞下 They gulped down fresh-kill while Fireheart quickly reminded them of what Longtail had told him the day before.
3 rasped
/ræspt/		 刺耳地说 “Because Tigerstar wants the pack to get a taste for cat blood,” he rasped.
4 warily
/ˈwɛrəli/		 警惕地 They headed back toward the camp, and before they had traveled more than a few foxlengths Fireheart spotted Cloudtail and Whitestorm coming to meet them, slipping warily through the undergrowth.
5 heaved
/hivd/		 起伏 Her flanks heaved as she gasped for breath, and she had torn a claw, but her eyes glittered with determination, and Fireheart knew that she would run forever if he asked her to.
6 hoarse
/hɔrs/		 嘶哑的 A moment later Fireheart heard his voice, strained and hoarse.
7 sprinted
/ˈsprɪntɪd/		 疾跑 They left the heap of rabbits in full view on the trail and sprinted on.
8 seep
/sip/		 渗透 Fireheart woke, shuddering, to see that the first light of dawn was beginning to seep into the sky.
9 reek
/rik/		 恶臭 What for, I wonder?” He remembered how Longtail had reported seeing Tigerstar feeding the pack with rabbit, and the reek of rabbit that had followed them all the way from the ThunderClan camp.
10 bracken
/ˈbrækən/		 蕨丛 Fireheart was just considering the best way to approach the caves when Graystripe mewed, “What’s that?” He plunged into a clump of dead bracken.
11 nettle
/ˈnɛtəl/		 荨麻 Taking a deep breath, he padded over to the nettle patch and sat down beside her.
12 shuddered
/ˈʃʌdərd/		 战栗 He could see jaws snapping, limp feline bodies tossed high in the air, kits wailing as cruel teeth reached for them…. He shuddered.
CH 25
#单词释义原文例句
1 slinking
/ˈslɪŋkɪŋ/		 潜行 Darkstripe was slinking through a gap in the thorn hedge, closely followed by Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw.
2 huddling
/ˈhʌdəlɪŋ/		 蜷缩成团 Meanwhile the rest of the Clan were huddling in a shocked and silent crowd around Fireheart.
3 foamed
/foʊmd/		 泛起泡沫 And when they arrive, we’ll be waiting—to take them to the gorge.” Not far from Fourtrees, on the far side of ThunderClan’s territory, the river foamed between sheer-sided cliffs.
4 flay
/fleɪ/		 剥皮痛斥 “I’ll flay Tigerstar!” he vowed.
5 entrails
/ˈɛntreɪlz/		 内脏 “I’ll scatter his entrails from here to Highstones.
6 unconvinced
/ˌʌnkənˈvɪnst/		 不以为然的 Think, Cloudtail,” he urged as the warrior still looked unconvinced.
7 herded
/ˈhɜrdɪd/		 驱赶 Nudging the two apprentices, he herded them away, among the other cats.
8 scathing
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/		 严厉的 “He said he knew a good place to hide.” “And you obeyed him?” Fireheart’s voice was scathing.
9 unwavering
/ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ/		 坚定的 “We know what the ‘pack’ is.” Bluestar sat upright and watched Fireheart with unwavering blue eyes as he told her what he and his patrol had seen that morning.
10 bewildered
/bɪˈwɪldərd/		 困惑的 And if Darkstripe so much as sniffs at them, I want to know about it.” “Yes, Fireheart,” Brackenfur mewed, looking bewildered.
11 straightened
/ˈstreɪtənd/		 挺直 “She’ll need you now more than ever.” The young warrior straightened up at the mention of his injured friend and glanced across the clearing to see her limping toward the entrance, guided by Speckletail and the other elders.
12 darkened
/ˈdɑrkənd/		 沉下脸 His expression darkened, and he would not meet Fireheart’s eyes.
CH 26
#单词释义原文例句
1 thornbush
/ˈθɔrnˌbʊʃ/		 荆棘丛 Stay hidden on our side of the border, and if you see a patrol, don’t let them know you’re here.” Graystripe nodded and flattened his belly to the ground to crawl underneath the branches of a thornbush.
2 slackened
/ˈslækənd/		 放缓 Casting a hasty glance over his shoulder, he saw that he was outrunning the dogs, and he slackened his pace a little to let them catch up.
3 outrunning
/ˌaʊtˈrʌnɪŋ/		 跑在前面 Casting a hasty glance over his shoulder, he saw that he was outrunning the dogs, and he slackened his pace a little to let them catch up.
4 sheathing
/ˈʃiðɪŋ/		 收起爪 Why was it taking so Fireheart pictured Sandstorm being ripped apart by those cruel jaws and worked his paws on the hard earth in front of him, extending and sheathing his claws.
5 vainly
/ˈveɪnli/		 徒劳地 He fought vainly to get up as a massive paw pinned him by the neck.
6 hurtling
/ˈhɜrtəlɪŋ/		 疾冲 He just had time to see Graystripe hurtling toward the nearest tree; then all he could do was run.
7 gloating
/ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/		 幸灾乐祸 Then he could swoop in like a carrion crow and take the ThunderClan territory for his own, gloating over his perfect revenge.
8 steepest
/ˈstipɪst/		 最陡的 When they come, head for the steepest part of the gorge.
9 streaking
/ˈstriɪkɪŋ/		 飞掠 The sound grew louder still, until it seemed to fill all the forest, and Graystripe appeared, streaking along with his belly almost flat against the ground.
10 carrion
/ˈkæriən/		 腐肉 Then he could swoop in like a carrion crow and take the ThunderClan territory for his own, gloating over his perfect revenge.
11 ravine
/rəˈvin/		 峡谷 When Fireheart reached the top of the ravine he halted and turned to Fernpaw and Ashpaw.
12 avenge
/əˈvɛndʒ/		 复仇 Their eyes gleamed with fury, grief for their mother momentarily forgotten in their desire to avenge her death.
CH 27
#单词释义原文例句
1 piteous
/ˈpɪtiəs/		 可怜的 Blindly they charged over the edge of the gorge and vanished, howling, while the remaining dogs skidded to a halt, their fierce barks fading to piteous whimpers.
2 tersely
/ˈtɜrsli/		 简慢地 Oakheart promised me Graypool would be a good mother to you.” “She was,” Stonefur meowed tersely.
3 flailed
/fleɪld/		 乱挥 His limbs flailed helplessly as the dog lifted him from the ground and shook him from side to side.
4 jowls
/dʒaʊlz/		 下颌 He twisted in the air, struggling to claw eyes, jowls, tongue, but his thrashing paws met nothing.
5 thudding
/ˈθʌdɪŋ/		 怦怦跳 His fur prickled, and he felt as if his thudding heart would burst through his chest.
6 fierceness
/ˈfɪrsnəs/		 凶猛 You will have the warmth of fire to protect your Clan and the fierceness of fire to defend it.
7 floundered
/ˈflaʊndərd/		 挣扎 He almost lost his grip on her as something slammed into them, and he caught a glimpse of a dog rolling over in the current, its eyes glazed with terror as it floundered helplessly and vanished again.
8 buffeted
/ˈbʌfɪtɪd/		 冲击 Water clutched Fireheart like a huge paw and buffeted him from side to side.
9 deadweight
/ˈdɛdˌweɪt/		 沉重躯体 Bluestar was a deadweight, unable to help herself.
10 wrenched
/rɛntʃt/		 猛拽 The loose soil crumbled away under its weight and it fell, but as it disappeared over the edge its snapping jaws closed on Bluestar’s leg, and wrenched her over as well.
11 nobly
/ˈnoʊbli/		 高尚地 She had come out of the shadows to die as nobly as she had lived, saving her Clan by sacrificing herself.
12 ebbing
/ˈɛbɪŋ/		 逐渐消失 His leader lay on the riverbank, her last life ebbing away; whatever she had said or done, she was still his leader, and he had never intended her to die for the sake of the Clan.