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A Lay Made About the Year Of The City (25)

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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

XXV

But when the face of Sextus Was seen among the foes¹, A yell that rent the firmament² From all the town arose. On the house-tops was no woman But spat³ towards him and hissed⁴, No child but screamed out curses, And shook its little fist.

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1 foes
敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。 She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

2 firmament
n.苍穹；最高层
参考例句：
There are no stars in the firmament.天空没有一颗星星。 He was rich,and a rising star in the political firmament.他十分富有，并且是政治高层一颗冉冉升起的新星。

3 spat
n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声
参考例句：
Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。 There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

4 hissed
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )；发嘘声表示反对
参考例句：
Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？ The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。

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