| 单词 | vent-hole |
| 例句 | Vesuvius was a volcanic vent-hole underneath the water, like many another which now seethes and hisses deep down in the blue bay, forming lava reefs about which the best fish always cluster. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Literally in Marino: 'He from the shades of death to the living air, Envious in truth of our human state, Lifted aloft his eyes by where The hollow vent-hole opened straight down.' The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z But by some chance of evolution—some sport—a vent-hole was opened at this one point between the different strata of his being, and a subliminal uprush carried his computative faculty into the open day. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z As the simplest method of ascertaining this, I inserted a straw at the vent-hole, and presently announced, that in all my life I had never enjoyed a more delicious draught of Canary sack. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z "Money or blood," replied the arquebusiers, their weapons reposing on the left arm, the lighted match in their right hands, and dangerously near the vent-hole. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The grey mud stirs and seethes in the round vent-hole, rising and falling, while on its surface the gas collects slowly into a huge bubble, which forms and bursts and then collects again. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z In the lavas of 1858, in a place where they had a transverse width of 150 metres, a vent-hole may still be found where the thermometer registers 60� and the scori� are warm. The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 Finding that we remained silent and motionless, the inhabitant of this sort of vent-hole of Erebus, rose and came to the threshold. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] He bethought him that it had a vent-hole even though the landlord had removed the spigot. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time One is set thinking in the presence of this layer of clay, which protects the fresh provisions, and this vent-hole stopped with a truss of straw, which admits the air freely, while defending the entrance. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles As soon as the prisoners drew near a vent-hole, the National Guards who were on sentry, in order to prevent them from shaking the bars of the grating, prodded them indiscriminately with their bayonets. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Boiling as they gather, the waters rise till they fill the long vent-hole to the surface. The Book of the National Parks Precisely in the same way as a fermenting barrel of beer blows out its bung, and its fluid contents gush out, when its vent-hole accidentally becomes plugged up. A Girl's Ride in Iceland While he ate on his stone bench in the gleam of his vent-hole window, the jailer examined him with a good-natured eye. Tartarin On The Alps The pie had the outlines of a star in its centre by way of a vent-hole; the edges were nicely crimped. The Wrong Woman Other prisoners presented themselves at the vent-hole, with their bristling beards, their burning eyeballs, all pushing forward, and yelling: "Bread!" Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man The interval till then will depend upon the amount of water which reaches the deep pocket, the size of the pocket, and the length and shape of the vent-hole. The Book of the National Parks Then it burst forth again with redoubled fury, checked only now and then by the unavoidable stuffing of the vent-hole. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure The vent-hole was not so important to stop, so I let it alone. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures “If there’s a vent-hole, I don’t suppose we need apprehend any danger.” The Three Admirals A fourth companion in captivity was unfortunately too large to pass through the vent-hole of the prison, and was shot by the English. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air Mr. Fischheim's cabinet of curiosities was crammed even to suffocation; and it seemed as if a century had elapsed since a vent-hole had been opened for the circulation of fresh air. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three At its roots was the vent-hole of the cave. Invisible Links Five or six captive sentinels are buried there in that cistern's dark, their faces grimacing through the vent-hole, their skull-caps barred with red as with gleams from hell, their mien desperate and ravenous. Light I know not what vent-hole daylight habitually illumined his soul. Les Misérables As a vent-hole for the envy, hatred and uncharitableness of mankind, politics cannot be overestimated. Without Prejudice He tied a lantern to a rope and lowered it down what looked like an old vent-hole in the lava. The Ivory Trail One would have thought that here gold was being made, not sought—that this was a region of volcanic hot springs where every fissure and vent-hole spouted steam. The Winds of Chance I remember that night, already long ago, when a chance glimpse through the vent-hole of his cellar showed me shiploads of bottles of champagne heaped together, and pointed like shells. Light This obscure vent-hole allows one to make out some big objects ranged along the corridor; they are low stretchers, like coffins. Under Fire: the story of a squad They covered the floor with Oahu mats for a carpet, stopped up the vent-hole in bad weather, and made it their head-quarters. Two Years Before the Mast As the simplest method of ascertaining this, I inserted a straw at the vent-hole, and presently announced that in all my life I had never enjoyed a more delicious draught of canary sack. Swiss Family Robinson This, it seems, was necessary, or so I understood, lest the expanding gases, following the line of least resistance, should blow back, as it were, through the vent-hole. Queen Sheba's Ring This gleam from the sinister vent-hole dazzled them; this puff of the sombre vapour inebriated them, and they were lost, and they were rich. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo It was big enough to hold six or eight men—that is, it was as large as a ship's forecastle; had a door at the side, and a vent-hole at top. Two Years Before the Mast It was big enough to hold eight or ten men, and had a door at the side, and a vent-hole at top. Two Years Before the Mast They covered it with Oahu mats, for a carpet; stopped up the vent-hole in bad weather, and made it their head-quarters. 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