| 单词 | foetid |
| 例句 | “It is still not too late to abandon this folly,” Gerris said, as they made their way down a foetid alley toward the old spice market. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps we can't understand it unless we can feel it: the foetid atmosphere of Henry's court, seething with malice, suspicion, fear. The Man Booker 2012 shortlist: the authors on their novels 2012-10-12T21:54:02Z It's the Tahitian women, the dusky flesh, the foetid jungle, the yearnings for lost paradise and innocence, the animism and the return to nature that have put posters of his work in a million bedrooms. Paul Gauguin: guilty as charged 2010-09-27T20:31:00Z Soprano Measha Brueggergosman is placed so close to the microphones that you're far more conscious of the pulse in her tone than of her fine way with the foetid imagery of the text. Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder: Overtures and Preludes, etc 2010-07-08T21:55:00Z It was August, towards the end of the monsoon; a foetid, sluggish season in India, well known for its fevers. Rich and poor 2010-03-23T21:00:00Z It is foetid and peeling; nothing magical here. Harry Potter and the end of a pop-culture phenomenon 2011-07-12T18:59:01Z Hardscrabble Mumbaikars have little energy to spare lamenting lost glories; most are more concerned with the desperate need for housing, collapsing railway overpasses and foetid monsoon floods. Sign of the times: Mumbai's typographical treasures 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z While the horror of the trenches has been well documented, what happened beneath the battlefields - in the foetid, dark, cramped, and frequently wet tunnels - is less well known, and arguably far more frightening. The 18 sewer men who changed the war - BBC News 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z For decades, disembarking at New Street railway station could be likened to stepping into a dimly-lit concrete box filled with foetid air. Birmingham New Street station's changing face - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Hence a thoroughly decomposed tuber consists of a cork bag full of starch and foetid liquid. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z The atmosphere was foetid, and thick with opium smoke. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The symptoms which induce women to seek medical aid are haemorrhage, foetid discharge, and later pain and cachexia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The high society that could welcome its foetid pages was already ripe for the horrors of the Revolution. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Like other Mustelidae, the glutton is provided with anal glands, which secrete a yellowish fluid possessing a highly foetid odour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z "Unclean, unclean," her cry, as leprous sin With foul intent clasped close her shrinking form, And baned with foetid breathing all her soul. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z The tongue is furred, the breath foetid, and there is pain or discomfort in the region of the stomach, with sour eructations, and frequently vomiting, first of food and then of bilious matter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z He had spent the night in a foetid cell with a number of other delinquents who had been scummed off the streets. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The black night air was heavy and still, but delicious after the foetid interior of the hut. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z A foetid breath exhaled from the thick undergrowth, and the air seemed charged with poison. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z To allow the foetid fresh water to dry on them would be courting a speedy attack of black-water fever. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Walcott is a prime contender to help the team emerge from the foetid swamp of their recent displays. Richard Williams: Walcott redeemed himself 2010-08-11T23:10:00Z The insects visit the plant in large numbers, attracted by the foetid smell, and act as carriers of the pollen from one spathe to another. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Palpatores.—Orifice of foetid glands opening above the coxa of the 3rd appendage, not raised upon a tubercle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Their own gardens and nurseries are empty; but they would keep the children alive in airless, foetid closes. Stand Up, Ye Dead In his imagination he sniffed the foetid odours from the torrential yellow stream. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z A foetid air was laden with the fumes of alcohol.... The Great Discovery It would seem almost impossible for the Christian graces to grow in such a foetid atmosphere. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Laniatores.—Orifice of foetid glands opening above the coxa of the 4th appendage, not raised upon a tubercle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The atmosphere of the place was heavy and foetid, as the only means of ventilation was the door. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Smell not so foetid as in type; s. yellowish and mottled inside. tophaceus, Fr. European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae This, with the foetid, musky, human odour combined with that of more or less rancid grease, would have sent the ordinary white man promptly outside, feeling very sea-sick indeed. Harley Greenoak's Charge Turning aside he slipped down between two of the houses and came to a foetid stream, in which, no doubt, lay the bodies of many of yesterday’s victims. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Orifice of coxal gland situated just behind that of the foetid gland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" An extraordinary foetid and overpowering atmosphere had taken its place. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Indeed, another sense than that of sight went to confirm any conjecture as to their numbers, for the sweet night air was constantly poisoned by a reek of rancid grease and musky, foetid humanity. A Veldt Vendetta The whole of the back part of the house was used for the trading store, and from this came a foetid and pungent whiff, mingled with the deep bass hum of native voices. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The sulphurated hydrogen gas was called hepatic air by former chemists, or foetid air from sulphur, by Mr Scheele. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries I couldn't breathe in that foetid, burning air; I heard a frightful clamour. Letters from my Windmill A damp, foetid smell, suggestive of the rottenness of decay, assailed my nostrils and made me sneeze. Byways of Ghost-Land Anything, to get out of the foetid air. The Rainbow Soon a dull, sluggish sound was heard, like the trickling of muddy water; and a foetid odor entered the nostrils, similar to the loathsome exhalations of a stagnant pool. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston The virtues of several mineral waters, and the foetid smell of animal excrements, chiefly arise from the presence of this gas. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries Like the skunk, this animal can eject the foetid secretion of the anal glands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The decks were literally coated with mud and slime, which emitted the most foetid odour. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery "If we fail, then death is preferable to life in this foetid pit, chained up and treated like dogs." Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea It is like coming out of a foetid cave into the evening sunshine. Deerbrook And at the bottom of each of these holes lay a pool of foetid green water. No Man's Land Roberts did for him all that could be done, but for a week Eric lay in that dark and foetid place, in the languishing of absolute despair. Eric, or Little by Little They could endure, just then, no more of the foetid atmosphere inside. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories Heavy foetid mists wreathed up from the waters, poisoning the air; noxious insects hummed about our couches, and loathly reptiles crawled out of the mud and chilled our hearts with their horrible croakings. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea It is very commonly foetid, as it is retained and decomposed in situ. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" It has two anal glands, from which it can squirt a foetid secretion. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The hoopoe, which builds its nest on dung, feeds on foetid ordure, and whose song is like a groan, denotes worldly grief which works death in those who are unclean. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition He smelled the foetid odor, which cut through his absorption because of its connotations. Operation Terror When the pipal and the neem glisten with star flowers and sweeten the foetid night-air, it matters nothing to me that the natives believe evil gods home in the branches. Caste Chronic bronchitis leads to alterations of structure in the affected bronchial tubes, their mucous membrane becoming thickened or even ulcerated, while occasionally permanent dilatation of the bronchi takes place, often accompanied with profuse foetid expectoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" I have fed men hungry with the ravening hunger of the wounded with scanty rations of musty corn-bread; have seen them drink eagerly of foetid water, dipped from the road-side ditches. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War The air they breathed was hot and foetid. The Wings of the Morning To him, the dark and foetid cell became as the palace of God, for here God spoke to his soul and he found peace. Korea's Fight for Freedom They were dark-coloured and when first taken out had a foetid smell. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 One plan was to force fresh air into the downcast, which should in a sense push the foetid air away by the upcast. The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes Better the stream which rushes impetuously over its banks, carrying with it devastation for a time, than the dead and foetid marsh. Parish Papers CONFERVA.—This green thready substance has the power of rendering foetid water sweet; for which purpose, when water is scarce, it is usually put into water-tubs and reservoirs. The Botanist's Companion, Volume II Orders from master-tailors were undertaken by sub-contractors, who themselves farmed the work out to needy workers, who made the articles in their own crowded and foetid homes, receiving "starvation wages." The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Here we were to pass the night, or rather the remainder of it, the mail going on to Nashville, and taking our foetid bodkin on with it. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada The discharge continually oozing from these keeps the heel constantly wet with a thick purulent discharge, which is nearly always blood-stained, and very often foetid. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Across this hut the nettle runs, And livid adders make their lair In corners dank from lack of suns, And out of foetid furrows stare The growths that scare. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens Everything in sight was enamelled with white paint and clammy with the sweat of that foetid air. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Why is the entire plant so foetid that one flees the neighborhood, pervaded as it is with an odor that combines a suspicion of skunk, putrid meat, and garlic? Wild Flowers Worth Knowing He was a cautious, conservative Scotchman, fully aware what a foetid gas-bag much of modern radicalism is; but then his great heart demanded reform, demanded change—often terribly at odds with his scornful brain. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy It may or may not be extremely foetid, and often it is mingled with blood. Diseases of the Horse's Foot At length, the ends of the fingers swell and ulcerate, the discharge is acrid and foetid; the nails drop off, and the bones of the fingers become carious, and separate at the joints. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa The depraved dilettantists, the foetid amoralists, have accomplished their termitic task; the tottering ruins must be brought down before they can be built up again. Jean-Christophe Journey's End The countless stamens which feed them generously with pollen willingly left for them alone must also dust them well as they crawl about before flying to another foetid lunch. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing The dim and foetid cave might indeed be full of devils. The Magnetic North On the fourth he was cast, and the discharge—partly inflammatory exudate, and partly a sanious foetid pus—liberated. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Upon a more particular inquiry about the symptoms, he was told that the blood was seemingly viscous, and salt upon the tongue; the urine remarkably acrosaline; and the faeces atrabilious and foetid. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves We were, however, afraid to touch it, fearing that, young as it was, it might have a supply of that foetid fluid that its kind discharge with too sure an aim at any assailant. The Naturalist in Nicaragua Time, ah, Time, rolls onward o'er All these foetid fields of evil, While hard at the nation's core Eat the burning rust and weevil! Embers, Complete Because having no wings with which to rule the air he must still tramp onwards through the foetid, clinging mud of earth? Stella Fregelius Soon they passed out of the land of tired people, of stalls decked out with unsavoury provender, of foetid smells and unwholesome-looking houses. The Evil Shepherd He would make an excellent trumpeter, for he has a strong breath; said of one having a foetid breath. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue I had been for some time aware that it emitted an unpleasant, foetid odour; as it neared my face it became so intense as to be unbearable. The Beetle For in the towns, the breath of Spring is foetid and feverish,—it arouses sick longings and weary regrets, but scarcely any positive ecstasy. God's Good Man All of these springs, he tells us, had the following features in common: they were more or less hot, unpleasant to the taste, of foetid odour and therefore unfit for culinary or other common uses. South Wind He retired, strange to say, from the foetid atmosphere of play, with the money in his pocket, and never again gambled. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow The air is chill and moist, the soil prolific only in prickly undergrowth and noxious weeds, while foetid exhalations from swamp and fen cling close to the humid, spongy ground. For the Term of His Natural Life Also the stench was so dreadful that we must bind linen about our nostrils to strain the foetid air. Moon of Israel The sun, flaming out after long hiding, scorched the back of his neck; the free down wind, fouled by foetid odours, brought to his ears the monster's last cry, "They're off!" The Country House The gangs of slaves, we are told, remained in the mines night and day, never seeing the sun, but living and dying in the murky and foetid atmosphere of the deep excavations. History of Phoenicia Their clothes and their letters reek with the foetid secretion of the musk deer. I Say No This glimpse of sunlight—sparkling at the entrance of the foetid and stifling prison—seemed to mock their miseries. For the Term of His Natural Life As the eye became accustomed to the foetid duskiness of the prison, a strange picture presented itself. For the Term of His Natural Life |
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