| 单词 | onager |
| 例句 | The second onager was surrounded by an encampment of tattooed Laistrygonian ogres, but Piper managed to get to the machine without raising suspicion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The siege weapons — six golden onagers the size of houses - were arrayed behind in a loose semicircle, three on each flank. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘If you fire the onager, you’ll kill him and Piper, and ‘Good!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If the onager really did fire true - if it scored a hit on Festus the dragon, and Nico allowed his friends to be hurt or killed . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She slashed the onager’s spring cord to disable the weapon, then kept moving. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All the onagers fired at once, and six golden comets billowed into the sky. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Those onagers will blast you out of the sky.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The fight at the third onager had not gone unnoticed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘I must act before they get any higher. Only an onager such as this can make the shot. I will singlehandedly -’ ‘Centurion,’ said a voice behind him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One more onager redirected and they might stand a chance. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The onagers were arrayed behind them in a loose semicircle at three-hundred-yard intervals. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Surely Michael Kahale would warn his leader to step away from the onager. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He’s got lots of firepower, even without the onagers.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On her right, Coach Hedge shouted from the back of his steed, Guido, ‘Those are onagers, kid! Those things can kick higher than Bruce Lee!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Will Solace hadn’t spoken with Nico since the encounter at the onager. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All the guards had clustered on the right side of the onager, trying to see what was going on down the ranks, which gave Nico and his comrades a clear shot to the left. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If that onager scored a hit on Camp Half-Blood, anything in the blast zone would be annihilated - vaporized by the heat, or disintegrated by the shrapnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Since its homeland includes the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of Western civilization and animal domestication, ancient peoples must have experimented extensively with onagers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And the Romans had six onagers, all stocked with piles of ammunition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The First Cohort stood closest to the onager - a little too close for Nico’s comfort - but they seemed occupied by a couple of officers parading in front of them, shouting orders. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They shuffled across the hillside towards the next onager. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Cecil waved at them from the onager, signalling that his job was done. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Excellent! Guard me while I fire this onager. Then we will kill these Graeci together!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Octavian, get away from the onager. That isn’t safe.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z From the three sabotaged machines, the payloads veered sideways, arcing towards the barrage from the other three onagers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘I need you to go with Dakota and Leila. While they’re stirring trouble in the ranks, trying to delay the attack, you have to find a way to sabotage those onagers.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘If we make the damage too obvious, we’ll never get to the other ones in time. Can you recalibrate the aim - like, towards the other onagers’ firing lines?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘The three of them sneak in and disable the onagers, cause a distraction. Then the rest of us fly in with ballistae blazing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Near the first onager, three Earthborn were sunning themselves on the rocks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As a result, although similar in other respects to ancestral donkeys, onagers have never been domesticated. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One of Octavian’s onagers capsized and disappeared into the side of the hill. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Some ancient depictions of horselike animals used for riding or for pulling carts may refer to onagers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘You build machines. How can you not know what an onager is? It’s just the biggest, baddest catapult ever used by the Roman army.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The nearest onager was a hundred yards downhill, encircled in spiked trenches and guarded by a dozen demigods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘The Acropolis is ringed with great siege weapons — onagers.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘You, you, you and you. Check all the onagers. Make sure they’re operational. I want them fired simultaneously as soon as possible. Go!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We know from Sumerian and later depictions that onagers were regularly hunted, as well as captured and hybridized with donkeys and horses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Artemis knows a lot about missile weapons. She told us Octavian has ordered some . . . surprises for Camp Half-Blood. He’s used most of the legion’s treasure to purchase Cyclopes-built onagers.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Is it any wonder Roman soldiers applied the name onager to the mechanical catapult they used for besieging walled compounds? Roman floor mosaics with violent scenes pack a punch at Getty Villa 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The onager swivels his anguished head and meets the lion's ferocious gaze, while blood streams on the ground in a cluster of zigzag lines like jagged bolts of lightning. Roman floor mosaics with violent scenes pack a punch at Getty Villa 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z I paused in wonder as to whence the noise proceeded, while Franz exclaimed, "Oh, father, can that be Swift, our young onager?" The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z One of the onagers, however, having hurt its leg, could not be harnessed at present, and a few days’ rest was necessary. The Secret of the Island With a sigh, he dismissed the old man, and turned over the leaves of a volume bound in onager skin which had been glazed by a hydraulic press and speckled with silver clouds. Against the Grain Every morning all the colonists, or oftener Smith, Herbert, and Pencroff, went with the onagers to the site, five miles distant, over what they called Corral Road. The Mysterious Island Fritz led the way on his onager, and by a new track we forced a passage through the woods and tall grasses towards Cape Disappointment. Swiss Family Robinson Among them Fritz espied a few ruffed grouse, and, quick as thought, unhooding his eagle, he started him off in chase, then sprung on his onager and followed at full gallop. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z The Museum has no example of the onager. The Magic Skin Several times, however, the onagers appeared to wish to leave the plateau, too confined for animals accustomed to the plains and forests. The Mysterious Island The onagers were unharnessed, placed in the stable, and Pencroff, before sleeping, gave a sigh of satisfaction that resounded throughout Granite House. The Mysterious Island Amongst them Fritz espied a few ruffed grouse, and, quick as thought, unhooding his eagle, he started him off in chase, then sprang on his onager and followed at full gallop. Swiss Family Robinson Fritz led the way on his onager, and by a new track we forced a passage through the woods and tall grasses toward Cape Disappointment. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z A tame onager, in short, is worth an enormous amount; it is well-nigh impossible to catch them among the mountains, where they leap like roebucks, and seem as if they could fly like birds. The Magic Skin Now, too, the onager, the goats, and the sheep in the corral furnished daily the milk necessary to the colony. The Mysterious Island About this time the colonists cleared three acres of Prospect Plateau, leaving the rest as pasture for the onagers. The Mysterious Island We then loaded the onager with the acorns and moved homewards. Swiss Family Robinson They could therefore get to this latter place with the cart, and towards the end of the month the onagers were tried for the first time. The Mysterious Island Our myth of the winged horse, our Pegasus, had its origin doubtless in these countries, where the shepherds could see the onager springing from one rock to another. The Magic Skin One of the onagers, however, having hurt its leg, could not be harnessed at present, and a few days' rest was necessary. The Mysterious Island On the 3d of January, Herbert, who had gone at daybreak to Prospect Plateau to saddle one of the onagers, saw an immense black cloud rolling out from the summit of the volcano. The Mysterious Island Watching a favourable opportunity, I sprang upon the onager's back, and seizing her long ear in my teeth, in spite of her kicking and plunging, bit it through. Swiss Family Robinson About this time a little onager was born, and a number of moufflons, to the great joy of Neb and Herbert, who had each their favorites among these new comers. The Mysterious Island The skin that you have laid before me is the skin of an onager. The Magic Skin At that moment Pencroft stopped the onager, and in a hoarse voice,— "Oh! the villains!" he exclaimed. The Mysterious Island So, early the next morning, Smith and Ayrton started off with the wagon and onagers. The Mysterious Island The two onagers, already pretty well trained, were mounted by Spilett and Herbert and did excellent service. The Mysterious Island So Ayrton drove off in the twilight, about 9 o’clock, behind one onager, and two hours afterwards the electric wire gave notice that he had found everything in order at the corral. The Mysterious Island The onagers, well rested, were in excellent condition for a long pull. The Mysterious Island As to the wall and buildings of the poultry-yard and the onagers stable, the fire had destroyed all. The Mysterious Island At the cry of Ayrton, the colonists had rushed towards the stable of the onagers, and harnessed the animals. The Mysterious Island There were too young onagers, and their parents were often ridden by Spilett and Herbert, or hitched to the cart to drag wood or bring the minerals which the engineer made use of. The Mysterious Island Neb stood at the head of the onagers to keep them quiet, and the others went to the gate to determine if it was barricaded on the inside. The Mysterious Island "These are onagers!" cried Herbert, "animals something between the zebra and the quagga!" The Mysterious Island About this time the female onager gave birth to a young one which belonged to the same sex as its mother, and which throve capitally. The Mysterious Island The onagers had been unharnessed and placed in the corral, and Smith, leading, took the route to the coast. The Mysterious Island But grass abounded in other parts of the island, and there was no fear of the onagers being obliged to go on short allowance. The Mysterious Island The onagers, well rested, could go a long journey. The Mysterious Island The stable now contained five onagers, four of which were well broken, and allowed themselves to be either driven or ridden, and a little colt. The Mysterious Island The sailor, without frightening the animals, crept through the grass to the bridge over Creek Glycerine, lowered it, and the onagers were prisoners. The Mysterious Island The sailor, without startling the animals, slid through the grass to the causeway over Glycerine Creek, raised it, and the onagers were prisoners. The Mysterious Island The onagers, already well trained, were ridden by Spilett and Herbert, and were of great use. The Mysterious Island About this time the settlers cleared three acres of the plateau, and the rest was preserved in a wild state, for the benefit of the onagers. The Mysterious Island The colony now possessed a plow, to which the onagers were yoked like regular Yorkshire or Kentucky oxen. The Mysterious Island The cart might then be driven there, and towards the end of December they tried the onagers for the first time. The Mysterious Island In the meantime the onagers often tried to quit the plateau, which was too confined for them, accustomed to wide ranges and deep forests. The Mysterious Island Every other day one of the settlers, driving the cart or mounted on an onager, went to look after the flock of musmons and goats and bring back the supply of milk required by Neb. The Mysterious Island Neb remained at the onagers' heads to hold them. The Mysterious Island The next day, at dawn, Cyrus Harding and Ayrton, mounting the cart drawn by two onagers, took the road to the corral and set off at a round trot. The Mysterious Island The onagers being unharnessed, were thence led to their stable, and Pencroft before going to sleep gave vent to his feelings in a deep sigh of satisfaction that awoke all the echoes of Granite House. The Mysterious Island |
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