| 单词 | refuse heap |
| 例句 | On the cave floor what looked to me like nothing in particular turned out to be an ancient midden: a refuse heap. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Among the whites, the men stand triumphantly at the top; their women cringe, sigh, and faint below; and the Asians are left to scramble for what's left, like beggars at a refuse heap. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z This is Los Angeles in the year 2019, when most of the earth’s inhabitants have colonized other planets, and only a polyglot refuse heap of humanity remains. Blade Runner at 30: Celebrating Ridley Scott's Dystopian Vision 2012-06-25T14:31:59Z Trey Burke, a midseason refuse heap find, looked as if he was capable of playing explosive minutes off the bench. David Fizdale Is Totally Going to Save the Knicks 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z All manner of former Qaddafi military equipment has been seen in the field, in makeshift museums, in old stockpiles, or in refuse heaps that sometimes contained packaging and shipment papers. At War Blog: Confronting a False Meme: Libya's Deadly "Stinger-Equivalents" 2012-05-24T12:01:34Z Was this dull ache of soul-hunger never to be relieved until some indefinite future was to find her—cheated of everything—cast out useless on the human refuse heap? Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Fowls scurry about in the midst of the throng, and hungry dogs scent a meal in the refuse heaps of the gutters. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Whole quarters of the city had given up the ghost, and become refuse heaps, where curs grouted amongst offal. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z The revolution of the rakes causes a thorough disintegration of the stuff, the lighter portion of which is forced over the upper edge, carried away by the engine, and thrown on the refuse heap. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The refuse heaps and dust-bins were cleared out daily by an old German man and a boy, who removed the rubbish in a heavy two-wheeled cart drawn by an old ox. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z This is Los Angeles in the year 2019, when most of the earth�s inhabitants have colonized other planets, and only a polyglot refuse heap of humanity remains. Richard Corliss: That Old Feeling: You Know Dick 2011-03-04T14:50:00Z These shell-mounds, the refuse heaps of this ancient race, are sometimes one thousand feet long and two hundred wide. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The species of Pogonomyrmex strip the husks from the seeds and carry them out of the nest, making a refuse heap near the entrance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" There’s a refuse heap for every one of nature’s functions. The Missioner The most remarkable remains left behind in these refuse heaps are the sculptured reindeer antlers and figures engraved on fragments of schist and on ivory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Fragmentary ware is found also in refuse heaps, on house and village sites, and scattered broadcast over the face of the land. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 These rude men probably were living at the same time, or even later, than the makers of the "refuse heaps" of Denmark. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z A midden is a polite name for a refuse heap. The Wailing Octopus The watch had been found in a refuse heap, and even in its best days had been incapable of keeping time, yet its possession by Billy Buttons made him the envy of his mates. A Sunny Little Lass These refuse heaps are usually in ridgelike mounds, sometimes hundreds of yards in length. History of Human Society But it were better to be a student, simply, when probing amongst the refuse heaps of life’s débris. The Twins of Suffering Creek Then Lutra, bold in the unbroken stillness of Nature's perfect sleep, climbed the steps leading to a village garden, and searched the refuse heap for scraps discarded from the cottager's meagre board. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Every day they go out to shovel refuse into army wagons, and then unload these wagons elsewhere on to refuse heaps. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Why did you not throw the unclean food on the refuse heap? An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story Phœbe leaped upon the refuse heap and scrambled to the top. The Panchronicon The refuse heaps from the mines at the former place served as natural fortifications. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 They discovered nothing of importance, but as they went out Curtis glanced at the ash and refuse heap. Prescott of Saskatchewan He was shut up in a dungeon and strangled, and his body was thrown upon one of the refuse heaps of the mighty city. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. No refuse heaps of any importance were seen here. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II A peasant was in charge of the cart which was carrying away the refuse heap, and Robert Hinge took no apparent notice of this cry. In Direst Peril This vertical switch would carry it out on the dump or refuse heap. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines The same treatment has been applied to the refuse heap which was found on the outside, and the result of the search is a very remarkable collection of weapons, implements, ornaments, and figured p. 19stones.” The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore Among the refuse heaps were seen remains of horrible feasts, and human skulls were set up on posts round the huts. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The refuse heaps in the neighbourhood contained bones of several species of the whale, among them the white whale, and of the seal, walrus, reindeer, bear, dog, fox, and various kinds of birds. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The large size of the refuse heap on the south side of the village indicates that the site had been occupied for many generations. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 "I say, you men," shouted Gordon, "the refuse heap is just opposite; let's transfer all the waste paper of the last ten years and bury the offender." The Loom of Youth And they had noticed that when those animals foraged in the refuse heaps outside the town, they died too. Warlord of Kor No refuse heaps were allowed in any quarter. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala At many places the old Onkilon houses were used by the Chukches as stores for blubber; and at others, excavations had been made in the refuse heaps in search of walrus tusks. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The quantity of these potsherds is quite small, and they occur mainly in the refuse heaps on the mesa edge. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 Then, having cast Hector's corpse on the refuse heap, Achilles assembles the Greeks in his tent for a funeral repast, after which they retire, leaving him to mourn. The Book of the Epic But where a grain of salt had parted with its savor, there was naught else that could impart saltiness to it, and it became worthless and fit only for the refuse heap. Mystic Christianity You are adjudged unfit to touch the hand of an honest man in greeting; you are made impotent, disgraced, consigned to the refuse heap. The Subterranean Brotherhood We took a wild land beautiful as a dream," he proceeds, "and we have made a refuse heap. The French in the Heart of America The setting which the pawnbroker brought in had been found on the city refuse heap by a scavenger. Average Jones But to think that the duty of literature is to unearth the pearl from the refuse heap means to reject literature itself. Letters of Anton Chekhov As he went on digging a foul smell was noticeable, and he at last came upon a refuse heap. Japanese Fairy Tales The little curate desisted from the appendices and refuse heaps and general debris of his story, and made himself look very alert and intelligent. The New Machiavelli |
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