| 单词 | simoom |
| 例句 | Among these winds are the simoom and sirocco. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z Despite the arguments of the landlord and my own man that it was dangerous to set out in the face of a simoom, we started, taking the route towards Hathor Set. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z In the choking breath of the simoom he feels the potentialities of God, and his own helpless impotence. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z It was an His simple manners. exceedingly hot day and the simoom was blowing fiercely. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z As the storm-wind blows bleakly from the norland, As the snow-wind beats blindly on the moorland, As the simoom drives hot across the desert, As the thunder roars deep in the Unmeasured. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z It is like the simoom of the desert—producing a feeling of intense weariness. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It was late in the afternoon when we reached the spot again, and a wind which threatened simoom had covered the heart-shaped footmarks made by our own and other camels, as with a tidal wave. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z And, like Sahara, it had its days of storm, when the snow whirled in clouds just as the sand rises before the scorching blast of the simoom. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Waddles is a human simoom, carrying dust, sand and cactus. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z When guilt had prospered with him, all the love She bore him faded, as the floweret fades Before the simoom's breath. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z He had not lived long enough under the hot breath of the simoom to have all the early associations withered and crisped. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Science can eliminate the simooms that strike Bombay and Calcutta at such a day year after year, by simply flooding the desert of Sahara. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories It was an ostrich, fleeing in mortal terror before the simoom. The Scarlet Banner Quickly it resumes its course as if urged by a mysterious force, and soon the terrible simoom overwhelms and destroys it. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty And on the desert in the hot simoom Writ fervent words to warn you of your way. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation The phenomenon that had broken over the arenaceous couch,—upon which slept the four castaways,—was neither more nor less than a "sand-storm;" or, to give it its Arab title, a simoom. The Boy Slaves He's the oasis in the desert of my life; but the counting-room simoom comes along and dries him up, every now and then. The Quality of Mercy Despair not in calamities of a gladdening that shall wipe away thy sorrows; For how many a simoom blows, then turns to a gentle breeze, and is changed! Amaryllis at the Fair But I'd as lief encounter a West India hurricane or a simoom. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy We came, as the simoom creeps over the plain; We came, as the tiger its covert forsakes; As the hurricane brushes the dust from the brakes; As the lightning leaps out and the thunder-god shakes. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation It was sad to see the wounded drag themselves back to the woods, to escape the storm, more terrible than the blast of the simoom, sweeping over the field. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field The monsoon and simoom, In the soft empurpled Orient, At mention of thy name Doff all the hats of Heathendom! Cobwebs from a Library Corner No desert simoom, if it had passed over it, could have effected it more thoroughly. Memories of Bethany The summer passed away, with its intense heat and its fierce simooms. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History It was in a gale of wind and a simoom of dust, but I greatly enjoyed it. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 The sand of which the "dunes" are composed is generally so fine that it is readily blown by a sharp wind; and they were as troublesome as the sands of Sahara in a simoom. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim There is nothing to be heard but the sharp whistle of the dry snow—the same dreary music which accompanies the African simoom. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland I suppose the simoom we had there in the summer was a specimen of it. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Zarah was the one flower left in the desert over which the simoom had swept; her smile was to the bereaved mother as the bright smile of hope. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History The phenomenon that had broken over the arenaceous couch, upon which slept the four castaways, was neither more nor less than a “sandstorm”; or, to give it its Arab title, a simoom. The Boy Slaves On another occasion we met the simoom, the purple haze in rushing past threatening suffocation. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Her sire, who, upon his trackless wilds, could have outstripped the pestilent simoom; and with throat unslaked, and hunger unappeased, could thrice have seen the scorching sun go down, had not greater powers of endurance. Rookwood We are told that on the 17th of June, 1859, there was much more of a genuine simoom. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California This great domain of the simoom has every diversity of surface. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania I stood by his head for nearly half an hour, rubbing the dust from my eyes; and waiting until the simoom might settle away. The Scalp Hunters The gentle zephyrs speak of thee, and so does the hot simoom that blows from Chickahominy, bringing an inordinate number of mosquitoes. The Long Roll I procured more than half a skin of water, and then returned to my own camel, which I had laid down beside of, during the simoom. The Pacha of Many Tales I dare not face it, any more than I would the blast of the simoom. The Rifle Rangers The simoom is also an institution of the desert. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The authority of the Mahdi being established in the Soudan, we shall sweep Egypt like the simoom, and Cairo and Alexandria once in our hands, we shall find no difficulty in communicating with Europe. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War I'll fan you, and hear if you then will repeat Facts on currents of air, or simoom; Or simper, and smilingly speak of the heat Of the room. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892 “Very true, Mustapha; but my mouth is parched up with the sand of that simoom—sherbet I cannot drink, rakee I must not, the hakim has forbid it; what must it be then, Mustapha?” The Pacha of Many Tales Abdaldar was sent to hunt down the survivor, but was himself killed by a simoom. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 They have plenty of destructive energy, it is true, but the simoom has all this and much else besides. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania So rush they, like the simoom's horrid blast; 70 They sweep, and all around is wilderness! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Many a time I have mentally sent that blizzard to regions where its icy blasts would have melted as in a hot simoom. The House of Martha "Any simooms in sight?" asked Ollie, by way of reply to Jack's remark. The Voyage of the Rattletrap It would be shrivelled into nothing by a blast of this simulated simoom. Prince Fortunatus The approach of the simoom is a dense black cloud of whirling and seething fine dust. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The miasma of the swamp, the simoom of the desert, the merciless sirocco, are healthful when compared to such an atmosphere. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Presently a kind of simoom was observed to rage in the Scholars' Bunker, out of which emerged the head of the niblick, the ball, and, finally, Bulger himself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 The beeves, hidden in a simoom of their own stamping, were gradually being pressed forward on the trail, a huge pawn, ignorant of its own strength, manipulated by a handful of men and horses. Judith of the Plains The palm bends before the blast as the simoom sweeps by. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers The simoom is unmistakably a wind, and surely no one who has not had the experience can appreciate it. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania In winter it is cold, muddy and cheerless, and in midsummer the simoom which sweeps up the Marmora from Africa and the Syrian coast renders it very unhealthy for Europeans to remain in the city. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 At last I resolved to come to an understanding with the driver, and I spent what little breath I had left—it was dry and hot as the simoom—in blowing up that infamous man. Italian Journeys Deserts into which dromedaries thrust their nostrils, because they were afraid of the simoom—deserts blooming into carnation roses and silver-tipped lilies. New Tabernacle Sermons As Sulamith comes upon the scene a simoom sweeps across the desert. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers But the great bodily discomfort resulting from the simoom does not last forever; it gives place to bodily irritation of some other sort, which is indeed a grateful change merely because it is a change. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania I procured more than half a skin of water, and then returned to my own camel, which I had lain down beside of, during the simoom. The Pacha of Many Tales After a long introduction, containing many words such as dæmonic sensuality, a network of the most delicate nerves, simoom, crystal, and so on, he began at last telling the story of the novel. The Party After a ride made enervating by the simoom, we descend at the arcaded and galleried Moorish house where Ben-Ali-Cherif was born, and are visited by the sheikh of the college which the agha maintains. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 In the waking hours of the night he studied the play of the moon upon the sandy ocean, where the strong simoom had rippled the surface into waves and ever-varying undulations. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Ask the simoom that sweeps like a cruel furnace blast over this forsaken region. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania "Very true, Mustapha; but my mouth is parched up with the sand of that simoom—Sherbet I cannot drink, Rakee I must not, the Hakim has forbid it; what must it be then, Mustapha?" The Pacha of Many Tales Now and then it made all the air dense with spray, causing the Pacific to resemble the Sahara in a simoom. Overland It showed Nissr about as she had been the night before; for the simoom had not thrashed up sea enough—offshore, as it had been—to break up the partial wreck. The Flying Legion We have gay companions on our way; for a breeze overtakes us, and a hundred little simooms of drift whirl along beside us, and whelm in miniature burial whole caravans of dry leaves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 Perhaps the full blast of the simoom may last an hour—perhaps two or even three hours. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Even then he begins his conflict with hunger and thirst; is scorched by a vertical sun; shriveled by the burning sand beneath; and poisoned by the breath of the simoom. The world's great sermons, Volume 03 Massillon to Mason As we were advancing, Idris suddenly cried out, "Fall upon your faces, for here is the simoom!" MacMillan's Reading Books Book V The slither of the dry snow—the white, fine snow of sand—filled all space with a whispering rustle that could be heard through the shouting of the simoom. The Flying Legion The heat is most terrible in the month of July, when the burning simoom not unfrequently sweeps over the town. A Woman's Journey Round the World The atmosphere of those Fairy palaces was like the breath of the simoom: and their inhabitants, wasting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert. Hard Times Onwards, like the simoom, they came, burning and slaying, and were at the walls of Jerusalem before the inhabitants had time to look round them. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 This phenomenon of the simoom, unexpected by us, though foreseen by Idris, caused us all to relapse into our former despondency. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V In a Sahara simoom, men are content just to live. The Flying Legion She is the simoom of the desert and the chilly blast which destroys. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion After that she could be irritated but she could not be depressed by Aunt Bessie's simoom of questioning. Main Street The air was rent with silk and brass; a simoom of rapture raced over Zoe. Star-Dust I was a spirit on the mountain-tops,— A perfume in the valleys,—a simoom On arid deserts,—a nomadic wind Roaming the universe,—a tireless Voice. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 The African coast lay stretched out in ivory nakedness, clean, bare, swept and garnished by simooms, by cruel heat, by the beatings of surf eternal. The Flying Legion Seth or Typhon stands for the cold of winter, the simoom of the desert, or the "wind that blasts." The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Where it would be the highest and most perceptible would be on the arid plans of Africa and Asia, when the simoom is passing, or in the track of a tornado. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 One heard the dread simoom in distance roar, Whilst the crushed shell upon the pebbly shore Crackled beneath the crocodile's huge coil. Poems We paused for an instant; rested under the green trees; heard the murmur of the waters—then the caravan moved, breasting the arid wastes once more, and the coming simoom. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee With a hand of great rejoicing, he stirred the unconscious Sheik—over whom the sand was already sifting as the now ravening simoom lashed it along. The Flying Legion The simoom of the desert and the cold of winter were Seth, as were also the genial powers of Spring. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion It was great; not much like 'Daisy Bell,' of course; more like a collision between a cyclone and a simoom in a tin-plate mining camp, in fact, but, nevertheless, marvellous. The Water Ghost and Others I am a perfect simoom of wrath at such times, and I am not responsible for what I do. Remarks But in these acts by which ancient and firmly rooted dynasties are rooted up or withered as by the simoom, He reveals a side of His nature to which the calm heavens bore no witness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Not an atmospheric change; no blighting simoom will sweep over their fields, nor will any volcanic eruption darken their crystal heavens. The Purple Land He felt as if a simoom of rapture had struck him, and when she told him a dozen times that she loved him he could think of nothing to say but, "Say, this is great!" We Can't Have Everything This news was answered by a simoom of rage from Salzburg. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 The open plain around Chancellorsville presented such a spectacle as a simoom sweeping over the desert might make. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee The promise of rain was followed by a simoom so stifling that it plunged every breathing thing into a struggle for air. The Prince of India — Volume 01 It is thought that the army was overwhelmed and buried by one of those fatal storms, called simooms, that so frequently sweep over those dreary wastes of sand. General History for Colleges and High Schools And his breath failed him, his throat was parched, his face burned as with the simoom wind, his legs were trembling under him. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Cara's mother had often told him about this, and taught him how to close his nostrils when caught in a simoom. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories The ground of the ravine where we two are closely clustered to abide the tempest is quivering, and at each shot we feel the deep simoom of the shells. Under Fire: the story of a squad Stephen's heart had withered up like a flower of the desert that feels the simoom coming from afar. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man On the second night there came on a violent storm, one of those terrible simooms of the desert which makes one feel his helplessness. The Jewel of Seven Stars Every passion which can degrade the heart of fallen man, had swept with simoom blast over the cities and the villages of France. Napoleon Bonaparte He struggled up at last, and for a moment thought he too had been loaded for a journey, for the simoom had covered him with a small mountain of sand. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories Assad is banished to the sandy waste; there a simoom sweeps down upon him; he falls at the foot of a lonely palm to die, after calling on Sulamith with his fleeting breath. A Second Book of Operas On the third day's march, during the hot simoom, the camel should drink if possible; but he can endure the fourth day. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile The simoom, in fact, came rushing on like a thunderbolt, and a moment later the balloon would have been crushed, torn to atoms, annihilated. Five Weeks in a Balloon During our march the simoom was fearful, and the heat so intense that it was impossible to draw the guncases out of their leather covers, which it was necessary to cut open. In the Heart of Africa The next minute the signal was given, and as the simoom across the desert, the cataract down the rock, the shell from the howitzer, each warrior rushed from his goal. Burlesques The simooms which smote others on the desert jumped over the things which were mine. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ The parching blast of the simoom was of such exhausting power, that the water rapidly evaporated from the closed water-skins. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs The drought was constantly increasing, and the heat none the less for the wind being north, this wind being the simoom of the Pampas. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant Cesar dreaded his wife: that she might not see his depression under this simoom of misfortune, he prepared to go out. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau Perhaps in a simoom it may look more awful. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo He studied in the night time the effect of the moon upon the ocean of sand, where the simoom made waves swift of movement and rapid in their change. A Passion in the Desert All woodwork is warped; ivory knife-handles are split; paper breaks when crunched in the hand, and the very marrow seems to be dried out of the bones by this horrible simoom. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Thus her awakening sense was like that of a lamb whose mother has been swallowed up in the night by the sand-drifts of the simoom. The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable They had felt the hyperborean blasts of the countries beyond the Black Sea, the simooms and sand-tempests of the Egyptian deserts. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science The simoom is fearful, and the heat is so intense that it was impossible to draw the gun-cases out of their leather covers, which it was necessary to cut open. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs In the cool night I preferred walking to the uneasy motion of the camel; the air was most invigorating after the intense heat of the day and the prostration caused by the simoom. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs |
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