Road Trip
Road Trip
Davis McCombs


Over the singed1 and brittle2 roadside stalks,
over cotton, corn and stubble,
our car's dark bug-shape slithers.

Over the metal drainpipe, over the oil rig,
and the burned field where a windmill
cranks its pinch of rust3, we are

a hurried sweep of shadow, a sleek4 chromatic5
gleam the cold sun follows
with its blue-orange dot of concentration.

We scurry6 like a flea7 across the hide of something
both immense and underfed,
a creature from the mind”s culvert,

an animal concocted8 out of barbed-wire ribs9
and cockleburs, the grass its rippling10 fur
through which our small wake passes like a shiver.

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1 singed

v.浅表烧焦( singe的过去式和过去分词 )；（毛发）燎，烧焦尖端[边儿]

参考例句：


He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. 他点烟时把头发给燎了。 The cook singed the chicken to remove the fine hairs. 厨师把鸡燎一下，以便去掉细毛。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》



2 brittle

adj.易碎的；脆弱的；冷淡的；(声音)尖利的

参考例句：


The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。 She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。

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3 rust

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：


She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。 The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。



4 sleek

adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢

参考例句：


Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。 The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。



5 chromatic

adj.色彩的，颜色的

参考例句：


The removal of the chromatic aberration is then of primary importance.这时消除色差具有头等重要性。 In lampblack many kitchens easy to present the chromatic aberration.油烟较多的厨房中易出现色差。



6 scurry

vi.急匆匆地走；使急赶；催促；n.快步急跑，疾走；仓皇奔跑声；骤雨，骤雪；短距离赛马

参考例句：


I jumped on the sofa after I saw a mouse scurry by.看到一只老鼠匆匆路过,我从沙发上跳了起来。 There was a great scurry for bargains.大家急忙着去抢购特价品。



7 flea

n.跳蚤

参考例句：


I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。 Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。



8 concocted

v.将（尤指通常不相配合的）成分混合成某物( concoct的过去式和过去分词 )；调制；编造；捏造

参考例句：


The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish. 这种汤是用多达十几种不同的鱼熬制而成的。 Between them they concocted a letter. 他们共同策划写了一封信。 来自《简明英汉词典》



9 ribs

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：


He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。 Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。



10 rippling

起涟漪的，潺潺流水般声音的

参考例句：


I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。 The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。
《Road Trip》添加时间：2024-12-14；更新时间：2025-03-09