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grandstand
vi. 为了给人留下印象而表演,哗众取宠:impress
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descend
- v. 下降:downward
- v. 世代相传:pass by inheritance
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transcend
vt. 超越,超过极限:beyond the limits
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legend
- n. 传奇,传说:popular myth
- n. 图例:explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart
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reprehend
vt. 谴责,责难,批评:express unfavorable opinion
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commend
- vt. 赞扬:approbation;praise
- vt. 委托保管:entrust
- vt. 推荐:recommend
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suspend
- vi. 暂停,中止:bring to a formal close
- vt. 悬挂:hang
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rend
vt. 撕裂,猛拉:tear or spilt apart
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rescind
vt. 废除,取消:make void
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abscond
v. 偷偷离开:depart secretly
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moribund
- adj. 即将结束的,垂死的:approaching death
- adj. 即将过时的:on the verge of becoming obsolete
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fecund
adj. 多产的,肥沃的:fruitful
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rubicund
adj. 红润的,健康的:healthy rosiness
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jocund
adj. 欢快的,高兴的:sprightly lighthearted
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bound
- n. 界限:beyond which a person or thing cannot go
- vt. 给...设置限制:set limits
- adj. 投入的,坚定的:fully committed
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hidebound
adj. 死板的,极度保守的:tending to favor established ideas
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confound
- vt. 使困惑:uncertainty
- vt. 无法区分,混淆:fail to differentiate
- vt. 证明为假,证伪:to prove to be false
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compound
- n. 混合物:something composed
- adj. 混合的:consisting
- vt. 混合:put or bring together
- v. 扩大,增多:make greater
- v. 和解:agree for a consideration
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sound
- adj. 牢固的,不可动摇的:withstand stress without structural damage
- adj. 健康的,强壮的:free from injury
- adj. (逻辑上)严谨的:valid reasoning
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slipshod
adj. 粗心的,随意的:indifference to exactness, precision and accuracy
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plod
v. 沉重缓慢地走:walk heavily
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falsehood
n. 谎言:untrue and made in order to deceive
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prod
vt. 促使...行动:persuade
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disregard
- vt. 漠视,不关注:pay no attention
- n. 缺乏兴趣,缺乏关心:lack of interest or concern
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sluggard
n. 懒人:lazy person
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diehard
- adj. 顽固的,保守的 determined or devoted
- n. 顽固的人,保守的人 someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas
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canard
n. 谣传,误传:misleading story
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aboveboard
adj. 无欺诈的,光明正大的:free from all traces of deceit or duplicity
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retard
vt. 减速,延迟:cause slowly
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safeguard
- n. 保护措施:prevent accident
- vt. 保护:make safe
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awkward
- adj. 缺乏灵活性和技巧的:lacking dexterity
- adj. (处理问题)缺乏手段和智谋的:a lask of skill and tact
- adj. 臃肿笨拙的,不优雅的:lacking ease
- adj. 令人尴尬的:embarrassment
- adj. (因过大过重或设计问题)难以操作的:difficult to use
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untoward
- adj. 倒霉的,不吉利的:not favorable, unpropitious
- adj. 难以驯服的,难以驾驭的:resisting control or discipline
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haphazard
adj. 无秩序的,无目标的:lack of plan, order, or direction
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undergird
vt. 加强,巩固...的底部:strengthen from beneath
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concord
n. 一致,和睦:agreement
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discord
n. 意见不一致,不和谐:lack of agreement or harmony
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chord
vi. 与...和谐一致;符合:to be in accord; agree
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absurd
adj. 不合理的:unreasonable
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shroud
- n. 隐蔽物,可起隐藏、保护或屛护作用的物体:something that conceals,protects, or screens
- vt. 将...从视线中隔离,遮蔽:shut off from sight
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shrewd
- adj. 精明的,机敏的:cleverness or judgment
- adj. 刺骨的,强烈的:discomfort
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imbibe
v. 喝水,摄取水分:take in liquid
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gibe
v. 嘲弄:taunting words
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bribe
v. 贿赂,收买:give money
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circumscribe
- vt. 限制:limit
- vt. 包围,围绕:surround
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proscribe
vt. 禁止,排斥:forbid
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diatribe
- n. 长篇抨击性演讲:long scolding
- n. 挖苦,讽刺的职责:ironic or satirical criticism
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xenophobe
n. 仇视(或畏惧)外国人(或外国事物)者:fearful of what is foreign
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probe
v./n. 深入调查:penetrating, investigation
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preface
n. 序言:preliminary statement
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efface
vt. 擦掉,抹去;使不明显:make indistinct
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solace
- n. 安慰:comfort in sorrow
- vt. 安慰,安抚:console
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grimace
v./n. 因痛苦而面部扭曲,(作)怪相,(作)鬼脸:a sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, disgust or disapproval
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menace
vt. 威胁,使处于危险:intention to harm
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embrace
- vt. 乐于接受:willingly, eagerly
- vt. 包围:surround
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jaundice
n. (因嫉妒或厌世而产生的)偏见:bias
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cowardice
n. 懦弱,不坚定:lack courage
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edifice
- n. 大厦,大建筑物:massive structure
- n. 基础,基本构架:basic form
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rejoice
vi. 欣喜,喜悦:feel joy
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avarice
n. 贪财,贪婪:insatiable desire for wealth
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caprice
- n. 一时冲动的决定:impulsive change of mind
- n. 反复无常,善变:change impulsively
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entice
vt. 诱使:tempt, lure
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arrogance
n. 傲慢,自大:overbearing pride
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allegiance
n. 忠诚:devotion or loyalty
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variance
n. 不一致,不和谐:lack of harmony
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countenance
- vt. 容忍:put up with
- vt. 赞成,推崇:favorable opinion
- n. 沉着,冷静:evenness
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dissonance
n. (音调)不和谐;不一致,分歧:disagreeable, discord
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forbearance
- n. 克制;忍耐:tolerance and restraint
- n. 友好仁慈的态度:kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment
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entrance
- n. 进入权,进入许可:means of entering or participating in
- vt. 使入迷:wonder, enchantment
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remonstrance
n. 抗议,抱怨:expression of protest, complaint
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obeisance
n. 敬礼;尊重:respect, submission
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impuissance
n. 无权,虚弱:lack of power
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hesitance
n. 犹豫,不情愿:hesitant, reluctance
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pittance
n. 少量津贴:small portion
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nuance
n. 细微的差异:subtle distinction
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abeyance
n. 中止,搁置:temporary inactively
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decadence
n. 衰落,颓废:deterioration or decline
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credence
n. 坚信:firm belief
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resurgence
n. 复兴:restoration
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prescience
n. 预知,先见:knowledge of actions or events before they occur
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resilience
- n. 弹力:resume original shape
- n. 恢复能力:ability to recover quickly
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convenience
n. 便利,方便:fitness or suitability
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somnolence
n. 瞌睡,嗜睡:needing sleep
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eminent
adj. 杰出的:above others
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deference
n. 尊崇,顺从:yield to
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persistence
n. 坚持,持续:lasting existence
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confluence
n. 汇合,混合:the coming together of two or more things to the same point
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consequence
- n. 结果:something produced by a cause
- n. 重要性,价值:importance
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mince
- vt. 切碎:cut or chop into very small pieces
- vt. 小步走:walk with very short steps
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wince
vi. 畏缩:shrink back involuntarily as from pain
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