04-06 Flashcards

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canvass

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仔细检查,详尽讨论:examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 游说,去(一个地区)的各处或找到(个人)来拉选票或订单:solicits votes or orders

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capitulate

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投降,默许:give all resistance

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caprice

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一时冲动的决定:impulsive change; 反复无常,善变:change, impulsively

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captivate

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吸引:attract

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careworn

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忧心忡忡的,焦虑的:grief, anxiety

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cardinal

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主要的,非常重要的:foremost importance, paramount

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caricature

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用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张,漫画,讽刺画:exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或夸张:copy, exaggerate

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carnal

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肉体的,物质的:physical; 世俗的:worldly

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carouse

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畅饮,狂欢作乐:drink, freely

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carp

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对小事吹毛求疵,挑剔,表现不满:peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely

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carve

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雕刻:three-dimensional representation; (通过长期不懈努力)开创,开拓:produce or bring about

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cast

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演员,演员阵容:a set of characters; 选派(演员):assign, actor; 提出:give off; 抛弃:get rid of

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castigate

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强烈(公开)指责:criticize; 惩罚:penalty

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catalyze

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成为···的导火索,导致:be the cause of

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catastrophe

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大灾难:tragedy; 彻底的失败:utter failure

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categorical

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没有例外的,无条件限制的,绝对的:without, qualification, absolute

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catholic

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普遍的,包容的:not limited or specialized

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caustic

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腐蚀性的:destroying, eating away; 挖苦讽刺的,刻薄的:incisive sarcasm

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caveat

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警告,告诫:warning of a specific limitation

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cavil

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挑剔,吹毛求疵:quibble

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cavort

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欢快地蹦跳或行走,雀跃:sprightly

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cede

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(根据条约)放弃,割让:surrender possession of

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cement

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粘合,粘合剂:uniting, binding

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censor

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审查并删除不良的东西:examine, delete

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censorious
挑剔指责的:critical
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censure
公开表示反对,谴责:public, formal disapproval
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census
人口普查:survey, population
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cessation
终止,暂停:stopping of a process
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chaff
开玩笑:make jokes
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chagrin
沮丧,懊恼:mind
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chameleon
变色龙,善变的人:changes or adopts opinions
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champion
支持:support
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chaos
混乱:disorder, confusion
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charade
装模作样:intended to deceive; 动作字谜:represented in pantomime
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charlatan
骗子,装懂的人:fraudulent
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chary
非常谨慎的:cautious
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chase
镂雕(金属)以装饰:decorate; 驱赶:force out
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chasm
分歧,(意见、利益或忠诚上)明显差异:pronounced difference
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chauvinistic
盲目爱国的:excessive favoritism
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check
使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly; 同意,一致:agreement
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cherubic
天使般可爱的:rosy
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chicanery
诡计多端的,欺骗:deception
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chide
责备:scold mildly
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choleric
易怒的,暴躁的:angered; 生气的:anger, irate
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chord
与···和谐一致,符合:accord, agree
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chromatic
彩色的:colors
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chronic
经常发生的,复发的:frequent recurrence;习惯性的,不可能改变的:not likely, change
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churl
粗野的人:rude, boorish; 吝啬鬼:mean, stingy
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cipher
无影响或无价值的人:no importance, influence; 计算(价值):determine, mathematical operations; 密码:conceal
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circuitous
迂回的,不直接的:not, forthright, direct; 冗长的:more, necessary
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circumlocution
绕圈子说话:unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗长:too many
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circumscribe
限制:limit; 包围,围绕:surround
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circumspect
谨慎的,小心的:careful
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circumvent
躲避,不遵从:avoid, comply
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civility
彬彬有礼:courteous, politeness
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claim
要求(权利):ask for, right; 断言:state as a fact; 剥夺生命:deprive, life; 权利:right
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clandestine
隐藏的,秘密的:secret, illicit, improper
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clarion
清楚响亮的:loud, clear
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clarity
清晰,清楚:clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
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clasp
紧握:holding
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clement
宽容的,善良的:tolerant, kind; 气候温和的:neither, high, low
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cliché
陈词滥调(的):hackneyed
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clog
阻碍物:something, movement, progress difficult; 阻碍:difficulty; 堵塞:prevent, through
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clot
密集的一群:a number of things, a unit; 堵塞:prevent, through, filling with something; 凝结:jelly
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cloudburst
突然的一场暴雨:sudden copious rainfall
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clout
权力,影响力:influence
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cloying
甜得发腻的,感情用事的:sweet, sentimental
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clumsy
笨拙的:lacking, nimbleness, lack, skill; 不文雅的:lacking, grace, inability, graceful; 不精致的:roughly
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coagulate
(使)凝结,(使)变稠:coherent, clot
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coalesce
合并,融合:whole, fuse
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coax
哄骗:pleading, flattery, cajole
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coda
终曲:concluding passage
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coerce
(以武力)强制:force, threat
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coeval
同时代的,同龄的:equal age
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cogent
令人信服的:convincing; 相关的:pertinent
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cognizant
知道的,意识到的:aware
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collapse
突然倒塌或收缩:fall, shrink; 完全耗尽体力:depletion, energy, strength; 失败:unsuccessful
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collude
串通,共谋(做坏事):together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
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colossal
巨大的:size, degree, immense
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coltish
不守纪律的:not subjected, discipline; 爱开玩笑的:joking, teasing
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coma
昏迷,深度无知觉:profound unconsciousness; 迟钝,冷漠:sluggishness
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combustible
可燃的:igniting; 容易激动的:easily excited
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comely
漂亮的,吸引人的:pleasing, wholesome, attractive
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comity
友好,社会和谐:friendly, harmony
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commencement
开始:beginning; 毕业典礼:conferring
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commend
赞扬:approbation, praise; 委托保管:entrust; 推荐:recommend
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commensurate
同样大小的:equal; 相称的,相当的:proportionate
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commingle
充分混合:blend
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commitment
致力,投入:obligated, impelled; 确信:belief; 承诺,表态:revealing one’s view
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committed
忠诚的,忠实的:loyal
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commodious
宽敞舒适的:spacious
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commonsensical
符合常识的,有依据的:common sense, sound
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commotion
骚乱:disturbance
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compendium
摘要:summary, abstract; 目录,各种各样的列表或集合:list, collection
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complacency
自满,无忧患意识:self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble
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complaisance
愿意顺从,讨好,彬彬有礼:comply, affability
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compliant
顺从的:submissive
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compliment
称赞,恭维:praise; 敬意,免费赠送的礼物:respectful
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comply
遵从:conform, submit
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compose
使镇定:calm; 组成,构成:form, constitute
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compound
混合物:something composed;混合的:consisting;混合:together;扩大,增多:greater;和解:agree
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compress
压缩(体积):reduce size, volume
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compromise
妥协:concessions;使危险:danger
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compunction
焦虑,内疚,良心不安:anxiety, guilt
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concatenate
连结,混合:bring together
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concave
凹的:curved
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conceal
隐藏,隐瞒:prevent disclosure
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concede
承认:grant;停止抵抗:cease resistance
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concentrate
集中:focus;浓缩:less dilute;聚集:together
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concerted
共同完成的:accomplished together
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conciliate
平息,抚慰:lessen the anger;调解:compatible, reconcile
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concise
简洁的:brevity
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concord
一致,和睦:harmony, agreement
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concur
同意:agreement;同一时间发生、存在:same time;团结合作:joint
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condescending
摆出高人一等的姿态的:patronizingly superior
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condign
应得的,恰当的:deserved
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condole
表达同情:sympathetic
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condone
宽恕;忽视:forgive
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conducive
有益的,有促进作用的:promote
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confident
有信心的,自信的:assurance, self-reliance
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confine
禁闭,监禁:imprison;限制:limits
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confluence
汇合,混合:together same
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confront
直接对抗,直面:face to face
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confound
使困惑:uncertainty;无法区分,混淆:fail to differentiate;证明为假,证伪:false
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congeal
凝固,固化:solid state
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congenial
和善的,友好的:agreement;令人愉悦的:giving pleasure
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congruent
和谐一致的:in agreement;全等的:coinciding
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conjecture
揣测的结果:conclusion by surmise;猜测,估计(大小、数量等):decide without actual measurement;(没有依据地)认为:form an opinion
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connive
暗中合作,共谋:cooperate secretly;纵容:假装忽视或并未采取措施阻止错误:pretend ignorance ought to oppose
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connoisseur
鉴赏家(尤指艺术领域):with discrimination, appreciation;专家:high level of knowledge
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conscientious
仔细的,一丝不苟的:involving great care;有良心的,正直的:governed by conscience
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consensus
一致同意:general agreement
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consequence
结果:produced by cause;重要性,价值:importance
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conservative
守旧的,不愿改变的:oppose change;不招摇的,低调的:not showy;谨慎小心的:close attentiveness
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conservatory
温室:greenhouse;艺术学院:school arts
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conserve
保存,避免浪费:keep avoid wasteful
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considerable
(数量上)可观(而值得注意)的:large;值得考虑的,重要的:significant
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console
安慰,慰藉:alleviate, comfort
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consolidate
使联合,统一:join together;加固,使安全:make firm
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consonant
和谐一致的:in agreement
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conspicuous
显而易见的;吸引人的:obvious
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conspire 
合谋,密谋:plan secretly
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constitute
指派,任命:appoint;构成:make up
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constrain
限制:restriction;使人屈服于(压力、感情)等:give in to pressure
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constringe
使紧缩:draw together
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construct
建造,建立:form;创造,相出:create imagination
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consummate
专业的,有造诣的:extremely skilled;无纰漏的,完美的:perfect;最高档次的,最大规模的:highest degree
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contagious
传染的:communicate;(情绪等)唤起共鸣的:exciting a similar feeling
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contaminate
污染,感染:stain
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content
使满足:appease;主题:major subject of interest;内容,内涵:idea that is conveyed
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contentious
引起争论的:argumentative;好争论的,好战的:tendency quarrels
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contiguous
接壤的,相邻的:sharing an edge
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contort
扭曲:twist
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contract
契约,合同:binding agreement;收缩:reduce size;感染疾病:become affected
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contravene
违反,反对:violate, oppose
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contrite
(因为有罪孽或过错而感到)后悔悲痛的:showing remorse
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contumacious
不服从的,倔强的:disobedient
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conundrum
无法解决的问题,迷:insoluble, dilemma
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convalesce
渐渐康复,渐愈:recover gradually
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convenience
便利,方便:fitness suitability
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convention
常规,习俗:agreement, acceptance;公约,协议:agreement;大会,集会:coming together
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converge
汇集,交汇于一点:move toward one
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conversant
熟悉的:familiar
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convert
被改变宗教信仰的人:converted;使改变信仰:bring over from brief;改变,转化:alter
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convex
凸起的:curves outward
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convey
运输:transport;传递,交流:communicate
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conviction
深信,确信:being convinced;证明有罪:proved guilty
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convoke
召集开会:bring together
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convoluted
复杂的,费解的:complicated
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convulsion
痉挛(强烈的、无法控制的肌肉收缩):involuntary contraction;骚乱:disturbance
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coop
监禁,困于…之中:confine
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copious
丰富的,大量的:abundant
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coquette
调情的女子:flirt;调情,不认真对待:playfully
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cordon
警戒线:line preventing;围成一道防线:form cordon
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cornucopia
大量:overflowing
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coronation
加冕,加冕礼:crowning
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corporeal
肉体的:not spiritual;有形的,实体的:not immaterial
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corroborate
用证据或权威证实:support with evidence;为…提供证据,支持:provide evidence
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corrosive
腐蚀性的:destroy slowly;讽刺性的:sarcastic;
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corrugated
褶皱的:folds
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cosmopolitan
有世界性眼光的,包容的:worldwide
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cosset
宠爱:pamper
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countenance
容忍:put up with;赞成,推崇:favorable opinion;沉着,冷静:evenness
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counterfeit
仿制的,假冒的:imitation;仿制:fraudulent replica;伪装成:false appearance
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countermand
取消,撤销:revoke
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court
追求,献殷勤:seek affections
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covert
隐蔽的,秘密的:not shown;隐秘庇护所:avoid others
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covetous
贪婪的,渴求财富的:inordinate desire
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cow
恐吓,威胁:frighten
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cowardice
懦弱,不坚定:lack courage
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cower
畏缩:cringe
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cozen
诱骗:mislead
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cramped
狭小的,狭窄的:small
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crass
粗俗的,愚钝的:unrefined
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crave
热望:intense desire
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craven
非常懦弱的,因胆小而遭人鄙视的:lacking courage
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crease
折痕:folding
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credence
坚信:firm brief
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credulous
轻信的,易受骗的:gullible
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creek
小溪,小河:smaller
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creep
缓慢地行进:slowly;匍匐前进:body close to the ground
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crescendo
(声音)渐强:gradual increase;(渐强之后到达的)顶峰:peak
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crest
顶部,浪尖,山顶
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crestfallen
垂头丧气的,沮丧的:depressed
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cronyism
任人唯亲的,对好朋友的偏袒:favoritism friends
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crook
使弯曲:away from a straight line
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croon
低声歌唱或说话:murmuring
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crouch
蹲伏:lower stance
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crucial
非常重要的,决定性的:extremely significant
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crumple
弄皱:bend;(因外力挤压而)垮塌:fall down
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crutch
支撑,支柱:supports
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crux
中点,关键点:critical point
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cryptic
秘密的:secret;含义模糊的:ambiguous meaning;超出理解能力的:beyond one’s powers to know
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culpable
该受谴责的,有罪的:deserving blame
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cultivate
提升,加强:improve;种植,培养:promote growth
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cumbersome
笨重的,难处理的:difficult to handle
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cunning
狡猾的:artful deceptiveness;(手工)灵巧的:skillful;欺诈,欺骗:practice of misleading
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curmudgeon
脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人:irritable and complaining
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cursory
匆忙的,不注意细节的:excessive or careless speed
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curt
言词简略的,直接(以至显得粗鲁)的:direct, brief, and potentially rude;言简意赅的:convey much information
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curtail
缩短,削减:less in extent or duration
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cynic
愤世嫉俗者:selfishness
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dabble
涉猎,对…浅尝辄止:superficially
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daft
神经错乱的:abnormal, sick state of mind;不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
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dais
主席台,嘉宾席:raised platform
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dally
虚度时光:doing nothing;玩乐:amusement;慢吞吞,磨磨蹭蹭:slowly
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damper
抑制因素:restrains, depresses
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dandy
纨绔子弟,爱打扮的人:appearance;最佳的,最好的:very best kind
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dank
阴湿的:wet
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dapper
衣冠整洁的:strikingly neat and trim
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dappled
有斑点的,花的:marked with small spots, mottled, spotted;色彩斑斓的:two or more colors
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daredevil
大胆鲁莽的(人):foolishly;不考虑后果的:a lack of concern for the consequence
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dart
突然移动,猛冲,狂奔:suddenly;公开侮辱:intended to hurt another’s feelings
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daunt
使胆怯,吓到:to lessen the courage
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dawdle
闲荡,虚度光阴:spend time idly;拖拖拉拉:slowly
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deadpan
无趣的,无生气的,不活泼的:impassively
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dearth
供应不足:inadequate
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debacle
溃败:complete failure
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debark
(使)下船(飞机、车等);卸(客、货):unload, from a ship or an airplane
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debase
贬低,贬损:lower standing
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debilitate
使衰弱:impair strength
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debris
废墟:discarded, useless material
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debunk
揭穿…的真面目:true nature;证明…为假:false
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debut
初次登台,出道:first appearance
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decadence
衰落,颓废:deterioration, decline
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decant
轻轻倒出:pour off without disturbing
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decipher
破译:interpret;对…有清晰的想法,理解,解读:clear idea
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decode
解码:change into ordinary language;对…有清晰的想法,理解,解读:clear idea
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decorum
礼仪,得体:appropriateness, propriety
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decrepit
虚弱的,衰老的,破旧的:weakened
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default
不履行义务,玩忽职守:nonperformance
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defer
推迟,延期:postpone;遵从:respect
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deference
尊崇,顺从:yield to
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deficiency
缺乏,不足:inadequate
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defile
(山间)小道:a narrow passage;亵渎:treat with great disrespect;使腐坏,污损:make unfit for use
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deft
灵巧的,熟练的:skill
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defuse
抚慰,减轻:make less tense
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defy
反抗,违抗:go against
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dehydrate
去除水分,使干燥:remove water;使失去活力:deprive of vitality
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deify
把…当作神来崇拜:offer honor or respect to;过分喜爱:love or admire;尊敬,尊崇:high status or value to
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deject
使沮丧:lower the spirits, dishearten
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deleterious
有害的:harmful
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deliberate
深思熟虑的:careful
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delicacy
(外貌、结构等)精致,极度兴奋,发狂:fineness
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delirium
精神错乱;极度兴奋,发狂:mental disturbance confused
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delusion
错觉,妄想:false
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deluge
大暴雨:drenching rain;大量:great flow
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delve
探究,钻研:detailed search for information
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demagogue
蛊惑民心的政客:leader false claims
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demanding
难以取悦的,难满足的:satisfied;费时间花心思的:requiring careful attention
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demolition
破坏,毁坏:destroying
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demonstrate
(通过证据)证明,表明:make clear using examples;使明白易懂:make plain or understandable;表现,表露:make known
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demoralize
使士气低落:dishearten;贬低,使堕落:lower in character
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demotic
通俗的,大众化的:common
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demur
表示异议,反对:opposition, objection;犹豫:doubt acceptability qualm
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denigrate
诋毁,污蔑:scornfully
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denouement
(小说的)结局:final resolution
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denounce
公开指责:public or formal disapproval;宣称…道德上错误、可耻:morally wrong
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dent
凹陷,凹痕:depression;(数量,程度上)削弱:make smaller
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denude
脱去,使赤裸:bare
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deplete
耗尽,使衰竭:make complete use
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deplore
哀悼:sorrow
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deploy
(有目的地)展开;调度,部署:spread out
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deportation
放逐:removal from a country
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depose
宣誓作证:testify;废黜,罢免:remove from a throne;摆放:arrange
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deposit
自然积累,沉积,矿藏:accumulation;存钱:put in account
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depravity
道德败坏:immoral, harmful or offensive
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deprecate
不喜欢:unfavorable opinion;贬低,轻视:express scornfully;降低…的重要性,使低调:play down
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depreciate
贬低…的价值:lower value;轻视:lower estimation, esteem
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depressed
不开心的,情绪不高的,消沉的:unhappiness;生活境况悲催的:healthful environment
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deprivation
匮乏:privation
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deracinate
根除:pull out
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derelict
玩忽职守的,不认真的:lacking duty, carelessly;被社会遗弃的人:social misfit
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deride
嘲弄,嘲笑:contemptuous mirth
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derivative
非原创的:originality
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descend
下降:downward;世代相传:pass by inheritance
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descendant
后代:deriving directly from
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desecrate
亵渎,玷污:treat shamefully
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desiccate
使(食物)脱水以保存,使干燥:drying;使缺乏活力:deprive vitality
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designate
任命:to pick for a specific position or duty;命名:give a name to