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canvass

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v. 仔细检查, 详尽讨论: examine carefully or discuss thoroughly, scrutinize; 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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v. 投降, 默许: give up all resistance, acquiesce, yield

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caprice

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n. 一时冲动的决定: impulsive change of mind; 反复无常, 善变: inclination change mind impulsively

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captivate

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vt. 吸引: attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence

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careworn

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adj. 忧心忡忡的, 焦虑的: showing effect of grief or anxiety

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cardinal

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

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caricature

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n. 用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张, 漫画, 讽刺画: exaggeration by often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics; v. 嘲笑性模仿或夸张: copy or exaggerate in order to make fun of

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carnal

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adj. 肉体的, 物质的: relating to physical; 世俗的: worldly

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carouse

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vi. 畅饮, 狂欢作乐: drink liquor freely or excessively

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carp

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vi. 对小事吹毛求疵, 挑剔, 表现不满: make often peevish criticism or objections about minor, unimportant, or irrelevant matters, express dissatisfaction usu. tiresomely

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carve

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v. 雕刻: create three-dimensional representation of; (通过长期不懈努力)开创, 开拓: produce or bring about esp. by long or repeated effort

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cast

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n. 演员, 演员阵容: a set of characters; vt. 选派（演员）: assign (as actor) to a role; 提出: give off, place as if by throwing; v. 抛弃: get rid of as useless or unwanted

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castigate

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vt. 强烈(公开)指责: criticize harshly usu. publicly; 惩罚: inflict penalty on for fault or crime

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catalyze

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vt. 成为…的导火索, 导致: be the cause of

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catastrophe

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n. 大灾难: final event of dramatic action esp. tragedy; 彻底的失败: utter failure, fiasco

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categorical

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adj. 没有例外的, 无条件限制的, 绝对的: being without exception or qualification, absolute

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catholic

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adj. 普遍的, 包容的: not limited or specialized in application or purpose

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caustic

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adj. 腐蚀性的: capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; 挖苦讽刺的, 刻薄的: incisive sarcasm

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caveat

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n. 警告, 告诫: warning of a specific limitation

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cavil

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v. 挑剔, 吹毛求疵: find fault unnecessarily, quibble

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cavort

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vi. 欢快地蹦跳或行走, 雀跃: bound or prance about in sprightly manner

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cede

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vt. (根据条约)放弃, 割让: surrender possession of esp. by treaty

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cement

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n./v. 粘合, 粘合剂: uniting or binding force or influence

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censor

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vt. 审查并删除不良的东西: examine to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable

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censorious

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adj. 挑剔指责的: highly critical

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censure

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v. 公开表示反对, 谴责: express public or formal disapproval

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census

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n. 人口普查: official survey of population

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cessation

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n. 终止, 暂停: stopping of a process

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chaff

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v. 开玩笑: make jokes

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chagrin

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n. (因为失败, 出糗而导致的)不安, 焦虑: distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

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chameleon

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n. 变色龙, 善变的人: person dexterously and expendiently changes or adopts opinions

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champion

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vt, 支持: fight for, defend, or support as a champion

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chaos

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n. 混乱: condition or place of great disorder or confusion

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charade

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n. 装模作样: display of emtion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive; 动作字谜: game in which words are represented in pantomime

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charlatan

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n. 骗子, 装懂的人: person makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge

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chary

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adj. 非常谨慎的: very cautious

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chase

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v. 镂雕(金属)以装饰: decorate by engraving or embossing; 驱赶: force out

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chasm

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n. 分歧, (意见, 利益或忠诚上)明显差异: pronounced difference of opinion, interest, or loyalty

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chauvinistic

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adj. 盲目爱国的: showing excessive favoritism towards own country

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check

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vt. 使突然停止, 阻止: arrest motion abruptly; v. 同意, 一致: in agreement on every point

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cherubic

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adj. 天使般可爱的: innocent-looking usu. chubby and rosy

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chicanery

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n. 诡计多端的, 欺骗: deception

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chide

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责备: scold mildly

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choleric

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易怒的, 暴躁的: angered; 生气的: anger, irate

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chord

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与···和谐一致, 符合: accord, agree

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chromatic

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彩色的: colors

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chronic

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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

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粗野的人: rude, boorish; 吝啬鬼: mean, stingy

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cipher

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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

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迂回的, 不直接的: not, forthright, direct; 冗长的: more, necessary

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circumlocution

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绕圈子说话: unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗长: too many

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circumscribe

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限制: limit; 包围, 围绕: surround

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circumspect

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谨慎的, 小心的: careful

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circumvent

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躲避, 不遵从: avoid, comply

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civility

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彬彬有礼: courteous, politeness

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claim

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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

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隐藏的, 秘密的: secret, illicit, improper

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clarion

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清楚响亮的: loud, clear

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clarity

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清晰, 清楚: clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through

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clasp

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紧握: holding

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clement

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宽容的, 善良的: tolerant, kind; 气候温和的: neither, high, low

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cliché

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陈词滥调（的）: hackneyed

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clog

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阻碍物: something, movement, progress difficult; 阻碍: difficulty; 堵塞: prevent, through

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clot

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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

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突然的一场暴雨: sudden copious rainfall

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clout

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权力, 影响力: influence

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cloying

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甜得发腻的, 感情用事的: sweet, sentimental

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clumsy

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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

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（使）凝结, （使）变稠: coherent, clot

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coalesce

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合并, 融合: whole, fuse

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coax

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哄骗: pleading, flattery, cajole

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coda

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终曲: concluding passage

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coerce

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（以武力）强制: force, threat

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coeval

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同时代的, 同龄的: equal age

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cogent

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令人信服的: convincing; 相关的: pertinent

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cognizant

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知道的, 意识到的: aware

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collapse

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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

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串通, 共谋（做坏事）: together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire

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colossal

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巨大的: size, degree, immense

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coltish

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不守纪律的: not subjected, discipline; 爱开玩笑的: joking, teasing

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coma

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昏迷, 深度无知觉: profound unconsciousness; 迟钝, 冷漠: sluggishness

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combustible

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可燃的: igniting; 容易激动的: easily excited

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comely

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漂亮的, 吸引人的: pleasing, wholesome, attractive

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comity

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友好, 社会和谐: friendly, harmony

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commencement

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开始: beginning; 毕业典礼: conferring

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commend

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赞扬: approbation, praise; 委托保管: entrust; 推荐: recommend

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commensurate

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同样大小的: equal; 相称的, 相当的: proportionate

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commingle

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充分混合: blend

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commitment

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致力, 投入: obligated, impelled; 确信: belief; 承诺, 表态: revealing one’s view

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committed

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忠诚的, 忠实的: loyal

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commodious

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宽敞舒适的: spacious

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commonsensical

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符合常识的, 有依据的: common sense, sound

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commotion

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骚乱: disturbance

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compendium

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摘要: summary, abstract; 目录, 各种各样的列表或集合: list, collection

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complacency

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自满, 无忧患意识: self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble

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complaisance

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愿意顺从, 讨好, 彬彬有礼: comply, affability

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compliant

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顺从的: submissive

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compliment

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称赞, 恭维: praise; 敬意, 免费赠送的礼物: respectful

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comply

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遵从: conform, submit

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compose

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使镇定: calm; 组成, 构成: form, constitute

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