Ti要你命1801-1950 Flashcards

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ponderable

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有價值的,值得考慮的:considerable

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ponderous

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沉重的:great weight;沉悶無聊的:unpleasantly dull

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pontificate

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傲慢地說或做:speak pompous

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pore

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仔細流覽,仔細研究:read or study attentively;毛孔;注視;沉思

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porous

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多孔可滲透的:admitting liquid

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portentous

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預兆性的,凶兆的:sign of evil;勾起興趣的,令人遐想的:eliciting amazement

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poseur

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故作姿態的,不真誠的人:affected insincere

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posit

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假定,斷定:affirm

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postulate

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前提條件:starting point;假定為真:assume true

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posture

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姿勢,姿態:way of holding the body;故作姿態,裝模作樣:pretended attitude

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potable

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飲品,尤指有酒精飲料:beverage;適於飲用的:suitable for drinking

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potentate

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有權勢的人:has the power

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potentiate

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啟動,加強:more active

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pout

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(尤指撅嘴或板著臉)表示不悅:show displeasure

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practitioner

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職業人士:profession

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prairie

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大草原:treeless grassland

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prate

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閒聊,空談:talk idly

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preach

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傳道,佈道:sermon

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precipice

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懸崖峭壁:steep

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precipitate

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匆忙的:careless speed;促使,導致:cause to happen;沉澱物

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precipitation

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沉積物,尤指降水:deposit, rain, snow;倉促:disorderly speed

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precipitous

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非常陡峭的:steep;匆忙的:careless speed

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preclude

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預先阻止:make impossible in advance;排斥:exclude

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precursor

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先驅者,先導:precedes

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predilection

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愛好,偏袒:disposition favor

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preeminent

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優秀的,重要的:paramount

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preempt

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預先佔有:seize, before others;替換:replace

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preen

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整理(羽毛):smooth feathers;打扮修飾:dress oneself elaborate;自滿:take pride

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preface

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序言:preliminary statement

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pregnant

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重要的,意味深長的:full of meaning;懷孕的:containing offspring

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premeditate

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預先考慮:consider beforehand

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preoccupation

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非常關係,全神貫注:extreme concern

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preponderant

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佔優勢的,更重要的:superior importance

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prepossessing

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給人好感的,有魅力的:impress favorably

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preposterous

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荒謬的,不符合常理的:contrary common sense

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presage

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徵兆:sign or warning;預示,預言:predict

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prescription

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規定,傳統的規矩:rule

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preservative

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防腐劑:protect against decay

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prestige

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聲望,威望:respect

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presumptuous

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放肆的,冒昧的:overstepping bounds;傲慢的:feeling of superiority

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pretense

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虛假,偽裝:pretending deceive;自大,優越感:exaggerated sense of one’s importance

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preternatural

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超乎尋常:surpassing usual

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prevail

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盛行,戰勝:greater in strength

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prevaricate

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支吾其詞,撒謊:evade truth

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primordial

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原始的,最初的:happening first

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primp

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精心打扮:adorn finicky

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principal

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主要的,重要的:highest importance, rank

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pristine

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純淨的,質樸的,未被文明腐蝕的:pure, free from dirt or decay

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privation

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缺乏,窮困:lack

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probe

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深入調查:penetrating investigation

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probity

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正直:moral standards

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proclivity

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癖性,愛好:inclination

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procrastinate

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(因為懶散)拖延:put off laziness

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procure

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獲得,取得:get possession

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prod

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促使…行動:persuade

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prodigious

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巨大的:great in size;驚人的,了不起的:astonishment

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profane

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褻瀆:treat abuse, irreverence, contempt;濫用:bad or improper use

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proffer

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獻出,提供:offer

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proficient

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熟練的,精通的:advanced competence

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profusion

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豐富,大量:abundance;揮霍,浪費:wasteful

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proliferate

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快速繁殖;激增:grow or multiply by rapidly offspring

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prolix

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囉嗦的,冗長的:excessive length

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prologue

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序言:preface

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proofread

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正式宣佈:make known

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promulgate

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校對:find errors and mark corrections

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propensity

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傾向,癖好:inclination

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prophetic

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預言的,預示的:foretelling

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propitiate

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撫慰,勸解:appease

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propitious

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吉祥的:favorably happy outcome

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proponent

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建議者,支持者:support

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propriety

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禮節:conformity socially acceptable;適當,得體:suitable or fitting

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prosaic

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單調的,常見的:normal course of events;散文的

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proscribe

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禁止,排斥:forbid

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prosecution

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實行,執行:doing;起訴

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proselytize

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(使)改變信仰:change religious faith

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prospect

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探查,勘探:go into discovery;期待,期望的事物:looking forward to

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prosperous

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成功的,繁盛的:vigorous growth, well-being

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prostrate

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平躺(的),使平躺:lying flat;衰弱的,使衰竭:weakness

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protean

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善變的;多才多藝的:diversity, variety, versatile

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protocol

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正確的禮儀規範:correct conduct

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protrude

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突出:project

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protuberant

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隆起的,凸出的:thrusting out

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provident

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節儉的:frugal, economical;有遠見的:awareness for the future

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providential

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天意的,幸運(的):divine intervention

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provincial

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狹隘(的):limited perspective;鄉下的,地方的

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provisional

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臨時的:temporary

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provisory

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有附帶條件的;臨時的:conditional

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provoke

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激怒:incite anger;驅使,激起:stir feeling

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prowess

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英勇,勇敢:superior, courage

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prowl

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潛行於,巡遊以獵取食物,徘徊:roam through search of prey

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prude

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過分正經的人:一個過分關心自己是否得體、謙遜、或正確的人:greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally

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prudish

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過份守禮的:prudery

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prudent

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謹慎的:prudery

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prune

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梅幹:plum dried;修剪;修正

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pry

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刺探,打聽:inquire closely, curiously;

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pseudonym

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假名,筆名:fictitious

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psychology

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心理學:science mental process and behavior;心理戰術:subtle tactical action influence

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pucker

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撇(嘴),(使)收縮:contracted

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puckish

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淘氣的,頑皮的:mischievous, impish

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puerile

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幼稚的,不成熟的:immature

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puissance

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權力:power

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pulchritude

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美麗:beauty

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pulverize

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將…研磨成粉;將…徹底摧毀:complete end

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pun

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雙關語:humorous

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punctilious

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注意細節的,一絲不苟的:attentive details

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pundit

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權威人士,專家:opinions authoritative

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pungent

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辛辣的,諷刺的:use of wit cause hurt feelings

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puny

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微小的,弱小的:inferior size, weak

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purlieu

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常去的地方:socializing;臨近的地區:adjoining region

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purloin

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偷竊:steal

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purvey

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(大量)供給,供應:supply

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pusillanimous

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懦弱的,膽小得令人鄙視的:timidity

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quack

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冒牌醫生:pretender;庸醫的

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quaff

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大口地喝:drink heartily

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quail

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膽怯,畏縮:fear, cower

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quandary

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困惑,窘境:perplexity, doubt

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quarantine

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隔離:isolation

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quarry

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採石場:stone is obtained;目標,獵物:pursuit

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quash

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鎮壓,阻止:put a stop to

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quaver

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發顫音:quivering voice

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quell

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壓制:suppress;使平靜,使安靜:pacify

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quench

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熄滅:put out;使滿足:put a complete end to

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querulous

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抱怨的,愛發牢騷的:complaining

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quibble

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吹毛求疵:criticize, cavil;牽強之詞:微不足道的差別或不切中要點的異議,小反對:minor objection

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quiescent

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平靜的,靜止的:quiet, inactive

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quixotic

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不切實際的,空想的:more by ideals than by reality

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quota

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配額,限額:proportional

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quotidian

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每日的,平凡的:commonplace

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rabble

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混亂的人群;暴民;下層群眾:disorganized crowd of people

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rabid

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狂熱的,不冷靜的:fanatical

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racy

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活潑生動的:vigorous

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raffish

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低俗的:crudeness

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raffle

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垃圾,廢物:discarded, useless

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ragged

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衣衫襤褸的:threadbare clothes;凹凸不平的,不光滑的:not smooth

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rail

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猛罵,猛烈抨擊:revile or scold