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Question 1

beholden

Answer 1

欠他人人情的：owing gratitude

Question 2

behoove

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对…有利：necessary, proper, advantageous

Question 3

beige

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缺乏特征的：lacking distinction

Question 4

belligerence

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好斗，好战：aggressive or truculent

Question 5

belligerent

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好斗的，好战的：assertiveness, hostility, combativeness

Question 6

beset

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使苦恼，骚扰：cause persistent suffering；攻击，袭击：set upon

Question 7

bewitching

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迷人的，令人着迷的：attract

Question 8

blackmail

Answer 8

敲诈，勒索：extortion of money

Question 9

bluff

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直率的，（说话）直截了当的：direct, brief, potentially rude；欺骗：deceive

Question 10

bogus

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伪造的，假冒的：being such in appearance only；虚伪的，做作的：lacking, spontaneous quality

Question 11

bore

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令人讨厌的人或事物：causes boredom；使厌倦，使厌烦：make weary

Question 12

brandish

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（带有威胁性地）挥舞：shake menacingly

Question 13

brim

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边缘，边界：outer margin；充满：full often to overflowing；加满，倒满：as much as can be

Question 14

bumble

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含糊不清地说，杂乱无章地说：rapidly, inarticulately；笨拙地行动：clumsily

Question 15

bustle

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忙乱，喧嚣：noisy, energetic；（快速地）行走，奔忙：move briskly

Question 16

cachet*

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威望，声望：mark or quality

Question 17

calamity

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大灾难：disastrous event

Question 18

calculated

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经过计算（成败得失）的，经过深思熟虑的：reckoning or estimating

Question 19

calibrate*

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校准，调校：check, adjust, determine

Question 20

canny

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精明的，聪明的：careful and shrewed

Question 21

canonize

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过分宠爱，过分崇拜：admire too much；使崇高，使神圣：high status or value

Question 22

captious

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吹毛求疵的，爱挑毛病的：stress faults and raise objections

Question 23

careen

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蹒跚而行。不稳定行走：to lurch or swerve；狂奔，快速运动：rush

Question 24

carefree

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无忧无虑的：no worries or troubles

Question 25

cascade

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（尤指小的）瀑布：small fall

Question 26

cellular

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多孔的：porous

Question 27

ceremonious

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讲究礼节的，庄重的：careful attention to set forms

Question 28

certitude

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确定无疑：certain

Question 29

channel

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水渠：passageway for water；海峡：between two land masses；将...导入，投入：move to a central point

Question 30

chaperone

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同行，护送：go along with

Question 31

charisma

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魅力，吸引力：charm

Question 32

cherished

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受喜爱的，珍爱的：granted special treatment

Question 33

chivalrous

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有骑士风度的，（尤指对女性）彬彬有礼的：gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration

Question 34

chorale

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赞美诗：hymn or psalm；合唱班，合唱团：group of singers

Question 35

clamor

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喧闹；喧哗，噪声：loud, inharmonious

Question 36

clan

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（有共同爱好的）团体，帮派：united by a common interest

Question 37

cleave

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紧贴，坚持：adhere；分隔，割裂，劈开：divide

Question 38

cling

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粘结，粘合：physical sticking；紧贴；坚持：adhere

Question 39

coarse

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粗糙的，表面不平整的：not smooth；（声音）刺耳的，粗声粗气的：rough in tone；粗俗的：lacking refinement；（质量）低劣的：inferior quality

Question 40

cohesive

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有粘性的；有凝聚力的：cohesion or coherence

Question 41

collaborate

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合作：work jointly

Question 42

commiserate

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表示怜悯，同情：sympathy

Question 43

compatible

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一致的，能共存的：in harmony

Question 44

compelling

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极具说服力的：persuade；迫切的，紧迫的：immediate attention

Question 45

complacent

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自满的，自鸣得意的：excessive or unjustified satisfaction；无所谓的，不关心的：lack of interest or concern

Question 46

complementary

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互补的：supplying each other's

Question 47

complicate

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使复杂化：complex or difficult

Question 48

comprehend

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理解，了解：grasp；包括，包含：contain or hold within

Question 49

concrete

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实体的，实在的：matter；事实性的，明确的：in fact

Question 50

condemn

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谴责（...为不道德的、邪恶的）：declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil