3000 ch8

Question 1

nuance

Answer 1

细微的差异

a poem of little depth and nuance

Question 2

nudge

Answer 2

说服某人做某事

encourage, exhort, goad, press, prod, prompt

Question 3

nugatory

Answer 3

无关紧要的

incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, trifling, trivial

Question 4

nurture

Answer 4

提供营养

培育，培养

Question 5

oath

Answer 5

誓言

pledge, troth, vow, word

Question 6

obdurate

Answer 6

固执的

adamant, hard-nosed, headstrong, inflexible, intransigent

Question 7

obliging

Answer 7

乐于助人的

accommodative, friendly, indulgent

Question 8

oblique

Answer 8

斜的

】askew, cant, inclined, leaning, listing,

Question 9

oblivious

Answer 9

不知道的，不知情的

incognizant, insensible, unaware, unconscious

Question 10

obloquy

Answer 10

谩骂，诽谤

billingsgate, fulmination, invective, scurrility, vitriol, vituperation

Question 11

obsequious

Answer 11

谄媚的，奴性的

She’s constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything

Question 12

obstreperous

Answer 12

难驾驭的，任性的

balky, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious

Question 13

obstruct

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妨碍，制造困难

encumber, fetter, handicap, hinder, impede, inhibit

Question 14

obtuse

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愚钝的

dumb, fatuous, mindless, oafish, opaque, senseless, unintelligent, vacuous

Question 15

occult

Answer 15

难以理解的

ambiguous, arcane, equivocal, inscrutable, opaque, impenetrable

Question 16

odium

Answer 16

憎恶，讨厌

】ignominy, infamy, obloquy, opprobrium

Question 17

offbeat

Answer 17

不平常的

extraordinary, peculiar, queer, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary

Question 18

offhand

Answer 18

即兴的，没有准备的

ad-lib, extemporary, impromptu, improvised, unplanned, unpremeditated

Question 19

offish

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冷淡的

】aloof, detached, distant, remote, unbending, unsociable

Question 20

off-key

Answer 20

不寻常的，不合适的

Question 21

ominous

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凶兆的

】baleful, foreboding, inauspicious, portentous, sinister, threatening

Question 22

omniscient

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无所不知的

Question 23

opine

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表达观点

comment, editorialize, note, observe, reflect, weigh in

Question 24

opportune

Answer 24

合适的，适当的

seasonable, well-timed

Question 25

oration

Answer 25

（颇有野心、自高自大的）演说

Question 26

orthodox

Answer 26

传统的 | ceremonial, conventional, regular, routine

Question 27

ossify

Answer 27

硬化，僵化

Question 28

ostracize

Answer 28

驱逐 | banish, bounce, chase, dismiss, expel, extrude, oust, boot out, cast out, run off, drum out, kick

Question 29

oust

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免职 | deprive, displace, uncrown, unthrone

Question 30

outlandish

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古怪的，奇异的 | bizarre, cranky, eccentric, erratic, offbeat, peculiar, remarkable

Question 31

outmaneuver

Answer 31

以策略取胜 | outfox, outslick, outsmart, outthink, outwit

Question 32

outwit

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瞒骗，以智取胜 | outfox, outmaneuver, outslick, outsmart, outthink

Question 33

overbearing

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专横傲慢的 | authoritative, despotic, dictatorial, imperious, masterful, peremptory

Question 34

overt

Answer 34

明显的，公开的

Question 35

overture

Answer 35

前言 | preamble, preliminary, prologue, warm-up, curtain-raiser

Question 36

oxymoron

Answer 36

矛盾修饰法

Question 37

pacify

Answer 37

使平静，安慰 | appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, placate, propitiate

Question 38

padding

Answer 38

夸张，废话 | caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole

Question 39

paean

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欢乐颂 | accolade, citation, dithyramb, eulogium, eulogy, hymn

Question 40

painstaking

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煞费苦心的 | careful, conscientious, fussy, meticulous, scrupulous

Question 41

palatable

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感到愉悦满足的 | agreeable, blessed, congenial, delectable, delightful, delightsome

Question 42

palatial

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宫殿般奢华的 | 】deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, opulent, sumptuous

Question 43

pall

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失去兴趣： | His humor began to pall on us

Question 44

palliate

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平息，减轻 | allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate

Question 45

pallid

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无生气的，缺乏活力的 | 苍白无血色的

Question 46

palmy

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繁荣的 | flourishing, prosperous, thriving, booming, lush,

Question 47

palpable

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摸得到的 | touchable

Question 48

palter

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欺骗 | chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate

Question 49

paltry

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无价值的；微不足道的 | inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, niggling, piddling

Question 50

pan

Answer 50

严厉批评 | blame, censure, condemn, denounce, dispraise

Question 51

panache

Answer 51

炫耀

Question 52

pandemic

Answer 52

大范围流行的

Question 53

pandemonium

Answer 53

喧嚣，骚动

Question 54

panegyric

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赞颂之词 | accolade, citation, commendation, dithyramb, eulogium, eulogy

Question 55

panoramic

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全景的 | compendious, complete, comprehensive, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive

Question 56

parable

Answer 56

寓言

Question 57

paramount

Answer 57

最重要的 | cardinal, chief, key, leading, main, predominant

Question 58

paranoid

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多疑的，对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的 | distrustful, nervous, suspicious, unbelieving

Question 59

paraphrase

Answer 59

转述，意译，改写 | 】 rephrase, restate, reword, translate

Question 60

parch

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烤干 | dehydrate, desiccate, dry, scorch, sear

Question 61

parenthesis

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间断 | discontinuity, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice,

Question 62

pariah

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被排斥或鄙视的人 | castaway, castoff, leper, reject

Question 63

parity

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相称，同等，平等 | coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalency, par, sameness

Question 64

paroxysm

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（感情、动作的）突发 | burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, flare, flash

Question 65

parrot

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机械地）模仿，复制

Question 66

parry

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躲避（问题） | avoid, dodge, elude, eschew, evade, finesse

Question 67

parsimonious

Answer 67

过度节俭的，吝啬的

Question 68

partial

Answer 68

偏袒的，偏爱的 | biased, one-sided, partisan, prejudiced

Question 69

particularize

Answer 69

详述 | detail, specificate, specify

Question 70

partisan

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跟随者，信徒 | acolyte, adherent, disciple, pupil, votary

Question 71

pastiche

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（带嘲讽的）模仿 | burlesque, caricature, imitation, parody, spoof, travesty

Question 72

partition

Answer 72

分割，划分

Question 73

patent

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显而易见的，明显的 | evident, flagrant, manifest, obvious, plain

Question 74

pathological

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abnormal, aberrant, anomalous, morbid

Question 75

patina

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外表 | façade, hull, skin, veneer