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sermon

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布道,说教:public speech moral

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serpentine

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弯曲的:winding

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serrate

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锯齿状的:notched

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serried

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密集的:little space

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servile

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低下的,卑屈的:submissive, abject

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severe

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严厉的,要求严格的:exacting standards;难以承受的,艰难的:difficult to endure

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shackle

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束缚:restrictions;限制,阻碍:create difficulty

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shadow

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偷偷尾随:secretly trail;遮蔽,(使)变暗:gloomy

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shallow

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浅显的,浅薄的:lack of depth of understanding

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sham

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欺瞒:deceitfulness;掩饰,假装:present a false appearance;虚假的:fake

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shiftless

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胸无大志的,懒惰的:lacking ambition

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shipshape

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井然有序的:order

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shirk

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逃避,规避:keep away from

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shoal

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浅的:little depth

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shopworn

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陈旧的:worn-out

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shred

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少量:small amount

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shrewd

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精明的,机敏的:cleverness or judgment;刺骨的,强烈的:discomfort

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shrink

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(在数量或价值方面)降低,减小:reduced;(使)本能性地退却(如因遇到使人惊恐的事物),(使)退缩:draw back;表示出不情愿,犹豫:hesitate

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shroud

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隐蔽物,可起隐蔽、保护或屏护作用的物体:conceals, protects, screens;将…从视线中隔离,遮蔽:shut off from sight

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shrug

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轻视,忽略:dismiss;脱下(衣物等):rid

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shun

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避开,避免:keep away

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sidestep

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(通过逃避而)不遵守:avoid having to comply with

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signal

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(在重要性、成就方面)非同寻常的:standing above;给出信号:direct or notify

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simpleton

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(缺乏常识的)笨蛋:lacking in common sense

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simulate

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假装,模仿:take on the appearance;模拟:create a representation

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sin

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罪恶的事:highly reprehensible

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sincere

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真诚的,不做作的:without pretense

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sinecure

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美差:requires little or no work

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sinew

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活力,力量:vigorous strength

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singe

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轻微烧焦:burn superficially

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sinuous

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蜿蜒的,迂回的:irregular curves

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sip

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(尤指小口地)喝:swallow in liquid form

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skeleton

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骨架,框架:structural framework

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skeptic

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怀疑者:doubts, questions or disagrees

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skimp

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缺乏的,不足的:less plentiful;节省花费,吝啬:give insufficient funds

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skirmish

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小冲突,争论:minor

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skirt

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界限,边界:marks the outer limit;绕行,避开:go around

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slack

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松弛的:not tightly fastened;疏忽的,大意的:failing to give proper care

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slake

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使满足:satisfy

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slant

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(看待问题、思考的)角度,看法:way of looking;倾斜的:slanting direction;歪曲(事实等):create a wrong impression

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slate

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列入名单,计划,安排:put on a list

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slew

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大量,许多:large amount

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slight

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不重要的:deficient in weight;轻微的:small in degree;轻蔑,看不起:treat with disdain;忽略,疏忽:fail to give proper attention

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sling

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投掷:send through the air

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slippery

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光滑的:slide;隐秘的:acting in secret;意义不明确的:not precise in meaning

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slipshod

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粗心的,随意的:indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy

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sloppy

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邋遢的,不整洁的:lacking neatness;混乱的:lacking in order

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sloth

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怠惰,懒惰:disinclination to action

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slouch

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懒人:lazy person;缓慢行走:move slowly

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slovenly

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邋遢的,不整洁的:lacking neatness

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sluggard

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懒人:lazy person

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sluggish

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缓慢的,迟缓的:slow in movement;迟钝的,反应慢的:slow to respond

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slumber

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睡着:sleep

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slur

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耻辱:mark of guilt;含糊地发音:indistinctly;疏忽,忽略:without due, consideration

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sly

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狡猾的:clever or cunning;隐秘的,偷偷的:acting in secret

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smarmy

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虚情假意的,过分恭维的:hypocritically

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smart

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反应敏捷的,聪颖的:sharp quick thought;整洁的:strikingly neat;感到疼痛,感到痛苦:suffer acutely

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smattering

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浅薄的知识:superficial knowledge;少量:small amount

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smirk

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(自鸣得意地)笑:offensively self-satisfied

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smother

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使窒息:killed by lack of air;抑制(表达,说出),压制:refrain

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smug

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自大的,自鸣得意的:opinion of oneself;整洁的,有序的:good order

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smuggling

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走私,私运:importation or exportation contrary to the law

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snare

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无法逃脱的困境:catches and holds;捕捉:capture by

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snarl

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纠缠,纠结:twist;咆哮,怒吼:to anger

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sneer

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(轻蔑地)嘲笑:scornful

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snobbish

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谄上傲下的,自大的:offensive air of superiority

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snub

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轻视,不理睬:contempt or neglect

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soak

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使…湿透:make thoroughly wet

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sober

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严肃的:serious-looking;节制的:restraint;有理有据的:sound reasoning

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sodden

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湿透的:penetrated by water;使…湿透:wet thoroughly

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solace

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安慰:comfort in sorrow;安慰,安抚:console

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solder

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连接,联合:unite

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solemnity

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庄严,严肃:solemn

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solicitous

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为他人操心的,体谅他人的:happiness of others;迫切的,渴望的:urgent desire

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solid

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固态的,坚固的:not easily yield to pressure;有理有据的:sound reasoning;坚定的,不迟疑的:not showing weakness

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soliloquy

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(尤指自言自语的)独白:without addressing a listener

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solitude

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孤独,避世:being alone

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solvent

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有偿付能力的:able to pay debts;溶剂:another substance is dissolved

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somatic

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肉体的:of the body

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somber

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昏暗的,无光的:shaded;悲伤的,不愉快的:lacking in cheer

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somnolence

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瞌睡,嗜睡:needing sleep

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sonnet

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十四行诗:14-line verse form

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soothe

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带来慰藉,安慰:bring comfort;使镇静,使安心:free from distress;弱化,缓解:less severe

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sop

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安慰物:placate or soothe;贿赂,回扣:improperly influence a person’s conduct;浸湿,湿透:wet thoroughly

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sophism

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假推理,诡辩:deceptive argumentation

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sophisticated

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精明的,老于世故的:worldly knowledge or refinement;复杂的:complex

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soporific

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催眠的药剂,安眠药:induces sleep;催眠的:cause sleep;慵懒的,困倦的:sleepiness or lethargy

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sordid

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肮脏的,不干净的:not clean;卑鄙的:baseness

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sound

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牢固的,不可动摇的:withstand stress without structural damage;健康的,强壮的:free from injury;(逻辑)上严谨的:valid reasoning

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sparse

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稀疏的,稀少的:less plentiful

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spartan

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简朴的,节约的:simplicity

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spat

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(小的)争吵:quarrel

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spate

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突发的洪水:sudden flood;大量:large number

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specific

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特有的,独特的:exact sort;明确的:clearly expressed

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specious

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似是而非的,欺骗性的:false look of truth

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speck

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小点,少量:small amount

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spectator

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观众,目击者,旁观者:watches

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spectrum 

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光谱,范围,系列:sequence or range

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speculate

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推测,揣测:take to be true;投机倒买:from market fluctuations

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spendthrift

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挥霍家,败家子:spends improvidently;挥霍的,不节俭的:spending money freely