worldlist30

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maverick

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N. /持不同意见者；独来独往者/rebel; nonconformist

Question 2

mawkish

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ADJ. /自作多情的；感情脆弱的/mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin.

Question 3

maxim

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N. /座右铭；格言/proverb; a truth pithily stated

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meager

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ADJ. /瘦的；贫乏的，不足的/scanty; inadequate

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meander

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V. /漫步；蜿蜒而流/wind or turn in its course

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meddlesome

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ADJ. /爱管闲事的/interfering

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mediate

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V. /调解；仲裁/settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

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mediocre

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ADJ. /中等的，中庸的/ordinary; commonplace

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meditation

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N. /沉思，冥想/reflection; thought

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medley

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N. /混合物；混杂/mixture

Question 11

meek

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ADJ. /谦和的；温顺的/quiet and obedient; spiritless

Question 12

melancholy

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ADJ. /忧郁的，悲伤的/gloomy; morose; b

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mellifluous

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ADJ. /优美动听的；流畅的/sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

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membrane

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N. /（动植物的）膜，隔膜/thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue

Question 15

memento

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N. /纪念品/token; reminder

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menagerie

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N. /（一群）野生动物/collection of wild animals

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mendacious

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ADJ. /撒谎成性的；不诚实的/lying; habitually dishonest

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mendicant

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N. /乞丐/beggar

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menial

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ADJ. /仆人的；卑贱的/suitable for servants; lowly

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mentor

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N. /导师/teacher

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mercenary

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ADJ. /唯利是图的/interested

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mercurial

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ADJ. /善变的；无常的/capricious; changing; fickle

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merger

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N. /合并；结合/combination (of two business corporations).

Question 24

mesmerize

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V. /施催眠术/hypnotize

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metallurgical

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ADJ. /冶金学的/pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

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metamorphosis

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N. /变形；变态/change of form; major transformation

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metaphor

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N. /隐喻/implied comparison

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metaphysical

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ADJ. /形而上学的/pertaining to speculative philosophy.

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methodical

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ADJ. /系统的/systematic

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meticulous

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ADJ. /小心翼翼的/excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

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metropolis

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N. /大都市/large city

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mettle

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N. /勇气；奋斗精神/courage; spirit

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miasma

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N. /沼气；毒气；天然气/swamp gas; heavy

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microcosm

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N. /微观世界/small world; the world in miniature.

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migrant

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ADJ. /移居的；迁移的/changing its habitat; wandering

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migratory

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ADJ. /迁徙的；流浪的/wandering

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milieu

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N. /环境；表达方式/environment; means of expression

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militant

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ADJ. /好战的/combative; bellicose

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mimicry

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N. /模仿/imitation

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mincing

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ADJ. /装腔作势的/affectedly dainty

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minuscule

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ADJ. /极小的/extremely small

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minute

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ADJ. /微小的/extremely small.

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minutiae

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N. /微小细节/petty details

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mirage

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N. /海市蜃楼；虚影 /unreal reflection; optical illusion

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mire

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V. /陷入泥潭/entangle; stick in swampy ground

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mirth

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N. /欢笑/merriment; laughter

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misanthrope

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N. /厌恶人类的人；憎人者/one who hates mankind.

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misapprehension

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N. /错会；误解/error; misunderstanding

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miscellany

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N. / 杂集，杂记/mixture of writings

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mischance

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N. /霉运；不幸/ill luck

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misconception

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N. /误解/mistaken idea

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misconstrue

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V. / 曲解/interpret incorrectly; misjudge.

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misdemeanor

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N. /轻罪/minor crime.

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miserly

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ADJ. /吝啬的；贪婪的/stingy; mean

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misgivings

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N. /担忧，疑虑/d

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mishap

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N. /意外，灾难/accident

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misnomer

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N. /误称；用词不当/wrong name; incorrect designation.

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misrepresent

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V. / 误传；有意制造误解/give a false or incorrect impression