worldlist33 Flashcards

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obsolete

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ADJ. /废弃的,淘汰的/no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated

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obstetrician

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N. /产科医生/physician specializing in delivery of babies.

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obstinate

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ADJ. /倔强的,难以驾驭的/stubborn; hard to control or treat

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obstreperous

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ADJ. /喧闹的,喧哗的boisterous; noisy.

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obtrude

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V. /强加,闯入;伸出/push (oneself or one’s ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude

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obtuse

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ADJ. /迟钝的;愚笨的/blunt; stupid.

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obviate

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V. /使不必要;避免/make unnecessary; get rid of

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odious

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ADJ. /可恶的;可憎的/hateful; vile.

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odium

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N. /反感;憎恶;公愤/detestation; hatefulness; disrepute

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odorous

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ADJ. /有气味的/having an odor

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odyssey

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N. /漫长的冒险旅程/long, eventful journey.

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offensive

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ADJ. /无礼的;冒犯的/attacking; insulting; distasteful

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offhand

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ADJ. /漫不经心的,唐突的/casual; done without prior thought

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officious

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ADJ. /好管闲事的/meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

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ogle

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V. /色迷迷地看;盯视/look at amorously; make eyes at.

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olfactory

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ADJ. /嗅觉的/concerning the sense of smell

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oligarchy

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N. /寡头政治/government by a privileged few

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ominous

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ADJ. /不吉利的;不祥的/threatening

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omnipotent

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ADJ. /全能的/all-powerful

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omnipresent

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ADJ. / 无所不在的/universally present; ubiquitous.

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omniscient

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ADJ. /全知的/all-knowing

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omnivorous

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ADJ. /杂食的/eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything.

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onerous

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ADJ. /繁重的,艰巨的burdensome.

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onset

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N. /开始,攻击/beginning; attack

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onus

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N. /义务;责任/burden; responsibility

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opalescent

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ADJ. /乳白的,乳色的/iridescent; lus

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opaque

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ADJ. /不透明的/dark; not transparent

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opiate

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N. /麻醉剂;镇静剂medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain

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opportune

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ADJ. /适时的;及时的/timely; well-chosen. Sally

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opportunist

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N. /机会主义者/individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of
circumstances

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optician

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N. /眼镜商,眼镜制造商/maker and seller of eyeglasses

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optimist

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N. /乐观主义者/person who looks on the good side

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optimum

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ADJ. /最佳的/most favorable

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optional

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ADJ. /随意的/,任选的not obligatory; left to one’s choice.

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opulence

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N. /富裕,丰富/extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

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opus

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N. /作品,杰作/work.

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oracular

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ADJ. /神谕的/prophetic; uttered as

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orator

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N. /演说家/public speaker

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ordain

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V. /委任,授,,,,,,以神职;主宰/decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine

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ordeal

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N. /苦难经历;折磨/severe trial or affliction

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ordinance

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N. /法令;条例/decree

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ordination

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N. /授神职(礼)/ceremony making someone a minister

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orgy

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N. /纵酒;纵欲/wild,

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orient

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V. /给。。定方向;使适应/get one’s bearings; adjust

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orientation

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N. /适应,熟悉/act of finding oneself in society.

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ornate

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ADJ. /装饰华丽的;过分修饰的/excessively or elaborately decorated

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ornithologist

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N. /鸟类学者/scientific student of birds

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ornithology

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N. /鸟类学/study of birds

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orthodox

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ADJ. /正统的;正宗的/traditional; conservative in belief

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oscillate

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V. /摆动,动摇,上下波动/vibrate pendulumlike; waver

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ossify

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V. /骨化;成骨/change or harden into bone

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ostensible

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ADJ. /表面上的;假装的/apparent; professed; pretended

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ostentatious

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ADJ. /卖弄的;炫耀的,显眼的/showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention.

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ostracize

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V. /放逐,把。。流放/exclude from public favor; ban

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oust

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V. /驱逐,罢黜expel; drive out.

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outlandish

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ADJ. /奇特的;稀奇古怪的/bizarre; peculiar; unconventional

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outmoded

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ADJ. /过时的/,老式的longer stylish; old-fashioned.

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outskirts

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N. /边缘;郊区;外围/fringes; outer borders

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outspoken

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ADJ. /坦率的;直言的/candid; blunt

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outstrip

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V. /超过/,比。。快surpass; outdo

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outwit

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V. /骗取;智胜/outsmart; trick

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ovation

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N. /热列欢呼,鼓掌/enthusiastic applause

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overbearing

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ADJ. /傲慢的;专横的/;压倒一切的bossy and arrogant; decisively important.

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overt

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ADJ. /明显的;公开的/open to view

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overwrought

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ADJ. /过度紧张的;过度忧烦的/extremely agitated

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pachyderm

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N. /皮厚动物/thick-skinned animal

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pacifist

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N. /和平主义者/one opposed to force; antimilitarist