deck31 Flashcards

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renege

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放弃,摒弃:formally reject

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replenish

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补充:fill again

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replicate

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复制,复刻:make an exact likeness;重复,反复:do again

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residual

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剩余的,残存的:residue

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restitution

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补偿,赔偿:for some injury

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resurrect

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使重生,使复苏:bring back to life

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retentive

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记性好的:retain knowledge or information

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retrieve

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寻回,找回:get back again

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reverberate

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回荡,回响:continue or be repeated sound waves

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rhetorical

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语言上的,文字上的:words or language;言辞华丽(却往往无内涵)的:fancy but meaningless

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rigmarole

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混乱而无意义的话:confused or meaningless talk

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ruthless

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没有怜悯心的,残忍的:no pity

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sacrosanct

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极为神圣的,不可侵犯的:most sacred

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scourge

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祸害:source of harm

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screen

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掩护物,屏障:shelters, protects, or hides;保护,使…免受攻击:drive attack away;掩护,遮蔽:shut off from view

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scrimp

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节俭:avoid waste

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scruple

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(良心上的)不安:uneasy feeling about the rightness

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secede

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脱离,拖出(组织、团体、联盟等):withdraw from an organization

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sectarianism

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宗派主义,顽固:adherence prejudices

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secular

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世俗的,尘世的:worldly or temporal

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sequel

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结果:result

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shift

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改变…的位置:change position;改变,变化:pass from;交换:in return

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shifty

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(显得)狡诈的,(显得)欺诈的:deceitful character

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simile

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明喻:comparing two unlike things

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skittish
容易受到惊吓的,胆小的:easily frightened;容易激动的:easily excited;善变的,多变的:likely to change
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sparing
节俭的,节约的:careful restraint;不足的,缺乏的:less plentiful
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splinter
尖细条,刺:sharp, slender piece;将...切成细条:break into sharp, slender pieces
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splutter
急切而不清楚地说:hastily and incoherently
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squeamish
恶心的,晕船的:nausea
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stasis
平衡,停滞:balance
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staunch
忠诚的,坚定的:steadfast in loyalty
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stereotype
成见,老套的理念:conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified opinion
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stigmatize
使蒙上污名:disgraceful or ignominious
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substitute
取代者,替代品:takes the place of another;取代,替代:take the place of
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succumb
屈服:yield to superior strength;死亡:death
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supersede
取代,替代:displace
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surly
脾气不好的:churlish in mood
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surmise
(根据不足的)推测,揣测:based on scantly evidence
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surmount
战胜,获得胜利:achieve a victory
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surpass
超越,强于:become better;突破(界限、纪录等):beyond the limit
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surrogate
替代品:takes the place
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surveillance
监视,监控:close observation
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tame
被驯化的:reduced from a state of native wildness;无聊的,乏味的:lacking spirit;控制,抑制:keep from exceeding
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tangle
困惑,不解:perplexity;纠缠,使....纠结:in a snare
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teeming
大量的:great numbers
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temporal
世俗的,尘世的:earthly life
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tentative
暂时性的,尝试的:not fully developed
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thick-skinned
冷漠无情的,不顾他人感受的:unaffected
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thrill
强烈的兴奋感,快感:pleasurably intense stimulate;使兴奋,使激动:excitement
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timely
及时的,无拖延的:without delay;恰到好处的,合乎时宜的:appropriate
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topsy-turvy*
混乱的,不整洁的:lacking in order, neatness
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trifle
不重要的事:little importance or value;不正经地对待,玩弄:without serious intent
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trifling
细微的,不重要的:lacking in significance
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tycoon
大亨,巨头:person of rank, power, influence
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tyrant
暴君:oppressively or brutally
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umbrage
不悦,生气:feeling of being offended or resentful
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unanimous
一致同意的:consent of all
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unavailing
徒劳的,无果的:producing no results
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unremitting
连续不断的:without any interruptions
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versed
熟知的:having information;精通的:exceptional knowledge
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vile
丑陋的:unpleasant to look at;(道德上)可鄙的,卑鄙的:morally despicable
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vocation
职业:employed
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vouchsafe
允诺,给予:grant in a gracious or condescending manner
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voyeur
窥淫狂:observing unsuspecting individuals
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wanting
未出现的,缺少的:not present;未达到要求的:not being up to standards
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wayward
刚愎自用的,不服管束的:following one's own inclinations
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weather
安全度过(危机等),经受住:come through
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willful
固执的,倔强的:self-willed;故意的:deliberately
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willy-nilly
不论是否愿意地:desired or not;无秩序的,随意的:without order
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wilt
(花、植物等)萎焉:limp or flaccid;精神萎靡,憔悴:fatigue or exhaustion
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wily
狡诈的,狡猾的:deceptive means
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wiretap
偷听,窃听:get information
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wistful
(带着忧伤而)渴望的,怀念的:yearning or desire with melancholy
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wrest
拧,扭动:wringing or twisting movements;辛苦地获得:gain with difficulty
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wrongheaded
固执己见的,坚持(错误观点)的:stubborn in adherence