G 17 Flashcards
(150 cards)
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vying
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a.竞争的
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wacky
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a.（行为等）古怪的，乖僻的
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waddle
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摇摇摆摆地走
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wade
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v.涉水；跋涉
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waffle
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胡扯
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waft
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飘荡，漂浮
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wag
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诙谐幽默的人；摆动
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wage
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v.开始，进行
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waggish
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a.诙谐的，滑稽的
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waive
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v.放弃；推迟; v. to refrain from pressing or enforcing: forgo; v. to put off from immediate consideration: postpone
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wallop
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n./v.重击，猛击
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wallow
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v.打滚；沉迷；n.打滚
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walrus
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n.海象
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wan
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苍白的，病态的; unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness
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wanderlust
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旅游癖
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wane
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减少，衰退，降低
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want
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短缺；渴望
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wanting
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未出现的，缺少的；未达到要求的; adjective: lacking
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wanton
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a.无节制的，肆无忌惮的；嬉戏的，淘气的; adjective: without check or limitation; showing no moral restraints to one’s anger, desire, or appetites
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warbling
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（鸟）婉转歌唱
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warehouse
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n.仓库，货栈
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warmhearted
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亲切的；热心肠的
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warmonger
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好战者
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warp
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使偏向；扭曲，变形；曲解
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warrant
向…保证质量；批准，认可; v. to declare or maintain with certainty; v. to guarantee especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified: certify; v. to give sanction to: authorize
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warrantable
adj.可保证的，可承认的
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warranted
a.保证的；担保的; justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)
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warranty
n.保证，担保；根据，理由；授权，批准
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wary
小心的，机警的，谨慎的; watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger
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waspish
a.易怒的；尖刻的
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wastrel
肆意挥霍的人，败家子
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watershed
重要关头，分水岭
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waver
v.摇摆；踌躇; v. to vacillate irresolutely between choices: hesitate
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wavering
摇曳的；犹豫不决的；犹豫
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wavy
a.波状的，多浪的；波动起伏的
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wax
月亮渐满；用蜡涂、处理或上光；增大，增强; verb: to gradually increase in size or intensity
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waxy
a.像蜡的，苍白的，光滑的
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waylay
埋伏，伏击
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wayward
刚愎自用的，不服管束的
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wean
v.（孩子）断奶；戒掉
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wearisome
a.使人感到疲倦或厌倦的
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weary
a.疲劳的，疲倦的；令人厌烦的，令人厌倦的；v.（使）厌烦，（使）疲倦
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weather
安全度过（危机等），经受住
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weightless
adj.无重力的，失重的
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weird
a.古怪的，怪诞的，离奇的
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weld
v.焊接，熔接；锻接
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well-deserved
adj.当之无愧的，罪有应得的
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well-groomed
a.整齐干净的，衣着入时的
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well-intentioned
a.出于善意的
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welsh
v.欠债不还；失信
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welter
混乱，动乱; confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)
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wend
v.行，走，前进
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wheedle
（用花言巧语）诱惑，哄骗
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wheeze
v.喘息；发出呼哧呼哧的声音
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whereas
while on the contrary, considering that
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whet
磨快；vt.刺激，激起; stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite)
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whiff
微风；细微的信号，轻微痕迹
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whim
n.一时的兴致，怪念头
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whimper
v.啜泣，呜咽
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whimsical
反复无常的; adjective: determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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whimsy
n.古怪，异想天开
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whine
v.哀号，号哭
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whirlpool
n.漩涡
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whisper
v.耳语，低语
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whistle
n.口哨声；汽笛声；v.吹口哨，鸣笛
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whit
n.一点儿，少量
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whitewash
a substance used to whiten walls, wood, etc. (noun); deception, covering up of wrongs, errors, misdeeds, etc. (verb)
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whittle
v.削（木头）；削减
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wholesale
a.批发的；大规模的
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wholesome
有益身心健康的
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whoop
n.高喊，欢呼
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wicked
邪恶的
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wide-ranging
广泛的
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widespread
普遍的，广泛的
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wield
v.支配，控制；行使（权力）
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wiggle
v.扭动，摆动
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wigwag
v.摇动，摇摆，摆动
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wile
n.诡计
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willful
固执的，倔强的；故意的
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willy-nilly
不论是否愿意地；无秩序的，随意的
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wilt
（花、植物等）萎焉；精神萎靡，憔悴
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wily
狡诈的，狡猾的; crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice
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wince
畏缩
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windbag
健谈的人
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windfall
n.好运，幸事
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windy
冗长的
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wink
v.使眼色，眨眼示意；n.眨眼，眼色
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winkle
v.挑出，剔出，取出
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winnow
v.扬，簸（谷物），除去; sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part
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winsome
迷人的，漂亮的; adjective: charming in a childlike or naive way
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wiretap
偷听，窃听
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wiry
a.瘦而结实的
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wispy
a.纤细的；脆弱的；一缕缕的
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wistful
（带着忧伤而）渴望的，怀念的; vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful
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wit
机智，智慧；智者，有智慧的人
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withdraw
撤退
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wither
枯萎，凋谢
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withhold
抑制；扣压，不给予
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withstand
v.反抗，经受
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witty
a.机智的；风趣的
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wizen
（使）凋谢，（使）枯萎；凋谢的，枯萎的
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wizened
a.干枯的，干瘪的，干皱的; withered, shriveled
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wobble
摇晃，颤抖；犹豫不决
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woe
n.悲痛，悲哀；不幸，灾难
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woo
v.求爱，求婚；恳求，争取
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woolly
a.羊毛的；模糊的
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wordy
a.冗长的，多言的
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world-beater
n.举世无双的人
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worldly
世间的，世俗的；老练的
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worship
崇拜，敬仰；崇拜，膜拜
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worthwhile
adj.值得做的
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worthy
adj.值得的；有价值的；n.知名人士
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wrangle
纷争，争端；争吵
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wrath
n.愤怒，愤慨
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wreak
v.发泄，报复；发泄怒火
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wrench
v.猛扭；n.扳钳，扳手
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wrest
拧，扭动；辛苦地获得
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wretched
极差的；沮丧的
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wring
v.绞，拧，扭
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wrist
n.腕，腕关节
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writ
n.令状；书面命令
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wrongheaded
固执己见的，坚持（错误观点）的
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wroth
a.暴怒的，非常愤怒的
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wrought
a.做成的，形成的；精制的
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wry
扭曲的；坚持错误的; adj. having a bent or twisted shape or condition; adj. wrongheaded, stubborn; adj. cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous: sardonic; v. to twist or writhe
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xenophobe
仇视（或畏惧）外国人（或外国事物）者
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xenophobia
fear or hatred of foreigners or that which is foreign
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xenophobic
a.恐外的，恐惧外国人的
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yacht
n.帆船，游艇
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yank
v.猛拉，拽
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yearn
v.盼望，渴望
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yen
v.渴望
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yield
v. to give up and cease resistance or contention: submit, succumb; v. to bear or bring forth as a natural product as a result of cultivation: produce
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yielding
a.易弯曲的，柔软的；顺从的，服从的
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yoke
连接; a burden or something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animals (such as oxen) to each other and to a plow or other equipment to be pulled, or a bar across a person's shoulders to help carry buckets of water, etc. (noun); to unite together or to b
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yokel
乡下人，天真纯朴的人
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yowl
v.嚎叫，恸哭
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yummy
a.美味的，可口的
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zeal
热心，热诚; great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person, etc., tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor
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zealot
狂热者; one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
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zealotry
n.狂热
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zealous
adj. filled with or characterized by zeal or passion: enthusiastic
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zeitgeist
noun: spirit of the times
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zenith
最高点，巅峰; noun: the highest point; culmination
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zephyr
n.和风；西风
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zest
n.刺激性；兴趣，热心
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zesty
刺激的，开胃的
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zigzag
n./a.之字形（的）；v.弯弯曲曲地行进
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zone
v.分成区；n.地区
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zoom
v.急速上升，猛增
