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appeal

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  • *vi. 呼吁,恳求;上诉;诉诸,求助;有吸引力,迎合爱好;(体育比赛中)诉诸裁判
    n. 呼吁,请求;吸引力,感染力;上诉;诉诸裁判
    vt. 将…上诉,对…上诉
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  1. earnest or urgent request
  2. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  3. (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court’s judgment or the granting of a new trial
  4. request for a sum of money
  5. take a court case to a higher court for review
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apprenticeship

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  • *n. 学徒期;学徒身分
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  1. the position of apprentice
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attach

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  • *vt. 使依附;贴上;系上;使依恋
    vi. 附加;附属;伴随
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  1. cause to be attached
  2. be attached; be in contact with
  3. become attached
  4. create social or emotional ties
  5. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
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barge

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  • *vi. 蹒跚;闯入
    n. 驳船;游艇
    vt. 用船运输;蛮不讲理地闯入或打扰某事物
    n. (Barge)人名;(英)巴奇;(德)巴格;(西)巴尔赫;(法、葡)巴尔热
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  1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
  2. push one’s way
  3. transport by barge on a body of water
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beak

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  • *n. [鸟] 鸟嘴;鹰钩鼻子;地方执法官;男教师
    n. (Beak)人名;(英、西)比克
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  1. beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
  2. horny projecting mouth of a bird
  3. informal terms for the nose
  4. hit lightly with a picking motion
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breeze

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  • *n. 微风;轻而易举的事;煤屑;焦炭渣;小风波
    vi. 吹微风;逃走
    n. (Breeze)人名;(法)布雷兹
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  1. a slight wind (usually refreshing)
  2. any undertaking that is easy to do
  3. blow gently and lightly
  4. to proceed quickly and easily
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bronze

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  • *n. 青铜;古铜色;青铜制品
    adj. 青铜色的;青铜制的
    vt. 镀青铜于
    vi. 变成青铜色,被晒黑
    n. (Bronze)人名;(葡)布龙泽
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  1. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
  2. a sculpture made of bronze
  3. give the color and appearance of bronze to something
  4. get a tan, from wind or sun
  5. of the color of bronze
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bundle

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  • *n. 束;捆
    vt. 捆
    vi. 匆忙离开
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  1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  2. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
  3. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
  4. make into a bundle
  5. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
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canoe

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  • *n. 独木舟;轻舟
    vi. 乘独木舟
    vt. 用独木舟运
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  1. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
  2. travel by canoe
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cartilage

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  • *n. 软骨
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  1. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
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cast

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  • *vt. 投,抛;计算;浇铸;投射(光、影、视线等)
    n. 投掷,抛;铸件,[古生] 铸型;演员阵容;脱落物
    vi. 投,抛垂钓鱼钩;计算,把几个数字加起来
    n. (Cast)人名;(法)卡斯特
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  1. the actors in a play
  2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
  3. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
  4. the visual appearance of something or someone
  5. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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chamber

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  • *n. (身体或器官内的)室,膛;房间;会所
    adj. 室内的;私人的,秘密的
    vt. 把…关在室内;装填(弹药等)
    n. (Chamber)人名;(英)钱伯
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  1. a natural or artificial enclosed space
  2. an enclosed volume in the body
  3. a room where a judge transacts business
  4. a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly
  5. a room used primarily for sleeping
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chorus

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  • *n. 合唱队;齐声;歌舞队
    vt. 合唱;异口同声地说
    vi. 合唱;异口同声地说话
    n. (Chorus)人名;(法)肖吕斯
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  1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
  2. a group of people assembled to sing together
  3. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
  4. a body of dancers or singers who perform together
  5. a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
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clipper

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  • *n. 快速帆船;大剪刀;剪削者;理发剪
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  1. (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
  2. a fast sailing ship used in former times
  3. shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
  4. scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
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compact

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  • *n. 合同,契约;小粉盒
    adj. 紧凑的,紧密的;简洁的
    vt. 使简洁;使紧密结合
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  1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman’s purse
  2. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
  3. a small and economical car
  4. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
  5. compress into a wad
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confront

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  • *vt. 面对;遭遇;比较
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  1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
  4. be face to face with
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congratulation

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  • *n. 祝贺;贺辞
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  1. the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
  2. (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
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considerate

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  • *adj. 体贴的;体谅的;考虑周到的
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  1. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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considering

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  • *prep. 考虑到;就…而论
    conj. 考虑到
    v. 考虑到(consider的ing形式)
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  1. deem to be
  2. give careful consideration to
  3. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
  4. show consideration for; take into account
  5. think about carefully; weigh
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decipher

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  • *n. 密电译文
    vt. 解释(过去式deciphered,过去分词deciphered,现在分词deciphering,第三人称单数deciphers,名词decipherer,形容词decipherable);译解
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  1. convert code into ordinary language
  2. read with difficulty
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detective

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  • *adj. 侦探的
    n. 侦探
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  1. a police officer who investigates crimes
  2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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downside

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  • *n. 下降趋势;底侧
    adj. 底侧的
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  1. a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
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eager

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  • *adj. 渴望的;热切的;热心的
    n. (Eager)人名;(英)伊格
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  1. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
  2. having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
  3. marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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electron

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  • *n. 电子
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  1. an elementary particle with negative charge
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embryo

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  • *n. [胚] 胚胎;胚芽;初期
    adj. 胚胎的;初期的
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  1. (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
  2. an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
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exaggerate

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  • *vt. 使扩大;使增大
    vi. 夸大;夸张
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  1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  2. do something to an excessive degree
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exclude

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  • *vt. 排除;排斥;拒绝接纳;逐出
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  1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  2. prevent from entering; shut out
  3. lack or fail to include
  4. prevent from entering; keep out
  5. put out or expel from a place
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graph

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  • *n. 图表;曲线图
    vt. 用曲线图表示
    n. (Graph)人名;(英)格拉夫
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  1. a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
  2. represent by means of a graph
  3. plot upon a graph
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heyday

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  • *n. 全盛期
    int. 嘿!(表喜悦或惊奇等)
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  1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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imaginary

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  • *adj. 虚构的,假想的;想像的;虚数的
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  1. (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
  2. not based on fact; dubious
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inclined

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  • *adj. 趋向于…的
    v. 使…倾向(incline的过去分词)
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  1. (often followed by `to’) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
  2. at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
  3. having made preparations
  4. used especially of the head or upper back
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infancy

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  • *n. 初期;婴儿期;幼年
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  1. the early stage of growth or development
  2. the earliest state of immaturity
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instance

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  • *n. 实例;情况;建议
    vt. 举…为例
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  1. an occurrence of something
  2. an item of information that is representative of a type
  3. clarify by giving an example of
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interplay

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  • *n. 相互影响,相互作用
    vi. 相互影响,相互作用
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  1. reciprocal action and reaction
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legendary

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  • *adj. 传说的,传奇的
    n. 传说集;圣徒传
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  1. so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
  2. celebrated in fable or legend
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limestone

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  • *n. [岩] 石灰岩
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  1. a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
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melting

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  • *adj. 融化的;溶解的;动人的;感伤的
    v. 融化(melt的ing形式)
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  1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
  2. becoming liquid
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metabolic

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  • *adj. 变化的;新陈代谢的
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  1. of or relating to metabolism
  2. undergoing metamorphosis
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milieu

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  • *n. 环境;周围;出身背景
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  1. the environmental condition
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motion

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  • *n. 动作;移动;手势;请求;意向
    vi. 运动;打手势
    vt. 运动;向…打手势
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  1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
  3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  4. a state of change
  5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
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oblivious

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  • *adj. 遗忘的;健忘的;不注意的;不知道的
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  1. (followed by to' or of’) lacking conscious awareness of
  2. failing to keep in mind
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official

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  • *adj. 官方的;正式的;公务的
    n. 官员;公务员
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  1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
  3. having official authority or sanction
  4. of or relating to an office
  5. verified officially
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oral

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  • *adj. 口头的,口述的
    n. 口试
    n. (Oral)人名;(土)奥拉尔
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  1. an examination conducted by word of mouth
  2. using speech rather than writing
  3. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
  4. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
  5. a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
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passage

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  • *n. 一段(文章);走廊;通路
    n. (Passage)人名;(英)帕西奇;(法)帕萨热
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  1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  2. a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
  3. a way through or along which someone or something may pass
  4. the passing of a law by a legislative body
  5. a journey usually by ship
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pasture

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  • *n. 草地;牧场;牧草
    vt. 放牧;吃草
    n. (Pasture)人名;(英)帕斯彻;(法)帕斯蒂尔
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  1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
  2. animal food for browsing or grazing
  3. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
  4. feed as in a meadow or pasture
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percussion

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  • *n. [临床] 叩诊;振动;碰撞;敲打乐器;打击乐器组
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  1. the act of playing a percussion instrument
  2. the act of exploding a percussion cap
  3. the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
  4. tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
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physician

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  • *n. [医] 医师;内科医师
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  1. a licensed medical practitioner
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portraiture

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  • *n. 肖像画;肖像绘制;人像摄影
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  1. a word picture of a person’s appearance and character
  2. the activity of making portraits
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poster

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  • *n. 海报,广告;招贴
    n. (Poster)人名;(英)波斯特
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  1. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
  2. someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
  3. a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
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prescription

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  • *n. 药方;指示;惯例
    adj. 凭处方方可购买的
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  1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
  2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
  3. written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
  4. written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
  5. available only with a doctor’s written prescription
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pretension

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  • *n. 自负;要求;主张;借口;骄傲
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  1. a false or unsupportable quality
  2. the advancing of a claim
  3. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
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propagate

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  • *vt. 传播;传送;繁殖;宣传
    vi. 繁殖;增殖
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  1. transmit from one generation to the next
  2. travel through the air
  3. transmit
  4. become distributed or widespread
  5. transmit or cause to broaden or spread
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prose

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  • *n. 散文;单调
    adj. 散文的;平凡的;乏味的
    vi. 写散文;乏味地讲话
    vt. 把…写成散文
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  1. ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  2. matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
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pulse

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  • *n. [电子] 脉冲;脉搏
    vt. 使跳动
    vi. 跳动,脉跳
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  1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
  2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  3. the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person’s health
  4. edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
  5. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
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raft

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  • *n. 筏;救生艇;(美)大量
    vt. 筏运;制成筏
    vi. 乘筏
    n. (Raft)人名;(匈、瑞典)拉夫特
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  1. a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
  2. (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent
  3. transport on a raft
  4. travel by raft in water
  5. make into a raft
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ravine

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  • *n. 沟壑,山涧;峡谷
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  1. a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
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rayon

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  • *n. 人造丝;人造纤维
    n. (Rayon)人名;(法、西)拉永
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  1. a synthetic silklike fabric
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residential

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  • *adj. 住宅的;与居住有关的
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  1. used or designed for residence or limited to residences
  2. of or relating to or connected with residence
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romantic

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  • *adj. 浪漫的;多情的;空想的
    n. 浪漫的人
    vt. 使…浪漫化
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  1. a soulful or amorous idealist
  2. an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
  3. belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
  4. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
  5. not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic
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roughly

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  • *adv. 粗糙地;概略地
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  1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  2. with roughness or violence (rough' is an informal variant for roughly’)
  3. with rough motion as over a rough surface
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season

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  • *n. 时期;季节;赛季
    vt. 给…调味;使适应
    vi. 变得成熟;变干燥
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  1. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
  2. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
  3. a recurrent time marked by major holidays
  4. lend flavor to
  5. make fit
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seismology

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  • *n. 地震学
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  1. the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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shrub

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  • *n. 灌木;灌木丛
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  1. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
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sidewalk

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  • *n. 人行道
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  1. walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
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soak

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  • *vt. 吸收,吸入;沉浸在(工作或学习中);使……上下湿透
    vi. 浸泡;渗透
    n. 浸;湿透;大雨
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  1. the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
  2. washing something by allowing it to soak
  3. submerge in a liquid
  4. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  5. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
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sociology

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  • *n. 社会学;群体生态学
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  1. the study and classification of human societies
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spectacular

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  • *adj. 壮观的,惊人的;公开展示的
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  1. a lavishly produced performance
  2. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
  3. characteristic of spectacles or drama
  4. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
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stationary

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  • *adj. 固定的;静止的;定居的;常备军的
    n. 不动的人;驻军
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  1. standing still
  2. not capable of being moved
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strategic

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  • *adj. 战略上的,战略的
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  1. relating to or concerned with strategy
  2. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
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sulfur

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  • *vt. 用硫磺处理
    n. 硫磺;硫磺色
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  1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
  2. treat with sulphur in order to preserve
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supervise

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  • *vt. 监督,管理;指导
    vi. 监督,管理;指导
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  1. watch and direct
  2. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
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surround

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  • *vt. 围绕;包围
    n. 围绕物
    adj. 环绕立体声的
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  1. the area in which something exists or lives
  2. be around
  3. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  4. envelop completely
  5. surround so as to force to give up
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sympathy

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  • *n. 同情;慰问;赞同
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  1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
  2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
  3. a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
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symphony

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  • *n. 交响乐;谐声,和声
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  1. a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
  2. a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
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temperate

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  • *adj. 温和的;适度的;有节制的
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  1. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
  2. not extreme in behavior
  3. not extreme
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terrific

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  • *adj. 极好的;极其的,非常的;可怕的
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  1. very great or intense
  2. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers
  3. causing extreme terror
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torrent

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  • *n. 奔流;倾注;迸发;连续不断
    n. (Torrent)人名;(法)托朗;(西)托伦特
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  1. a heavy rain
  2. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
  3. an overwhelming number or amount
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vital

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  • *adj. 至关重要的;生死攸关的;有活力的
    n. (Vital)人名;(法、德、意、俄、葡)维塔尔;(西)比塔尔
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  1. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
  2. performing an essential function in the living body
  3. full of spirit
  4. manifesting or characteristic of life