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buffoon

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n. 愚蠢的人;小丑

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buffet

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v. 反复敲打;连续猛击

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bucolic

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adj. 乡村的;放羊的

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buck

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v. 反抗;抵制 n. 雄鹿;雄兔

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brusque

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adj. 粗鲁的;唐突;

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bruit

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v. 散布……谣言

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browse

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v. 浏览;吃草; n. 嫩叶;嫩芽

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browbeat

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vt. (以言辞或表情)威逼,恫吓;

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bromide

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n. 庸俗的人;陈词滥调;镇定剂;安眠药

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brochure

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n. 小册子,手册;

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brittle

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adj. 易碎的;脆弱的

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bristling

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adj. 竖立的;

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brisk

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adj. 敏捷的;活泼的

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bridle

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n. 马笼头; v. 抑制;控制

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bricklayer

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n. 砖匠;

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bray

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v. 大声而刺耳地发出(叫唤或声音)

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brattish

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adj. 讨厌的(小孩);被惯坏的;幼稚的;无礼的;

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braise

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v. 炖;蒸

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brackish

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adj. 微咸的;难吃的

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bracing

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adj. 令人振奋的

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brace

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v. 支撑;加固; n. 支撑物

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bowdlerize

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vt. 删除(书刊、剧本等中)有伤风化的词语或场面;

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bovine

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adj. 似牛的;迟钝的

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bouquet

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n. 花束;芳香

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bounteous
adj. 慷慨的;丰富的;
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bouncing
adj. 活泼的;健康的
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bough
n. 大树枝;
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bouffant
adj. 蓬松的;鼓胀的
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boreal
adj. 北方的;北风的;
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boor
n. 农民;乡下佬;粗野的人
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boom
v. 发出隆隆声; n. 繁荣
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boo
n. 嘘声,喝倒采;
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bonny
adj. 健美的;漂亮的
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bonhomie
n. 温和,友好;
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bondage
n. 奴役,束缚
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bombast
n. 浮夸的言语
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bogus
adj. 假冒的,伪造的;
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boggle
v. 踌躇,犹豫;退缩;
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boding
adj. 凶兆的,先兆的; n. 凶兆,前兆,预感;
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bode
v. 预示
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bob
v. 轻拍;使上下快速摆动
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blockage
n. 障碍物
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blockade
n.v. 封锁
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bloated
adj. 浮肿的;傲慢的;
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bliss
n. 狂喜;极乐;天赐之福
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blemish
n. 瑕疵,缺点; v.玷污;损害;
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bleary
adj. 视线模糊的,朦胧的;
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blear
v. 模糊; adj. 模糊的
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blather
v. 喋喋不休地说;唠叨
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blasphemy
n. 亵渎神明
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blase
adj. 玩厌了的;冷漠的
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blare
v. 高声发出
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blandishment
n. 奉承,讨好;
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blanch
v. 使变白;
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blackball
v. 投票反对,排斥;
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bin
n. 箱子
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bilk
v. 骗取
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bile
n. 胆汁;愤怒
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bigot
n.(宗教;政治等)顽固盲从者;偏执者
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bifurcate
v. 分为两支;分叉
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bide
v. 等待;逗留
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bicker
v. 争吵;口角
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betoken
v. 预示,表示
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besot
v. 使烂醉,使迷糊
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besmirch
v. 诽谤
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beseech
v. 恳求
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berserk
adj. 狂怒的,狂暴的;
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berate
v. 严厉责备;痛斥;
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bemused
adj. 困惑的;茫然的
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bellow
v. 发出吼叫声;咆哮
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belabor
vt. 毒打一顿;向…唠叨;责骂;抨击
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behoove
v. 理应,对…有此必要;
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beholden
adj. 感谢;欠人情
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begrudge
v. 勉强做;吝惜;嫉妒
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beget
v. 产生,引起;
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befuddle
vt. 使烂醉;使迷惑不解;
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befoul
v. 弄脏;诽谤
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bedraggled
adj. 弄湿的;凌乱不堪的
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beckon
v. 示意,召唤;
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beatific
adj. 幸福的;快乐的
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bearing
n. 影响;关系;举止仪态;(罗盘显示的)方位 | E.g: my father's achievement really don't have any bearing on what I do
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beacon
n. 灯塔
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bazaar
n. 集市;市场
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bawl
v. 大叫,大喊
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barter
v. 易货贸易
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barrister
n. 出庭律师
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barefaced
adj. 厚颜无耻的;公然的
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bare
adj. 赤裸的; v. 暴露
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bamboozle
v. To confuse someone greatly and often trick them; =dupe
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ballyhoo
n. 呐喊;喧闹;v.大肆宣传;大吹大擂
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ballot
v.n. 投票
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bale
n. 大包;大捆;灾害;悲痛
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balderdash
n. 胡言乱语,废话;
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badinage
n. 打趣,玩笑;
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badger
n. 獾; v. 纠缠不休;烦扰;
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backslide
v. 故态复萌;
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backset
n. 倒退;逆流;
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backdrop
n. 背景幕布;背景;
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azure
adj.蔚蓝的;n. 天蓝色
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awry
adj. 扭曲的;走样的
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avow
v. 公开声明,承认;
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avocation
n. 业余爱好,嗜好;
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aver
v. 断言;证实;
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auxiliary
adj. 辅助的;补充的;附加的
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automation
n. 自动化(技术);自动操作;
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autocracy
n. 独裁政府;
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august
adj. 令人敬畏的,威严的;
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augury
n. (古罗马)占卜术;预兆;
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attenuate
v. 变薄;变弱; adj. 减弱的
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atrocious
adj. 穷凶极恶的
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atone
v. 补偿,赎(罪)
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atonal
adj. (音乐)无调的
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asterisk
n. 星号(*)
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assuage
v. 减轻;缓和
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assoil
v. 赦免,释放,补偿;
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aspirant
n. 有抱负者
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aspersion
n. 诽谤,中伤;
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askew
adj./adv. 歪斜的(地)
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askance
adv. 斜视地
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asinine
adj. 愚笨的
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ashen
adj. 灰白色的;
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artifice
n. 诡计;巧妙办法;
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array
v. 部署;n.陈列
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arrant
adj. 完全的;臭名昭著的;
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arraign
v.(法庭) 传讯;
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ardent
adj. 热心的;热情的
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archer
n. 弓箭手
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arbitrate
v. 仲裁,公断;
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aquiline
adj. 鹰的,似鹰的;
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apt
adj. 易于……的;恰当的
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appraise
vt. 估价;评价;鉴定;
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apostate
n. 放弃原来信仰的人;叛教者;脱党者;反叛者
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apocryphal
adj. 假冒的
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aplomb
n. 自信,沉着,泰然自若;
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anvil
n. (铁)砧;
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antic
adj. 古怪的
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anthem
n. [宗]赞美诗
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antecedence
n. 先行;居先;
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annul
v. 宣告无效;取消;
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anneal
v. 使(金属等)退火;使加强;使变硬
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animus
n. 敌意;仇恨
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animadvert
v. 责备,谴责,
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ancillary
adj. 辅助的;
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analgesia
n. 无痛觉,痛觉丧失;
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amuse
v. 使人发笑;逗乐;
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amplify
v. 放大;详述
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amity
n. 和睦,友好关系;
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allay
v. 减轻,缓和
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aleatory
adj. 侥幸的,偶然的;
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ail
v. 生病;
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ague
n. 冷颤;发冷
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agog
adj.渴望的;急切的;极兴奋的
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agnostic
An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not
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agitated
adj. 焦虑的;烦恼的
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agile
adj. 迅捷的;灵敏的
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aggrieve
v. 令痛苦;侵害;
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agape
adj. (由于惊讶等)张大嘴的
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affix
v. 粘上;贴上;使固定
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aerial
adj. 空气的;航空的;空中的; n. 天线
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aerate
v. 充气于;使透气 e.g. aerate the soil by spiking with a fork
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advisable
adj. 明智的;可取的;适当的;
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advert
n. 广告
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adventitious
adj. 偶然的;外来的;
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adulterate
v. (尤指食物)掺假;
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adulate
vt. 谄媚,奉承;
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adroit
adj. 熟练的;机敏的;
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adjunct
n. 辅助物; (语法)修饰成分
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adjudicate
v. 判决,宣判;
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adjourn
v. (使)休会,(使)休庭;
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adduce
vt. 引证,举出(例证、理由等);
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addle
v. 使糊涂;使混乱
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acumen
n. 敏锐;聪明;
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acuity
n.敏锐度
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acrobat
n. 杂技演员;
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acrid
adj. 辛辣的;刺激的
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acquit
v. 宣判无罪; 表现:e.g. Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action
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acquisitive
adj. (对钱财等)渴望得到的;贪得无厌的;
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acerbity
n.辛辣,尖刻的幽默
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acedia
n. 懒惰
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accrue
v. (钱/利息)逐渐增加;
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accrete
v. 共生;增长 adj. 共生的;
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accolade
n. 赞扬;荣誉;奖励
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acclimate
v. 使适应新环境,使服水土服水土,适应;
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acclaim
v. 称赞;赞扬 n. 公开赞扬
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acarpous
adj. 不结果的,无果实的;
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abstinent
adj. 有节制的
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abstentious
adj. 有节制的;
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abstention
n. 弃权;节制;禁欲 (=abstinence)
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abstemious
adj. 有节制的
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absolve
v. 宣告…无罪;解除……的责任
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abscond
vt. (尤指逃避逮捕)潜逃,逃跑;
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abrogate
vt. 废除(法律等);取消;去掉;抛开; n. 取消,废除;
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abrade
v. 磨损;擦伤
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abortive
adj. 失败的;流产的;无结果的
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abominate
v. 憎恶,厌恶,不喜欢;
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abnegate
v. 放弃;
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abjure
v. 发誓放弃;郑重放弃(意见)
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abhorrent
adj. 令人厌恶的;
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abdicate
v. 放弃(职责、权力等); v. 退位,逊位;
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abase
v. 使谦卑;使降低(地位、身份等)
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zenith
n. 顶点, 极点;
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xenophobic
adj. 恐惧(或憎恨)外国人的,恐外的;
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wrongheaded
adj. 固执的,坚持错误的;
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wring
v. 绞,拧,扭
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worldbeater
n. 举世无双的人
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wordy
adj. 冗长的;多言的
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woolly
adj. 羊毛的;模糊的
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withstand
v. 反抗;经受
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wistful
adj. 惆怅的;渴望的
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wilt
v. 凋谢;枯萎
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willful
adj. 任性的;故意的;存心的;
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whittle
v. 削(木头);削弱;减少
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whimsy
n. 怪念头;异想天开
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whimsical
adj. 异想天开的;古怪的
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welter
n. 混乱;杂乱无章
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waxy
adj. 像蜡的;苍白的;光滑的;
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wavy
adj. 波状的,有波纹的,起伏的;
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wary
adj. 谨慎的,小心的
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warp
v.n 弯曲;变歪
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wane
v. 衰落;减少
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wanderlust
n. 漫游癖,旅行癖
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walrus
n. 海象
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vulgar
adj. 俚俗的,粗俗的;
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voyeur
n. 窥淫癖者(喜欢窥视他人性行为)
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voluptuous
adj. 撩人的;沉溺酒色的
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voluminous
adj. 长篇的;大量的
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voluble
adj. 喋喋不休的;爱说话的;易旋转的
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volatile
adj. 易挥发的;反复无常的
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vitriolic
adj. 刻薄的
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vitiate
v. 削弱;损害
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vitality
n. 活力;生气;生命力;
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visionary
adj. 幻想的;有远见的; n. 空想家;有远见的人
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viscous
adj. 黏的;黏性的;
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virulence
n. 毒性,恶意;
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virtuoso
n. 艺术大师
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vindictive
adj. 报复的
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vindicate
vt. 维护;证明…无辜;证明…正确;为…辩护
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vilify
vt. 中伤,诽谤;
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vicissitude
n. 变迁兴衰;
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viable
adj. 切实可行的;能活下去的
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vestigial
adj. 残留的,残余的,退化的;
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vestige
n. 遗迹;退化的器官;
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vessel
n. 容器;血管;船只
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vertebrate
n. 脊椎动物;
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verdant
adj. (草、田地等)翠绿的;葱郁的
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veracity
n. 诚实,真实;
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veracious
adj. (指人)诚实的;
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vent
v. 发泄(情感等);开孔 n. 孔
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venomous
adj. 有毒的;恶毒的;
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venial
adj. (错误、罪过等)轻微的,可原谅的;
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venerate
v. 崇敬,尊敬;
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venerable
adj. 令人尊重的;庄严的
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venal
adj. 贪污的;腐败的
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vaulted
adj. 拱状的;
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valve
n. 阀门
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valorous
adj. 勇敢的
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valiant
adj. 勇敢的,英勇的;
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vainglory
n. 自负;虚荣
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vainglorious
adj. 非常自负的
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vacillate
v. 摇摆;波动;犹豫;
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usable
adj. 可用的;合用的;
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urbane
adj. 彬彬有礼的,温文尔雅的;
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upstart
n. 暴发户;突然升官的人
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upstage
adj. 高傲的
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unwonted
adj. 不平常的;不习惯的
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unwitting
adj.无意的;不知不觉的
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unwieldy
adj.笨重的;难控制的
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unwarranted
adj. 没有根据的;
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untutored
adj. 未受教育的;
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untold
adj. 无数的;数不清的
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untimely
adj. 不合时宜的;过早的;
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untenable
adj. (尤指辩论中的立场)站不住脚的;难以防守的;不能租赁的;
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untasted
adj. 未尝过的;未体验过的
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untapped
adj. 未开发的,未利用的;
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untainted
adj. 无污点的;
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unstinting
adj. 极为慷慨的,大方的;
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unsound
adj. 不健全的;不稳固的;无根据的;
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unseemly
adj. (举止)不得体的;不适当的
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unscrupulous
adj. 肆无忌惮的