Unit 16 Flashcards by Charlene Ruan | Brainscape

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Mint

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无损坏的

In mint condition

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Minutiae

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次要的细节，小事

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Mire

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困境

Stuck in a mire of emotional dependency

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Mirth

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欢乐，欢笑

A man of little mirth

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Misconstrue

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误解，曲解

Misconstrue the nature of the phenomenon

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Misdemeanor

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轻罪

Charged with several misdemeanors

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Miscreant

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恶棍，罪犯

Financial miscreant

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Manacle

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限制，给…制造困难

See the company manacled

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Mishap

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不幸之事

Avoid the mishap

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Modicum

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少量

A modicum of food quota

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Mollycoddle

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宠爱，溺爱

Mollycoddle his only grandson

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Mongrel

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杂种的，混血儿的

Homeless Mongrel

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Monochromatic

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单调无聊的

A monochromatic article eulogizing a hero

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Moratorium

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延期，暂缓施行

A moratorium on nuclear tests

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Mordant

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尖酸刻薄的the mordant satire of the critics

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Moribund

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即将过时的

Moribund social conventions

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Moth-eaten

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过时的

Dressed in a moth-eaten style

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Motile

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能动的

A motile combat platform

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Motley

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混杂的，富于变化的

An arrangement of motley flowers

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Mottle

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标记上杂色斑点

A black horse mottled with white

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Multifarious

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多种多样的

The multifarious interests and activities

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Muffle

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使消声

Muffle the outside noises

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Mulish

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固执的

A mulish determination

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Munificent

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慷慨的

The university received a munificent foundation grant

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Murky

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模糊的，晦涩的

The murky bureaucratic rhetoric

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Myopic

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缺乏远见的，缺乏辨别能力的

A myopic view on climate change

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Nadir

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最低点

The nadir on the curve

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Nascent

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新生的

The nascent middle class

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Natty

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整洁的，时髦的

A natty young woman

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Nefarious

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极坏的，邪恶的 a nefarious plan

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Neophyte

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初学者，新手

A political neophyte

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Nettle

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惹怒

Nettled several people

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Nexus

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1连结
Casual nexus
2核心，最重要的地带
The nexus for the religion

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Nicety

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准确，精确

A nicety of detail

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Nip

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少量

A nip of your sandwich

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Nitpick

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吹毛求疵

A peevish critic always ready to nitpick

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Nocturnal

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夜间的

A nocturnal raid

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Nonchalant

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冷漠的

Hold a nonchalant attitude toward sth

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Nonentity

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不重要的人

A nonentity at the morning

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Nonplus

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使困惑，使困窘

Be nonplussed by the question/situation

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Numinous

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神秘的，超自然的

A numinous place

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Notch

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通过努力获得

Notched up a second academy award for the actor