word list 1

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surfeit

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饮食过度；沉溺于

satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything

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expurgate

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删改，删节

remove offensive parts of a piece of writing

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yen

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瘾；渴望

longing; urge

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flinch

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畏缩，退缩

hesitate, shrink

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grandiloquent

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夸张的，浮夸的

pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

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gingerly

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小心翼翼地，谨慎地

very carefully

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invincible

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不可战胜的

unconquerable

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antiquated

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陈旧的，过时的

old-fashioned; obsolete

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buxom

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丰满的

plump; full-bosomed

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impale

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刺穿

pierce

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subdued

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缓和的；柔和的

less intense; quieter

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mendicant

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乞丐

beggar

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deft

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灵巧的，熟练的，机敏的

neat; skillful

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deliberate

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深思熟虑，仔细地想

consider; ponder

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aureole

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光轮，日冕；（环绕圣像等的）光环

sun’s corona; halo

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pummel

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击，打

beat or pound with fists

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divergent

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有分歧的；分叉的

differing; deviating

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fitful

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间歇的，断断续续的

spasmodic; intermittent

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hiatus

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裂缝；间断

gap; interruption induration or continuity; pause

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stint

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限制，限量；（工作）限额

supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work

节约；限制

be thrifty; set limits

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catechism

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教师问答手册

book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer

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infuriate

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使生气，激怒

enrage; anger

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molecule

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分子；小颗粒

the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance

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reverent

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尊敬的，虔诚的

respectful; worshipful

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discomposure

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心乱，不安；失去平衡 agitation; loss of poise

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truism

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不言而喻的道理 self-evident truth

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annals

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历史记载，历史 records; history

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dissemble

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伪装，假装 disguise; pretend

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uncouth

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古怪的；笨拙的；粗俗的 outlandish; clumsy; boorish

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infidel

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无信仰者；异教徒 unbeliever

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concession

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让步，妥协 the act of conceding or yielding

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esoteric

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深奥的；只有少数才懂的 hard to understand; know n only to the chosen few

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bestow

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给予 give

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antidote

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解毒剂 medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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seethe

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沸腾，激动 be disturbed; boil

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unique

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唯一的，独特的 without an equal; single in kind

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conundrum

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谜语 riddle

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receptive

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善于接受的，能接纳的 quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.

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imperious

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专横的；傲慢的 domineering; haughty

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intimidate

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胁迫 frighten

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retrograde

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退倒，退化 go backwards; degenerate 后退的；退化的

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meticulous

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小心翼翼的，极为仔细的 excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

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masochist

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受虐狂 person who enjoys his own pain

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toxic

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有毒的；中毒的 poisonous

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injurious

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有害的 harmful

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riddle

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打洞，穿孔；筛 pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout

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aseptic

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无菌的，防腐的 preventing infection; having a cleaning effect

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nettle

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惹恼，发怒 annoy; vex

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jurisprudence

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法学 science of law

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raconteur

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善于讲故事的人 storyteller

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stodgy

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乏味的；呆板的；枯燥的 stuffy; boringly conservative

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dilatory

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延误的，拖延的 delaying

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quip

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讽刺，嘲讽 taunt

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acerbity

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尖酸，刻薄 bitterness of speech and temper

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gargantuan

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巨大的，庞大的 huge; enormous

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diaphanous

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透明的，半透明的 sheer; transparent

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condone

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宽恕，赦免 overlock; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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rebuttal

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辩驳，举反证 refutation; response with contrary evidence

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propulsive

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推进的 driving forward

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irreproachable

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无可指责的，无瑕疵的 blameless; impeccable

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dissipate

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浪费，挥霍；（使）消散 squander; waste; scatter

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economy

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节约，节俭 efficiency or conciseness in using something

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browbeat

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恐吓，威逼 bully; intimidate

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list

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（船）倾侧，倾靠 tilt; lean over

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escapism

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逃避现实 avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusments

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coterie

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同行，圈内人 group that meets socially; select circle

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agenda

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议事日程 items of business at a meeting

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indelible

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去不掉的，不能拭去的 not able to be erased

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cadaver

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尸体 corpse

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inured

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习惯的，适应的 accustomed; hardened

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impart

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告知，透露，授予 reveal or tell; grant

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insubordination

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不顺从，反抗 disobedience; rebelliousness

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repeal

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废除，撤销 revoke; annul

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virus

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病毒 disease communicator

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spate

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洪水；突然的爆发；大量 sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount

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tangential

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略微有关系的；离题的 peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

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halting

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犹豫的；蹒跚的 hesitant; faltering

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gawk

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呆呆地看着 stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

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panacea

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灵丹妙药，万灵药 cure-all; remedy for all diseases

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tout

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兜售，吹捧 publicize; praise excessively

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asteroid

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小行星 small planet

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nonchalance

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冷淡，漠不关心；镇静 indifference; lack of concern; composure

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salvo

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（火炮）齐射，（礼炮）齐鸣 discharge of firearms; military salute

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turgid

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浮夸的，膨胀的 swollen; distended

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bode

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预示 foreshadow; portend

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treacly

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甜蜜的 sticky sweet

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inter

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埋葬 bury

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elusive

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逃避的；难以表述的，难懂的 evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

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stellar

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星的；主要的；杰出的 pertaining to the stars; indicating the most important performer or role

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correlation

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相关，相互关系 mutual relationship

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remunerative

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有报酬的，有利的 compensating; rewarding

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statute

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法令，条例 law enacted by the legislature

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persona

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面具人格，伪装人格 public personality or facade

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convention

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习俗，惯例 social or moral custom; established practice

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nullify

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使无效，废除 make invalid

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remedial

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治疗的；补救的 curative; corrective

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bemoan

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哀叹；为……惋惜 lament; express disapproval of

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conspicuous

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明显的，显著的 easily seen; noticeable; striking

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superficial

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表面的，肤浅的 trivial; shallow

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rectify

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纠正，改正 set right; correct