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harangue

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长篇大论，喋喋不休
noisy speech
向……滔滔不绝地讲
spout

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demur

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提出异议，反对；犹豫

object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate

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turmoil

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骚动，混乱

great commotion and confusion

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intimacy

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亲密，隐私，亲昵行为

closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity

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oust

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驱逐，罢黜

expel; drive out

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livid

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铅灰色；（被打得）青紫色的；狂怒的

lead-coloted; black and blue; enraged

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quarry

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猎物，追求目标
victim; object of a hunt
挖出
dig into

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variegated

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杂色的，斑驳的

many-colored

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arbiter

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仲裁人，裁决人

a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

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penchant

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嗜好，爱好

strong inclination; liking

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gentility

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高贵的出身；文雅

those of gentle birth; refinement

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credulity

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轻信，易受骗

belief on slight evidence; gullibility

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stipulate

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规定；保证

make express conditions; specify

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imperturbable

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沉着的，冷静的

calm; placid; composed

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invert

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使里外反向或上下颠倒

turn upside down or inside out

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liberator

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解放者，释放者

one who sets free

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figment

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臆造的事物，虚构的事

invention; imaginary thing

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paroxysm

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（痛苦、大笑、狂怒）发作

fit or attack (of pain, laughter, rage)

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prune

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修剪；删改

cut away; trim

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ornate

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装饰华丽的，过分修饰的

excessively or elaborately decorated

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imponderable

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无法精确估量的

not able to be determined precisely

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denizen

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居民；常客，老主顾

inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

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spasmodic

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断断续续的，间歇性的

fitful; periodic

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obsequious

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卑躬的，奉承的

slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

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remnant
残余，剩余 | remainder
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amiss
有毛病的，出差错的 | wrong; faulty
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mollify
使平息，安抚 | soothe
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forensic
适于法庭的，公开辩论的 | suitable to debate or courts of law
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bait
骚扰；戏弄 | harass; tease
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servile
奴性的；卑屈的 | slavish; cringing
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orthodox
传统的，正统的 | traditional; conservative in belief
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embroider
刺绣；对……加以渲染 | to decorate cloth with needlework; to ornament with fancy or fictitious details
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infantile
幼稚的 | childish
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industrious
勤勉的，刻苦的 | diligent; hard-working
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heresy
异端邪说，异教 | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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arable
适于耕种的 | fit for growing crops
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insurgent
起义的，叛乱的 | rebellious
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robust
精力充沛的；强壮的 | vigorous; strong
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buccaneer
海盗 | pirate
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affirmation
断言，肯定；（法庭）证词 | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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grueling
折磨的，使精疲力尽的 | exhausting
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terse
简洁的，扼要的 | concise; abrupt; pithy
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sheer
透明的；峻峭的；绝对的 | very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute
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categorical
绝对的 | without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
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egregious
极端恶劣的；令人震惊的 | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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accelerate
加速 | move faster
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protrude
突出 | stick out
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viscous
有黏性的 | sticky; gluey
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abet
教唆（犯罪）；煽动 | aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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knave
狡诈的人，恶棍，无赖 | untrust-worthy person; rogue; scoundrel
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licentious
放肆的，放荡的 | amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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mobile
可移动的，不固定的 | movable; not fixed
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sanction
批准，同意 | approve; ratify
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exemplary
典范的，（可作）楷模的 | serving as a model; outstanding
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theoretical
理论上的，空谈的；假设的 | not practical or applied; hypothetical
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vernacular
日常用语；白话 | living language; natural style
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atypical
非典型的，反常的 | not normal
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meditation
沉思，冥想 | reflection; thought
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glimmer
隐约闪现，闪烁 | shine erratically; twinkle
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mellifluous
流畅的；优美动听的 | sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
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simper
假笑；痴笑 | smirk; smile affectedly
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flair
才能，本领 | talent
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kernel
中心，要点；果核，果仁 | central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn)
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canter
慢跑 | slow gallop
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swarm
一大群；蜂群 | dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
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antecedent
前事，前情；祖先 | a preceding event or circumstance that influences what comes later; ancestors or early background
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temporize
应付，拖延 | act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself
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resentment
怨恨，愤恨 | indignation; bitterness; displeasure
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proliferation
迅速增长；扩散；增殖 | rapid growth; spread; multiplication
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indeterminate
不确定的，不明的，模糊的 | uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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impel
推动，驱使 | drive or force onward
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malingerer
装病以逃避责任着，装病的人 | one who feigns illness to escape duty
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coincidence
巧合 | two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
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bigotry
固执，顽固 | stubborn intolerance
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savant
学者；专家 | learned scholar
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parched
焦干的，干透的 | extremely dry; very thirsty
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arcade
有拱廊的街道（两旁常设商店） | a covered passageway, usually lined with shops
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predicament
困境，窘境 | tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma
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embargo
贸易禁令，禁运 | ban on commerce or other activity
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flit
掠过；迅速飞过；闪现 | fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
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scintillate
发出火花，闪耀光芒 | sparkle; flash
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besiege
包围；烦扰 | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)
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cloister
修道院 | monastery or convent
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repellent
排斥的；令人反感的 | driving away; unattractive
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asperity
刻薄，严厉 | sharpness (of temper)
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derange
使发狂；扰乱，捣乱 | make insane; disarrange
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permeable
可穿透的，可渗透的 | penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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mannered
不自然的，矫饰的 | affected; not natural
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foil
烘托，衬托 contrast 挫败；阻止 defeat; frustrate
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maim
使残废 | mutilate; injure
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slipshod
不整饰的；懒散的；草率的 | untidy or slovenly; shabby
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capricious
变化无常的，多变的 | unpredictable; fickle
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negligence
疏忽，粗心大意 | neglect; failure to take reasonable care
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bizarre
奇异的，古怪的 | fantastic; violently contrasting
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instigate
激起，怂恿，煽动 | urge; start; provoke
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tenet
信条，原则 | doctrine; dogma
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sedate
镇静的，稳重的 | calm and composed; dignified
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mystify
蒙蔽，迷惑 | bewilder purposely
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efficacy
有效性，功效 | power to produce desired effect
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gibe
嘲笑，奚落 | mock; taunt; scoff at

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