word list 14

Question 1

shyster

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不择手段的律师；奸诈的人

lawyer using questionable methods

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matriculate

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被录取入学

enroll (in college or graduate school)

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chameleon

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变色龙

lizard that changes color in different situations

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contract

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收缩；订约；感染

compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

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thespian

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戏剧的

pertaining to drama

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impede

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妨碍；拖延

hinder; block; delay

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credence

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信任

belief

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winnow

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筛掉（米糠等）；辨别，甄别

sift; separate good parts from bad

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limpid

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清澈的，清晰的

clear; transparent; lucid

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summation

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合计；总结

act of finding the total; summary

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circumvent

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智取；包围

outwit; baffle

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stringent

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严厉的，严苛的

severe; rigid; constricted

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voluble

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流利的，健谈的

fluent; glib; talkative

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trough

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槽，饲料槽；波谷，低谷

container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.)

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odious

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可憎的，可恶的

hateful; vile

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petulant

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脾气坏的

touchy; peevish

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aberrant

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异常的，脱轨的

abnormal or deviant

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abominable

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讨厌的，令人憎恶的；极坏的

detestable; extremely unpleasant

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obtuse

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钝的，不锋利的；愚笨的

blunt; stupid

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agglomeration

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集合；结块，成团

collection; heap

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partison

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偏袒的；党派的

one-sided, prejudiced, committed to a party

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manifest

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显然的，明白的

evident; visible; obvious

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barrage

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弹幕，火力网；连珠炮似的一大堆（问题、批评等）

barrier laid down by artillery fire; an overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words

Question 24

optional

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随意的，可选择的

not obligatory; left to one’s choice

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connivance

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共谋；纵容；默许 | assistance; pretense of ignorance of something wrong; permission to offend

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invigorate

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鼓舞，使有活力 | energize; stimulate

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conciliatory

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调和的；抚慰的 | reconciling; soothing

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auxiliary

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辅助的 | giving additional or subsidiary help

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atavism

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隔代遗传，返祖现象 | reversion to an earlier type; throwback

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infer

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推断，推论出 | deduce; conclude

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prolific

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多产的，丰富的 | abundantly fruitful

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transparent

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显然的，明晰的；透明的 | easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely

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invoke

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祈求 | call upon; ask for

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amplify

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放大；增强 | broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger

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finicky

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过于挑剔的；难讨好的 | too particular; fussy

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delete

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划掉，删掉 | erase; strike out

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toady

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献媚者，拍马屁的人 | servile flatterer; yes man

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portly

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健壮的，魁伟的；肥胖的 | stately; stout

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amiable

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和蔼可亲的，亲切的，友好的 | agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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flippant

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轻浮的，无礼的 | lacking proper seriousness

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exigency

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紧急情况 | urgent situation

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scrupulous

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小心谨慎的，严格认真的 | conscientious; extremely thorough

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piety

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虔诚，虔敬 | religious devotion; godliness

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encumber

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妨碍，拖累 | burden

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heterodox

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非正统的，异端的 | unorthodox; unconventional

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autocratic

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独裁的，专制的 | having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

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gnarled

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多节的或扭曲的 | twisted

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berate

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痛斥，严责 | scold strongly

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delectable

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使人愉快的；美味的 | delightful; delicious

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theocracy

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神权政治，神权政体 | government run by religious leaders

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exacerbate

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使恶化，使加重 | worsen; embitter

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vapid

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索然无味的，枯燥的 | dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless

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mortician

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丧葬承办者，殡葬业者 | undertaker

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bourgeois

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中产阶级 middle class 可求名利的；平庸的 selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

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cosmopolitan

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老练的 | sophisticated

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promulgate

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发布，公布 | proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

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pomposity

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妄自尊大 | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt

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ineffable

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不可言喻的；避讳的，禁忌的 | unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech

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cull

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挑选，去掉 pick out; reject 杂质 something picked out from others, especially something rejected because of inferior quality

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protuberance

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隆起，结节 | protrusion; bulge

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enervate

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使无力，使无精打采 | weaken

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retrieve

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恢复；取回；找回 | recover; find and bring in

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lackluster

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死气沉沉的 | dull

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dissimulate

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假装，掩饰（感情、动机等） | pretend; conceal by feigning

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blase

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厌倦与享乐的 | bored with pleasure or dissipation

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recipient

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接受者 | receiver

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clique

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小集团，派系 | small exclusive group

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camaraderie

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同志之爱，友情 | good-fellowship

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shun

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避开，躲避 | keep away from

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virulent

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剧毒的；恶毒的，充满敌意的 | extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter

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gale

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大风，一阵风；情感爆发 | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)

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cognate

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同源词的，同类的 | related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature

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censor

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审查者 | overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks

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innate

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先天的，天生的 | inborn

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facilitate

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有助于，使容易 | help bring about; make less difficult

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concomitant

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伴随物 | that which accompanies

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assail

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攻击 | assault

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repository

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储藏室 | storehouse

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benefactor

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捐助者；赞助人 | gift giver; patron

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feral

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（动物）野生的 | not domestic; wild

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equivocal

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模棱两可的，模糊的 | ambiguous; intentionally misleading

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execrable

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极坏的，极差的 | very bad

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faction

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派别；小团体；派系斗争 | party; clique; dissension

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obnoxious

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使人讨厌的，可憎的 | offensive; objectionable

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verge

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边缘，界限 | border; edge

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squalor

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肮脏；悲惨 | filth; dirty, neglected state; degradation

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trenchant

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有力的，有效的；刻薄的，锋利的 | forceful and vigorous; cutting

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delineate

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描绘，描写，勾勒 | portray; depict; sketch

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agent

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媒介；代理人；执行官 | means or instrument; personal representative; person acting in an official capacity

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comparable

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类似的 | similar

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offhand

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随便的，唐突的 | casual; done without prior thought

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ravel

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使混乱，使纠缠；解开，松开 | fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle

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whinny

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马嘶，嘶叫 | neigh like a horse

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diminution

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缩减，降低 | lessening; reduction in size

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qualms

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担忧，不安，良心责备 | misgivings; uneasy fears, especially about matters of conscience

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rudimentary

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未充分发展的；基本的；初步的 | not developed; elementary; crude

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embody

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体现（思想、原则等）；包括，收录 | express or give visible form to (ideas, feelings, etc.); make concrete; incorporate

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bombastic

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夸大的，言过其实的 | pompous; using inflated language

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recession

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撤回，退却；（经济）衰退，不景气 | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

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contraband

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违法交易 illegal trade; smuggling 违禁的，非法买卖的 distributed or sold illicitly