word list 20 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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cleave
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劈开；黏着；忠于
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
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clip
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剪辑，电影的片段
section of filmed material
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dulcet
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悦耳的，怡人的
sweet sounding
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disjointed
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脱节的
disconnected
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indentation
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槽口，凹陷处
notch; deep recess
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facade
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（尤指大型建筑的）正面；（掩盖真实感情的）外表
front (of building); superficial or false appearance
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horde
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大群，一帮
crowd
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tranquility
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宁静
calmness; peace
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diatribe
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抨击，谴责，谩骂
bitter scolding; invective
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pristine
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原始的；原来的，未受腐蚀的
characteristic of earlier times; primitive unspoiled
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jabber
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急促而含糊地说
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
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diverge
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分歧，相异
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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celerity
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快速，迅速
speed; rapidly
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discourse
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演讲；正式的讨论；交谈；
speech; formal discussion; conversation
演讲，讨论
speak; converse; discuss
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despondent
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苦恼的，泄气地，失望的
depressed; gloomy
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contrived
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做作的，虚伪的，非自发的
forced; artificial; not spontaneous
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misgivings
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忧虑，担忧
doubts
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ballast
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压舱物
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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bucolic
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田园的
rustic; pastoral
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intermittent
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间歇的，断断续续的
periodic
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appraise
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估价
estimate value of
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dote
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过分喜爱；智力衰退
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental
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phobia
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强烈的恐惧
morbid fear
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voyeur
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窥淫狂，窥阴癖
Peeping Tom
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saga
英雄传奇
| Scandinavian myth; any legend
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enmity
仇恨，怨恨
| ill will; hatred
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opiate
安眠药，麻醉剂；鸦片制剂
| medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
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deadlock
僵局
| standstill; stalemate
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irreparable
不能修复的，无可挽救的
| not able to be corrected or repaired
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engross
专注于
| occupy fully
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evasive
模棱两可的；推脱的，回避的
| not frank; eluding
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travesty
滑稽的转写，模仿；歪曲
| harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness
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jaunty
轻松的，活泼的
| lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
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demented
发狂的，精神错乱的
| insane
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sophisticated
老于世故的，老练的；复杂的；精致的
| worldly-wise and urbane; complex
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academic
学院的；学术的，理论的
| related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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cognitive
认知的；认识过度的
| having to do with knowing or perceiving; related to the mental process
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malaise
身体不适的
| uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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explicate
解释；说明；阐明
| explain; interpret; clarify
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comprehensive
综合的，全面的
| thorough; inclusive
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plasticity
可塑性
| ability to be molded
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tundra
苔原，冻土地带
| rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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cessation
中断，终止
| stoppage
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waylay
埋伏，伏击
| ambush; lie in wait
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affable
和蔼的，亲切友善的
| friendly; cordial
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omnipresent
无所不在的
| universally present; ubiquitous
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carnal
肉体的
| fleshly
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slake
消除，抑制，解渴
| quench; sate
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superfluous
过多的；不必要的；多余的
| unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
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myopic
近视的；目光短浅的
| nearsighted; lacking foresight
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hibernate
冬眠
| sleep throughout the winter
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obstreperous
吵闹的，喧嚣的
| boisterous; noisy
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draconian
残酷的，严厉的
| extremely severe
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obdurate
执拗的，顽固的
| stubborn
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lethargic
昏睡的；没精打采的
| drowsy; dull
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mimicry
模仿
| imitation
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clamor
喧闹
| noise
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captivate
迷住，迷惑
| charm or enthrall
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embed
把……嵌入
| enclose; place in something
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nirvana
涅槃，解脱
| in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
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welter
杂乱，混乱的一堆
| turmoil; bewildering jumble
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recrimination
反责，反控，反唇相讥
| countercharges
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arbitrary
武断的；任意的；霸道的
| capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
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filial
子女的，孝顺的
| pertaining to a son or daughter
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perfidious
不忠的，背信弃义的
| treacherous; disloyal
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firebrand
挑动争端者，煽动叛乱者
| hothead; troublemaker
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strew
散播，点缀，撒满
| spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
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trajectory
弹道；轨道
| path taken by a projectile
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courier
信使
| messenger
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lilliputian
微小的，非常小的
extremely small
小人国的人，小东西
a very small person or thing
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preternatural
超自然的
| beyond what is normal in nature
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guffaw
哄笑，狂笑
| boisterous laughter
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distinction
荣誉；对比，区分
| honor; contrast; discrimination
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scad
许多，大量
| a great quantity
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reprisal
报复
| retaliation
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doggerel
拙劣的诗
| poor verse
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disfigure
损毁……的外形，破坏
| mar in beauty; spoil
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raspy
刺耳的
| grating; harsh
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vex
使恼火；使痛苦
| annoy; distress
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pertinent
中肯的，恰当的；有关的
| to the point; relevant
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waft
吹送，飘荡
| moved gently by wind or waves
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authoritative
官方的，权威的；专横的
| having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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edify
教诲，教导
| instruct; correct morally
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assimilate
吸收，使相同
| adsorb; cause to become homogeneous
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vociferous
喧哗的，大声叫嚷的
| clamorous; noisy
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simulate
假装，模仿
| feign
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contortion
扭歪，弯曲
| twisting; distortion
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jubilation
欢腾，欢庆
| rejoicing
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debilitate
使虚弱
| weaken; enfeeble
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surly
粗暴的；乖戾的
| rude; cross
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grill
严加盘问
| question severely
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heterogeneous
异类的，完全不同的；混合的
| dissimilar; mixed
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intricate
复杂的；难以理解的
| complex; knotty; tangled
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obese
肥胖的，过胖的
| fat
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allude
暗指，间接提到
| refer indirectly
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annotate
评注，注解
| comment; make explanatory notes
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inviolable
无法攻破的；神圣的
| secure form corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
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disconcert
使困惑；挫败；使窘迫
| confuse; upset; embarrass
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friction
矛盾；摩擦
| clash in opinion; rubbing against
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spectrum
光，光谱
| colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism
