word list 30 Flashcards
(99 cards)
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anecdote
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轶事，趣闻
short account of an amusing or interesting event
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gait
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步态，步法；速度
manner of walking or running; speed
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lithe
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（指人的身体）柔软的，易弯的
flexible; supple
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prevaricate
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撒谎；支吾，搪塞
lie; avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm
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orator
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演说家
public speaker
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ensemble
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小乐队，合奏组；成套的东西；套服 group of (supporting) players; organic unity; costume
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definitive
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决定性的，最后的
final; complete
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citadel
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堡垒
fortress
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disconsolate
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忧郁的，闷闷不乐的
sad
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upbraid
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责备，叱责
severely scold; reprimand
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dolt
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笨蛋，傻瓜
stupid person
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pugilist
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职业拳击运动员
boxer
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kinetic
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运动的
producing motion
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forswear
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发誓戒除；放弃
renounce; abandon
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reminiscence
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回忆，怀旧
recollection
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castigate
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严厉批评；惩罚
criticize severely; punish
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epoch
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时代，纪元
period of time
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clime
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地方；气候
region; climate
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gourmand
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美食家；贪食者，暴食者
epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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vortex
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旋风；漩涡；（动乱、争论等的）中心
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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cumulative
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累积的
growing by addition
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shrewd
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机灵的，精明的
clever; astute
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chaste
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纯真的；贞节的；正派的
pure; virginal; modest
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hazardous
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危险的，冒险的
dangerous
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vitriolic
硫酸的；刻薄的
| corrosive; sarcastic
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sporadic
零星的，偶发性的
| occurring irregularly
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arrest
停止；吸引注意
| stop or slow down; catch someone's attention
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extrovert
性格外向的
| person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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dexterous
灵巧的，熟练的，敏捷的
| skillful
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purse
起皱，皱缩
| pucker; contract into wrinkles
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analogous
类似的
| comparable
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mottled
杂色的；斑驳的
| blotched in coloring; spotted
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skinflint
吝啬鬼
| stingy person; miser
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glaze
装玻璃；上釉
| furnish with glass; cover with a thin and shiny surface
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ruthless
无情的，残忍的
| pitiless; cruel
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orgy
狂欢，放荡
| wild, drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in a tendency
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exhume
（尤指为验尸而从墓内）掘出（尸体）
| dig out of the ground; remove from the grave
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snicker
窃笑
| half-stifled laugh
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animus
敌意
| hostile feeling or intent
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graduated
分等级的，分阶段的
| arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
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insightful
有洞察力的，有深刻见解的
| discerning; perceptive
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abut
邻接，毗邻
| border upon; adjoin
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grotesque
奇怪的，怪诞的
| fantastic; comically hideous
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exhilarating
令人极度兴奋的，令人兴高采烈的
| invigorating and refreshing; cheering
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genteel
受良好教育并有礼貌的
| well-bred; elegant
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subterfuge
借口；托辞；欺骗，诡计
| deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense
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humility
谦逊，谦恭
| humbleness of spirit
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migrant
迁移的，移居的
changing its habitat; wandering
候鸟；迁移动物；移居者，移民
animals or people that move from one region to another
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fallible
易犯错误的
| liable ro err
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tarry
延迟，逗留
| delay; dawdle
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cede
割让；屈服
| yield (title, territory) to;surrender formally
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emend
校订，修改
| correct; correct by a critic
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bustle
奔忙；充满
| move about energetically; teem
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inculcate
谆谆教诲；灌输
| teach; instill
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faculty
才能；（大学）全体教师
| mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
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distort
扭歪，使变形
| twist out of shape
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exhaustive
彻底的，全面的
| thorough; comprehensive
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dismay
使失望；使惊慌
discourage; frighten
灰心；惊慌
sudden disappointment; sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear
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hostility
敌意，敌视
| unfriendliness; hatred
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luminous
明亮的；发光的
| shining; issuing light
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sycophant
拍马屁的人，献媚者，奉承者
| servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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avuncular
（像）叔伯的
| like an uncle
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studied
有计划的，故意的
| not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
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natty
整洁的，漂亮的
| neatly or smartly dressed
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wane
变小；衰退，结束
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
月亏
waning
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versatile
多才多艺的，多面手的
| having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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novice
初学者，新手
| beginner
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apocryphal
伪的，杜撰的
| untrue; made up
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humid
湿润的，潮湿的
| damp
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catastrophe
大灾难，灾祸
| calamity; disaster
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declivity
斜坡，倾斜
| downward slope
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diligence
勤勉，勤奋
| steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
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engage
使参与；吸引；雇用；保证；交战
| participate; attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront
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knotty
错综复杂的
| intricate; difficult; tangled
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admonish
警告，告诫
| warn; reprove
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verdant
翠绿的；长满绿色植物的
| green; lush in vegetation
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collate
核对；整理
| examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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neophyte
新信徒；初学者，敌手
| recent convert; beginner
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beeline
直线
| direct, quick route
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distill
吸取……的精华；净化；提炼
| extract the essence; purify; refine
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burgeon
迅速成长；萌芽
| grow forth; send out buds
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anthropoid
与人类相似的
| manlike
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aplomb
沉着，泰然自若
| poise; assurance
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prate
空谈；瞎聊
| speak foolishly; boast idly
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dinghy
（舰、船上的）小型供应艇，救生艇
| small ship's boat
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tyro
初学者，新手
| beginner; novice
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altercation
激烈的争论，争吵
| noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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commemorate
纪念，庆祝
| honor the memory of
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blare
响而刺耳的声音；耀眼的光
| loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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perspicacious
有洞察力的，敏锐的
| having insight; penetrating; astute
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usurp
篡夺，篡位
| seize another's power or rank
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inherent
固有的，与生俱来的
| firmly established by nature or habit
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intransigence
不妥协，不让步
| refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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prevail
劝诱；战胜，获胜
| induce; triumph over
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travail
辛苦，苦役；痛苦，折磨
| painful physical or mental labor, drudgery; torment
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epilogue
（电影、戏剧的）收场白
| short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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subliminal
下意识的，潜意识的
| below conscious awareness
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machination
诡计
| evil schemes or plots
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subjective
主观的，个人的
| occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal
