word list 35

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impermeable

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不能渗透的，不渗透性的

impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

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practical

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实践的，实用的

based on experience; useful

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monarchy

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君主政体；君主制国家

government under a single ruler; a country that is ruled by a ring or a queen

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dogmatic

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固执己见的；武断的；教条的

opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

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demoniac

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魔鬼（般）的，疯狂的

fiendish

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implication

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暗示的东西

something hinted at or suggested

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blithe

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愉快的

gay; joyous; carefree

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torpor

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不活泼；迟钝；冬眠

lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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farce

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闹剧，滑稽剧；笑柄

broad comedy; mockery

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parable

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寓言

fable, allegory

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cursory

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粗略的，仓促的

casual; hastily done

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incoherence

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不连贯；没有条理

unintelligibility; lack of logic or relevance

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veneer

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薄板；虚饰，外表

thin layer; cover

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palpitate

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（心脏）剧跳，悸动，颤抖

throb; flutter

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devise

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想出；发明；设计

think up; invent; plan

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sadistic

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残酷成性的

inclined to cruelty

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perforate

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刺穿，打洞

pierce; put a hole through

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consort

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结交
associate with
配偶
husband or wife

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incumbent

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有义务的；在职的

obligatory; currently holding an office

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missile

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投射物

object to be thrown or projected

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illusory

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幻觉的，迷惑人的

deceptive; not real

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embroil

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使……卷入（纠纷）；使……陷入（困境）

throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

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apprise

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通知

inform

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premonition

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预兆，前兆

forewarning

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catholic

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广泛的，普遍的；宽容的 | broadly sympathetic; liberal

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palatable

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合意的；可口的 | agreeable; pleasing to the taste

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precipitous

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陡峭的；急躁的 | steep; overhasty

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concave

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凹的 | hollow

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chronic

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慢性的 | long established as a disease

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frolicsome

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爱闹着玩，嬉戏的 | prankish

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salvage

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抢救，营救 | rescue from loss

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trite

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陈腐的，平庸的 | hackneyed; commonplace

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sustenance

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支持物；维持体力的食物；营养品 | means of support, food, nourishment

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marred

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损坏的 | damaged; disfigured

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atlas

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地图册 | a bound volume of maps, chars, or tables

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momentous

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重要的，重大的 | very important

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obscure

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黑暗的，朦胧的，模糊的 dark; vague; unclear 使黑暗，使模糊 darken; make unclear

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askew

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歪斜的 | crookedly; slanted; at an angle

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cadence

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（声音）抑扬顿挫；节奏 | rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat

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seemly

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适宜的 | proper; appropriate

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smolder

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闷烧，郁积 | burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

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itinerary

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旅行计划，行程表 | plan of a trip

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averse

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不愿意的，反对的 | reluctant; disinclined

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abusive

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辱骂的；虐待的 | coarsely insulting; physically harmful

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torso

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裸体躯干雕像；（人体的）躯干 | trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk

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abridge

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删节，削减，精简 | condense or shorten

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cache

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隐藏处 | hiding place

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descry

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看见 | catch sight of

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grimace

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面部歪扭，苦相，鬼脸 | a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

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indulgent

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宽容的；放纵的 | humoring; yielding; lenient

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limerick

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五行打油诗 | humorous short verse

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taciturn

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沉默寡言的 | habitually silent; talking little

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rile

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激怒，使烦恼 | vex; irritate; muddy

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meander

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漫步；蜿蜒而流 | wind or turn in its course

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commiserate

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同情，怜悯 | feel or express pity or sympathy for

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withstand

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抵挡，经受住 | stand up against; successfully resist

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confiscate

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没收，征用 | seize; commandeer

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vie

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竞争，较量 | contend; compete

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prevalent

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普遍的，流行的 | widespread; generally accepted

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meager

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贫乏的；不足的 | scanty; inadequate

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officious

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好管闲事的 | meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services

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squabble

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口角；争吵 | minor quarrel; bickering; quarrel noisily

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expunge

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删去，勾销 | cancel; remove

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lugubrious

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可怜的，悲惨的 | mournful

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stanch

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止住，止血 | check flow of blood

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dingy

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昏暗的，肮脏的，无生气的 | dull; not fresh; cheerless

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contempt

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轻视，蔑视 | scorn; disdain

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eclectic

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兼收并蓄的，博采众长的 | composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

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kudos

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奖赏；荣誉；称赞 | honor; glory; praise

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monolithic

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整体式的；不屈的 | solidly uniform; unyielding

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indiscretion

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不慎重，不明智 | lack of tactfulness or sound judgment

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patronize

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支持，资助；光顾 | support; act superior toward; be a customer of

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befuddle

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使迷惑 | confuse thoroughly

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repugnant

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令人讨厌的 | loathsome; hateful

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profane

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亵渎，玷污 | violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

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exploit

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英勇业绩，英勇行为 deed or action, particularly a brave deed 剥削，利用 make use of, sometimes unjustly

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transgression

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违法，犯罪 | violation of a law; sin

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jeopardize

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危及，损害 | endanger; imperil; put at risk

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purge

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净化，清除；洗罪 | remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanness or purify

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nuance

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细微差别 | shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction

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disdain

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鄙视 | view with scorn or contempt

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precept

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规范，准则 | practical rule guiding conduct

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zephyr

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和风；西风 | gentle; breeze; west wind

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contemporary

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同时代的人 person belonging to the same period 当代的；同时代的，属于同一时期的 belonging to the present time; belonging to the same time

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brittle

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易碎的；难相处的 | easily broken; difficult

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leaven

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使更活跃 | cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven

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sinewy

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坚韧的，强壮有力的 | tough; strong and firm

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heedless

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不注意的 | not noticing; disregarding

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figurative

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比喻的，修辞丰富的 | not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech

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aviary

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大型鸟舍 | enclosure for birds

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precise

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精确的，准确的 | exact

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glib

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口齿伶俐的，油腔滑调的 | fluent; facile; slick

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conifer

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松类 | pine tree; cone-bearing tree

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insulated

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与世隔绝的 | set apart; isolated

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franchise

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特权；选举权；特许经营权 | right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

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improvise

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即兴创作 | compose on the spur of the moment

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foment

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激起；鼓动 | stir up; instigate

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irrefutable

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无可辩驳的 | indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

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refraction

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折光，折射 | bending of a ray of light

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skiff

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小船，单人小艇 | small, light sailboat or rowboat

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percussion

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两物相撞；打击乐器组 | striking of two (usu. hard) object together; instruments in an orchestra

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ironic

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讽刺的，啼笑皆非的 | resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome

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visceral

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内脏的，位于内脏的 | felt in one's inner organs

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address

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对……发表演说；集中讨论，设法处理 | direct a speech to; deal with or discuss

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requite

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报答，酬谢；报仇 | repay; revenge

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malcontent

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不满者 person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs 不满的 dissatisfied

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discredit

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败坏……的名声，诽谤；破坏对……的信任，怀疑 | defame; destroy confidence in disbelieve

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debunk

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揭穿；嘲弄 | expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc. ridicule

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demagogue

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以达到私欲为目的的煽动者，整蛊性政客 | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people

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decorum

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得体，合宜，彬彬有礼 | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

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jargon

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行话；术语；难懂的话 | language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish

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crass

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粗糙的 | very unrefined; grossly insensible

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tirade

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长篇的激烈演说；长篇的攻击性演说 | extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

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dint

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手段，作用 | means; effort

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surmise

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臆测；猜想 | suspect; guess; imagine

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anonymity

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匿名 | state of being nameless; anonymousness

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introspective

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內省的，反省的 | lacking within oneself

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treatise

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论文 | article treating a subject systematically and throughly

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prodigious

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巨大的，庞大的 | marvelous, enormous

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retort

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回嘴；反驳 quick sharp reply 反驳 reply quickly to a comment

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shimmer

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发闪烁之微光 | glimmer intermittently

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periphery

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边缘，外围 | edge, especially of a round surface

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disquiet

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使不安，使忧虑 | make uneasy or anxious

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gusty

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多风的，阵风的 | windy

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dumbfound

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使惊讶，使吃惊 | astonish

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deluge

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洪水，急流；（某事物）泛滥 flood; rush 使泛滥，淹没 cause floods

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pact

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条约，协议 | agreement; treaty