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recourse

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求援，求助

resorting to help when in trouble

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fatalism

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宿命论

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control

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rally

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集结；恢复，复原

call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate

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wastrel

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挥霍钱财的人，败家子

profligate

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voluptuous

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感官享受的，性感的

suggesting sensual delights; sensuously pleasing

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realm

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王国；领域

kingdom; field or sphere

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relinquish

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放弃，交出

give up something with reluctance; yield

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inveigle

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骗取，诱骗

entice; persuade; wheedle

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surmount

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战胜，克服

overcome

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barricade

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匆匆设置的壁垒或路障；障碍（物）

hastily put together defensive

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opalescent

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乳白色的，发乳白光的

iridescent; lustrous

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requiem

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弥撒，安魂曲，挽歌

mass for the dead; dirge

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chasten

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惩戒；（通过惩罚而使坏习惯等）改正

discipline; punish in order to correct

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quorum

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法定人数

number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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entitlement

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（拥有某物的）权利；津贴

right to claim something; right to benefits

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impenetrable

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不能穿过或进入的；令人费解的

not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding

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mores

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风俗，习惯；道德观念

conventions; moral standards; customs

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quintessence

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精华，典范

purest and highest embodiment

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disaffected

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不忠的，不满的

disloyal

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diversity

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不同点，多样性

variety; dissimilitude

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sublime

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庄严的，崇高的，雄伟的；完全的

exalted or noble and uplifting; ulter

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opus

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作品，杰作

work

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catalyst

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催化剂

agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

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unwarranted

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无保证的；无理的；无根据的

unjustified; groundless; undeserved

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pandemic
广泛流传的，普遍的 | widespread; affecting the majority of people
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bloated
肿胀的 | swollen or puffed as with water or air
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furtive
偷偷摸摸的，隐秘的 | stealthy; sneaky
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fulcrum
（杠杆的）支点 | support on which a lever resets
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anthropologist
人类学家 | people who study the history and science of mankind
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sectarian
宗派的，派系的；思想狭隘的 | relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
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leniency
宽大，仁慈 | mildness; permissiveness
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unbridled
激烈的；无法控制的 | violent; not restrained or controlled
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fathom
弄清，搞懂；调查 | comprehend; investigate
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denotation
意义；指示，符号 | meaning; distinguishing by name
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faze
使发窘，使惊慌失措 | disconcert; dismay
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culpable
该责备的 | deserving blame
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saturnine
阴沉的，忧郁的 | gloomy
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filament
细丝；灯丝 | fine thread or fiber; threadlike structure within a lightbulb
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virile
有男子气概的 | manly
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outmoded
过时的，老式的 | no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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monastic
修道院的；隐居的 | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
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gaunt
削瘦的，憔悴的 | lean and angular; barren
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codicil
遗嘱的附录 | supplement to the body of a will
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phlegmatic
沉着的，冷静的 | calm; not easily disturbed
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depose
废黜（君主）；免职 | dethrone; remove from office
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anonymous
匿名的 | having no name
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scenario
方案；电影剧本；歌剧脚本 | plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto
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antithesis
对比；对立面 | contrast; direct opposite of or to
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convene
召集 | assemble
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excoriate
痛斥，严厉批评；擦破皮 | scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off
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bolster
支持，加强 | support; reinforce
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intrinsic
固有的，内在的，本质的 | essential; inherent; built-in
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stupefy
使恍惚；使茫然 | make numb; stun; amaze
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amnesty
大赦，赦免 | pardon
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pontifical
教皇的，宗教的；自负的 | pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous
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philanderer
玩弄女性者；爱调情的人 | faithless lover; flirt
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presage
先见，预感 | foretell
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hindrance
妨碍，障碍 | block; obstacle
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moribund
垂死的 | dying
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incredulous
怀疑的；不轻信的 | withholding belief; skeptical
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grovel
匍匐；奴颜婢膝 | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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impecunious
没有钱的，身无分文的 | without money
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dehydrate
使脱水，使干燥 | remove water from; dry out
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cardinal
主要的，基本的 | chief
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rescind
废除，解除，取消 | cancel
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conveyance
运输工具，转让 | vehicle; transfer
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calumny
诽谤，中伤 | malicious misrepresentation; slander
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aboriginal
土著的；原始的，初步的 being the first of its kind in a region; primitive 土著居民 native
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bereft
被剥夺的；丧失的 | deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss
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expatriate
流亡者；移民，侨民 | exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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lassitude
疲倦，疲乏 | languor; weariness
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ambiguous
暧昧的，含糊其辞的 | unclear or doubtful in meaning
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appall
使胆寒，使惊骇 | dismay; shock
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myriad
无数，极大数量 very large number 无数的；多种的 both numerous and diverse
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benevolent
乐善好施的 | generous; charitable
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exposure
暴露；揭露；公开 | risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open
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imply
暗示；意味 | suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
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physiological
生理学的 | pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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relent
让步 | give in
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renown
名望，声誉 | fame
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disputatious
爱争论的，好辩的 | argumentative; fond of arguing
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aloof
疏远的，冷漠的 | apart; reserved
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ideology
思想体系，思想意识 | system of ideas of a group
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scurry
急赶，用小而快的步子跑 | move briskly
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turbid
浑浊的，不清的；紊乱的，混乱的 | muddy; having the sediment disturbed
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circumlocution
累赘的说法，迂回的说法 | indirect or roundabout expression
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creed
信条 | system of religious or ethical belief
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interloper
闯入者；管闲事的人 | intruder; unwanted meddler
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arroyo
干枯的河床 | gully
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title
所有权；号称，头衔；标题，名称 | right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc.)
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premeditate
预谋，预先考虑 | plan in advance
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recurrent
复发的，周期性发生的 | occurring again and again
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fancy
想法；一时的兴致；爱好 | notion; whim; inclination
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mediate
仲裁，调停 | settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
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blunder
错误 error 做错 to make a mistake
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despot
暴君；专制者 | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler
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pandemonium
大混乱，喧闹 | wild tumult
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mural
壁画，壁饰 | wall painting
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prowess
威力，英勇 | extraordinary ability; military bravery
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nihilist
虚无主义者；极端怀疑论者；恐怖主义者 one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist

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