 | Term | Definition |
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coble |
n. 平底船 |
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garble |
v. 曲解,窜改 |
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warble |
v. 柔和地唱 n. 鸟啭 |
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bauble |
n. 廉价珠宝 |
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debacle |
n. 解冻,崩溃; The breaking up of ice in a river. |
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treacle |
n. 糖浆,过分甜蜜的声调 |
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manacle |
n. 镣铐 |
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tabernacle |
v. 临时住所,暂住 |
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receptacle |
n. 容器 |
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cuticle |
n. 表皮 |
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corpuscle |
n. 血球,细胞 |
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straddle |
v. 叉开腿,伸展 |
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waddle |
v. (鸭子等)摇摇摆摆地走 |
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twaddle |
n. 胡说八道,瞎扯; Foolish, trivial, or idle talk or chatter.; TATTLE |
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piddle |
v. 拖塌地处理(工作); To use triflingly; squander: ~ away one's time |
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griddle |
n. 筛子,大孔筛 |
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doddle |
n. 轻而易举之事 |
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bridle |
n. 马笼头,v. 抑制,控制 |
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sidle |
v. (偷偷地)侧身而行; To advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way: swindlers who ~ up to tourists. |
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enkindle |
v. 煽动,点燃(感情怒气等) |
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flamdoodle |
n. 胡扯,吹牛 |
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girdle |
n. 腰带,转绕物 v. 环绕; To encircle with or as if with a belt. See synonyms at surround. |
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curdle |
v. 使凝结,变稠 |
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dawdle |
v. 闲荡,虚度 |
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waffle |
v. 胡扯,含糊其辞 |
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riffle |
n. 浅滩,浅石滩 |
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scuffle |
v. 混战,打斗 |
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kerfuffle |
n. 混乱,动乱 |
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rifle |
n. 步枪,v. 洗劫,抢劫. |
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finagle |
v. 欺骗,诈取 |
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gaggle |
n. 鹅群 |
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haggle |
v. 争论,讨价还价 |
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straggle |
v. 迷路,漫延; 1. To stray or fall behind.; To proceed or spread out in a scattered or irregular group.; A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things. |
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niggle |
v. 挑剔,吹毛求疵 |
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boggle |
v. 畏缩不前,不敢想像 |
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snuggle |
v. 挨近,依偎 |
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inveigle |
v. 诱骗,诱使 |
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dangle |
v. 悬挂,吊胃口 |
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mangle |
v. 撕成碎片,压碎; To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing. See synonyms at batter1.; To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance: mangle a speech. |
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quadrangle |
n. 四边形 |
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wrangle |
v. 争论,激辩,吵架 |
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wangle |
v. (用计谋等)得到,取得 |
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shingle |
n. 木瓦,屋顶板 |
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bile |
n. 胆汁 |
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habile |
adj. 能干的,熟练的 |
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nubile |
adj. (女孩)到婚嫁年龄的,吸引人的 |
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gracile |
adj. 细弱的,纤细优美的 |
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simile |
n. 直喻,明喻 |
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facsimile |
n. 复制本,摹本 |
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anile |
adj. 衰老的,糊涂的 |
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febrile |
adj. 发烧的,热病的 |
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antifebrile |
adj. 解热的,退热的 |
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puerile |
adj. 幼稚的,儿童的 |
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virile |
adj. 有男子气的,雄健的 |
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fissile |
adj. 易分裂的 |
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tactile |
adj. 有触觉的 |
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infertile |
adj. 无法生殖的,不毛的 |
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tortile |
adj. 扭弯的,扭卷的 |
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revile |
v. 辱骂,恶言相问 |
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wile |
n. 诡计,花言巧语 |
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ramshackle |
adj. 摇摇欲坠的 |
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fickle |
adj. (爱情或友谊上)易变的,不坚定的 |
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rankle |
v. (怨恨,失望等)难以释怀 |
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crinkle |
v. (使)变皱,n. 皱纹 |
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bagatelle |
n. 小事,琐事 |
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trouvaille |
n. 意外的收获 |
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dullsville |
n./v. 厌倦 |
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hyperbole |
n. 夸张法 |
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rigmarole |
n. 冗长无聊的废话; [Alteration of obsolete ragman roll, catalog, from Middle English ragmane rolle, scroll used in Ragman, a game of chance : perhaps from Anglo-Norman Ragemon le bon, Ragemon the Good, title of a set of verses about a character of this name + Middle English rolle, list (from Old French, from Latin rotula, wheel; see roll).] |
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steeple |
n. 尖塔,尖阁 |
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wimple |
n. 头巾,v. 用头巾围 |
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rumple |
v. 弄皱,弄乱 |
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stipple |
v. 点画,点描 |
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topple |
v. 倾覆,推倒 |
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supple |
adj.伸屈自如的,灵活的 |
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scruple |
n./v. 顾忌、迟疑 |
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tussle |
n./v. 扭打,搏斗,争辩 |
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tousle |
v. 弄乱(头发) |
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footle |
v. 胡闹,浪费(时间) |
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nestle |
v. 舒适地安顿,依偎在 |
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epistle |
n. (长而重要的)书信 |
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gristle |
n. 软骨结构,软骨 |
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prattle |
v. 闲聊,空谈 |
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tattle |
n./v. 闲谈,泄密 |
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mettle |
n. 勇气,斗志 |
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nettle |
n. 荨麻,v. 烦忧,激恼 |
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whittle |
v. 削(木头),削减 |
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scuttle |
v. 急赶、疾走;n.舷窗、舱口盖 |
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guttle |
v. 狼吞虎咽 |
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granule |
n. 小粒,微粒 |
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axle |
n. 轮轴(连接二个车轮的轴) |
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gargoyle |
n. (雕刻成怪兽状的)滴水嘴,面貌丑恶的人 |
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bamboozle |
v. 欺骗,隐瞒 |
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foozle |
v. 笨拙地做 |
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razzle |
n. 狂欢聚会 |
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fizzle |
n. 咝咝声,失败 |
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barnbozzle |
v. 欺骗,哄骗 |
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nuzzle |
v. 用鼻擦,触,紧挨 |
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defame |
v. 诽谤,中伤 |
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cismontane |
adj. 在山的这一边的; Situated on this side of the mountains, especially the Alps. |
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sublime |
adj.雄伟的,崇高的,n. 顶峰 |
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pastime |
n. 消遣,娱乐 |
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prodrome |
n. 绪论,导论 |
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frolicsome |
adj. 快活的,欢乐的 |
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mettlesome |
adj. 精神抖擞的 |
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fulsome |
adj. 虚情假意的,丰满的; # Offensively flattering or insincere. See synonyms at unctuous.; # Offensive to the taste or sensibilities.; # Usage Problem. Copious or abundant. |
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winsome |
adj. 媚人的,漂亮的 |
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fume |
n./v. 愤怒,冒烟 |
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exhume |
v. 掘出,发掘 |
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brume |
n. 雾霭 |
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subsume |
v. 包含,包容,把...归类 |
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arcane |
adj. 神秘的,秘密的 |
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ultramundane |
adj. 超俗的,世界之外的 |
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plane |
n. 刨子,平面 v. 刨 |
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germane |
adj. 有密切关系的,贴切的 |
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tramontane |
adj. 山那边的,外国的,野蛮的 |
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wane |
v. 减少,衰微 |
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novocaine |
n. 奴佛卜因(一种麻醉药) |
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internecine |
adj. 内讧的,两败俱伤的 |
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porcine |
adj. 猪的,似猪的 |
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iodine |
n. 碘,碘酒 |
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seine |
n. 拉网,大捕鱼网 |
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chine |
n. 脊骨,山脊(岭) |
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hyaline |
adj. 玻璃状的,透明的 |
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aquiline |
adj. 鹰的,似鹰的. |
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sibylline |
adj. 预言的 |
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byline |
n. (列作者名字的)报刊文章首行 |
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asinine |
adj. 愚笨的 |
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pine |
n. 松树 v.(因疾病等)憔悴,衰退 |
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rapine |
n. 劫掠,掠夺 |
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repine |
v. 不满,心中抱怨 |
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vulpine |
adj. 狐狸的,狡猾的 |
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porcupine |
n. 豪猪,箭猪 |
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lupine |
adj. 狼的,残忍的,贪吃的 |
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supine |
adj. 仰卧的,懒散的 |
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margarine |
n. 人造黄油 |
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marine |
adj. 海的,海中的 |
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brine |
n. 盐水,海水 |
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colubrine |
adj. 无毒蛇的,似蛇的 |
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peregrine |
n. 猎鹰 |
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figurine |
n. 小塑像,小雕像 |
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tambourine |
n. 铃鼓,手鼓 |
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ursine |
adj. 熊的,像熊的 |
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byzantine |
adj. 拜上庭帝国的,错综复杂的; # Of, relating to, or characterized by intrigue; scheming or devious: "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements" (New York). |
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serpentine |
adj. 似蛇般绕曲的,蜿蜒的 |
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guillotine |
n. 断头台 |
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predestine |
v. 注定 |
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pristine |
adj. 太古的,纯洁的,新鲜的 |
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bovine |
adj. (似)牛的,迟钝的 |
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cervine |
adj. 鹿的,鹿一样的 |
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entwine |
v. 使缠绕,交织 |
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intertwine |
v. 纠缠,缠绕 |
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tragedienne |
n. 悲剧女演员 |
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epigone |
n. 后继者,模仿者 |
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hone |
n. 细磨刀石,v. 磨刀 |
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cicerone |
n. 导游人,向导 |
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prone |
adj. 俯卧的,易于...的; Lying with the front or face downward. |
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grindstone |
n. 磨刀石 |
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lodestone |
n. 磁石,吸引人的东西 |
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rhinestone |
n. 水晶石,莱茵石 |
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airborne |
adj. 空气传播的,(部队)空降的 |
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nocturne |
n. 夜曲,梦幻曲,夜景画 |
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demesne |
n. 领地,范围 |
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jejune |
adj. 空洞的,不成熟的 |
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immune |
adj. 免疫的,免除的 |
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prune |
n. 梅干(用李子"plum"做的干果) v. 修剪,剪除 |
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importune |
v. 强求,不断请求 |
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opportune |
adj. 合适的,适当的 |
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anodyne |
n. 止痛药 |
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roe |
n. 鱼卵 |
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seascape |
n. 海景 |
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shipshape |
adj. 整洁的,井然有序的 |
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sellotape |
n. 透明胶带 |
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gripe |
v. 抱怨,发牢骚 |
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pericope |
n. 选段,章节 |
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periscope |
n. 潜望镜 |
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stethoscope |
n. 听诊器 |
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