 | Term | Definition |
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dictum |
n. 格言、声明 |
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sanctum |
n. 圣地,密室 |
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arboretum |
n. 植物园 |
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quantum |
n. 定量 |
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momentum |
n. 推进力,势头 |
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factotum |
n. 杂役,听差; an employee who does all kinds of work : he was employed as the general ~. |
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exurb |
adj. 城市远郊的; a district outside a city, esp. a prosperous area beyond the suburbs. |
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pecan |
n. 美洲山核桃树 |
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harridan |
n. 凶恶的老妇,老巫婆 [ from French haridelle 'old horse.'] |
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paean |
n. 赞美歌,颂歌 |
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cetacean |
adj. 鲸的,鲸类的 |
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crustacean |
n. 甲壳类动物 |
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demean |
v. 贬抑,降低 |
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terpsichorean |
adj. 舞蹈的 |
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empyrean |
n. 天空、天神居处 |
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protean |
adj. 变化多端的,多才多艺的 |
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procrustean |
adj. 强求一致的 |
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cardigan |
n. 羊毛上衣,羊毛衫 |
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hooligan |
n. 流氓,歹徒 |
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leviathan |
n. 大海兽,巨大之物 |
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patrician |
n. 贵族 |
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dietitian |
n. 营养学家 |
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plebeian |
n./adj. 平民,平民的 |
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ruffian |
n. 恶棍,歹徒 adj. 残暴的 |
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reptilian |
adj. 爬虫类的,卑下的 |
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draconian |
adj. 严峻的,苛刻的 |
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thespian |
adj. 戏剧的,演戏的 |
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octogenarian |
n. 八十～八十九岁的人 |
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valetudinarian |
n. 体弱的人,过份担心生病的人 |
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riparian |
adj. 河边的,湖滨的 |
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egalitarian |
adj. 主张人人平等的 |
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fustian |
1 thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors. ; n. 空洞的话,无意义的高调 |
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lilliputian |
adj. 小人国的,气量小的; trivial or very small : America's banks no longer look ~ in comparison with Japan's. |
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henchman |
n. 亲信,心腹 |
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liman |
n. 河口,江河入海处 |
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yeoman |
n. 自耕农,乡下人 |
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talisman |
n. 避邪物,护身符 |
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helmsman |
n. 舵手 |
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roan |
n. 杂色马 |
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pan |
v. 严厉批评 n. 平底锅 |
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trepan |
n. 计谋,陷阱 |
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partisan |
n. 党派支持者,郎中,骗子 |
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gargantuan |
adj. 巨大的,庞大的 |
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wan |
adj. 虚弱的,病态的 |
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unbidden |
adj. 未经请求的,未经邀请的 |
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downtrodden |
adj. 被压制的 |
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sodden |
adj. 浸透了的 |
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embolden |
v. 鼓励,给...壮胆 |
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hoyden |
n. 粗野的女孩,野丫头 |
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sheen |
n. 光辉,光泽 |
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keen |
v. 痛哭 |
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umpteen |
adj. 大量的; indefinitely many; a lot of : you need ~ pieces of identification to cash a check. |
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antigen |
n. 抗原(注射于动物体内,能使之产生抗体的物质) |
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lien |
n. 扣押权,留置权 |
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mien |
n. 风采,态度; a person's look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood : he has a cautious, academic ~. |
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ken |
n. 知识,眼界 |
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liken |
v. 把...比作,比拟 |
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hearken |
v. 倾听 |
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gravamen |
n. 冤情,委屈 |
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regimen |
n. 养生法,生活规则; 1 a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health : a ~ of one or two injections per day | a treatment ~. ; 2 archaic a system of government. |
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cognomen |
n. 姓,绰号 |
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germen |
n. 幼芽,子房 |
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energumen |
n. 狂热的人 |
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pen |
n. 围栏,监禁 |
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dampen |
v. (使)潮湿,使沮丧,泼凉水 |
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straiten |
v. 使...困苦,使狭窄 |
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verboten |
adj. (以命令)禁止的 |
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chasten |
v. (通过惩罚而使坏习惯等)改正、磨练 |
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hard-bitten |
adj. 不屈的,顽强的 |
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mitten |
n. (四指套在一起姆指分开的)手套 |
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leaven |
n. 发酵剂,影响力 v. 发酵 |
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craven |
adj. 懦弱的,畏缩的; contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly : a ~ abdication of his moral duty. |
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sloven |
n. 不修边幅的人 |
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vixen |
n. 雌狐,泼妇 |
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denizen |
n. 居民,外籍居民 |
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cozen |
v. 欺骗,瞒,骗取 |
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arraign |
v. 指责,传讯,弹劾 |
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deign |
v. 屈尊,惠允(做某事) |
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malign |
v. 诽谤,中伤adj. 邪恶的 |
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ensign |
n. 舰旗 |
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consign |
v. 托运,托人看管 |
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repugn |
v. 反对,反抗 |
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impugn |
v. 指责,对...表示怀疑 |
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ordain |
v. 任命,命令; 1 make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on. ; 2 order or decree (something) officially : equal punishment was ~ed for the two crimes. ; • (esp. of God or fate) prescribe; determine (something) : the path ~ed by God. |
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foreordain |
v. 预先注定 |
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legerdemain |
n. 手法,戏法 |
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sprain |
n./v. 扭伤 |
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ascertain |
v. 查明,确定 |
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stain |
v. 玷污,染色 |
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litterbin |
n. 垃圾桶 |
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skein |
n. 一束(线或纱) |
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villein |
n. 农奴 |
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noggin |
n. 一小杯,少量的饮料 |
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manikin |
n. 侏儒,时装模特儿 |
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bumpkin |
n. 粗人,乡巴佬 |
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hobgoblin |
n. 妖魔,恶鬼,怪物 |
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tarpaulin |
n. 防水布,油布; 1 heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas. |
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insulin |
n. 胰岛素 |
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vermin |
n. 害虫,寄生虫 |
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rejoin |
v. 回答,答辩; say something in answer to a remark, typically rudely or in a discouraging manner : [with clause ] Harry said that he longed for a bath and soft towels, to which his father ~ed that he was a gross materialist. ; [from Old French rejoindre, from re- 'again' + joindre 'to join.'] |
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enjoin |
v. 命令,吩咐; instruct or urge (someone) to do something : the code ~ed members to trade fairly. |
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purloin |
v. 偷窃; steal (something) : he must have managed to ~ a copy of the key. |
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terrapin |
n. 泥龟,水龟 |
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underpin |
v. 加固,支撑 |
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saccharin |
n. 糖精 |
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chagrin |
n./v. 失望,懊恼 |
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tocsin |
n. 警钟(的声音),警报 |
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pepsin |
n. 胃蛋白酶 |
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cretin |
n. 白痴 |
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mannequin |
n. 时装模特儿,假人 |
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covin |
v. 共谋 |
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auxin |
n. (植物)生长素 |
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limn |
v. 描述,绘画 |
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soupcon |
n. 少量,一点点 |
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don |
v. 穿衣,戴帽 |
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abandon |
n./v. 放弃,放纵; complete lack of inhibition or restraint : she sings and sways with total ~. |
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mastodon |
n. 乳齿象,庞然大物 |
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cordon |
n. 警戒线,哨兵线 |
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aeon |
n.(=eon)千万年,永久 |
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gudgeon |
n. 诱饵,易受骗的人 |
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curmudgeon |
n. 脾气暴躁之人 |
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pantheon |
n. 万神殿,众神 |
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chameleon |
n. 变色龙,晰蜴 |
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galleon |
n. 西班牙或地中海的大帆船 |
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paragon |
n. 模范,典型 |
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hexagon |
n. 六角形,六边形 |
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gorgon |
n. 丑陋女人,蛇发女怪 |
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talkathon |
n. 冗长的讨论或演说 |
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scion |
n. 嫩芽,子孙 |
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contagion |
n. 传染(病) |
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bullion |
n. 金条,银条 |
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minion |
n. 奴才,低三下四之人 |
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pinion |
v. 绑住,束缚 |
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scorpion |
n. 蝎子 |
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abrasion |
n. 表面磨损 |
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cohesion |
n. 内聚力 |
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lesion |
n. 伤口,损害 |
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excision |
n. 切除,割除 |
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misprision |
n. 轻视,蔑视; the deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony. ; erroneous judgment, esp. of the value or identity of something : he despised himself for his ~. |
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prevision |
n. 先见,预感 |
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expulsion |
n. 驱逐,开除 |
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convulsion |
n. 骚动,痉挛 |
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apprehension |
n. 焦虑,担忧 |
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distension |
n. 膨胀 |
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aspersion |
n. 诽谤,中伤 |
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reversion |
n. 返回(原状,旧习惯),逆转 |
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perversion |
n. 堕落,曲解; the alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended : the perversion of Marxist theory to justify Soviet policymaking | a scandalous ~ of the law. |
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incursion |
an invasion or attack, esp. a sudden or brief one : ~s into enemy territory. |
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excursion |
n. 短途旅游 |
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cession |
n. 割让,转让 |
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remission |
n. 宽恕,赦免 |
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intermission |
n. 暂停,间歇 |
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concussion |
n. 脑震荡,震动 |
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percussion |
n. 撞击,敲击 |
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repercussion |
n. 反应,影响,回声 |
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diffusion |
n. 传播,散布; the spreading of something more widely : the ~ of Marxist ideas. ; • the action of spreading the light from a light source evenly so as to reduce glare and harsh shadows. |
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libation |
n. 奠酒(给神献酒),饮酒; a drink poured out as an offering to a deity. |
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prelibation |
n. 试尝,预尝 |
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approbation |
n. 称赞,认可 |
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imprecation |
n. 咒语,诅咒 |
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edification |
n. 陶冶、教诲 |
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indemnification |
n. 赔偿,赔偿金 |
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personification |
n. 典型,完美榜样; the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. ; • a figure intended to represent an abstract quality : the design on the franc shows Marianne, the ~ of the French republic. ; • [in sing. ] a person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing : he was the very ~ of British pluck and diplomacy. |
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scarification |
n. 严厉批评,苛责 |
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mortification |
n. 耻辱,屈辱 |
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dislocation |
n. 脱节,动乱 |
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avocation |
n. 副业,嗜好 |
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revocation |
n. 废弃,取消 |
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altercation |
n. 争吵,争论; a noisy argument or disagreement, esp. in public : I had an ~ with the conductor. See note at quarrel . ; |
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depredation |
n. 劫掠,蹂躏 |
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trepidation |
n. 恐惧,惶恐 |
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liquidate |
n. 清除,停止营业; 1 wind up the affairs of (a company or firm) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets. ; • convert (assets) into cash : a plan to ~ $10,000,000 worth of property over seven years. |
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abnegation |
n. 克己,自制; the act of renouncing or rejecting something : ~ of political law-making power. ; • self-denial. |
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congregation |
n. 集合在一起的群众 |
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castigation |
n. 申斥,强烈反对 |
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prorogation |
n. 休会 |
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purgation |
n. 净化,洗罪 |
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corrugation |
n. 波浪形状,起皱纹 |
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palliation |
n. 减轻,缓和 |
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appropriation |
n. 拨款,挪用公款 |
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oblation |
n. 宗教的供品,祭品 |
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revelation |
n. 显示,泄露的事实 |
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appellation |
n. 名称,称呼; a name or title : the city fully justifies its ~ "the Pearl of the Orient." ; |
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collation |
n. 校勘,整理 |
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