短语 Flashcards

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a scarcely believable truth began to emerge

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难以置信的真相

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in my hometown chinese restaurant are cropping up everywhere.

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crop up=appear unexpectedly

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why do you think…?

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well it’s hard to nail down the reason,but maybe it’s because

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how do you solve this problem?

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the best way to iron out this problem is

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on top of that

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除此之外

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fall short of someone’s expectations

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cannot be guaranteed success

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cover a lot of ground

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覆盖了很多领域;we’ve covered a lot of ground in this class in the past couple of months

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be well-rounded

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爱好和经历都很广泛的;she’s well-rounded person who not only works hard but also has a varied social life.

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academic attainment

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specialise in sth专攻某个领域

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repress individuality

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压制个性

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slack off 懈怠

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it’s about time you stopped slacking off and did some work.

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apply oneself尽力去做某事

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you can solve the problem if you apply yourself

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a staggering rate

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惊人的速度

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impoverished

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贫穷

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a democratic and progressive government

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a enlightned society

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a sense of belonging归属感

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a sense of obligation 责任感

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a vicious circle恶性循环

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adverse circumstances逆境

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augment effieiency/productivity

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提高生产/效率

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be tied down by household chores

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被家务事拖累

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be tied down by household chores

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被家务事拖累

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be tied down by household chores

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被家务事拖累

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mutually reinforcing 相互促进

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inversely related 逆相关的

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unfeeling 无情的,冷酷的

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disingenuous 虚伪的;不诚实的

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benign温和的,仁慈的

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orthodox 正统的

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anomalous 异常的
embodies 包括
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nothing if not 是极其的意思
chivalrous 有骑士风范的;彬彬有礼的
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impetuous 冲动的;鲁莽的
boorish 粗野的;粗鲁的;粗鄙的;circumspect 细心的,周到的;慎重的
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disorienting使迷失方向
disregarding无视
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begin to discern the author’s intent理解作者的意图
evaluate the book on its own terms根据这本书的观点来评价这本书
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empowering 有自主权的
obligatory 规定的
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jettison 抛弃
exotic异国的
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contrived谋划
dichotomous 有矛盾的
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untenable无法维持的
subversive 破坏性的
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minimal 极小的
trifling 微不足道的conspicuous 明显的;deleterious 有害的
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hazardous危险的
momentous重要的;precarious危险的
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discriminatory有辨识力的;差别对待的
incommensurable不能比较的;不配比较的
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anachronistic时代错误的
cosmopolitan世界性的;世界主义的
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dissension 纠纷
comity 礼貌;mordancy 尖酸刻薄
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virtue优点
peculiarity特点
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dispense with提供
derive from源于
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improve upon改进
discouraging 令人沮丧的
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comity 礼貌 conformity 服从 mordancy 尖酸刻薄
discouraging 令人沮丧的 inexperience 没有经验
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atypical非典型的
insurmountable不能克服的;shy away躲避
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elicits adversities引出逆境 emerges victorious取得胜利 evades achievements躲避成就
endorse 认可; sanction 批准;obviate排除;避免;消除;mitigate使缓和,使减轻;belie掩饰;与…不符;使失望;accentuate强调;重读
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lucrative 合算的
dwindling 逐渐减少
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felicitous恰当的;善于措辞的
prolific多产的;丰富的
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enduring持久的;能忍受的
abbreviated简短的;小型的
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eclipse 是“使黯然失色”的意思,也就是鹤立鸡群的意思。
bolsters支持;支撑;corroborates证实;使坚固;outstrips超过;engages从事;答应,保证;交战
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meticulousness谨小慎微
erudition博学;学识
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edifying有益的;有教化意味的
inexpensive便宜的
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precipitate仓促的 反义:deliberate
tactful圆滑的;老练的
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pretended假装的;虚假的
forbore 抑制
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acrimonious 严厉的;刻薄的
fungible 可替代的;irreplaceable 不可替代的;may appreciate in value 可能会升值
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reflect the buyers` connoisseurship 反映购买者的鉴赏力
unfounded 无根据的;premature 不成熟的
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verifiable 可核实的
testable 可验证的
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dampen 抑制
eclipse 使黯然失色;deaden 抑制
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cliché 陈词滥调
insulting 侮辱的;condescending 傲慢的
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obscure模糊的,opaque不透明的
exacting 费劲的;严格的 onerous 繁重的
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prescient预知的
circumspect小心谨慎的;magisterial 权威的
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magisterial 权威的
rapacious depletion贪婪的耗尽
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growing interdependence(互相依赖)
draconian(苛刻的) regulation
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reinterprets 重新解释
underappreciated 未受到充分赏识的
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problematic 有问题的
self-serving 自私的
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ancestry祖先
versatile 多功能的;adjunct to 附属 return on 回本
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job security工作稳定性
it's a choice between higher pay and job security.
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be entitled to sth享有某种权利
the majority of the workers have been entitled to paid holidays.
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a sense of fulfilment成就感
all her efforts met with frustration挫败感
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brain drain人才流失
work experience工作经验
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oppressive deadlines过于苛求的截止日期
an employee-friendly environment
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leisure activities休闲放松活动
a demanding job要求非常严格的工作
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work ethic敬业精神
be well-staffed员工素质高的
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be short-staffed人手不够的
debunked揭穿;拆穿;intangibles无形资产;misconceptions错误的想法
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assuage平息;缓和;plague瘟疫;灾祸;麻烦
disowned否认;脱离关系;professed声称;断言;proclaimed公告
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antediluvian 陈旧的,archaic 过时的
flighty 轻浮的;轻狂的;chauvinistic盲目爱国的
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capricious反复无常的;任性的
patronizing自视高人一等的
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discern 觉察,detect发现
envisage面对;想像
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opaque to 难懂的
inspiring to 鼓舞人心的
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analogous 类似的
comparable相似的;inexplicable费解的
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hard-and-fast的意思是一成不变
porous多孔的,permeable可渗透的
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clogged阻塞的
unwavering坚定的;imaginary虚构的
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abstemious节约的
unsophisticated纯洁的 blithe愉快的 indolent懒惰的
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abet煽动;instigate煽动
impeding阻碍
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invariability 不变; immutability 不变
perception 洞察力;homogeneity 相同
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manifest明显的;self-evident明显的
impregnable不受影响的;germane有密切关系的
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Controverting反驳;Refuting反驳
Buttressing支持;Bolstering支持
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Perpetuating保持
slighted脆弱的;pretentious自命不凡的
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venerable庄严的
snubbed冷落的
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deviate from 偏离;shrink from 因害怕而避开
succumb to 屈服于;recoil from 畏缩
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verisimilitude 真实
sanguinity乐天,有自信心
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verisimilitude 真实
sanguinity乐天,有自信心
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cordiality 真挚;conviviality 活泼
irascibility 易怒;disorganization 解体
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diffidence 不自信
exasperation 恼怒
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diffidence 不自信
exasperation 恼怒
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adversarial 对抗的;对手的,敌手的
antagonistic 敌对的;对抗性的;反对的;variable 变量的;可变的;易变的
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feel out of one's element
jack felt out of his element in this company对新环境感到不适应
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show initiative
when joseph began the job,he showed initiative.在工作时显示了主动性
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tenacious坚韧不拔的
perseverance坚定的意志
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preserve sb' integrity
坚持自己的原则
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worship sb
极为崇拜某人
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be versatile
多才多艺的
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beget undue pressure
产生不必要的压力
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biased不客观的
blow things out of all proportions夸大事件
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boost crop yield增加农产品产量
callous 残忍的
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capture抓捕
code of conduct/ethics道德准则
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countries on this planet must join forces to combat envrionmental problems
create alienation between people导致人与人之间疏远
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culprit罪犯
cultural integration文化融合
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leisure facilities休闲设施
using public transport is more eco-friendly than driving a caar(有益于环保)
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i'm really into(我真的喜欢)
some films are thought-provoking(发人深思的);stimulate our imagination(激发我们的想象力)
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people from all walks of life各行各业的人们
poverty is a subject very close to olivia's heart. 是某人非常关注的社会问题
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is part and parcel of being famous(某种麻烦)是成名所带来的无可回避的问题之一
transport infrastructure交通设施/traffic bottleneck 交通瓶颈
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the volume of traffic交通量
the bus terminal was jam-packed with commuters等着乘公交车的人把公交站挤的水泄不通
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food hygiene食品卫生
cooking utensils 厨具
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carbonated drinks碳酸饮料
well-worn themes 已经被用滥的题材
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current affairs政治/社会/经济等方面的时事
be unbiased公正的
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public figures公众人物
keep a low profile保持低调
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a glamorous celebrity 魅力四射的明星
blow sth out of proportion夸大其词
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become widely available得到广泛的普及
superseded by被取代
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telecommuting 远程上班
it is conceivable that可以想见的是
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realise the untapped potential of发挥某事物尚未发挥出的潜力
be gregarious and outgoing外向合群的人
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interpersonal skills人际沟通的技能
we soon realised we were kindred spirits( 和某人志趣相投的人)
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see eye to eye with sb与某人意见一致
console sb. at times of sorrow在某人伤心时安慰某人
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deprived贫穷的
decrepit破旧的房子;demolish拆除;denigrate贬低
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dependable可信的
deprecate 贬低;destitute贫穷的
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discord争端
discredit贬低;disregard无视;dissension争端
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diversion娱乐
excise删除;factual  accounts如实的描述
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gloss over掩盖;gridlock交通堵塞
impart knowledge传授知识
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impoverished贫穷的
indigent贫穷的
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inhibit阻碍
insular mentality狭隘的观念
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leisure休闲的;lenient宽容的
mercenary过于功利的
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money- worshipping过于功利的
needy贫穷的
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offences罪行
ostentations爱慕虚荣的
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oversee规范
perpetrator罪犯
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oversee规范
perpetrator罪犯
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posterity后代
poverty alleviation扶贫;poverty- stricken贫穷的
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pretentious爱慕虚荣的
recreation休闲
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resplendently ["adv. 耀眼地;灿烂地"]
aromatic [ærə'mætɪk] ["adj. 芳香的,芬芳的