2021.12.12 Flashcards
> [ I usually + adv/prep ]#
to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape#
[尤指为逃脱]碎步快跑，快速移动#
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A crab s-ed away under a rock as we passed.#
我们走过时，一只螃蟹赶紧钻进岩石下面#
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The children s-ed off as soon as the headteacher appeared.#
校长一出现，孩子们一下子都跑光了。
scuttle#
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verb#
/ˈskʌt̬.əl/
》[disapproving] not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy#
无味的；无特色的；无生气；乏味的#
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a pale i-d wine#
淡而无味的葡萄酒#
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He’s an i-d old bore.#
他是个无聊讨厌的老头子#
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Why anyone buys music with such i-d lyrics is a mystery.#
这些音乐的歌词索然无味，真不明白为什么会有人买
insipid#
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adjective#
/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
》[formal] the state of being very poor:#
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There is a reason you see someone riding a second-rate bike, and it’s not i-e.#
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He {claimed i-e} and is being.
indigence#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒəns/#
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見る#
indigent
》[formal] to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something very good or bad#
预示；预兆#
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These recently published figures {b-e ill}/{do not b-e well} for the company’s future.#
最近公布的数字预示着公司的前景不妙#
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The hurricane b-es disaster for those areas in its path.#
飓风预示着将给所经过的地区带来灾难。
bode#
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verb [ I or T ]#
/boʊd/
> [Informal, approving] a person with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular subject#
能手；奇才；高手#
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a computer w-z#
计算机高手#
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He’s a w-z at poker.#
他是个扑克牌高手。
whiz#
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noun#
/wɪz/#
[ C usually singular ]
> [informal, mainly UK] the part of the body that you sit on#
屁股#
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b-m#
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類義語#
bottom noun (BODY PART)
bum#
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noun [ C ]#
/bʌm/
> [informal, transitive] to sing loudly; to emit music loudly#
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He [b-ted o-t] Sweet Child of Mine at the karaoke.#
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Lively show tunes being [b-ted o-t] by the pianist on the grand piano.#
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The jukebox [b-ted o-t] tunes from the fifties, and waiters shouted food orders to the cooks behind the enormous steel counter.
belt out
> [literary] excited or nervous#
紧张的；兴奋的#
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His latest film was described as a t-t thriller.#
他的最新一部电影被归为惊悚片#
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There was a t-t edge to Chris’s voice.#
克里斯的声音中透着紧张。
taut#
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adjective# /tɑːt/
> [literary] showing no real interest or effort#
懒散的；懒惰的#
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an i-t wave of the hand#
懒懒的挥手#
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an i-t reply#
懒洋洋的答复#
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類義語#
lazy
indolent#
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adjective#
/ˈɪn.dəl.ənt/
> [literary] T-t writing or speech is controlled, clear, and short.#
[文章、讲话] 简洁的，明快的#
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t-t prose#
结构严谨的散文
taut#
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adjective#
/tɑːt/
> [MEDICAL, specialized] a layer of cells covering all the surfaces of the body except the interior of blood and lymph vessels#
上皮，上皮组织#
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Eighty-five percent of human ovarian tumors arise from the e-m or surface layer of tissue that surrounds the ovaries.
epithelium#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/ˌep.ɪˈθiː.li.əm/#
plural epithelia#
/ˌep.ɪˈθiː.li.ə/
> [NORTH AMERICAN] a resounding success.#
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Dan was [a w-z=b-g at] mechanical things.#
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[especially during World War I] a small-caliber high-velocity shell.
whiz-bang#
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INFORMAL#
noun
> [NORTH AMERICAN] lively or sensational; fast-paced.#
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a w-z=b-g publicity campaign
whiz-bang#
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adjective
> [old-fashioned, formal] Having full power to take independent action#
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a minister p-y#
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He went armed with {p-y powers}, to take whatever measures he felt necessary.
plenipotentiary#
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adjective#
/ˌplen.ɪ.poʊˈten.ʃi.er.i/
> [slang] to ask someone for something without intending to pay for it#
乞讨；讨要#
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Could I b-m a cigarette off you?#
我能向你讨根烟吗？
bum#
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verb [ T ]#
/bʌm/#
-mm-
> [UK informal] stupid#
愚蠢的，笨的#
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I told you not to touch that - are you deaf or just t-k?#
我告诉过你不要碰它的——你是聋了还是傻了？
thick#
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adjective
> a long line or hollow that is formed or cut into the surface of something#
皱纹；沟；车辙#
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A deep f-w has formed in the rock, where water has run over it for centuries.#
经过数百年的冲刷，溪水在岩石上刻出了一条深深的沟壑#
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Years of anxiety have lined her brow with deep f-ws.#
多年的焦虑在她的额头上留下了深深的皱纹#
/braʊ/
furrow#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈfɝː.oʊ/
> A metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire. #
煤桶#
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Half a s-e of coal 2-3 times/day is required to keep the fire burning.#
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carrying endless s-es of coal up from the cellar
scuttle#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈskʌt̬.əl/
> a person, thing, or idea that exists out of its time in history, especially one that happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc.#
时代错误，年代误植，不合时代的人[或物]#
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For some people, marriage is an a-m from the days when women needed to be protected.#
对一些人来说，婚姻是妇女需要受保护的时代的产物，而现在已经不合时宜了。
anachronism#
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noun [ C ]#
/əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/
> slang for amphetamine (= a drug that makes the mind and body more active)#
苯丙胺；安非他明#
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w-z
whiz#
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noun#
/wɪz/#
> someone who is sent as a representative from one government or organization to another#
使者；使节；代表#
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a United Nations special e-y#
联合国特使
envoy#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈen.vɔɪ/
> to combine two or more separate things, especially pieces of text, to form a whole#
合并，结合，混合[尤指文本]#
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She c-ed the three plays to produce a fresh new work.#
她成功地将3个剧本合并在一起，编出了一部令人耳目一新的新作品。
conflate#
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verb [ T ]#
/kənˈfleɪt/
> to form or cut a long line or hollow in the surface of something#
起皱纹；形成沟；压出车辙#
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The wheels of the heavy tractor f-wed the soft ground.#
重型拖拉机的轮子在柔软的土地上压出了车辙#
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The pain of the headache made him f-w his brow (= make lines in the skin above his eyes).#
头痛使他眉头紧锁。
furrow#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˈfɝː.oʊ/
> to intentionally sink a ship, especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy#
[为防止船落入敌手]凿沉，弄沉[尤指自己的船]#
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The ship was s-ed by its German prize crew, who took to the boats.
scuttle#
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verb#
/ˈskʌt̬.əl/#
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> to stop something happening, or to cause a plan to fail#
阻止；破坏；阻挠#
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Some of the stockholders are threatening to {s-e the deal}.
scuttle#
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verb#
/ˈskʌt̬.əl/#
[ T ]
> (of) a pale, yellowish-brown color#
淡黄褐色的，米色的# #
a
b-f envelope#
米色信封
buff#
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adjective#
/bʌf/
> [ I or T, informal] to drink a liquid noisily as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the liquid#
咕嘟咕嘟地喝，出声地喝#
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Try not to s-p.#
喝东西时尽量别出声音#
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I wish you wouldn’t s-p your soup like that.#
我希望你喝汤时不要发出那种声音#
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He [s-ped down] his coffee.#
他咕嘟咕嘟地把咖啡喝完了
slurp#
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verb#
/slɝːp/
> [ I, UK informal] When a thick liquid s-ps, it makes loud noises.#
[黏稠的液体] 发出咕噜声，汩汩地响#
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The lava s-ped and bubbled down the mountainside.#
熔岩汩汩地流下山坡。
slurp#
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verb#
/slɝːp/
> [formal] someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject#
酷爱…者；…迷#
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a club for model railway a-s#
铁路模型爱好者俱乐部#
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an a-o of French cinema#
对法国电影入迷的人
aficionado#
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noun [ C ]#
/əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.doʊ/#
plural aficionados
> [formal] to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary:#
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Lawyers d-ried the imprisonment of several journalists.
decry#
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verb [ T ]#
/dɪˈkraɪ/
> [informal] a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject#
爱好者#
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a computer/opera/film b-f#
计算机／歌剧／电影爱好者
buff#
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noun [ C ]#
/bʌf/
> [informal] something that is given to you without you having to pay for it, especially as a way of attracting your support for or interest in something#
免费品，赠品#
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The company’s marketing rep was giving out pens and mugs - the usual f-es.#
该公司的销售代表在分发钢笔和杯子——都是些常见的赠品#
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The journalists were all given a f-e lunch.#
记者们都享用了一顿免费午餐。
freebie#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈfriː.bi/
> [not standard] short form of am not, is not, are not, has not, or have not#
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He a-t going.# 他不会去了#
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Can I have a cigarette? I a-t got none left.#
能给我支烟吗? 我都抽完了。
ain’t#
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/eɪnt/
》[noun, C] a person who carries the equipment for someone who is playing golf#
[为打高尔夫球的人背球具的] 球童#
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The good c-e carries much more than the weight of the golfer’s clubs in his back, that’s for sure.#
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> [verb, I] to carry the equipment for someone who is playing golf#
当球童，替人背球具#
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I c-ed for him until the end of 1979.
caddie#
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noun [ C ]#
verb [ I ]#
also caddy)#
/ˈkæd.i/
》a phrase that simply means that you wanted to do something for a long time and just repeat it.#
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{I’ve b-n m-g to} do something.
I’ve been meaning to
> any of the rod-like structures found in all living cells, containing the chemical patterns that control what an animal or plant is like#
染色体#
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X and Y c-es# X染色体和Y染色体#
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sex c-es# 性别染色体
chromosome#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈkroʊ.mə.soʊm/
》approximately, possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned#
相差不到…，出入至多…#
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It’ll be ready at 6:00, [g-e or t-e] a few minutes.#
这个6点就会准备好，顶多相差几分钟#
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It cost £200, [g-e or t-e].#
它的价格为200英镑，出入不会太大。
give or take
> If a man is buff, he has a body that is a good shape, and looks as if he has done a lot of exercise.#
[看似因做了许多运动而] 体型健美的#
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He was spotted on the beach looking extremely b-f.#
他出现在海滩上，身材看上去十分健美。
buff#
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/bʌf/#
adjective
> If you say something [t-e in c-k], you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious:#
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He said that he was a huge fan of the president, although I suspect it was [t-e in c-k].
tongue in cheek#
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(also with your tongue in your cheek)
> informal for journalist#
[journalist 的非正式说法]#
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j-o
journo#
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noun [ C ]#
mainly UK#
/ˈdʒɝː.noʊ/
》the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights#
解放；给予人们政治或社会自由权利#
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women’s/female e-n#
妇女／女性解放#
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black e-n#
黑人的解放
emancipation#
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noun [ U ]#
/iˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/
> to criticize someone unpleasantly#
诽谤，恶意攻击#
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The former minister has been making himself unpopular recently, s-ping at his ex-colleagues.#
最近这位前部长因恶意攻击以前的同事而大失人心。
snipe#
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verb [ I ]#
/snaɪp/
> to go down a very steep slope by holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope#
[登山运动等中的] 绕绳下降#
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She {a-led down} the {rock face}.#
她顺着绳索爬下岩坡。
abseil#
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verb [ I ]#
/ˈæb.seɪl/#
US rappel
> to go down a very steep slope by holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope#
援绳爬下#
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She {r-led down} the rock face.#
她从岩石表面援绳而下。
rappel#
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verb [ I ]#
/ræpˈel/#
-ll-#
UK abseil
> to rub an object made of metal, wood, or leather in order to make it shine, using a soft, dry cloth#
[用软布] 擦亮#
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He b-fed the glass until it gleamed.
buff#
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verb [ T ]#
/bʌf/
> to shoot at someone from a position where you cannot be seen#
打冷枪；狙击#
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The rebels have started s-ping at civilians.#
反叛者开始狙击平民。
snipe#
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verb [ I ]#
/snaɪp/
》a small hammer that an official in charge of a meeting hits against a wooden block or table to get people to be quiet and listen#
[会议主席用来保持肃静的] 小木槌#
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g-l
gavel#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈɡæv.əl/
》[informal] An effect created by a pair of trousers or shorts that fit very tightly around a woman’s groin, so drawing attention to the shape of the external genitals.#
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c-l t-e
camel toe#
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where a women’s pants pull up between the vaginal lips, causing a “W” shape or “camels toe” or “camel toe,” or “cameltoe,” or “camel’s toe.”
> a bottle filled with petrol or other liquid fuel, with a piece of cloth in its top, that is set on fire and thrown#
莫洛托夫汽油弹#
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M-v c-l
Molotov cocktail#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌmɑː.lə.tɑːf ˈkɑːk.teɪl/
> A method of restraining someone by holding an arm firmly around their head, especially as a hold in wrestling.#
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He had him in a h-k.
headlock
