2021.12.26 Flashcards
> [disapproving] the action of intentionally trying to make people afraid of something when this is not necessary or reasonable:#
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“F-g about vaccines is dangerous to all of us,” she said.#
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It can be difficult to separate the facts from the f-r=m-g.
fearmongering#
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(also fear mongering, fear-mongering)#
US/ˈfɪrˌmʌŋ.ɡɚ.ɪŋ/
》[formal disapproving] not effective or useful#
滑稽的；可笑的；令人发笑的#
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She’s been {making r-e attempts to} learn the trumpet.#
她一直在尝试着学吹小号，真是可笑
risible#
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adjective#
/ˈrɪz.ə.bəl/
》[formal] a person who is famous and important in a particular area of activity#
[某一领域的] 专家，知名人士#
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L-ries of stage and screen (= famous actors) assembled for last night’s awards ceremony.#
在昨晚的颁奖典礼上演艺界明星济济一堂
luminary#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈluː.mə.ner.i/
> [formal] courage over a long period#
勇气，坚韧，刚毅#
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I thought she showed remarkable f-e during that period.#
我认为她在那段时期表现出了惊人的勇气
fortitude#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.tuːd/
> [I usually + adv/prep] to make a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft, wet ground#
[如走在湿软土地上似的] 发吧唧声，发扑哧声#
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He got out of the car and {s-hed through the mud} to open the gate.#
他下了车，扑哧扑哧地穿过泥地去开大门#
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As the hikers walked down the path by the house, she could hear {the s-h of their boots} in the mud.#
徒步旅行者们从房子旁的小径走过时，她能听见他们的靴子吧唧吧唧踩在泥里的声音
squelch#
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/skweltʃ/
> [in the past] to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse, especially as a sport#
[旧时] 马上长矛比武 [或打斗]#
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to compete, especially for power or control#
[尤指为权力或控制而] 竞争#
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The two teams are j-ting for position at the top of the league.#
两支队伍在竞争足球联赛的头名位置
joust#
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verb [ I ]# /
dʒaʊst/
> [informal disapproving] used to describe a young person who is confident in a way that is unpleasant and sometimes rude#
狂妄自负的；趾高气扬的；骄傲的#
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He’s a bit c-y for my liking.#
他有点狂妄，我不喜欢
cocky#
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/ˈkɑː.ki/
> [mainly disapproving] to sell things, especially by taking them to different places#
兜售; [尤指] 巡回销售#
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These products are generally p-ed (from) door to door.# 这些产品通常是挨家挨户进行兜售的#
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He travels around, p-ling his wares.#
他四处游走，兜售他的货物
peddle#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˈped.əl/
> [mainly UK, US usually extension] organized by a college or university, etc. for people who are not students there#
[尤指学院或大学] 对校外学生提供课程的；为非在校生而设的#
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e-l classes/courses#
对校外学生开设的课程
extramural#
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adjective#
/ˌek.strəˈmjʊr.əl/
> [offensive] a very small person#
矮子，侏儒#
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m-t#
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very small.#
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a m-t submarine#
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[Canadian] Denoting a level of amateur sport typically involving children aged between sixteen and seventeen.#
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m-t hockey
midget#
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noun [ C ] #
/ˈmɪdʒ.ɪt/
> a piece of cloth with a pattern or picture that is created by sewing or weaving different coloured threads onto a special type of strong cloth#
[手织的]花毯；绒绣；织锦#
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paneled walls hung with old t-ries
tapestry#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈtæp.ə.stri/
》defined as something you ask when you aren’t sure why someone is doing something or acting a certain way.#
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Not even thirty minutes after leaving the shower, I start getting itches on my head. {W-t g-s}? (=What is wrong? Why is this happening?#
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{W-t g-s with} you and Martha? (= What is happening? What is going on?)
what gives
> If you p-e stories or information, you spread them by telling different people.#
散播，宣扬#
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The organization has p-ed the myth that they are supporting the local population.#
该组织散布了他们在支持当地居民的谎言#
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p-e smokescreen
peddle#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˈped.əl/
> relating to the cinema#
电影的，影片的#
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The c-c effects in her films are clearly borrowed from the great film-makers of the past.#
她影片中的那些电影制作效果显然是从以前的电影大师那里借鉴来的
cinematic#
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adjective#
/ˌsɪn.əˈmæt̬.ɪk/
> something that hides the truth about someone’s intentions#
[用于掩盖真实意图的] 烟幕#
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Instead of doing something about the problem, the city council is [hiding behind a s-n of] bureaucracy.#
市议会躲在官僚作风的烟幕后，不采取措施解决问题#
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an artificial cloud of smoke that is used to hide the movements or positions of soldiers from the enemy#
[战斗中用于隐蔽军队的行动和位置的] 烟幕
smokescreen#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈsmoʊk.skriːn/
> the ability to understand your emotions, the ability to listen to others and empathize with their emotions, and the ability to express emotions productively. It has often been used in parallel to, and sometimes interchangeably with, the term emotional intelligence. However, there are important differences between the two.#
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e-l l-y
emotional literacy
> to attack an enemy by shooting from aircraft that are flying low in the sky#
[飞机] 低空扫射#
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They then destroyed the dispersed aircraft by s-fing.#
Hansard archive#
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He suddenly then realized that he was s-fing an ambulance.#
Hansard archive
strafe#
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verb [ T ]#
/streɪf/
》to quickly end something that is causing you problems#
[迅速] 制止，遏制#
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A spokeswoman at the White House has {s-hed rumors} about the president’s ill health.#
白宫一位女发言人迅速澄清了总统健康状况不佳的谣言
squelch#
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verb#
/skweltʃ/
> to silence someone by criticizing them#
[厉言]把…镇住，使不再出声#
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The senator thoroughly s-hed the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.#
参议员完全镇住了那个想在他讲话时插嘴的记者
squelch#
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verb#
/skweltʃ/
> to stick out over something at a lower level#
凸出于…之上；悬于…之上；悬垂，悬挂#
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Several large trees o-g the path.#
几棵大树掩映着这条小径
overhang#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈhæŋ/#
overhung | overhung
> untidy and not similar or organized#
混杂的；杂乱的；组织散乱的#
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The village was guarded by {a r-g group of soldiers}.#
这个村庄由一群杂牌军士兵把守着#
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He arrived with {a r-g collection of friends}.#
他带着一些三教九流的朋友来了
ragtag#
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adjective#
/ˈræɡ.tæɡ/
/算旧账/#
/与[某人]算账/
to settle old scores#
to settle a score with sb
[idiomatic] The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope.#
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I am [at the e-d of my r-e with] these train delays.
be at the end of one’s rope
> [ANATOMY, specialized] a muscle that surrounds an opening in the body and can tighten to close it:#
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the anal s-r#
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a s-r muscle
sphincter#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈsfɪŋk.tɚ/
> [formal] a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility#
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Renaissance art is not really {his p-e} - he specializes in the modern period.#
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Marketing is within {the p-e of} the sales department.
province#
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sb’s province
》[formal] relating to an argument that suggests the probable effects of a known cause, or using general principles to suggest likely effects#
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“It’s freezing outside; you must be cold” is an example of {a p-i reasoning}.
a priori#
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adjective#
/ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔːr.aɪ/#
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a priori = Latin for “from the former,” usually describes lines of reasoning or arguments that proceed from the general to the particular, or from causes to effects.#
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a posteriori = a posteriori knowledge, knowledge based solely on experience or personal observation, it comes from the power of reasoning based on self-evident truths.
> [formal] to give or divide something, especially blame or money, among several people or things#
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When we know how much is profit, then we can {a-n the money} among/between us.#
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The investigation into the air crash would inevitably {a-n blame to} certain members of the crew.#
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Synonym#
allocate
apportion#
verb [ T ]#
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/əˈpɔːr.ʃən/
> [geometry] a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle. If the axis of revolution does not touch the circle, the surface has a ring shape and is called [a t-s of revolution].#
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t-s
torus
> [idiomatic] The point at which one has run out of options or the ability to delay.#
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I was [at the e-d of my r-e] when asked to comment on a book I didn’t read.
be at the end of one’s rope
》[UK] [person] is not wanted or considered useful anymore because they are too old#
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There’s plenty of time to have a baby. I’m not {p-t my sell-by d-e} yet.
be past one’s sell-by date
> A device which uses a powerful magnetic field to confine plasma in the shape of a torus. The t-k is one of several types of magnetic confinement devices being developed to produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. As of 2020, it is the leading candidate for a practical fusion reactor.#
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t-k
tokamak#
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/ˈtoʊkəmæk/
> a person or animal that goes from one place to another looking for people to kill or things to steal or destroy#
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Peter built a river-to-river wooden wall to ward off m-rs.#
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The brushtail possum is a relentless m-r that invaded New Zealand from Australia.#
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predator
marauder#
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noun [ C ]#
/məˈrɑː.dɚ/
> a woman, usually with a high social position, who in the past had sexual relationships with rich or important men in exchange for money#
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c-n
courtesan#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈkɔːr.t̬ə.zæn/
> any of various small insects, such as the greenfly, that suck the juices of plants for food#
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a-d
aphid#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈæ.fɪd/
> complete freedom to do something#
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[ + to infinitive ] The landlord has given her {c-e b-e} to redecorate the living room.
Carte Blanche#
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noun [ S or U ]#
/ˌkɑːrt ˈblɑːnʃ/
> relating to the anus (= the opening at end of the intestines through which solid waste leaves the body)#
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the a-l passage#
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the a-l sphincter#
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a-l sex
anal#
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adjective#
/ˈeɪ.nəl/
> something, such as an insect, that carries pollen from one plant or part of a plant to another#
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These chemicals are known to be highly toxic to honeybees and other p-rs.
pollinator#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈpɑː.lə.neɪ.t̬ɚ/
> the action of tricking or controlling someone by making them believe things that are not true, especially by suggesting that they may be mentally ill#
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G-g is a form of psychological abuse.#
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His g-g was a deliberate attempt to convince her that she was losing her [grasp on reality].
gaslighting#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈɡæs.laɪ.tɪŋ/
> the beginning of an organization or official activity#
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Since its i-n in 1968, the company has been {at the forefront of} computer development.
inception#
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noun [ S ]#
/ɪnˈsep.ʃən/
> the whole range of things that can be included in something#
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In her stories she expresses {the whole g-t of} emotions, from happiness to sorrow.
the gamut#
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noun [ S ]#
/ˈɡæm.ət/
anachronism vs anarchism
anachronism#
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noun [ C ]#
/əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/#
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.:#
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For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.#
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anarchism#
noun [ U ]#
/ˈæn. ɚ.kɪ.zəm/#
the political belief that there should be little or no formal or official organization to society but that people should work freely together#
The crushing of those rebellions fueled the hopelessness that led to anarchism and assassinations
cornflakes vs conflate vs conflake
cornflakes#
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/ˈkɔːrn.fleɪks/# s
mall, thin yellowish-orange pieces of dry food made from crushed corn, often eaten with milk and sugar in the morning#
a bowl of cornflakes#
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conflate# verb [ T ]#
/kənˈfleɪt/#
to combine two or more separate things, especially pieces of text, to form a whole:#
She conflated the three plays to produce a fresh new work.#
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conflake#
Combination of conservative and flake#
Used derogatorily by thinking people when making reference to followers of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, or Bill O’Reilly.#
Ignore the troll, he’s just another conflake, straight for their audience of Fox News.
diligent vs indigent
diligent#
/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt/#
[approving] careful and using a lot of effort#
a diligent student#
Leo is very d-t in his work.#
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indigent#
/ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒənt/#
[formal] very poor#
an indigent family
orchestra
/ˈɔːr.kə.strə/#
She’s a cellist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
pejorative vs prerogative
pejorative#
/pɪˈdʒɔːr.ə.t̬ɪv/#
[formal] expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance#
Make sure students realize that “fat” is a pejorative word.#
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prerogative#
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/prɪˈrɑː.ɡə.t̬ɪv/#
[formal] something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone#
Alex makes all the big decisions - that’s his prerogative as company director.
scuttle vs scuffle vs scurry
scuttle#
to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape:#
A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.#
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scuffle# a short and sudden fight, especially one involving a small number of people:#
Two police officers were injured in scuffles with demonstrators at Sunday’s protest.#
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scurry#
to move quickly, with small, short steps:#
The mouse scurried across the floor.
》someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it:#
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Max was a s-t and a heavy gambler.#
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I’m not a s-t, although sometimes if I see something on sale, I’ll get three because it’s a good deal.
spendthrift#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈspend.θrɪft/
the opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste leaves the body#
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a-s
anus#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈeɪ.nəs/
> a large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material used as a covering on a bed#
羽绒被；蓬松棉被#
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d-t
duvet#
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noun [ C ]#
/duːˈveɪ/#
(UK also continental quilt);#
(US comforter)
> rows of brightly colored small flags or pieces of cloth that are hung across roads or above a stage as decoration for special occasions#
彩旗#
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b-g
bunting#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈbʌn.t̬ɪŋ/
> [C usually plural] a piece of cloth or leather covering the ankle and part of the shoe and fastening on the side, worn in the past by men#
[过去男子穿的] 鞋罩#
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s-t
spat#
noun (SHOE)
