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riveting

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吸引人的,极迷人的:absorbing engrossing

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rivulet

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小河,小溪:small stream

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robust

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精力充沛的,强壮的,健康的:full of strength

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roil

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搅浑,使混乱:stir up;激怒:displease

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roisterer

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喝酒喧闹的人:engages in merrymaking

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rookie

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新兵;新生;菜鸟:recruit

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roster

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值勤表,花名册:list of personnel

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rostrum

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讲坛,演讲坛:stage speaking

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rouse

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激起,煽动:stir up;唤醒:stop sleeping

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royalty

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皇家身份:regal character;版税;专利权税:payment

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rubicund

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红润的,健康的:healthy rosiness

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rudimentary

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初始的,未发展的:earliest development;最根本的,基础的:first principles

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rue

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后悔,遗憾:feeling of regret

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ruffle

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皱褶,褶裥花边:strip edge;使粗糙:destroy smoothness;扰乱,打扰:disturb

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ruminate

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沉思:go over in the mind

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rumple

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使皱,弄皱:form creases;打乱,使不整齐:undo the proper order

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run

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(不间断的)连续演出:course of performances

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runic

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神秘的:mysterious

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rupture

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打破;打碎,破裂:part

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ruse

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诡计:subterfuge

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rustic

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乡下人,头脑简单的人:awkward or simple person;乡村的:open areas with few buildings;粗俗的:lacking polish

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rustle

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快速地行动:move or act with speed

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sabotage

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妨害,破坏:hinder a cause;从事破坏活动,阻止:practice sabotage

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saccharine

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像糖一样的,有甜味的:sugar;做作的,矫情的:appealing to the emotions

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sacrilege

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亵渎圣物:profanation sacred

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saddle

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使某人担负:load

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safeguard

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保护措施:prevent accident;保护:make safe

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sage

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智者:wisdom

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salient

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显著的,最突出的:conspicuously

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salubrious

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有益健康的:promoting health

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salutary

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有益健康的:promoting health;有利的,利好的:promoting well-being

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salutation

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致敬,打招呼(表示欢迎和礼貌):greeting;赞扬:praise

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salvage

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(从灾难中)抢救:save from loss

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salve

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减轻:缓解:assuage

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sanctify

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使神圣,将…敬为神:make holy

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sanctimonious

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假装虔诚的:hypocritically pious

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sanction

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批准,同意,许可:make valid;制裁:coercive measure

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sanctuary

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避难所:protection

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sand

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磨光:make smooth

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sanguine

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乐观的,确信的:free from doubt;面色红润的:healthy reddish

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sanitary

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健康的,清洁的:health

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sap

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削弱:weaken energy vitality;健康,活力:active strength

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sapient

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聪明的,有洞察力的:deep understanding, intelligent

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sarcasm

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讽刺,轻蔑:ironic

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sartorial

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裁缝匠的,裁缝的:clothes

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sate

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使饱足,充分满足:satisfy fully

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satiate

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(使)饱足(的),过分满足(的):satisfy fully

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satire

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讽刺诗,讽刺文学:literary ridicule

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satirize

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讽刺:ridicule

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saturate

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使饱和,浸透:wet thoroughly

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saturnine

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忧郁的,阴沉的:lacking in cheer;讽刺的:sardonic

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saunter

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闲逛,漫步:by foot

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savant

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博学之士,学者:learning

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savory

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口感好的,味道好的:appetizing taste, smell;令人愉悦的,pleasure or contentment

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savvy

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老练,机智:knowledge actually doing;明确了解:clear idea of;有见识的,精明能干的:practical cleverness or judgment

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scads

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许多,大量:large number

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scant

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不足的,缺乏的:scarcely

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scathing

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尖酸刻薄的:cause hurt feelings

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schism

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不一致:lack of agreement

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scintillate

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闪耀:sparks

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scion

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子孙:descendant

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scission

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切断,分离,分裂:division

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scoff

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嘲笑:derision, mock;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily

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scorch

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炙烤,烘干:burn, make dry

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scorn

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轻蔑,鄙视,不屑:reject contemptible

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scotch

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停止:put an end to

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scour

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用力擦洗:wash vigorously;搜查:to find or discover

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scowl

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皱眉(表现出不高兴):expression displeasure

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scrappy

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好斗的,好吵架的:aggressive

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scrap

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废料,废物:discarded or useless;抛弃:get rid of;终止,放弃原计划:put an end to

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scrawl

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乱涂,潦草地写:write carelessly

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scribble

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潦草地书写,乱写:meaningless

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scrupulous

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正直的:principled;一丝不苟的:great care and effort

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scrutable

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可以理解的:understood comprehensible

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scrutinize

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仔细检查:observe great care

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scuff

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(使)磨损:roughened by wear;脚步拖沓:move heavily

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scurrilous

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说粗话的:vulgar

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scurvy

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下流的,让人鄙视的:contemptible

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seamy

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肮脏的,堕落的:sordid, base

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secluded

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僻静的,隐蔽的:hidden

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secrete

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隐藏:conceal;分泌:generate

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sedate

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淡定的,安静的:free from agitation

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sedentary

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固定不动的:not migratory

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seduce

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劝说(使不忠,使不服从),诱…误入歧途:persuade

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sedulous

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勤奋认真的:careful perseverance

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seemly

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得体的,遵守礼节的:following the established traditions

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segment

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分割;部分:separate

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self-abasement

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自卑,自谦:humiliation

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self-absorbed

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自恋的,自私的:absorbed in one’s own

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seminal

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有发展性的:contributing later development;创新的:creative

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sensation

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感觉,知觉:sense;轰动事件:intense interest

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sensitive

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敏感的:susceptible

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sentinel

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哨兵,看守:watches over

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sepulchral

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阴沉的,丧葬的:lacking in cheer

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septic

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腐败的,感染的:putrefaction

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sequela

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结果:secondary result

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sequester

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使隔离,分离:segregate;使隐退:seclusion

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sere

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干枯的,凋萎的:dried, withered

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serendipity

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意外发现珍奇(或称心)事物的本领:by accident

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serene

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安静的:free from uproar;稳重的,镇静的:unaffected, calm