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vulnerable

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易受攻击的,脆弱的:open to attack

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waddle

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摇摇摆摆地走:tilt the body from side to side

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waffle

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胡扯:talk foolishly

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waft

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飘荡,漂浮:float

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wag

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诙谐幽默的人:humorous;摆动:move to and fro or up and down

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wan

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苍白的,病态的:poor health

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wanderlust

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旅游癖:impulse to travel

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wane

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减少,衰退,降低:decrease

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want

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短缺:lacking;渴望:desire

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warmonger

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好战者:urges war

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warp

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使偏向:turn;扭曲,变形:twist;曲解:alter the meaning

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warrant

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向…保证质量:assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality;批准,认可:give official acceptance

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wary

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小心的,机警的,谨慎的:caution

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wastrel

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肆意挥霍的人,败家子:expends self-indulgently

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watershed

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重要关头,分水岭:turning point

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wax

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月亮渐满:increase in phase of the moon;用蜡涂、处理或上光:coat;增大,增强:increase

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waylay

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埋伏,伏击:attack

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welter

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混乱,动乱:disorder

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wheedle

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(用花言巧语)诱惑,哄骗:persuade by flattery

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whet

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磨快:sharpen

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whiff

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微风:slight gust;细微的信号,轻微痕迹:imperceptible sign

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whimsical

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反复无常的:sudden illogical changes

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wholesome

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有益身心健康的:promoting health

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wicked

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邪恶的:morally bad

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wince

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畏缩:shrink back from pain

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windbag

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健谈的人:talkative

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windy

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冗长的:verbosity

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winsome

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迷人的,漂亮的:pleasing and engaging

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wit

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机智,智慧:ability to understand;智者,有智慧的人:intelligence

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withdraw

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撤退:take back

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wither

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枯萎,凋谢:become sapless

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withhold

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抑制;扣压,不给予:refrain from giving

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wizen

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(使)凋谢,(使)枯萎:become wrinkled;凋谢的,枯萎的:dried up

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wobble

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摇晃,颤抖:move or proceed unsteadily;犹豫不决:show uncertainty

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worldly

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世间的,世俗的:rather than spiritual;老练的:experienced

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worship

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崇拜,敬仰:respect;崇拜,膜拜:offer honor or respect

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wrangle

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纷争,争端:differing opinions;争吵:quarrel

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wretched

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极差的:poor in quality;沮丧的:dejected

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wry

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扭曲的:twisted, bent;坚持错误的:stubborn to wrong

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xenophobe

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仇视(或畏惧)外国人(或外国事物)者:fearful of what is foreign

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yoke

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连接:become joined

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yokel

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乡下人,天真纯朴的人:inhabitant of a rural area

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zeal

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热心,热诚:enthusiastic devotion

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zealot

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狂热者:a fanatical partisan

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zenith

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最高点,巅峰:culminating

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zesty

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刺激的,开胃的:piquant

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abreast

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并排地:in line;熟知的:knowledge of recent developments

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absent

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未出现的,缺乏的:not present;不专心的,走神的:lost in thought

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acclaim

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称赞:public acknowledgment or admiration;赞扬,赞颂:approval

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accomplish

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实现,完成:completion