3000 ch8 Flashcards

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nuance

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细微的差异

a poem of little depth and nuance

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nudge

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说服某人做某事

encourage, exhort, goad, press, prod, prompt

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nugatory

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无关紧要的

incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, trifling, trivial

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nurture

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提供营养

培育,培养

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oath

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誓言

pledge, troth, vow, word

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obdurate

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固执的

adamant, hard-nosed, headstrong, inflexible, intransigent

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obliging

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乐于助人的

accommodative, friendly, indulgent

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oblique

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斜的

】askew, cant, inclined, leaning, listing,

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oblivious

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不知道的,不知情的

incognizant, insensible, unaware, unconscious

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obloquy

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谩骂,诽谤

billingsgate, fulmination, invective, scurrility, vitriol, vituperation

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obsequious

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谄媚的,奴性的

She’s constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything

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obstreperous

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难驾驭的,任性的

balky, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious

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obstruct

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妨碍,制造困难

encumber, fetter, handicap, hinder, impede, inhibit

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obtuse

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愚钝的

dumb, fatuous, mindless, oafish, opaque, senseless, unintelligent, vacuous

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occult

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难以理解的

ambiguous, arcane, equivocal, inscrutable, opaque, impenetrable

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odium

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憎恶,讨厌

】ignominy, infamy, obloquy, opprobrium

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offbeat

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不平常的

extraordinary, peculiar, queer, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary

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offhand

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即兴的,没有准备的

ad-lib, extemporary, impromptu, improvised, unplanned, unpremeditated

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offish

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冷淡的

】aloof, detached, distant, remote, unbending, unsociable

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off-key

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不寻常的,不合适的

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ominous

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凶兆的

】baleful, foreboding, inauspicious, portentous, sinister, threatening

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omniscient

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无所不知的

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opine

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表达观点

comment, editorialize, note, observe, reflect, weigh in

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opportune

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合适的,适当的

seasonable, well-timed

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oration

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(颇有野心、自高自大的)演说

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orthodox

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传统的

ceremonial, conventional, regular, routine

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ossify

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硬化,僵化

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ostracize

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驱逐

banish, bounce, chase, dismiss, expel, extrude, oust, boot out, cast out, run off, drum out, kick

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oust

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免职

deprive, displace, uncrown, unthrone

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outlandish

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古怪的,奇异的

bizarre, cranky, eccentric, erratic, offbeat, peculiar, remarkable

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outmaneuver

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以策略取胜

outfox, outslick, outsmart, outthink, outwit

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outwit

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瞒骗,以智取胜

outfox, outmaneuver, outslick, outsmart, outthink

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overbearing

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专横傲慢的

authoritative, despotic, dictatorial, imperious, masterful, peremptory

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overt

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明显的,公开的

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overture

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前言

preamble, preliminary, prologue, warm-up, curtain-raiser

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oxymoron

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矛盾修饰法

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pacify

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使平静,安慰

appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, placate, propitiate

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padding

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夸张,废话

caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole

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paean

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欢乐颂

accolade, citation, dithyramb, eulogium, eulogy, hymn

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painstaking

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煞费苦心的

careful, conscientious, fussy, meticulous, scrupulous

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palatable

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感到愉悦满足的

agreeable, blessed, congenial, delectable, delightful, delightsome

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palatial

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宫殿般奢华的

】deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, opulent, sumptuous

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pall

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失去兴趣:

His humor began to pall on us

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palliate

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平息,减轻

allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate

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pallid

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无生气的,缺乏活力的

苍白无血色的

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palmy

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繁荣的

flourishing, prosperous, thriving, booming, lush,

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palpable

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摸得到的

touchable

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palter

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欺骗

chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate

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paltry

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无价值的;微不足道的

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, niggling, piddling

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pan

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严厉批评

blame, censure, condemn, denounce, dispraise

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panache

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炫耀

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pandemic

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大范围流行的

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pandemonium

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喧嚣,骚动

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panegyric

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赞颂之词

accolade, citation, commendation, dithyramb, eulogium, eulogy

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panoramic

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全景的

compendious, complete, comprehensive, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive

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parable

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寓言

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paramount

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最重要的

cardinal, chief, key, leading, main, predominant

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paranoid

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多疑的,对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的

distrustful, nervous, suspicious, unbelieving

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paraphrase

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转述,意译,改写

】 rephrase, restate, reword, translate

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parch

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烤干

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, scorch, sear

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parenthesis

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间断

discontinuity, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice,

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pariah

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被排斥或鄙视的人

castaway, castoff, leper, reject

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parity

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相称,同等,平等

coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalency, par, sameness

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paroxysm

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(感情、动作的)突发

burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, flare, flash

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parrot

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机械地)模仿,复制

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parry

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躲避(问题)

avoid, dodge, elude, eschew, evade, finesse

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parsimonious

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过度节俭的,吝啬的

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partial

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偏袒的,偏爱的

biased, one-sided, partisan, prejudiced

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particularize

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详述

detail, specificate, specify

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partisan

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跟随者,信徒

acolyte, adherent, disciple, pupil, votary

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pastiche

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(带嘲讽的)模仿

burlesque, caricature, imitation, parody, spoof, travesty

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partition

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分割,划分

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patent

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显而易见的,明显的

evident, flagrant, manifest, obvious, plain

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pathological

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abnormal, aberrant, anomalous, morbid

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patina

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外表

façade, hull, skin, veneer