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restitution

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补偿,赔偿:for some injury

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resurrect

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使重生,使复苏:bring back to life

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retentive

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记性好的:retain knowledge or information

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retrieve

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寻回,找回:get back again

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reverberate

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回荡,回响:continue or be repeated sound waves

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rhetorical

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语言上的,文字上的:words or language;言辞华丽(却往往无内涵)的:fancy but meaningless

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rigmarole

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混乱而无意义的话:confused or meaningless talk

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ruthless

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没有怜悯心的,残忍的:no pity

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sacrosanct

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极为神圣的,不可侵犯的:most sacred

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scourge

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祸害:source of harm

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screen

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掩护物,屏障:shelters, protects, or hides;保护,使…免受攻击:drive attack away;掩护,遮蔽:shut off from view

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scrimp

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节俭:avoid waste

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scruple

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(良心上的)不安:uneasy feeling about the rightness

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secede

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脱离,拖出(组织、团体、联盟等):withdraw from an organization

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sectarianism

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宗派主义,顽固:adherence prejudices

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secular

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世俗的,尘世的:worldly or temporal

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sequel

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结果:result

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shift

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改变…的位置:change position;改变,变化:pass from;交换:in return

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shifty

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(显得)狡诈的,(显得)欺诈的:deceitful character

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simile

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明喻:comparing two unlike things

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skittish

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容易受到惊吓的,胆小的:easily frightened;容易激动的:easily excited;善变的,多变的:likely to change

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sparing

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节俭的,节约的:careful restraint;不足的,缺乏的:less plentiful

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splinter

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尖细条,刺:sharp, slender piece;将…切成细条:break into sharp, slender pieces

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splutter

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急切而不清楚地说:hastily and incoherently

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squeamish

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恶心的,晕船的:nausea

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stasis

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平衡,停滞:balance

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staunch

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忠诚的,坚定的:steadfast in loyalty

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stereotype

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成见,老套的理念:conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified opinion

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stigmatize

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使蒙上污名:disgraceful or ignominious

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substitute

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取代者,替代品:takes the place of another;取代,替代:take the place of

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succumb

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屈服:yield to superior strength;死亡:death

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supersede

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取代,替代:displace

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surly

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脾气不好的:churlish in mood

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surmise

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(根据不足的)推测,揣测:based on scantly evidence

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surmount

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战胜,获得胜利:achieve a victory

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surpass

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超越,强于:become better;突破(界限、纪录等):beyond the limit

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surrogate

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替代品:takes the place

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surveillance

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监视,监控:close observation

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tame

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被驯化的:reduced from a state of native wildness;无聊的,乏味的:lacking spirit;控制,抑制:keep from exceeding

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tangle

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困惑,不解:perplexity;纠缠,使….纠结:in a snare

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teeming

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大量的:great numbers

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temporal

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世俗的,尘世的:earthly life

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tentative

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暂时性的,尝试的:not fully developed

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thick-skinned

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冷漠无情的,不顾他人感受的:unaffected

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thrill

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强烈的兴奋感,快感:pleasurably intense stimulate;使兴奋,使激动:excitement

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timely

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及时的,无拖延的:without delay;恰到好处的,合乎时宜的:appropriate

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topsy-turvy*

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混乱的,不整洁的:lacking in order, neatness

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trifle

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不重要的事:little importance or value;不正经地对待,玩弄:without serious intent

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trifling

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细微的,不重要的:lacking in significance

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tycoon

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大亨,巨头:person of rank, power, influence