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Solace

A

comfort in grief, trouble,or calamity; consolation

安慰

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Spendthrift

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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully

挥霍者,挥霍的

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Stigmatize

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to characterize or brand as disgraceful or ignominious

使感到羞耻

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Strenuous

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requiring great effort, energy, or strength; vigorously active, energetic or zealous
繁重的,剧烈的

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Subvert

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to undermine

颠覆

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Sully

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to make dirty; to blemish someone’s reputation

弄脏,玷污,损害

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Surpass

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to be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of, transcend; to go beyond, as in quality or degree, exceed
胜过,超出

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Sycophant

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a servile flatterer,especially of those in authority or influence
阿谀奉承者

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Taciturn

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disinclined to conversation

沉默寡言的

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Unprecedented

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having never happened before

空前的

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Unruly

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difficult or impossible to discipline, control or rule

难控制的,不平整的

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Utilitarian

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exhibiting or stressing utility over other values, practical

功利主义的

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Vehement

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very eager or urgent

强烈的,激烈的,猛烈的

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Abode

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a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home
住所,居住

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

深奥的,费解的

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Adherent

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a follower of a leader, party or profession; a believer of a particular idea
拥护者,信徒,追随者

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Augment

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to make something greater in size, quantity, or extent

增加

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Callous

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toughened, as in hardened skin; insensitive, unfeeling

冷酷无情的

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Celestial

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relating to the heavens or universe

天国的,天空的

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Concrete

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actual; existing in reality

具体的

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corral

A

to gathering confine; to drive into an enclosure

包围,把…赶进畜栏

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delinquent

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failing or neglectful of a duty
有过失的,怠忽的adj
流氓,行为不良的人n

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diligent

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having determined, attentive effort, hardworking

勤奋的,坚持不懈的

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diminutive

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small; little; tiny

极小的,小的

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diurnal

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daily; pertaining the daytime

白天的,日间活动的

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draconian

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rigorous, unusually severe or cruel

严苛的

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dwindle

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to diminish or become less

逐渐减小,逐渐变小,逐渐消失

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egregious

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conspicuously bad or offensive 极坏的,极严重的,极糟糕的

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eloquent

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having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
雄辩的,传达神意

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empirical

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based on observation or experiment; based on experience, not theory
以经验为依据的

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evanescent

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fleeting; likely to vanish

瞬息即逝的,迅速消失的

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exhaustive

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thorough and complete in execution

彻底的,全面的,详尽的

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expatriate

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to drive from one’s own country

把…逐出本国

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fabricate

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to invent fancifully or falsely

伪造

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flawless

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being entirely without imperfections

无瑕的

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formidable

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difficult to accomplish; arousing fear,dread, or alarm; inspiring awe or wonder
难克服的,难对付的

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fortuitous

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accidental or lucky偶然的

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geniality

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warmth and kindness of disposition友善

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impede

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to be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of

阻塞,妨碍,拖延

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implement

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to put into effect or action, as with a plan

实施,实践,执行

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impose

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to establish as compulsory强制实行,强加于人

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inculcate

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to instill ideas or values 灌输,教导

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indignant

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having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness义愤的

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indoctrination

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to instruct in a body of doctrine or principles灌输

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infirmity

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a physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw

体弱,疾病

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infringement

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a violation, as of a law, regulation. or agreement; a breach

违反,侵犯,触犯

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ingenuity

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cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating

心灵手巧