Barrons 3500 G Flashcards
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sportive
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ADJ. /嬉戏的；玩闹的/playful. Such a sportive attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.
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spry
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ADJ. /充满生气的；活泼的；敏捷的/vigorously active; nimble. She was eighty years old, yet still spry and alert.
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spurious
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ADJ. /伪造的，欺骗的/false; counterfeit; forged; illogical. The antique dealer hero of Jonathan Gash’s mystery novels gives the reader tips on how to tell spurious antiques from the real thing. Natasha’s claim to be the lost heir of the Romanoffs was spurious: the only thing Russian about her was the vodka she drank!
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spurn
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V. /放弃；拒绝/reject; scorn. The heroine spurned the villain’s advances.
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squabble
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N. /争吵/minor quarrel; bickering. Children invariably get involved in petty squabbles; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children work things out on their own.
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squalor
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N. /肮脏；悲惨；贫穷/filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state. Rusted, broken-down cars in its yard, trash piled up on the porch, tar paper peeling from the roof, the shack was the picture of squalor. squalid,ADJ.
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squander
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V. /浪费/waste. If you squander your allowance on candy and comic books, you won’t have any money left to buy the new box of crayons you want.
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squat
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ADJ. /矮壮的；又短又厚的；蹲着的/stocky; short and thick. Tolkien’s hobbits are somewhat squat, sturdy little creatures, fond of good ale, good music, and good mushrooms.
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staccato
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ADJ. /断奏；断唱/played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound. His staccato speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.
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stagnant
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ADJ. /静止的；单调的/motionless; stale; dull. Mosquitoes com?monly breed in ponds of stagnant water. Mike’s career was stagnant; it wasn’t going anywhere, and neither was he! stagnate,V.
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staid
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ADJ. /沉静的；安静的/sober; sedate. Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was staid and solemn.
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stalemate
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N. /僵局/deadlock. Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a stalemate; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
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stalwart
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ADJ. /坚定的；强壮的/strong, brawny; steadfast. His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a stalwart and loyal member. also N.
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stamina
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N. /毅力；意志力/strength; staying power. I doubt that she has the stamina to run the full distance of the marathon race.
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stanch
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V. /止血；血流变检测/check flow of blood. It is imperative that we stanch the gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries.
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stanza
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N. /节；段落（诗的）；盘（棋的）/division of a poem. Do you know the last stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
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static
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ADJ. /静态的/unchanging; lacking development. Why watch chess on TV? I like watching a game with action, not some?thing static where nothing seems to be going on.
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statute
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N. /法令；条例/law enacted by the legislature. The statute of limitations sets the limits on how long you have to take legal action in specific cases.
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steadfast
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ADJ. /坚定的；不渝的；忠诚的/loyal; unswerving. Penelope was steadfast in her affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
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stealth
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N. /隐秘；隐藏；隐蔽行动/slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness. Fearing detection by the sentries on duty, the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with great stealth.
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steep
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V. /浸泡，弄湿；陡坡；悬崖/soak; saturate. Be sure to steep the fabric in the dyebath for the full time prescribed.
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stellar
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ADJ. /星体的；恒星的/pertaining to the stars. He was the stellar attraction of the entire performance.
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stem
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V. /制止流出/check the flow. The paramedic used a tourniquet to stem the bleeding from the slashed artery.
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stem from
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V. /起因于/arise from. Milton’s problems in school stemmed from his poor study habits.
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stereotype
N. /老套；一成不变；铅版/fixed and unvarying representation; stan?dardized mental picture, often reflecting prejudice. Critics object to the character of Jim in The Adventures of Huckle-berry Finn because he seems to reflect the stereotype of the happy, ignorant slave.
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stifle
V. /使窒息；扑灭/suppress; extinguish; inhibit. Halfway through the boring lecture, Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns.
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stigma
N. /耻辱；耻辱的标记；柱头；气门/token of disgrace; brand. I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted clears you completely.
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stigmatize
V. /打烙印；污蔑/brand; mark as wicked. I do not want to stig?matize this young offender for life by sending her to prison.
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stilted
ADJ. /夸大的；充气的；虚胖的；踩高跷的/bombastic; inflated. His stilted rhetoric did not impress the college audience; they were immune to bom?bastic utterances.
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stint
N. /供应；分配；限量分配/supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work. He performed his daily stint cheerfully and willingly. alsoV.
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stint
V. /紧缩，节省/be thrifty; set limits. "Spare no expense," the bride's father said, refusing to stint on the wedding arrange?ments.
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stipend
N. /薪金；津贴/pay for services. There is a nominal stipend for this position.
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stipulate
V. /规定；明细化/make express conditions; specify. Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe, the president stipulated that NATO inspection teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases.
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stodgy
ADJ. /乏味的；保守的/stuffy; boringly conservative. For a young per?son, Winston seems remarkably stodgy: you'd expect someone his age to show a little more life.
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Stoic
ADJ. impassive; unmoved by joy or grief. I wasn't par?ticularly stoic when I had my flu shot; I squealed like a stuck pig. also N.
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stoke
V. /填饱；司炉/stir up a fire; feed plentifully. As a Scout Marisa learned how to light a fire, how to stoke it if it started to die down, and how to extinguish it completely.
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stolid
ADJ. /乏味的；单调的；冷漠的/dull; impassive. The earthquake shattered Stu?art's usual stolid demeanor; trembling, he crouched on the no longer stable ground.
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stratagem
N. /计谋；战略/deceptive scheme. We saw through his clever stratagem.
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stratify
V. /分门别类；分类；分层/divide into classes; be arranged into strata. As the economic gap between the rich and the poor increased, Roman society grew increasingly stratified.
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stratum
N. /地层；社会阶层/layer of earth's surface; layer of society. Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest stratum of our society, we may expect grumbling and revolt.
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strew
V. /散开；随意散开；散播/spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter. Preceding the bride to the altar, the flower girl will strew rose petals along the aisle.
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striated
ADJ. /有细条纹的/marked with parallel bands; grooved. The glacier left many striated rocks. striate,V.
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stricture
N. /责难；非难；限制/restriction; adverse criticism. Huck regularly disobeyed Miss Watson's rules and strictures upon his behavior: he wouldn't wear shoes, no matter what she said.
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strident
ADJ. /刺耳的；尖锐的；坚持不懈的/loud and harsh; insistent. Whenever Sue became angry, she tried not to raise her voice; she had no desire to appear strident.
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stringent
ADJ. /严厉的；迫切的/binding; rigid. I think these regulations are too stringent.
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strut
N. /大摇大摆；高视阔步/pompous walk; swagger. Looking at his self?important strut as he swaggered about the parade ground, I could tell Colonel Blimp thought highly of himself. alsoV.
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strut
N. /支柱/supporting bar. The engineer calculated that the strut supporting the rafter needed to be reinforced. (sec?ondary meaning)
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studied
ADJ. /有计划的；故意的；有想法的/not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful. Given Jill's previous slights, Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a studied insult.
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stultify
V. /使徒劳；使显得愚笨；拆台，办难堪/cause to appear or become stupid or inconsis?tent; frustrate or hinder. His long hours in the blacking fac?tory left young Dickens numb and incurious, as if the menial labor had stultified his brain.
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stupefy
V. /使麻木；使大吃一惊/make numb; stun; amaze. Disapproving of drugs in general, Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might stupefy her. stupefaction, N.
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stupor
N. /冷漠；漠不关心/state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness. In his stupor, the addict was unaware of the events taking place around him.
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stymie
V. /从中作梗；桩子；障碍物/present an obstacle; stump. The detective was stymied by the contradictory evidence in the robbery inves?tigation. also N.
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suavity
N. /柔和；愉快；温和/banity; polish. The elegant actor is particularly good in roles that require suavity and sophistication.
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subdued
ADJ. /屈服的；柔和的；减弱的/less intense; quieter. Bob liked the subdued lighting at the restaurant because he thought it was roman?tic. I just thought it was dimly lit.
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subjective
ADJ. /主观的；个人的/occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal. Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permit?ted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking.
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subjugate
V. /征服/conquer; bring under control. It is not our aim to subjugate our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.
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sublime
ADJ. /庄严的；崇高的；壮观的/exalted or noble and uplifting; utter. Lucy was in awe of Desi's sublime musicianship, while he was in awe of her sublime naiveté.
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subliminal
ADJ. /低于极限的；下意识的/below the threshold. We may not be aware of the subliminal influences that affect our thinking.
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submissive
ADJ. /屈服的；胆怯的/yielding; timid. When he refused to permit Elizabeth to marry her poet, Mr. Barrett expected her to be properly submissive; instead, she eloped!
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subordinate
ADJ. /低级的；下级的；次要的/occupying a lower rank; inferior; submis?sive. Bishop Proudie's wife expected all the subordinate clergy to behave with great deference to the wife of their superior.
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suborn
V. /教唆/persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury). In The Godfather, the mobsters used bribery and threats to suborn the witnesses against Don Michael Cor?leone.
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subpoena
N. /传票/writ summoning a witness to appear. The prosecutor's office was ready to serve a subpoena on the reluctant witness. alsoV.
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subsequent
ADJ. /后来的；接下来的/following; later. In subsequent lessons, we shall take up more difficult problems.
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subservient
ADJ. /奴隶似的；奴性的/behaving like a slave; servile; obse?quious. He was proud and dignified; he refused to be sub?servient to anyone.
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subside
V. /下沉；平息；减退/settle down; descend; grow quiet. The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually subside.
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subsidiary
ADJ. /次要的；辅助的/subordinate; secondary. This information may be used as subsidiary evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument. also N.
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subsidy
N. /政府的补助/direct financial aid by government, etc. Without this subsidy, American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets.
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subsistence
N. /存在；生存/existence; means of support; livelihood. In these days of inflated prices, my salary provides a mere subsistence.
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substantial
ADJ. /坚实的；充实的/ample; solid; in essentials. The generous scholarship represented a substantial sum of money.
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substantiate
V. /证实；验证/establish by evidence; verify; support. These endorsements from satisfied customers substantiate our claim that Barron's How to Prepare for the SAT I is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
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substantive
ADJ. /真实的；有实质的；大量的/essential; pertaining to the substance. Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem, they could not agree on the substantive issues.
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subterfuge
N. /借口；托辞/pretense; evasion. As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.
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subtlety
N. /精明；稀薄；微妙/perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy. Never obvious, she expressed herself with such subtlety that her remarks went right over the heads of most of her audience. subtle,ADJ.
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subversive
ADJ. /颠覆性的；破坏性的/tending to overthrow; destructive. At first glance, the notion that styrofoam cups may actually be more ecologically sound than paper cups strikes most envi?ronmentalists as subversive.
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succinct
ADJ. /简洁的；紧身的/brief; terse; compact. Don't bore your audi ence with excess verbiage: be succinct.
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succor
V. /救援；援助/aid; assist; comfort. If you believe that con man has come here to succor you in your hour of need, you're an even bigger sucker than I thought. also N.
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succulent
ADJ. /多汁的/juicy; full of richness. To some people, Florida citrus fruits are more succulent than those from Cali?fornia. also N.
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succumb
V. /屈服；屈从；死/yield; give in; die. I succumb to temptation whenever I see chocolate.
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suffragist
N. /扩大参政权；扩大妇女参政权/advocate of voting rights (for women). In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women, Con?gress authorized coining a silver dollar honoring the suf?fragistSusan B. Anthony
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sully
V. /弄脏；玷污/tarnish; soil. He felt that it was beneath his dignity to sully his hands in such menial labor.
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sultry
ADJ. /闷热的，酷热的；放荡的；粗暴的/sweltering. He could not adjust himself to the sultryclimate of the tropics.
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summation
N. /结算；累计；总结/act of finding the total; summary. In his summation, the lawyer emphasized the testimony given by the two witnesses.
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summit
N. /巅峰；顶点/utmost height or pinnacle; highest point (of a mountain, etc.) The summit of the amateur mountain climber's aspirations was someday to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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sumptuous
ADJ. /奢侈的；华丽的/lavish; rich. I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.
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sunder
V. /分裂/separate; part. Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered.
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supercilious
ADJ. /自大的；傲慢的/arrogant; condescending; patronizing. The supercilious headwaiter sneered at customers whom he thought did not fit in at a restaurant catering to an ultra?fashionable crowd.
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superficial
ADJ. /肤浅的；浅薄的/trivial; shallow. Since your report gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, I cannot give you more than a passing grade.
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superfluous
ADJ. /不必要的；多余的/unnecessary; excessive; overabundant. Betsy lacked the heart to tell June that the wedding present she brought was superfluous; she and Bob had already received five toasters. Please try not to include so many superfluous details in your report; just give me the facts. superfluity, N.
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superimpose
V. /添加/place over something else. Your attempt to superimpose another agency in this field will merely increase the bureaucratic nature of our government.
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supersede
V. /取代；推迟/cause to be set aside; replace; make obso?lete. The new bulk mailing postal regulation supersedes the old one. If you continue to follow the old regulation, your bulk mailing will be returned to you.
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supplant
V. /篡位；取代/replace; usurp. Bolingbroke, later to be known as King Henry IV, fought to supplant his cousin, Richard III, as King of England.
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supple
ADJ. /柔顺的；顺从的；柔韧的/flexible; pliant. Years of yoga exercises made Grace's body supple.
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supplicate
V. /恳求；祈祷/petition humbly; pray to grant a favor. We supplicate Your Majesty to grant him amnesty.
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supposition
N. /假定；假想/hypothesis; the act of supposing. I based my decision to confide in him on the supposition that he would be discreet. suppose,V.
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suppress
V. /镇压；抑制；查禁/stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit. Too polite to laugh in anyone's face, Roy did his best to suppress his amusement at Ed's inane remark.
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surfeit
V. /饮食过度；恶心/satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything. Every Thanksgiving we are surfeited with an overabun?dance of holiday treats. also N.
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surly
ADJ. /粗暴的；阴沉的；板着脸的；无礼的/rude; cross. Because of his surly attitude, many people avoided his company.
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surmise
V. /猜测/guess. I surmise that he will be late for this meeting. also N.
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surmount
V. /克服/overcome. Could Helen Keller, blind and deaf since childhood, surmount her physical disabilities and lead a productive life?
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surpass
V. /超越/exceed. Her SAT I scores surpassed our expectations.
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surreptitious
ADJ. /暗中的；秘密的/secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden. Hoping to discover where his mom had hidden the Christmas pre?sents, Timmy took a surreptitious peek into the master bed?room closet.
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surrogate
N. /代理；代替/substitute. For a fatherless child, a male teacher may become a father surrogate.
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surveillance
N. /监视；监督/watching; guarding. The FBI kept the house under constant surveillance in the hope of capturing all the criminals at one time,
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susceptible
ADJ. /易受影响的；易感动的；易患病的/impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to. Said the patent medicine man to his very susceptible customer: "Buy this new miracle drug, and you will no longer be sus?ceptible to the common cold."
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sustain
V. /支撑；延续/experience; support; nourish. He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to sustain his growing family.
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sustenance
N. /食物；生计/means of support, food, nourishment. In the tropics, the natives find sustenance easy to obtain, due to all the fruit trees.
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suture
N. /缝合；缝合处/stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing. We will remove the sutures as soon as the wound heals. alsoV.
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swagger
V. /大摇大摆；自大/behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly. The conquering hero didn't simply stride down the street; he swaggered. also N.
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swarm
N. /一大群；挤满，占满，蜂拥/dense moving crowd; large group of honey?bees. At the height of the city hall scandals, a constant swarm of reporters followed the mayor everywhere. alsoV.
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swarthy
ADJ. /暗的；有雾的/dark; dusky. Despite the stereotypes, not all Italians are swarthy, many are fair and blond.
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swathe
V. /包装物；绷带/wrap around; bandage. When I visited him in the hospital, I found him swathed in bandages.
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swelter
V. /闷热；中暑/be oppressed by heat. I am going to buy an air conditioning unit for my apartment as I do not intend to swelter through another hot and humid summer.
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swerve
V. /转向；突然转向/deviate; turn aside sharply. The car swerved wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel.
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swill
V. /痛饮/drink greedily. Singing "Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum," Long John Silver and his fellow pirates swilled their grog.
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swindler
N. /骗子/cheat. She was gullible and trusting, an easy victim for the first swindler who came along.
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sybarite
N. /纵情逸乐之徒/lover of luxury. Rich people are not always sybarites; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.
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sycophant
N. /马屁精；阿谀奉承者/servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man. Fed up with the toadies and flunkies who made up his entourage, the star cried, "Get out, all of you! I'm sick of sycophants!" sycophancy, N.
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symbiosis
N. /共生现象/interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial. Both the croco?dile bird and the crocodile derive benefit from their symbio?sis: pecking away at food particles embedded in the crocodile's teeth, the bird receives nourishment; the croco?dile, meanwhile, receives proper dental hygiene. symbiotic,ADJ.
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symmetry
N. /对称；匀称/arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity. Something lopsided by definition lacks symmetry.
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synoptic
ADJ. /概要的/providing a general overview; summary. The professor turned to the latest issue of Dissertation Abstracts for a synoptic account of what was new in the field. synop-SiS, N.
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synthesis
N. /合成/combining parts into a whole. Now that we have succeeded in isolating this drug, our next problem is to plan its synthesis in the laboratory. synthesize,V.
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table
V. /搁置/set aside a resolution or proposal for future con?sideration. Because we seem unable to agree on this issue at the moment, let us table the motion for now and come back to it at a later date.
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tacit
ADJ. /默许的；会意的/understood; not put into words. We have a tacit agreement based on only a handshake.
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taciturn
ADJ. /沉默寡言的/habitually silent; talking little. The stereotypi?cal cowboy is a taciturn soul, answering lengthy questions with a "Yep" or "Nope."
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tactile
ADJ. /触觉的/pertaining to the organs or sense of touch. His callused hands had lost their tactile sensitivity.
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taint
V. /污染，感染；污点/contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad. One speck of dirt on your utensils may contain enough germs to taint an entire batch of preserves.
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talisman
N. /护身符；避邪物/charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune. Joe believed the carved pendant he found in Vietnam served him as a talisman and brought him safely through the war.
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talon
N. /鸟爪/claw of bird. The falconer wore a leather gauntlet to avoid being clawed by the hawk's talons.
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tangential
ADJ. /外围的；切线的/peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing. Despite Clark's attempts to distract her with tan?gential remarks, Lois kept on coming back to her main question: why couldn't he come out to dinner with Super?man and her?
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tangible
ADJ. /可触摸的；真实的/able to be touched; real; palpable. Although Tom did not own a house, he had several tangible assets-a car, a television, a PC-that he could sell if he needed cash.
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tanner
N. /皮革工人；6便士/person who turns animal hides into leather. Using a solution of tanbark, the tannertreated the cowhide, transforming it into supple leather.
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tantalize
V. /逗弄；使其干着急/tease; torture with disappointment. Tom loved to tantalize his younger brother with candy; he knew the boy was forbidden to have it.
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tantamount
ADJ. /同等的/equivalent in effect or value. Though Rudy claimed his wife was off visiting friends, his shriek of horror when she walked into the room was tantamount to a confession that he believed she was dead.
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tantrum
N. /发脾气；暴怒/fit of petulance; caprice. The child learned that he could have almost anything if he had a tantrum.
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tarantula
N. /毒蜘蛛/venomous spider. We need an antitoxin to counteract the bite of the tarantula.
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tarry
V. /等候；逗留；混日子/delay; dawdle. We can't tarry if we want to get to the airport on time.
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taut
ADJ. /紧张的；整洁的/tight; ready. The captain maintained that he ran a taut ship.
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tautological
ADJ. /同义反复的/needlessly repetitious. In the sentence "It was visible to the eye, " the phrase "to the eye" is tautological.
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tautology
N. /同义反复/unnecessary repetition. "Joyful happiness" is an illustration of tautology.
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tawdry
ADJ. /俗丽的；便宜且华而不实/cheap and gaudy. He won a few tawdry trin?kets in Coney Island.
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tedious
ADJ. /令人厌倦的/boring; tiring. The repetitious nature of work on the assembly line made Martin's job very tedious. tedium, N.
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temerity
N. /鲁莽的/boldness; rashness. Do you have the temerity to argue with me?
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temper
V. /中和；回火；调剂；锻炼/moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel). Not even her supervisor's grumpiness could temper Nancy's enthusiasm for her new job.
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temperament
N. /气质；性情/characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess. Although the twins look alike, they differ markedly in temperament: Todd is calm, but Rod is excitable.
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temperate
ADJ. /节制的；自我控制的/restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature. Try to be temperate in your eating this holiday season; if you control your appetite, you won't gain too much weight.
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tempestuous
ADJ. /有暴风雨的；暴乱的/stormy; impassioned; violent. Racket?throwing tennis star John McEnroe was famed for his dis?plays of tempestuous temperament.
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tempo
N. /节奏，乐曲的速度/speed of music. I find the band's tempo too slow for such a lively dance.
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temporal
ADJ. /暂时的/not lasting forever; limited by time; secular. At onetime in our history, temporal rulers assumed that they had been given their thrones by divine right.
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temporize
V. /拖延时间；见风使舵/avoid commiting oneself; gain time. I cannot permit you to temporize any longer; I must have a definite answer today.
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tenacious
ADJ. /顽强的/holding fast. I had to struggle to break his tenacious hold on my arm.
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tenacity
N. /坚韧/firmness; persistence. Jean Valjean could not believe the tenacity of Inspector Javert. Here all Valjean had done was to steal a loaf of bread, and the inspector had pursued him doggedly for twenty years!
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tendentious
ADJ. /偏见的；有目标的；预计好的/having an aim; biased; designed to fur?ther a cause. The editorials in this periodical are tenden?tious rather than truth-seeking.
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tender
V. /提供；扩充/offer; extend. Although no formal charges had been made against him, in the wake of the recent scandal the mayor felt he should tender his resignation.
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tenet
N. /原则；信条/doctrine; dogma. The agnostic did not accept the tenets of their faith.
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tensile
ADJ. /可伸展的；可拉长的/capable of being stretched. Mountain climbers must know the tensile strength of their ropes. tentative ADJ. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive. Unsure of his wel?come at the Christmas party, Scrooge took a tentative step into his nephew's drawing room.
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tenuous
ADJ. /纤细的/thin; rare; slim. The allegiance of our allies is held by rather tenuous ties.
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tenure
N. /任期；（土地的）使用年限/holding of an office; time during which such an office is held. He has permanent tenure in this position and cannot be fired.
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tepid
ADJ. /冷淡的；微热的/lukewarm. During the summer, I like to take a tepid bath, not a hot one.
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termination
N. /结束/end. Though the time for termination of the project was near, we still had a lot of work to finish before we shut up shop. terminate,V.
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terminology
N. /术语学/terms used in a science or art. The special terminology developed by some authorities in the field has done more to confuse the layman than to enlighten him. terminus N. last stop of railroad. After we reached the rail?road terminus, we continued our journey into the wilderness on saddle horses.
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terrestrial
ADJ. /地的；地球的/earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land. In many science fiction films, alien invaders from outer space plan to destroy all terrestrial life.
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terse
ADJ. /简洁；扼要的/concise; abrupt; pithy. There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.
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testy
ADJ. /易怒的/irritable; short-tempered. My advice is to avoid discussing this problem with him today as he is rather testy and may shout at you.
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tether
V. /用绳子绑；范围/tie with a rope. Before we went to sleep, we teth?ered the horses to prevent their wandering off during the night.
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thematic
ADJ. /主题的；主题相关的/relating to a unifying motif or idea. Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss its underlying thematic import.
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theocracy
N. /神权政治/government run by religious leaders. Though some Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower favored the establish?ment of a theocracy in New England, many of their fellow voyagers preferred a nonreligious form of government.
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theoretical
ADJ. /理论的/not practical or applied; hypothetical. Bob was better at applied engineering and computer program?ming than he was at theoretical physics and math. While I can still think of some theoretical objections to your plan, you've convinced me of its basic soundness.
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therapeutic
ADJ. /治疗的；治疗学的/curative. Now better known for its race?track, Saratoga Springs first gained attention for the thera?peutic qualities of its famous "healing waters." therapy, N.
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thermal
ADJ. /热的；热学的/pertaining to heat. The natives discovered that the hot springs made excellent thermal baths and began to develop their community as a health resort. also N.
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thespian
ADJ. /戏剧的/pertaining to drama. Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a thespian career. also N.
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threadbare
ADJ. /褴褛的；破烂不堪的/worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor. The poor adjunct professor hid the threadbare spots on his jacket by sewing leather patches on his sleeves.
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thrifty
ADJ. /节省的；抠包的/careful about money; economical. A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
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thrive
V. /繁荣；昌盛/prosper; flourish. Despite the impact of the reces?sion on the restaurant trade, Philip's cafe thrived.
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throes
N. /剧痛/violent anguish. The throes of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.
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throng
N. /聚集/crowd. Throngs of shoppers jammed the aisles. alsoV.
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thwart
V. /阻碍；挫败/baffle; frustrate. He felt that everyone was trying to thwart his plans and prevent his success.
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tightwad
N. /吝啬鬼/excessively frugal person; miser. Jill called Jack a tightwad because he never picked up the check.
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tiller
N. /舵柄；农夫/handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer). Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff, Tom kept one hand on the tiller at all times.
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timidity
N. /胆怯/lack of self-confidence or courage. If you are to succeed as a salesman, you must first lose your timidity and fear of failure.
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timorous
ADJ. /害怕的/fearful; demonstrating fear. His timorous manner betrayed the fear he felt at the moment.
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tirade
N. /长篇慷慨激昂的演说/extended scolding; denunciation; harangue. Every time the boss holds a meeting, he goes into a lengthy tirade, scolding us for everything from tardiness to padding our expenses.
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titanic
ADJ. /巨大的/gigantic. Titanic waves beat against the majes?tic S.S. Titanic, driving it against the concealed iceberg.
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title
N. /名字；等级；拥有权/right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc.). Though the penniless Duke of Ragwort no longer held title to the family estate, he still retained his title as head of one of England's oldest families.
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titter
N. /神经质的笑/nervous laugh. Her aunt's constant titter nearly drove her mad. alsoV.
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titular
ADJ. /有名无实的/nominal holding of title without obligations. Although he was the titular head of the company, the real decisions were made by his general manager.
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toady
N. /谄媚的人；马屁精/servile flatterer; yes man. Never tell the boss any?thing he doesn't wish to hear: he doesn't want an indepen?dent adviser, he just wants a toady. alsoV.
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tome
N. /册；卷/large volume. He spent much time in the libraries poring over ancient tomes.
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tonic
ADJ. /精神充沛的/invigorating; refreshing. The tart homemade ginger ale had a tonic effect on Kit: she perked right up. also N.
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topography
N. /拓扑学/physical features of a region. Before the generals gave the order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the region.
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torpor
N. /迟钝；麻木；不活泼/lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy. Throughout the winter, nothing aroused the bear from his torpor: he would not emerge from hibernation until spring. torpid,ADJ.
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torrent
N. /急流；洪水/rushing stream; flood. Day after day of heavy rain saturated the hillside until the water ran downhill in tor?rents. torrential,ADJ.
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torrid
ADJ. /有激情的；热带的/passionate; hot or scorching. Harlequin Romances publish torrid tales of love affairs, some set in torrid climates.
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torso
N. /未完成的；残缺的/trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk. This torso, found in the ruins of Pompeii, is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.
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tortuous
ADJ. /曲折的，蜿蜒的/winding; full of curves. Because this road is so tortuous, it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles an hour on it.
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totter
V. /摇摆；摇摇欲坠/move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall. On unsteady feet, the drunk tottered down the hill to the near?est bar.
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touchstone
N. /试金石；准绳；标准；尺度/stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion. What touchstone can be used to measure the character of a person?
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touchy
ADJ. /暴躁的；难以处理的；易上火的/sensitive; irascible. Do not mention his bald spot; he's very touchy about it.
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tout
V. /吹捧/publicize; praise excessively. I lost confidence in my broker after he touted some junk bonds to me that turned out to be a bad investment.
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toxic
ADJ. /有毒的/poisonous. We must seek an antidote for what?ever toxic substance he has eaten. toxicity, N.
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tract
N. /地域；小册子/region of land (often imprecisely described); pam?phlet. The king granted William Penn a tract of land in the New World. Penn then printed a tract in which he encour-aged settlers to join his colony.
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tractable
ADJ. /驯良的；温顺的；易处理的/docile; easily managed. Although Susan seemed a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence that occasionally led her to defy the powers-that-be when she felt they were in the wrong.
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traduce
V. /诽谤；中伤/expose to slander. His opponents tried to tra?duce the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.
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trajectory
N. /弹道；轨迹；抛物线/path taken by a projectile. The police tried to locate the spot from which the assassin had fired the fatal shot by tracing the trajectory of the bullet.
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tranquillity
N. /平静；冷静/calmness; peace. After the commotion and excitement of the city, I appreciate the tranquillity of these fields and forests.
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transcendent
ADJ. /卓越的；非比寻常的/surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior. For the amateur chef, dining at the four-star restaurant was a transcendent experience: the meal sur?passed his wildest dreams.
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transcribe
V. /复制/copy. When you transcribe your notes, please send a copy to Mr. Smith and keep the original for our files. transcription, N.
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transgression
N. /犯罪/violation of a law; sin. Forgive us our transgressions; we know not what we do.
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transient
ADJ. /暂时的/momentary; temporary; staying for a short time. Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was transient, she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport, this hotel caters to a largely transient trade. transience, N.
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transition
N. /过渡；转换；跃迁/going from one state of action to another. During the period of transition from oil heat to gas heat, the furnace will have to be shut off.
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transitory
ADJ. /短时间的/impermanent; fleeting. Fame is transitory: today's rising star is all too soon tomorrow's washed-up has-been. transitoriness, N.
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translucent
ADJ. /半透明的/partly transparent. We could not recog?nize the people in the next room because of the translucent curtains that separated us.
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transmute
V. /改变/change; convert to something different. He was unable to transmute his dreams into actualities.
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transparent
ADJ. /透明的；容易检测的，明晰的/easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely. John's pride in his son is transparent; no one who sees the two of them together can miss it.
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transport
N. /运输；狂喜/strong emotion. Margo was a creature of extremes, at one moment in transports of joy over a vivid sunset, at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird. also V. (secondary meaning)
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trappings
N. /服饰；装饰/outward decorations; ornaments. He loved the trappings of success: the limousines, the stock options, the company jet.
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traumatic
ADJ. /外伤的/pertaining to an injury caused by violence. In his nightmares, he kept on recalling the traumatic experi?ence of being wounded in battle.
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travail
N. /辛苦劳作/painful labor. How long do you think a man can endure such travail and degradation without rebelling?
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traverse
V. /穿过/go through or across. When you traverse this field, be careful of the bull.
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travesty
N. /滑稽化；滑稽模仿/comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous. The ridiculous decision the jury has reached is a travesty of justice.
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treacly
ADJ. /甜蜜的/sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental. Irritatingly cheerful, always looking on the bright side, Pollyanna speaks nothing but treacly sentimentalities. treacle, N.
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treatise
N. /论文/article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly. He is preparing a treatise on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.
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trek
N. /旅行/travel; journey. The tribe made their trek farther north that summer in search of game. alsoV.
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tremor
N. /振动的/trembling; slight quiver. She had a nervous tremor in her right hand.
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tremulous
ADJ. /震荡的/trembling; wavering. She was tremulous more from excitement than from fear.
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trenchant
ADJ. /锋利的/cutting; keen. I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is so often sarcastic.
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trepidation
N. /惧怕/fear; nervous apprehension. As she entered the office of the dean of admissions, Sharon felt some trepi?dation about how she would do in her interview.
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trespass
V. /过失；侵入/unlawfully enter the boundaries of some else's property. The wicked baron flogged any poacher who tres?passed on his private hunting grounds. also N.
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tribute
N. /贡品；殷勤；颂词；礼物/tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect. The colonists refused to pay tribute to a foreign despot.
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trifling
ADJ. /不重要的/trivial; unimportant. Why bother going to see a doctor for such a trifling, everyday cold?
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trigger
V. /引起；触发；扳机/set off. John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll trigger an explosion.
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trinket
N. /小玩意儿；密谋/knickknack; bauble. Whenever she traveled abroad, Ethel would pick up costume jewelry and other trin?kets as souvenirs.
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trite
ADJ. /陈腐的/hackneyed; commonplace. The trite and pre?dictable situations in many television programs turn off many viewers, who, in turn, turn off their sets.
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trivial
ADJ. /不重要的/unimportant; trifling. Too many magazines ignore newsworthy subjects and feature trivial affairs. trivia, N.
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trough
N. /槽；低谷/container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.) The hungry pigs struggled to get at the fresh swill in the trough. The surfer rode her board, coasting along in the trough between two waves.
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truculence
N. /野蛮；粗鲁/aggressiveness; ferocity. Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of tru?culence. truculent,ADJ.
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truism
N. /真实性/self-evident truth. Many a truism is summed up in a proverb; for example, "Marry in haste, repent at leisure."
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truncate
V. /截去尖端/cut the top off. The top of a cone that has been truncated in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.
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tryst
N. /约会；幽会/meeting. The lovers kept their tryst even though they realized their danger.
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tumult
N. /吵闹；混乱/commotion; riot; noise. She could not make her?self heard over the tumult of the mob.
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tundra
N. /苔原；冻土/rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America. Despite the cold, many geologists are trying to discover valuable mineral deposits in the tundra.
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turbid
ADJ. /浑浊的；搅动了沉淀物的/muddy; having the sediment disturbed. The water was turbid after the children had waded through it.
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turbulence
N. /湍流；骚乱；动荡/state of violent agitation. Warned of approaching turbulence in the atmosphere, the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
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turgid
ADJ. /肿胀的/swollen; distended. The turgid river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the countryside.
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turmoil
N. /骚动；混乱/great commotion and confusion. Lydia running off with a soldier! Mother fainting at the news! The Bennet household was in turmoil.
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turncoat
N. /叛徒；叛逆者/traitor. The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a turncoat.
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turpitude
N. /奸恶；卑鄙/depravity. A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.
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tutelage
N. /监护/guardianship; training. Under the tutelage of such masters of the instrument, she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.
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tycoon
N. /大亨/wealthy leader. John D. Rockefeller was a prominent tycoon.
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typhoon
N. /台风/tropical hurricane or cyclone. If you liked Twister, you'll love Typhoon!
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tyranny
N. /暴政；专制/oppression; cruel government. Frederick Dou?glass fought against the tyranny of slavery throughout his life.
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tyro
N. /新手/beginner; novice. For a mere tyro, you have pro?duced some wonderfully expert results.
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ubiquitous
ADJ. /无所不在的/being everywhere; omnipresent. That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous; David heard the tune everywhere.
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ulterior
ADJ. /将来的；隐蔽的/situated beyond; unstated. You must have an ulterior motive for your behavior, since there is no obvious reason for it.
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ultimate
ADJ. /终极的/final; not susceptible to further analysis. Sci?entists are searching for ultimate truths.
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unaccountable
ADJ. /无责任的；无法解释的/inexplicable; unreasonable or mysteri?ous. I have taken an unaccountable dislike to my doctor: "I do not love thee, Doctor Fell. The reason why, I cannot tell."
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unanimity
N. /全体同意；全体一致/complete agreement. We were surprised by the unanimity with which members of both parties accepted our proposals. unanimous,ADJ.
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unassailable
ADJ. /攻不破的/not subject to question; not open to attack. Penelope's virtue was unassailable; while she waited for her husband to come back from the war, no other man had a chance.
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unassuming
ADJ. /谦逊的/modest. He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.
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unbridled
ADJ. /放肆的；肆虐的/violent. She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.
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uncanny
ADJ. /离奇的/strange; mysterious. You have the uncanny knack of reading my innermost thoughts.
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unconscionable
ADJ. /不合理的；不道德的；过度的/unscrupulous; excessive. She found the loan shark's demands unconscionable and impossible to meet.
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uncouth
ADJ. /笨拙的；粗俗的/outlandish; clumsy; boorish. Most biogra?phers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.
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Unctuous
ADJ. /油的；油质的；松软肥沃的/oily; bland; insincerely suave. Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by unctuous protestations of his "humility."
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underlying
ADJ. /根本的；在下面的；潜在的/fundamental; lying below. The underlying cause of the student riot was not the strict curfew rule but the moldy cafeteria food. Miss Marple seems a sweet little old lady at first, but there's an iron will underlying that soft and fluffy facade.
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undermine
V. /破坏/weaken; sap. The recent corruption scan?dals have undermined many people's faith in the city government. The recent torrential rains have washed away much of the cliffside; the deluge threatens to under?mine the pillars supporting several houses at the edge of the cliff.
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underscore
V. /强调/emphasize. Addressing the jogging class, Kim underscored the importance to runners of good nutrition.
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undulating
ADJ. /波浪的/moving with a wavelike motion. The Hilo Hula Festival was an undulating sea of grass skirts.
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unearth
V. /出土；发掘/dig up. When they unearthed the city, the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.
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unequivocal
ADJ. /明白清楚的/plain; obvious; unmistakable. My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal and absolute "No."
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unerringly
ADJ. /正确无误的/infallibly. My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.
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unfathomable
ADJ. /不可理解的；不能渗透的/incomprehensible; impenetrable. Unable to get to the bottom of the mystery, Watson declared it was unfathomable.
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unfetter
V. /解放/liberate; free from chains. Chained to the wall for months on end, the hostage despaired that he would ever be unfettered.
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unfrock
V. /解除神职/to strip a priest or minister of church authority. To disbar a lawyer, to unfrock a priest, to suspend a doctor's license to practice-these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful considera?tion.
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ungainly
ADJ. /糟糕的；笨拙的/awkward; clumsy; unwieldy. "If you want to know whether Nick's an ungainly dancer, check out my bruised feet," said Nora. Anyone who has ever tried to carry a bass fiddle knows it's an ungainly instrument.
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uniformity
N. /一致性；同样/sameness; monotony. At Persons magazine, we strive for uniformity of style; as a result, all our writers wind up sounding exactly alike.
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unimpeachable
ADJ. /无懈可击的/blameless and exemplary. Her con?duct in office was unimpeachable and her record is spotless.
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uninhibited
ADJ. /放荡不羁的；不受限制的/unrepressed. The congregation was shocked by her uninhibited laughter during the sermon.
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unintimidating
ADJ. /无惧的/unfrightening. Though Phil had expected to feel overawed when he met Steve Young, he found the famous quarterback friendly and unintimidating.
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unique
ADJ. /独一无二的/without an equal; single in kind. You have the unique distinction of being the only student whom I have had to fail in this course.
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universal
ADJ. /通用的/characterizing or affecting all; present every?where. At first, no one shared Christopher's opinions; his the?ory that the world was round was met with universal disdain.
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unkempt
ADJ. /蓬乱的；粗野的；不洁的/disheveled; uncared for in appearance. Jeremy hated his neighbor's unkempt lawn: he thought its neglected appearance had a detrimental effect on neigh?borhood property values.
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unmitigated
ADJ. /未缓和的；绝对的/unrelieved or immoderate; absolute. After four days of unmitigated heat, I was ready to collapse from heat prostration. The congresswoman's husband was an unmitigated jerk: not only did he abandon her, he took her campaign funds, too!
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unobtrusive
ADJ. /不显眼的；朴素的/inconspicuous; not blatant. Reluctant to attract notice, the governess took a chair in a far corner of the room and tried to be as unobtrusive as possible.
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unpalatable
ADJ. /厌恶的；不好吃的；味道糟糕的/distasteful; disagreeable. "I refuse to swallow your conclusion," said she, finding his logic unpalatable.
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unprecedented
ADJ. /空前的/novel; unparalleled. For a first novel, Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind was an unprecedented success.
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unprepossessing
ADJ. /不吸引人的/unattractive. During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is unprepossessing.
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unravel
V. /拆开；解决/disentangle; solve. With equal ease Miss Marple unraveled tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.
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unrequited
ADJ. /不报答的，不回应的/not reciprocated. Suffering the pangs of unrequited love, Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hardheart?edness.
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unruly
ADJ. /不服从的；倔强的/disobedient; lawless. The only way to curb this unruly mob is to use tear gas.
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unscathed
ADJ. /没有受伤的/unharmed. They prayed he would come back from the war unscathed.
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unseemly
ADJ. /不体面的/unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste. When he put whoopie cushions on all the seats in the funeral par?lor, his conduct was most unseemly.
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unsightly
ADJ. /难看的/ugly. Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse, he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly unsightly injury.
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unstinting
ADJ. /慷慨的；无保留的/giving generously; not holding back. The dean praised the donor of the new science building for her unstinting generosity.
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untenable
ADJ. /防不住的；防不胜防的；站不住的/indefensible; not able to be maintained. Wayne is so contrary that, the more untenable a position is, the harder he'll try to defend it.
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unwarranted
ADJ. /莫名其妙的；没来由的；冤枉的/unjustified; groundless; undeserved. Your assumption that I would accept your proposal is unwarranted, sir; I do not want to marry you at all. We could not understand Martin's unwarranted rudeness to his mother's guests.
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unwieldy
ADJ. /糟糕的；笨拙的/awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable. The large carton was so unwieldy that the movers had trou?ble getting it up the stairs.
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unwitting
ADJ. /不知情的/unintentional; not knowing. She was the unwitting tool of the swindlers.
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upbraid
V. /责备/severely scold; reprimand. Not only did Miss Minchin upbraid Ermengarde for her disobedience, but she hung her up by her braids from a coat rack in the classroom. uproarious ADJ. marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy. The uproarious comedy hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective starred Jim Carrey, whose comic mugging pro?voked gales of uproarious laughter from audiences coast to coast.
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upshot
N. /结果/outcome. The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
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urbane
ADJ. /文雅的；高雅的；彬彬有礼的/suave; refined; elegant. The courtier was urbane and sophisticated. urbanity, N.
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usurp
V. /篡取/seize another's power or rank. The revolution ended when the victorious rebel general succeeded in his attempt to usurp the throne.
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utopia
N. /乌托邦/ideal place, state, or society. Fed up with this imperfect universe, Don would have liked to run off to Shangri-la or some other imaginary utopia. utopian, ADJ. vacillate V. waver; fluctuate. Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, the princess vacillated, saying now one, now the other. The big boss likes his people to be decisive: when he asks you for your opinion, whatever you do, don't vacillate. vacillation, N.
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vacuous
ADJ. /空虚的；空的/empty; inane. The vacuous remarks of the politician annoyed the audience, who had hoped to hear more than empty platitudes.
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vagabond
N. /流浪者/wanderer; tramp. In summer, college stu?dents wander the roads of Europe like carefree vagabonds. alsoADJ.
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vagrant
N. /无家可归的流浪者/a homeless wanderer. Because he was a stranger in town with no visible means of support, Martin feared he would be jailed as a vagrant. vagrancy, N.
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valedictory
ADJ. /告别的/pertaining to farewell. I found the valedic?tory address too long; leave-taking should be brief.
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valid
ADJ. /正当的；有效的/logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable. You're going to have to come up with a better argument if you want to convince me that your reasoning is valid.
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validate
V. /批准；确认/confirm; ratify. I will not publish my findings until I validate my results.
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valor
N. /英勇；勇猛/bravery. He received the Medal of Honor for his valor in battle.
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vampire
N. /吸血鬼/ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living. Children were afraid to go to sleep because of the many legends of vampires roaming at night.
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vanguard
N. /先驱；先锋/forerunners; advance forces. We are the van?guard of a tremendous army that is following us.
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vantage
N. /优势/position giving an advantage. They fired upon the enemy from behind trees, walls and any other point of vantage they could find.
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vapid
ADJ. /平淡单调的；索然无味的；缺乏想象力的/dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless. "Bor-ing!" said Jessica, as she suffered through yet another vapid lecture about Dead White Male Poets.
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*vaporize
V. /蒸发/turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.). "Zap!" went Super Mario's atomic ray gun as he vaporized another deadly foe.
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variegated
ADJ. /杂色的/many-colored. Without her glasses, Gretchen saw the fields of tulips as a variegated blur.
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veer
V. /转向/change in direction. After what seemed an eter?nity, the wind veered to the east and the storm abated.
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vehement
ADJ. /激烈的；热烈的/forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor. Alfred became so vehement in describing what was wrong with the Internal Revenue Service that he began jumping up and down and frothing at the mouth. vehemence, N.
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velocity
N. /速度/speed. The train went by at considerable velocity.
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venal
ADJ. /贪污的/capable of being bribed. The venal policeman cheerfully accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.
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vendetta
N. /深仇；世仇/blood feud. The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta.
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vendor
N. /卖主/seller. The fruit vendor sold her wares from a stall on the sidewalk.
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veneer
N. /薄板；外表/thin layer; cover. Casual acquaintances were deceived by his veneer of sophistication and failed to rec?ognize his fundamental shallowness.
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venerable
ADJ. /庄严的；值得尊重的/deserving high respect. We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our venerable leader.
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venerate
V. /崇敬/revere. In Tibet today, the common people still venerate their traditional spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
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venial
ADJ. /可宽恕的/forgivable; trivial. When Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread to feed his starving sister, he committed a venial offense.
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venom
N. /毒液；恶毒/poison; hatred. Bitten by a rattlesnake on his ankle, the cowboy contortionist curled up like a pretzel and sucked the venom out of the wound.
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vent
N. /出口，出路/a small opening; outlet. The wine did not flow because the air vent in the barrel was clogged.
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vent
V. /表达；发泄/express; utter. The angry teacher vented his wrath on his class.
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ventriloquist
N. /口技表演者/someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing. This ventrilo?quist does an act in which she has a conversation with a wooden dummy.
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venturesome
ADJ. /冒险的/bold. A group of venturesome women were the first to scale Mt. Annapurna.
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veracity
N. /真实；准确性/truthfulness. Asserting his veracity, young George Washington proclaimed, "Father, I cannot tell a lie!"
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verbalize
V. /描述/put into words. I know you don't like to talk about these things, but please try to verbalize your feelings.
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verbatim
ADV. /逐字的/word for word. He repeated the message verbatim. alsoADJ.
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verbiage
N. /空话；大话/pompous array of words. After we had waded through all the verbiage, we discovered that the writer had said very little.
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verbose
ADJ. /冗长的/wordy. Someone mute can't talk; someone verbose can hardly stop talking.
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verdant
ADJ. /翠绿的；生疏的；无经验的/green; lush in vegetation. Monet's paintings of the verdant meadows were symphonies in green.
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verge
N. /边界/border; edge. Madame Curie knew she was on the verge of discovering the secrets of radioactive ele?ments. alsoV.
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verisimilitude
N. /逼真/appearance of truth; likelihood. Critics praised her for the verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely believable.
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verity
N. /真实；真理；真实的陈述/quality of being true; lasting truth or principle. Did you question the verity of Kato Kaelin's testimony about what he heard the night Nicole Brown Simpson was slain? To the skeptic, everything was relative: there were no eter?nal verities in which one could believe.
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vernacular
N. /母语；本国；本来的东西/living language; natural style. Cut out those old-fashioned thee's and thou's and write in the vernacular. alsoADJ.
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versatile
ADJ. /万能的；通用的；多面手的/having many talents; capable of working in many fields. She was a versatile athlete, earning varsity let?ters in basketball, hockey, and track.
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vertex
N. /顶点/summit. Let us drop a perpendicular line from the vertex of the triangle to the base.
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vertigo
N. /晕眩/severe dizziness. When you test potential air?plane pilots for susceptibility to spells of vertigo, be sure to hand out air-sickness bags.
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verve
N. /神韵；活力；热情/enthusiasm; liveliness. She approached her stud?ies with such verve that it was impossible for her to do poorly.
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vestige
N. /遗迹；痕迹；残留物/trace; remains. We discovered vestiges of early Indian life in the cave. vestigial,ADJ.
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vex
N. /激怒；惹恼/annoy; distress. Please try not to vex your mother; she is doing the best she can.
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viable
ADJ. /能养活的；可行的/practical or workable; capable of maintaining life. That idea won't work. Let me see whether I can come up with a viable alternative.
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vicarious
ADJ. /代理的；代理人的/acting as a substitute; done by a deputy. Many people get a vicarious thrill at the movies by imagin?ing they are the characters on the screen.
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vicissitude
N. /转运/change of fortune. Humbled by life's vicissi?tudes, the last emperor of China worked as a lowly gar?dener in the palace over which he had once ruled.
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vie
V. /竞争/contend; compete. Politicians vie with one another, competing for donations and votes.
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vigilance
N. /警惕/watchfulness. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
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vignette
N. /小插图/picture; short literary sketch. The New Yorker published her latest vignette.
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vigor
N. /活力/active strength. Although he was over seventy years old, Jack had the vigor of a man in his prime. vigor?OUS,ADJ.
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vilify
V. /诽谤；辱骂/slander. Waging a highly negative campaign, the candidate attempted to vilify his opponent's reputation. vili?fication, N.
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vindicate
V. /辩护；维护/clear from blame; exonerate; justify or sup?port. The lawyer's goal was to vindicate her client and prove him innocent on all charges. The critics' extremely favorable reviews vindicate my opinion that The Madness of King George is a brilliant movie.
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vindictive
ADJ. /报复性的/out for revenge; malicious. I think it's unwor?thy of Martha to be so vindictive; she shouldn't stoop to such petty acts of revenge.
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viper
N. /蝰蛇/poisonous snake. The habitat of the horned viper, a particularly venomous snake, is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.
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virile
ADJ. /男子的；男子气概的/manly. I do not accept the premise that a man proves he's virile by being belligerent.
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virtual
ADJ. /有效的；实质的；虚的/in essence; for practical purposes. She is a vir?tual financial wizard when it comes to money matters.
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virtue
N. /美德/goodness, moral excellence; good quality. Virtue carried to extremes can turn into vice: humility, for example, can degenerate into servility and spinelessness.
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virtuoso
N. /艺术品鉴赏家/highly skilled artist. The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a virtuoso whose violin performances thrilled millions. virtuosity, N.
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virulent
ADJ. /剧毒的/extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter. Laid up with a virulent case of measles, Vera blamed her doctors because her recovery took so long. In fact, she became quite virulent on the subject of the quality of modern medical care.
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virus
N. /病毒/disease communicator. The doctors are looking for a specific medicine to control this virus.
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visceral
ADJ. /内脏的/felt in one's inner organs. She disliked the vis?ceral sensations she had whenever she rode the roller coaster.
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viscid
ADJ. /粘合的/adhesive; gluey. The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap.
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viscous
ADJ. /粘的/sticky; gluey. Melted tar is a viscous sub?stance. Viscosity, N.
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vise
N. /老虎钳/tool for holding work in place. Before filing its edges, the locksmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a vise.
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visionary
ADJ. /幻想的/produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical. She was given to visionary schemes that never materialized. also N.
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vital
ADJ. /重要的；生命的；生机的/vibrant and lively; critical; living, breathing. The vital, highly energetic first aid instructor stressed that it was vital in examining accident victims to note their vital signs.
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vitriolic
ADJ. /腐蚀的；硫酸的；讽刺的/corrosive; sarcastic. Such vitriolic criticism is uncalled for.
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vituperative
ADJ. /责骂的/abusive; scolding. He became more vitu?perative as he realized that we were not going to grant him his wish.
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vivacious
ADJ. /生动的/animated; lively. She had always been viva?cious and sparkling.
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vociferous
ADJ. /喊叫的；吵闹的/clamorous; noisy. The crowd grew vocifer?ous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands.
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vogue
N. /时尚/popular fashion. Jeans became the vogue on many college campuses.
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volatile
ADJ. /挥发的；飞行的；可变的；爆炸的/changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly. The political climate today is extremely volatile: No one can predict what the electorate will do next. Maria Callas's tem?per was extremely volatile: The only thing you could predict was that she was sure to blow up. Acetone is an extremely volatile liquid: It evaporates instantly.
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volition
N. /意志/act of making a conscious choice. She selected this dress of her own volition.
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voluble
ADJ. /口齿伶俐的；爱说话的/fluent; glib; talkative. The excessively voluble speaker suffers from logorrhea: he runs off at the mouth a lot!
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voluminous
ADJ. /庞大的/bulky; large. A caftan is a voluminous garment; most people wearing one look as if they're draped in a small tent.
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voluptuous
ADJ. /令人满足的/gratifying the senses. The nobility during the Renaissance led voluptuous lives.
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voracious
ADJ. /贪婪的；狼吞虎咽的/ravenous. The wolf is a voracious animal, its hunger never satisfied.
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vortex
N. /漩涡；漩涡中心；（争斗、讨论的）中心/whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged. Sucked into the vortex of the tornado, Dorothy and Toto were car?ried from Kansas to Oz.
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vouchsafe
V. /允许；赐予/grant; choose to give in reply; permit. Occa?sionally the rock star would drift out onto the balcony and vouchsafe the crowd below a glimpse of her cele?brated features. The professor vouchsafed not a word to the students' questions about what would be covered on the test.
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voyeur
N. /偷窥者/Peeping Tom. Nancy called her brother a voyeur when she caught him aiming his binoculars at an upstairs window of the house of the newlyweds next door.
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vulnerable
ADJ. /易受攻击的/susceptible to wounds. His opponents could not harm Achilles, who was vulnerable only in his heel.
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waffle
V. /闲聊；胡扯/speak equivocally about an issue. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal, the press secretary waffled, talking all around the issue.
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waft
V. /飘荡；信号/moved gently by wind or waves. Daydreaming, he gazed at the leaves that wafted past his window.
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waggish
ADJ. /滑稽的；爱开玩笑的/mischievous; humorous; tricky. He was a prankster who, unfortunately, often overlooked the damage he could cause with his waggish tricks. wag, N.
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waif
N. /流浪儿童；流浪者/homeless child or animal. Although he already had eight cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif.
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waive
V. /暂时放弃；屈从/give up temporarily; yield. I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision.
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wake
N. /尾迹；痕迹/trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before. The wake of the swan glid?ing through the water glistened in the moonlight. Reporters and photographers converged on South Carolina in the wake of the hurricane that devastated much of the eastern seaboard.
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wallow
V. /打滚；沉湎；堕落/roll in; indulge in; become helpless. The hip?popotamus loves to wallow in the mud.
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wan
ADJ. /苍白的/having a pale or sickly color; pallid. Suckling asked, "Why so pale and wan, fond lover?"
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wane
V. /减少；变弱/decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end. When lit, does a wax candle wane?
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wanton
ADJ. /荒唐的；挥霍的；放荡的；不受限制的/unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste. Pointing to the stack of bills, Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. In response, Sarah accused Shel?don of making an unfounded, wanton attack.
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warble
V. /颤声轻唱；鸟鸣/sing; babble. Every morning the birds warbled outside her window. also N.
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warrant
V. /授权；证明；批准/justify; authorize. Before the judge issues the injunction, you must convince her this action is warranted.
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warranty
N. /担保；保证/guarantee; assurance by seller. The pur?chaser of this automobile is protected by the manufac?turer's warranty that the company will replace any defective part for five years or 50,000 miles.
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wary
ADJ. /机警的；小心的/very cautious. The spies grew wary as they approached the sentry.
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wastrel
N. /废物；饭桶；放荡的人/profligate. His neighbors denounced him as a wastrelwho had dissipated his inheritance.
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watershed
N. /分水岭/crucial dividing point. The invention of the personal computer proved a historic watershed, for it opened the way to today's Information Age.
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wax
V. /增长/increase; grow. With proper handling, his fortunes waxed and he became rich.
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waylay
V. /埋伏；伏击；抢劫/ambush; lie in wait. They agreed to waylay their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.
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wean
V. /断奶；丢弃/accustom a baby to not nurse; give up a cher?ished activity. He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.
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weather
V. /侵蚀；风化/endure the effects of weather or other forces. He weathered the changes in his personal life with difficulty, as he had no one in whom to confide.
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welter
N. /翻滚；挣扎；骚乱；搅乱/turmoil; bewildering jumble. The existing welter of overlapping federal and state programs cries out for immediate reform.
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wheedle
V. /哄骗；诱骗/cajole; coax; deceive by flattery. She knows she can wheedle almost anything she wants from her father.
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whelp
N. /幼兽/young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. This collie whelp won't do for breeding, but he'd make a fine pet.
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whet
V. /锐化；刺激/sharpen; stimulate. The odors from the kitchen are whetting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served.
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whiff
N. /一吹；一喷/puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); hint. The slightest whiff of Old Spice cologne brought memories of George to her mind.
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whimsical
ADJ. /无常的；古怪的/capricious; fanciful. In Mrs. Doubtfire, the hero is a playful, whimsical man who takes a notion to dress up as a woman so that he can look after his children, who are in the custody of his ex-wife. whimsy, N.
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whinny
V. /马嘶/neigh like a horse. When he laughed through his nose, it sounded as if he whinnied.
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whittle
V. /切；削；损害/pare; cut off bits. As a present for Aunt Polly, Tom whittled some clothespins out of a chunk of wood.
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willful
ADJ. /顽固的；故意的/intentional; headstrong. Donald had planned to kill his wife for months; clearly, her death was a case of deliberate, willful murder, not a crime of passion committed by a hasty, willful youth unable to foresee the conse?quences of his deeds.
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wily
ADJ. /狡猾的/cunning; artful. She is as wily as a fox in avoiding trouble.
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wince
V. /退缩/shrink back; flinch. The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her wince.
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windfall
N. /横财/unexpected lucky event. This huge tax refund is quite a windfall.
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winnow
V. /扬谷；分出好坏/sift; separate good parts from bad. This test will winnow out the students who study from those who don't bother.
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winsome
ADJ. /迷人的/agreeable; gracious; engaging. By her win?some manner, she made herself liked by everyone who met her.
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wispy
ADJ. /纤细的；脆弱的/thin; slight; barely discernible. Worried about preserving his few wispy tufts of hair, Walter carefully mas?saged his scalp and applied hair restorer every night.
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wistful
ADJ. /渴望的/vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful. With a last wistful glance at the happy couples dancing in the hall, Sue headed back to her room to study for her exam.
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withdrawn
ADJ. /内向的；孤僻的/introverted; remote. Rebuffed by his col?leagues, the initially outgoing young researcher became increasingly withdrawn.
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wither
V. /凋谢；枯萎/shrivel; decay. Cut flowers are beautiful for a day, but all too soon they wither.
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withhold
V. /拒给；保留/refuse to give; hold back. The tenants decided to withhold a portion of the rent until the landlord kept his promise to renovate the building.
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withstand
V. /抵抗；经受住/stand up against; successfully resist. If you can withstand all the peer pressure in high school to cut classes and goof off, you should survive college just fine.
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witless
ADJ. /无知的；轻率的/foolish; idiotic. If Beavis is a half-wit, then Butthead is totally witless.
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witticism
N. /俏皮话/witty saying; wisecrack. I don't mean any criti?cism, but that last witticism totally hurt my feelings.
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wizardry
N. /巫术，魔术/sorcery; magic. Merlin the Magician amazed the knights with his wizardry.
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woe
N. /悲哀的/deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering. Pale and wan with grief, Wanda was bowed down beneath the burden of her woes.
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worldly
ADJ. /世俗的/engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiri?tual. You must leave your worldly goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker.
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wrath
N. /恼火；愤怒/anger; fury. She turned to him, full of wrath, and said, "What makes you think I'll accept lower pay for this job than you get?"
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wrench
V. /扭曲；扭伤；曲解；折磨；拉/pull; strain; twist. She wrenched free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap.
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writhe
V. /翻腾/twist in coils; contort in pain. In Dances with Snakes, the snake dancer wriggled sinuously as her boa constrictor writhed around her torso.
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wry
ADJ. /歪曲的；扭曲的/twisted; with a humorous twist. We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wrywit.
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xenophobia
N. /惧外的/fear or hatred of foreigners. When the refugee arrived in America, he was unprepared for the xenophobia he found there.
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yen
N. /渴望；瘾/longing; urge. She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.
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yield
V. /屈服；放弃/give in; surrender. The wounded knight refused to yield to his foe.
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yield
N. /产出；（投资的）回报/amount produced; crop; income on investment. An experienced farmer can estimate the annual yield of his acres with surprising accuracy. alsoV.
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yoke
V. /结合；连接/join together, unite. I don't wish to be yoked to him in marriage, as if we were cattle pulling a plow. also N.
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yore
N. /往昔/time past. He dreamed of the elegant homes of yore, but gave no thought to their inelegant plumbing.
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zany
ADJ. /滑稽的；疯狂的/crazy; comic. I can watch the Marx brothers' zany antics for hours.
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zeal
N. /热心；热诚/eager enthusiasm. Katya's zeal was contagious; soon all her fellow students were busily making posters, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause. zealous,ADJ.
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zealot
N. /狂热者/fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal. Though Glenn was devout, he was no zealot, he never tried to force his beliefs on his friends.
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zenith
N. /顶点/point directly overhead in the sky; summit. When the sun was at its zenith, the glare was not as strong as at sunrise and sunset.
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zephyr
N. /和风；徐风/gentle breeze; west wind. When these zephyrs blow, it is good to be in an open boat under a full sail.
