Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches Flashcards

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rational

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[‘ræʃnəl]

adj. 合理的;理性的
n. 有理数

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taboo

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[tə’bu]

n. 禁忌;禁止
adj. 禁忌的;忌讳的
vt. 禁忌;禁止

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slaughter

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[‘slɔtɚ]

vt. 屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;使惨败
n. 屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;消灭
n. (Slaughter)人名;(英)斯劳特

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anticipate

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[æn’tɪsə’pet]

vt. 预期,期望;占先,抢先;提前使用

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objection

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[əb’dʒɛkʃən]

n. 异议,反对;缺陷,缺点;妨碍;拒绝的理由

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beam

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[bim]

n. 横梁;光线;电波;船宽;[计量] 秤杆
vt. 发送;以梁支撑;用…照射;流露
vi. 照射;堆满笑容
n. (Beam)人名;(阿拉伯)贝亚姆;(英)比姆

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agitated

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[‘ædʒɪtetɪd]

adj. 激动的;焦虑的;表现不安的
v. 焦虑;鼓动(agitate的过去分词)

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abhor

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[əb’hɔr]
vt. 痛恨,憎恶
[ 过去式 abhorred 过去分词 abhorred 现在分词 abhorring ]

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venison

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[‘vɛnəsn]

n. 鹿肉;野味

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riddle

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['rɪdl] 
vt. 解谜;给...出谜;充满于
n. 谜语;粗筛;谜一般的人、东西、事情等
vi. 出谜
n. (Riddle)人名;(英)里德尔
[ 过去式 riddled 过去分词 riddled 现在分词 riddling ]
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inscrutable

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[ɪn’skrʊtəbl]

adj. 神秘的;不可理解的;不能预测的;不可思议的

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counter

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[‘kaʊntɚ]

n. 柜台;对立面;计数器;(某些棋盘游戏的)筹码
vt. 反击,还击;反向移动,对着干;反驳,回答
vi. 逆向移动,对着干;反驳
adj. 相反的
adv. 反方向地;背道而驰地

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potlatch

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[‘pɑt,lætʃ]

n. 冬季赠礼节(美洲印第安人冬季的一个节日)

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Kwakiutl

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[,kwɑ:ki’u:təl]

n. 夸扣特尔人(加拿大一个印第安部落居民);夸扣特尔语

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warfare

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[‘wɔrfɛr]

n. 战争;冲突

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Yanomamo

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雅诺马马人

雅诺马马语

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cargo

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[‘kɑrɡo]

n. 货物,船货
n. (Cargo)人名;(英、西)卡戈

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cult

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[kʌlt]

n. 祭仪(尤其指宗教上的);礼拜;狂热信徒
adj. 狂热崇拜的

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New Hebrides

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新赫布里底群岛(瓦努阿图的旧称)

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Carlos Castaneda

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n. 卡洛斯·卡斯塔尼达

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morsel

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[‘mɔrsl]
n. 一口;(食物)少量
n. (Morsel)人名;(法)莫塞尔
[ 过去式 morseled或morselled 过去分词 morseled或morselled 现在分词 morseling或morselling ]

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strike

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[straɪk] 
vi. 打,打击;罢工;敲,敲击;抓;打动;穿透
vt. 打,击;罢工;撞击,冲击;侵袭;打动;到达
n. 罢工;打击;殴打
n. (Strike)人名;(英)斯特赖克
[ 过去式 struck 或 strook 过去分词 struck 或 stricken 现在分词 striking ]
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messiah

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[mə’saɪə]

n. 弥赛亚(犹太人所期待的救世主);救星,解放者

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sexism

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[‘sɛk’sɪzəm]

n. (针对女性的)性别歧视;男性至上主义

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grab

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[ɡræb] 
vt. 攫取;霸占;将…深深吸引
vi. 攫取;夺取
n. 攫取;霸占;夺取之物
[ 过去式 grabbed 过去分词 grabbed 现在分词 grabbing ]
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pummel

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[‘pʌml]
vt. 击;打;用拳头连续揍
n. (马鞍的)前鞍桥;球壮末端;(刀把或剑柄的)圆头(等于pommel)
[ 过去式 pummeled或-melled 过去分词 pummeled或-melled 现在分词 pummeling或-melling ]

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encumbrance

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[ɪn’kʌmbrəns]

n. 累赘;妨害物

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asset

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[‘æsɛt]

n. 资产;优点;有用的东西;有利条件;财产;有价值的人或物
n. (法)阿塞(人名)

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New Guinea

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新几内亚(澳大利亚北方岛屿)

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beast

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[bist]

n. 野兽;畜生,人面兽心的人

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venture

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['vɛntʃɚ] 
vt. 敢于
vi. 冒险;投机
n. 企业;风险;冒险
n. (Venture)人名;(法)旺蒂尔
[ 过去式 ventured 过去分词 ventured 现在分词 venturing ]
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continent

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[‘kɑntɪnənt]

n. 大陆,洲,陆地
adj. 自制的,克制的

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mound

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[maʊnd]

n. 堆;高地;坟堆;护堤
vt. 堆起;筑堤
vi. 积成堆

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expertise

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[‘ɛkspɝ’tiz]

n. 专门知识;专门技术;专家的意见

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responsive

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[rɪ’spɑnsɪv]

adj. 响应的;应答的;回答的

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comparative

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[kəm’pærətɪv]

adj. 比较的;相当的
n. 比较级;对手

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scope

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[skop]
n. 范围;余地;视野;眼界;导弹射程
vt. 审视
[ 过去式 scoped 过去分词 scoped 现在分词 scoping ]

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manifest

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[‘mænɪfɛst]

vt. 证明,表明;显示
vi. 显示,出现
n. 载货单,货单;旅客名单
adj. 显然的,明显的;明白的

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coherent

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[ko’hɪrənt]

adj. 连贯的,一致的;明了的;清晰的;凝聚性的;互相偶合的;粘在一起的

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intrinsic

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[ɪn’trɪnsɪk]

adj. 本质的,固有的

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lawlessness

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[‘lɔ:lisnis]

n. 违法;不服从法律;不受法律制约

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bestowing

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[bɪ’sto]

vt. 使用;授予;放置;留宿

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premium

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[‘primɪəm]

n. 额外费用;奖金;保险费;(商)溢价
adj. 高价的;优质的

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proportionate

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[prə’pɔrʃənət]
adj. 成比例的;相称的;适当的
vt. 使成比例;使相称
[ 过去式 过去分词 现在分词 proportionating ]

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aggregate

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['æɡrɪɡət] 
vi. 集合;聚集;合计
vt. 集合;聚集;合计
n. 合计;集合体;总计
adj. 聚合的;集合的;合计的
[ 过去式 aggregated 过去分词 aggregated 现在分词 aggregating ]
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pundit

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[‘pʌndɪt]

n. 博学者;梵文学者

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seminar

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[‘sɛmɪnɑr]

n. 讨论会,研讨班

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strategy

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[‘strætədʒi]
n. 战略,策略
[ 复数 strategies ]

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bridging

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[‘brɪdʒɪŋ]

n. 桥接;[木] 剪刀撑
v. 架桥(bridge的ing形式)

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inexhaustible

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[,ɪnɪɡ’zɔstəbl]

adj. 用不完的;不知疲倦的