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patrician

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贵族, 名门望族: high birth; 贵族的, 地位高的: high birth

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patriot

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爱国者: loves country

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patronize

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赞助: provide aid; 以高人一等的态度对待: treat haughtily

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paucity

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少量, 缺乏: dearth

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paunchy

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大腹便便的, 大肚子的: potbelly

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peck

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大量: considerable amount; (不情愿地)小口咬: in small bites

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pedagogue

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教育者, 老师: give formal instruction

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pedant

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书呆子, 墨守成规之人: formal rules

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predestine

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预先注定: in advance

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pedestrian

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行人: traveling on foot; 平庸无奇的, 令人厌倦的: causing weariness

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peep

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一瞥: brief look; 轻声: slight sound

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peer

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同等地位的人, 同辈: equal; 好奇地凝视: look

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peeve

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打扰, 惹恼: disturb

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pejorative

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轻蔑的, 贬低的: disparaging

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pellucid

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透明的: admitting light; 清晰明确的, 易懂的: clear

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pen

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监狱: confinement; 关押, 监禁: close

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penalty

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(对罪行的)处罚: punishment

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penchant

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嗜好, 迷恋: strong inclination

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penitent

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悔过的: regretful

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pensive

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沉思的, (尤指)哀思的: thinking

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penury

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贫穷: dearth; 吝啬, 节俭: frugality

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perambulate

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徒步穿越, 走过: travel over

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perceptible

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可察觉的: being perceived

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peremptory

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不容反抗的: not allowing contradiction; 爱发号施令的: ordering people; 傲慢的: feeling of superiority

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perfervid

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非常热情的: exaggerated emotion

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perfidy

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不忠, 背信弃义: disloyalty

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perforate

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打孔, 穿透: make a hole

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perfunctory

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例行公事的, 敷衍的: superficially; 不感兴趣的: lacking in interest

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perimeter

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边界, 界限: outer limit

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periodical

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期刊: publication; 周期性的, 有固定间隔的: regular intervals

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peripatetic

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巡游的, 四处游历的: place to place

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peripheral

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外围的: boundary or periphery; 辅助性的: supply

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perish

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死亡, 消亡: cease to exist

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permanent

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永恒的: continuing or enduring, forever

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permeable

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可渗透的: penetrated

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pernicious

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有害的: injurious

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peroration

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(演讲的)结束语: concluding part; (正式的)演讲, 致辞: formal discourse

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perpetual

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永恒的, 不断的: continuing forever

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persecute

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迫害, 折磨: cause suffering

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persevere

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坚持不懈, 不屈不挠: persist

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persiflage

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打趣: teasing

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persistence

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坚持, 持续: lasting existence

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personable

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风度翩翩的, 吸引人的: attractive

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perspicacious

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极敏锐的, 有洞察力的: penetrating mental discernment

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perspicuity

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清晰明了的: clearness and lucidity

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pertain

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有关联的: have a relation

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pertinacious

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顽固的, 固执地坚持的: sticking

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pertinent

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相关的, 恰当的: relevance

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perturb

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使扰乱, 使烦躁不安: trouble the mind

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peruse

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细读: examine with great care

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pervade

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弥漫, 充满: throughout

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pessimistic

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悲观的: take the gloomiest possible view

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petition

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请愿, 正式的申请, 申请书: supplication or request; (尤指正式地)请求: ,make a request

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petrify

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使僵化, 使失去活力: become stiff

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petty

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细微的, 不重要的: small importance

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phenomenal

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不寻常的, 非凡的: out of the ordinary

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philanthropic

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博爱的, 为他人着想的: welfare of others

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philistine

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市侩(注重物质而鄙视智慧或艺术的人): guided by materialism

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phlegmatic

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冷静的, 无感情的, 淡漠的: calm, sluggish temperament

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piddling

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微不足道的: trifling or trivial

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piebald

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杂色的: different colors; 混合的, 杂糅而成的: different sorts

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pigment

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颜料: color; 给…上颜色: color

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pilfer

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偷窃: steal

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pillar

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柱子: support; (物质、精神等方面的)支柱: support

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pillory

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当众嘲弄: public contempt

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pilot

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领航员, 飞行员: steer a ship; 初步性的, 试验性的: tentative model; 带领通过: lead

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pine

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渴望, 奢望: yearn; 因渴望而憔悴: lose vigor

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pinnacle

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顶峰: highest point

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pinpoint

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非常精确的: extreme precision; 精确定位或确认: identify with precision

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piquant

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辛辣开胃的: pungent taste; 令人振奋的: provocative

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pique

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使愤怒: arouse anger; 激起, 刺激: excite or arouse

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pirate

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盗版, 盗用: without actual right; 海岛: robber seas

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pithy

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精练的, 简洁的: brief

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pitiless

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没有同情心的: devoid of pity

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pittance

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少量津贴: small portion

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placate

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(通过让步以)平息抚慰: lessen the anger

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placebo

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安慰性的事物: used to appease or reassure

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plagiarize

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剽窃, 抄袭: steal ideas

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plangent

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轰鸣的: loud sound; 凄凉的, 哀伤的: plaintive

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plastic

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可塑的: modified; 虚假的, 做作的: lacking in natural

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plateau

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高原: raised above; 稳定时期, 平台期: stable level

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platitude

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陈词滥调: banal statement; 缺乏原创性: lack of originality

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plausible

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看似有理的: superficially reasonable

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pleat

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打褶: fold

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plentitude

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大量: ample amount

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plethora

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过量, 过剩: excess

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pliable

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易弯曲的, 柔软的: supple; 易受影响的, 温顺的: easily influenced

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pliant

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易弯曲的: easily bent; 顺从的: yielding

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plight

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困境: unfortunate

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plod

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沉重缓慢地走: walk heavily

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pluck

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敢于面对困难的勇气: courage; 弹奏(弦乐): strings pulling releasing

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plumb

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测深度: measure the depth; 垂直的: vertical; 仔细深入地检查; 探索, 探究: examine deeply

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plummet

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突然下降: decline suddenly

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plump

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丰满的: well-around; 鼎力支持, 赞不绝口: give full support

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plunge

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突然下降: descend suddenly; 插入, 刺入: penetrate

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polarize

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使分开对立, 使两极分化: break into opposing

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polemic

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争执: argument

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polished

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有教养的: high degree of refinement; 擦亮的: shiny

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politic

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精明能干的: shrewdness; 合时宜的, 明智的: suitable

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pompous

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浮夸的: ornate; 傲慢的: self-importance