English Flashcards

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abduct

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  • take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap
  • 绑架
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assailant

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  • a person who physically attacks another.
  • 袭击者
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juvenile

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  • a young person.
  • 少年
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embolden

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  • give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
  • 壮胆
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indulge

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  • allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
  • 放纵
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discretion

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  • the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.
  • 审慎
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boundary

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  • a line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
  • 边界, 界限
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libido

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  • sexual desire
  • 性欲
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euphoric

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  • characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
  • 欣快的
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distillery

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  • a place where spirits are manufactured.
  • 酒厂
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autopsy

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  • a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
  • 尸检
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swirl

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  • move in a twisting or spiralling pattern.
  • 漩涡
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suitor

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  • a man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage.
  • 追求者
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sexual promiscuity

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  • mating with more than one partner in a relatively short-time period
  • 性滥交
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enraged

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  • very angry; furious.
  • 激怒
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presume

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  • suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
  • 假设
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spasm

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  • a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.
  • 痉挛 Jìngluán
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lenient

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  • (of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or tolerant than expected.
  • 宽容
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harsh

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  • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
  • 残酷的
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strangle

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  • squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.
  • 扼杀 Èshā
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testimony

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  • a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
  • 见证
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polygraph

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  • a machine designed to detect and record changes in physiological characteristics, such as a person’s pulse and breathing rates, used especially as a lie detector.
  • 测谎器
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prosecutor

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  • a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
  • 检察官
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verdict

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  • a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
  • 判决书
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tarnish
- lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. - 玷污 Diànwū
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anguish
- severe mental or physical pain or suffering. - 痛苦
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latter
- occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning. - 后者
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notorious
- famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. - 臭名昭著 Chòumíng zhāozhù
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retaliation
- the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge. - 报复
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exaggerate
- represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is. - 夸大
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depiction
- the action of depicting something, especially in a work of art. - 描写
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reminiscent
- tending to remind one of something. - 他们记得
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culprit
- a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed. - 罪魁祸首 Zuìkuí huòshǒu
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sulk
- be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment. - 生闷气
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imitate
- take or follow as a model. - 模拟
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hierarchy
- a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority. - 等级制度
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jargon
- special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand. - 行话 Hánghuà
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acronym
-an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA ). - 首字母缩略词
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foster
- encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable). - 促进
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quirky
- having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects. - 古怪的
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peculiar
- different to what is normal or expected; strange. - 奇特
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axle
- a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels. - 轴 Zhóu
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urge
- try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something. - 敦促 Dūncù
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ram
- roughly force (something) into place. - 撞击
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déjà vu
- a feeling of having already experienced the present situation. - 似曾相似的感觉
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decapitate
- cut off the head of (someone). - 杀头
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humbly
- in a way that shows or suggests a modest or low estimate of one's importance; meekly. - 谦虚地