GKV 12 Flashcards

Cards 331 - 360; Exhaustive - Figurative

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exhaustive

ig ZAWS tiv

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详尽无遗

adj. thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking

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exhort

ig ZORT

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劝勉

v. to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to

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exingency

EK si jen see

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紧急情况

n. an emergency; an urgency

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existential

eg zis TEN shul

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存在的
adj. having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism, which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions

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exonerate

ig ZAHN uh rayt

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开脱

v. to free completely from blame; to exculpate

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expatriate

eks PAY tree ayt

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外籍人士

v. to throw (someone) out of his or her native land; to move away from one’s native land; to emigrate

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expedient

ik SPEE dee unt

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权宜

adj. providing an immediate advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest; practical

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expedite

EK spi dyte

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加快

v. to speed up or ease the progress of

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explicit

ik SPLIS it

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明确的

adj. clearly and directly expressed

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extol

ik STOHL

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赞美

v. to praise highly; to laud

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extraneous

ik STRAY nee us

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无关的

adj. unnecessary; irrelevant; extra

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extrapolate

ik STRAP uh layt

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外推

v. to project or deduce from something known; to infer

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extricate

EK struh kayt

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解脱

v. to free from difficulty

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extravert

EKS truh vurt

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外向的

n. an open, outgoing person; a person whose attention is focused on others rather than on himself

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exult

ig ZULT

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欢腾

v. to rejoice; to celebrate

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fabrication

FAB ruh kay shun

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制造

n. a lie; something made up

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facetious

fuh SEE shus)

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戏谑的

adj. humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous

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facile

FAS il

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轻巧的

adj. fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy

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faction

FAK shun

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n. a group; usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization

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farcical

FARS i kul

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可笑的

adj. absurd; ludicrous

21
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fastidious

fa STID ee us

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挑剔

adj. meticulous; demanding; finicky

22
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fatalist

FAYT uh list

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宿命论者

n. someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them

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fatuous

FACH oo us

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愚蠢的

adj. foolish; silly; idiotic

24
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fauna

FAW nuh

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动物群

n. animals

25
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fecund

FEE kund

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多产的

adj. fertile; productive

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felicity

fun LIS uh tee

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幸福

n. happiness; skillfulness, especially at expressing things; adeptness

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fervor

FUR vur

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热情

n. great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

28
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fetter

FET ur

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束缚

v. to restrain; to hamper

29
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fidelity

fun DEL uh tee

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保真度

n. faithfulness; loyalty

30
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figurative; FIG yur uh tiv)

A

比喻的

adj. based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical