Humanities

Question 1

accordino

Answer 1

手风琴

Question 2

acropolis

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a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.

Question 3

adobe

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a kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks:

Question 4

afoot

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in preparation or progress; happening or beginning to happen: plans are afoot for a festival | something bizarre was afoot.

Question 5

agonizingly

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so as to cause great physical or mental pain

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airlift

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an act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in a blockade or other emergency

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blockade

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an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

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airstrip

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a strip of ground set aside for the takeoff and landing of aircraft.

Question 9

alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Question 10

amphitheater

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(especially in Greek and Roman architecture) an open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events: the opera was performed in the Roman amphitheater.

Question 11

anthology

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a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing: an anthology of European poetry.

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anvil

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a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.

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arcane

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mysterious

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aria

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a long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.

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askance

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with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval: the reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition | a waiter looked askance at Charlie’s jeans.

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asterisk

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a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation

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atlas

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a book of maps or charts

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atonal

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无调的

Question 19

baling wire

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一捆铁丝

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bandstand

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a covered outdoor platform for a band to play on, typically in a park.

Question 21

baptism

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洗礼

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bass fiddle

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低音提琴

Question 23

bellow

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(of a person or animal) emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger

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beret

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贝雷帽

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bestiary

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a descriptive or anecdotal treatise on various real or mythical kinds of animals, especially a medieval work with a moralizing tone.

Question 26

treatise

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a written work dealing with formally and systematically with a subject

Question 27

box office

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售票处

Question 28

bulldoze

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clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer: developers are bulldozing the site. • use insensitive force when dealing with (someone or something): she believes that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else.

Question 29

bullpen

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a large cell in which prisoners are held before a court hearing.

Question 30

cadenza

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a virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto or other work, typically near the end.

Question 31

carnival

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a period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade

Question 32

cast off

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discard something unwanted or undesirable: I cast off my clothes, crawled into bed and fell asleep | as an industry we often struggle to cast off tradition.

Question 33

charcoal

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木炭

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chord

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和弦

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chug

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(of a vehicle or boat) move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds

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muffled

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muted

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chute

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a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level: cement was loaded onto barges via chutes.

Question 38

cicerone

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a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers.

Question 39

sightseer

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tourist; a person who goes sightseeing

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clad

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clothed

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cleopatra

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埃及艳后

Question 42

close-up

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1. a photograph, movie, or video taken at close range and showing the subject on a large scale: a close-up of her face | they see themselves in close-up | [as modifier] : a close-up view. 2. intimate and detailed description or study

Question 43

cohort

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a group of people banded together or treated as a group:

Question 44

coinage

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the invention of a new word or phrase

Question 45

colloquial

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(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary: colloquial and everyday language | colloquial phrases.

Question 46

colosseum

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罗马斗兽场

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colliseum

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a large theatre or stadium

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concerto

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a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale.

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connoisseur

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an expert judge in matters of taste

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consanguineous

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relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor: consanguineous marriages.

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coop

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a cage or pen for confining poultry | 2. confine in a small space

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poultry

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domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

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fowl

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birds collectively

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courtier

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a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.

Question 55

crayon

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a pencil or stick of colored chalk or wax, used for drawing: a red crayon | [as modifier] : crayon drawings.

Question 56

crayon

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a pencil or stick of colored chalk or wax, used for drawing

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creaky

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(of an object, typically a wooden one) making or liable to make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied

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crease

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a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing

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curator

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a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection

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cursive

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written with the characters joined

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curvaceous

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having an attractively curved shape (used especially of a woman or a woman's figure): a curvaceous young woman | Stephanie's body became curvaceous and beautifully toned.

Question 62

cutoff

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of or constituting a limit: the cutoff date to register is July 2.

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decor

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the furnishing and decoration of a room

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dimple

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酒窝

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dimwitted

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stupid or silly