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Fussy

A

1谨慎的
A fussy actuarial problem
2 挑剔的
Fussy eater/matter

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Fusty

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1 过时的
Fusty old carpets
2 腐臭的
The fusty odor

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Gadfly

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刺激物

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Gaffe

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(社交上)失礼,失态

social gaffes committed by high ranking individuals

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Gall

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(使)焦躁,激怒

The sarcastic applause from the audience galled her

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Galvanize

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(好似用电击)刺激

Galvanize public opinion

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Gambol

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欢跳,雀跃

They gamboled down the passage away

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Garble

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曲解,篡改,混淆

The summary totally garbles the results of the investigation

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Garish

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过于鲜艳的,过于张扬的

With garish makeup

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Garrulous

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啰嗦的,话多得令人厌烦

Garrulous traveling companions

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Gleam

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闪光

Fine China gleaming in the candlelight

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Gauge

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1 测量标准
Polls as a gauge of voter satisfaction
2 判定
It is hard to gauge his mood

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Genteel

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有教养的,不粗俗的

Her genteel behaviors

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Germane

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有关的,适当的

Details not germane to the discussion

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Gibe

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嘲弄

Gibe at the umpire

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Gild

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(带欺骗性地)修改、润色

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17
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Gist

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要点

The gist of the argument

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Glisten

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闪光

The glistening lake

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Gloat

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幸灾乐祸,自鸣得意

Gloat over his enemy’s misfortune

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Gloss

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1 简短解释
2 敷衍潦草做事(甚至忽略)
Gloss over the problems

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Glut

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使过量,使充满

Glut himself with sushi

22
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Goad

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刺激,驱使

Goad someone to do something

23
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Gobble

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狼吞虎咽

24
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Goldbrick

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逃避工作和责任

Goldbrick his duty as a citizen

25
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Gorge

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1 峡谷
Three-Gorge dam
2 狼吞虎咽
He gorged himself at the party

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Grandeur

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宏伟,壮丽

The grandeur that was Rome

27
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Grandstand

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为了给人留下印象而表演,哗众取宠

Grandstand on the stage

28
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Gratuitous

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1 无根据的,无理由的
A gratuitous assumption
2 无报酬的,免费的
A gratuitous ticket

29
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Gregarious

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1 爱社交的
2 群居的
Define human as gregarious carnivore

30
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Gripe

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抱怨

All workers were griping about the new regulations

31
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Grisly

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令人反感的,令人恐惧的

A series grisly murders

32
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Grotesque

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难看的

The bloody Halloween mask is grotesque

33
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Grovel

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卑躬屈膝

He made a groveling apology to that girl

34
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Grueling

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费时间花心思的

Grueling work

35
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Glean

A

收集

Glean their knowledge

36
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Gust

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情感爆发

Cried out with a gust of emotion

37
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Guzzle

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狂饮

Guzzle beer

38
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Hackneyed

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陈腐的,缺乏创新的

Hackneyed slogans

39
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Halcyon

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宁静,平静的

40
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Hale

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强壮的,健壮的

A hale and hearty old lady

41
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Half-baked

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不明智的

A half-baked scheme

42
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Hallow

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尊敬,把…视为神圣

43
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Hamper

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阻碍

Construction is hampering traffic on the highway

44
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Hanker

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向往,渴望

Hanker for adventure

45
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Haphazard

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无秩序的,无目标的

We were given a haphazard tour of the city

46
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Harbor

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心怀,牢记

Harbored a grudge against his old employer

47
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Hard-bitten

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顽强的,经受得住困境、压力的

Hard-bitten Chinese people

48
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Hardy

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顽强的

Hardy enough to survive a light frost

49
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Harrow

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折磨,使苦恼

Harrowed by years of disease and starvation

50
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Harry

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不断骚扰,骚扰

Harry the government