List-18 Flashcards
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accessible
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- *adj. 易接近的;可进入的;可理解的
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- capable of being reached
- capable of being read with comprehension
- easily obtained
- easy to get along with or talk to; friendly
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accumulate
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- *vi. 累积;积聚
vt. 积攒 - ——————————————**
- get or gather together
- collect or gather
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adjacent
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- *adj. 邻近的,毗连的
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- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
- having a common boundary or edge; touching
- near or close to but not necessarily touching
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applicant
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- *n. 申请人,申请者;请求者
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- a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
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aquatic
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- *adj. 水生的;水栖的;在水中或水面进行的
n. 水上运动;水生植物或动物
n. (Aquatic)人名;(法)阿卡蒂克 - ——————————————**
- a plant that lives in or on water
- relating to or consisting of or being in water
- operating or living or growing in water
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asteroid
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- *n. [天] 小行星;[无脊椎] 海盘车;小游星
adj. 星状的 - ——————————————**
- any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
- shaped like a star
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chronical
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- *adj. 慢性的;延续很长的
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clam
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- *vi. 捞蛤;保持沉默,闭嘴不言
n. 蛤;沉默寡言的人;钳子
n. (Clam)人名;(德、西)克拉姆;(法)克朗 - ——————————————**
- burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
- gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
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complicated
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- *adj. 难懂的,复杂的
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- difficult to analyze or understand
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compound
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- *vt. 合成;混合;和解妥协;搀合
vi. 和解;妥协
n. [化学] 化合物;混合物;复合词
adj. 复合的;混合的 - ——————————————**
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- put or add together
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considerable
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- *adj. 相当大的;重要的,值得考虑的
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- large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
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consistent
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- *adj. 始终如一的,一致的;坚持的
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- (sometimes followed by `with’) in agreement or consistent or reliable
- capable of being reproduced
- marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- the same throughout in structure or composition
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constituent
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- *n. 成分;选民;委托人
adj. 构成的;选举的 - ——————————————**
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
- (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
- an abstract part of something
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
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curve
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- *n. 曲线;弯曲;曲线球;曲线图表
vt. 弯;使弯曲
vi. 成曲形
adj. 弯曲的;曲线形的 - ——————————————**
- the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- a line on a graph representing data
- a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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dazzling
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- *adj. 耀眼的;眼花缭乱的
v. 使…眼花(dazzle的ing形式) - ——————————————**
- amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
- shining intensely
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decadent
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- *adj. 颓废的;衰微的
n. 颓废者 - ——————————————**
- a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
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discrete
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- *adj. 离散的,不连续的
n. 分立元件;独立部件 - ——————————————**
- constituting a separate entity or part
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displace
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- *vt. 取代;置换;转移;把…免职;排水
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- take the place of
- force to move
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- take the place of or have precedence over
- cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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drift
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- *n. 漂流,漂移;趋势;漂流物
vi. 漂流,漂移;漂泊
vt. 使…漂流;使…受风吹积 - ——————————————**
- a force that moves something along
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
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executive
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- *adj. 行政的;经营的;执行的,经营管理的
n. 总经理;执行委员会;执行者;经理主管人员 - ——————————————**
- a person responsible for the administration of a business
- persons who administer the law
- someone who manages a government agency or department
- having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.
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extol
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- *vt. 颂扬;赞美;赞颂
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- praise, glorify, or honor
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extrinsic
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- *adj. 外在的;外来的;非固有的
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- not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
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flash
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- *vt. 使闪光;反射
n. 闪光,闪现;一瞬间
vi. 闪光,闪现;反射
adj. 闪光的,火速的
n. (Flash)人名;(西)弗拉什 - ——————————————**
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a momentary brightness
- a short vivid experience
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
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formulate
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- *vt. 规划;用公式表示;明确地表达
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- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- put into words or an expression
- prepare according to a formula
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fragment
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- *n. 碎片;片断或不完整部分
vt. 使成碎片
vi. 破碎或裂开 - ——————————————**
- a piece broken off or cut off of something else
- a broken piece of a brittle artifact
- an incomplete piece
- break or cause to break into pieces
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frank
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- *adj. 坦白的,直率的;老实的
n. 免费邮寄特权
vt. 免费邮寄 - ——————————————**
- a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
- exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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gear
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- *n. 齿轮;装置,工具;传动装置
vi. 适合;搭上齿轮;开始工作
vt. 开动;搭上齿轮;使……适合;使……准备好
adj. 好极了
n. (Gear)人名;(英)吉尔 - ——————————————**
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- set the level or character of
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gibe
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- *vt. 嘲笑;愚弄
vi. 嘲笑;嘲弄
n. 嘲讽话 - ——————————————**
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- laugh at with contempt and derision
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glean
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- *vt. 收集(资料);拾(落穗)
vi. 收集;拾落穗 - ——————————————**
- gather, as of natural products
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gourmet
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n. 美食家
菜肴精美的
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- a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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graphic
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- *adj. 形象的;图表的;绘画似的
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- an image that is generated by a computer
- written or drawn or engraved
- describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail
- of or relating to the graphic arts
- relating to or presented by a graph