List-19 Flashcards
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sobriety
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- *n. 清醒,冷静;节制;严肃
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- the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
- moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
- a manner that is serious and solemn
- abstaining from excess
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sociable
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- *adj. 社交的;好交际的;友善的
n. 联谊会 - ——————————————**
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
- friendly and pleasant
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solder
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- *vi. 焊接
vt. 焊接;使联接在一起
n. 焊料;接合物 - ——————————————**
- an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces
- join or fuse with solder
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solemn
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- *adj. 庄严的,严肃的;隆重的,郑重的
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- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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solemnity
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- *n. 严肃;庄严;一本正经
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- a trait of dignified seriousness
- a solemn and dignified feeling
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solicit
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- *vt. 征求;招揽;请求;乞求
vi. 征求;招揽;恳求;请求 - ——————————————**
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- make amorous advances towards
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
- incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
- make a solicitation or petition for something desired
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solicitous
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- *adj. 热切期望的;热心的;挂念的
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- full of anxiety and concern
- showing hovering attentiveness
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solicitude
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- *n. 焦虑;渴望;担心
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- a feeling of excessive concern
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soliloquy
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- *n. 独白;自言自语
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- speech you make to yourself
- a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
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solitary
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- *adj. 孤独的;独居的
n. 独居者;隐士 - ——————————————**
- confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
- one who lives in solitude
- characterized by or preferring solitude
- of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
- lacking companions or companionship
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solo
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- *n. 独奏;独唱;独奏曲
adj. 独奏的;独唱的;单独的
vt. 单人攀登;单独驾
vi. 单独表演;放单飞
adv. 单独地 - ——————————————**
- any activity that is performed alone without assistance
- a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
- a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
- fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
- perform a piece written for a single instrument
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solvent
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- *adj. 有偿付能力的;有溶解力的
n. 溶剂;解决方法 - ——————————————**
- a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- capable of meeting financial obligations
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somber
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- *adj. 忧郁的;昏暗的;严峻的;阴天的
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- grave or even gloomy in character
- lacking brightness or color; dull
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sonorous
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- *adj. 响亮的;作响的;能发出响亮声音的
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- full and loud and deep
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soothe
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- *vt. 安慰;使平静;缓和
vi. 起抚慰作用 - ——————————————**
- give moral or emotional strength to
- cause to feel better
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sophisticated
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- *adj. 复杂的;精致的;久经世故的;富有经验的
v. 使变得世故;使迷惑;篡改(sophisticate的过去分词形式) - ——————————————**
- having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- ahead in development; complex or intricate
- intellectually appealing
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sophomoric
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- *adj. 一知半解的;大学或四年制中学的二年级的
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soporific
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- *n. 催眠剂;安眠药
adj. 催眠的;想睡的 - ——————————————**
- a drug that induces sleep
- sleep inducing
- inducing mental lethargy
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sordid
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- *adj. 肮脏的;卑鄙的;利欲熏心的;色彩暗淡的
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- morally degraded
- unethical or dishonest
- foul and run-down and repulsive
- meanly avaricious and mercenary
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soundproof
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- *adj. 隔音的
vt. 使隔音;给装以隔音设备 - ——————————————**
- insulate against noise
- impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound
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span
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- *n. 跨度,跨距;范围
vt. 跨越;持续;以手指测量
n. (Span)人名;(捷)斯潘 - ——————————————**
- the complete duration of something
- the distance or interval between two points
- two items of the same kind
- a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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spanking
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- *adj. 强烈的;疾行的,疾驰的
n. 打屁股;拍击
adv. 显著地
v. 拍打;严厉斥责(spank的ing形式) - ——————————————**
- the act of slapping on the buttocks
- quick and energetic
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sparing
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- *adj. 节约的;贫乏的;保守的
n. 抽出;宽恕;免去;给予(spare的ing形式) - ——————————————**
- avoiding waste
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sparse
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- *adj. 稀疏的;稀少的
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- not dense
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spartan
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- *adj. 斯巴达的;斯巴达式的;(生活方式)简朴的,清苦的。
n. 斯巴达人;勇士 - ——————————————**
- a resident of Sparta
- of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
- resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
- practicing great self-denial
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spatial
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- *adj. 空间的;存在于空间的;受空间条件限制的
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- pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
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specialization
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- *n. 专门化;特殊化;特化作用
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- the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
- the special line of work you have adopted as your career
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
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specialize
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- *vi. 专门从事;详细说明;特化
vt. 使专门化;使适应特殊情况;详细说明 - ——————————————**
- become more special
- be specific about
- suit to a special purpose
- devote oneself to a special area of work
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
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specified
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- *adj. 规定的;详细说明的
v. 指定;详细说明(specify的过去分词) - ——————————————**
- clearly and explicitly stated
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specimen
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- *n. 样品,样本;标本
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- an example regarded as typical of its class
- a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
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specious
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- *adj. 似是而非的;外表美观的;华而不实的;徒有其表的
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- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
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spectator
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- *n. 观众;旁观者
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- a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- a woman’s pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel
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specter
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- *n. 幽灵;妖怪;恐怖之物
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- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a ghostly appearing figure
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spectral
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- *adj. [光] 光谱的;幽灵的;鬼怪的
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- of or relating to a spectrum
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
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spectrum
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- *n. 光谱;频谱;范围;余象
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- an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
- broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities
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speculate
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- *vi. 推测;投机;思索
vt. 推断 - ——————————————**
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
- reflect deeply on a subject
- invest at a risk
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speculative
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- *adj. 投机的;推测的;思索性的
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- not financially safe or secure
- not based on fact or investigation
- showing curiosity
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spherical
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- *adj. 球形的,球面的;天体的
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- of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
- having the shape of a sphere or ball
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spice
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- *n. 香料;情趣;调味品;少许
vt. 加香料于…;使…增添趣味
n. (Spice)人名;(英)斯派斯 - ——————————————**
- aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- make more interesting or flavorful
- add herbs or spices to
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spinal
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- *adj. 脊髓的;脊柱的;针的;脊骨的;尖刺的
n. 脊椎麻醉 - ——————————————**
- anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
- of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
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spined
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- *adj. 有刺的;有背骨的;有脊柱的
v. 纺;使旋转(spin的过去分词) - ——————————————**
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spineless
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- *adj. 没有骨气的;无脊椎的;懦弱的
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- weak in willpower, courage or vitality
- lacking a backbone or spinal column
- lacking spiny processes
- lacking thorns
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spinning
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- *n. 纺纱
adj. 纺织的
v. 旋转,纺织(spin的现在分词) - ——————————————**
- creating thread
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spiny
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- *adj. 多刺的;麻烦的;尖刺状的
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- having spines
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
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spiral
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- *n. 螺旋;旋涡;螺旋形之物
adj. 螺旋形的;盘旋的
vt. 使成螺旋形;使作螺旋形上升
vi. 盘旋;成螺旋形;螺旋形上升(过去式spiraled/spiralled,过去分词spiraled/spiralled,现在分词spiraling/spiralling,第三人称单数spirals,副词spirally) - ——————————————**
- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
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spiritedness
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- *n. 有精神;活泼;勇敢
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- quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
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spiritual
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- *n. 圣歌(尤指美国南部黑人的)
adj. 精神的,心灵的 - ——————————————**
- a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
- lacking material body or form or substance
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
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spongy
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- *adj. 海绵状的;轻软的;多孔而有弹性的;有吸水性的
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- easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
- like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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spontaneity
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- *n. 自发性;自然发生
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- the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint
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sporadic
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- *adj. 零星的;分散的;不定时发生的
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- recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
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sprawl
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- *vi. 蔓延;伸开手足躺;无计划地扩展
vt. 懒散地伸开;使蔓生
n. 蔓生;伸开手足躺卧姿势 - ——————————————**
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
- an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
- sit or lie with one’s limbs spread out
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
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sprawling
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- *adj. 蔓生的,不规则地伸展的
v. (手脚)不自然地伸开;笨拙地爬(sprawl的现在分词) - ——————————————**
- an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
- spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions
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sprout
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- *vi. 发芽;长芽
vt. 使发芽;使萌芽
n. 芽;萌芽;苗芽
n. (Sprout)人名;(英)斯普劳特 - ——————————————**
- any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
- a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
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spruce
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- *vi. 打扮整齐;使显干净
adj. 整洁的
vt. 打扮整齐
n. 云杉 - ——————————————**
- light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- make neat, smart, or trim
- dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
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spurious
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- *adj. 假的;伪造的;欺骗的
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- plausible but false
- born out of wedlock
- intended to deceive
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spurn
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- *vt. 唾弃;冷落;一脚踢开
vi. 摒弃;藐视
n. 藐视,摒弃;踢开 - ——————————————**
- reject with contempt
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squalid
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- *adj. 肮脏的;污秽的;卑劣的
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- morally degraded
- foul and run-down and repulsive
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squander
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- *vt. 浪费
vi. 浪费;漂泊
n. 浪费 - ——————————————**
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- spend extravagantly
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squirt
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- *n. 喷射;注射
vt. 喷湿
vi. 喷出 - ——————————————**
- someone who is small and insignificant
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- cause to come out in a squirt
- wet with a spurt of liquid