List-29 Flashcards
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agitation
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- *n. 激动;搅动;煽动;烦乱
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- a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- the feeling of being agitated; not calm
- disturbance usually in protest
- the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
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ample
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- *adj. 丰富的;足够的;宽敞的
n. (Ample)人名;(西)安普尔 - ——————————————**
- more than enough in size or scope or capacity
- affording an abundant supply
- fairly large
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arbitrary
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- *adj. [数] 任意的;武断的;专制的
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- based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
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argument
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- *n. 论证;论据;争吵;内容提要
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- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
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asset
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- *n. 资产;优点;有用的东西;有利条件;财产;有价值的人或物
n. (法)阿塞(人名) - ——————————————**
- a useful or valuable quality
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assignment
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- *n. 分配;任务;作业;功课
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- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
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bandanna
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- *n. 扎染印花大手帕(等于bandana)
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- large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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beat
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- *vt. 打;打败
vi. 打;打败;拍打;有节奏地舒张与收缩
n. 拍子;敲击;有规律的一连串敲打
adj. 筋疲力尽的;疲惫不堪的
n. (Beat)人名;(德)贝亚特 - ——————————————**
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
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bison
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- *n. 北美野牛;欧洲野牛
n. (Bison)人名;(法、德)比松 - ——————————————**
- any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
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bland
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- *adj. 乏味的;温和的;冷漠的
vt. 使…变得淡而无味;除掉…的特性
vi. 变得平淡无奇;丧失特性
n. (Bland)人名;(英)布兰德 - ——————————————**
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
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camouflage
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- *n. 伪装,掩饰
vt. 伪装,掩饰
vi. 伪装起来 - ——————————————**
- an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
- device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
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canyon
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- *n. 峡谷
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- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
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capacity
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- *n. 能力;容量;资格,地位;生产力
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- ability to perform or produce
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
- the amount that can be contained
- the maximum production possible
- a specified function
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chlorine
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- *n. [化学] 氯(17号化学元素)
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- a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
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choreographer
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- *n. 编舞者,舞蹈指导
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- someone who creates new dances
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chunk
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- *n. 大块;矮胖的人或物
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- a compact mass
- a substantial amount
- put together indiscriminately
- group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
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clutch
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- *n. 离合器;控制;手;紧急关头
vi. 攫;企图抓住
vt. 抓住;紧握
adj. 没有手提带或背带的;紧要关头的 - ——————————————**
- the act of grasping
- a tense critical situation
- a number of birds hatched at the same time
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- a woman’s strapless purse that is carried in the hand
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codify
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- *vt. 编纂;将…编成法典;编成法典
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- organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
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commerce
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- *n. 贸易,商业
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- transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
- the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
- social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
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consistency
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- *n. [计] 一致性;稠度;相容性
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- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
- logical coherence and accordance with the facts
- (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
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constant
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- *adj. 不变的;恒定的;经常的
n. [数] 常数;恒量
n. (Constant)人名;(德)康斯坦特 - ——————————————**
- a quantity that does not vary
- a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
- persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature
- continually recurring or continuing without interruption
- steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
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continuity
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- *n. 连续性;一连串;分镜头剧本
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- uninterrupted connection or union
- a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
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copper
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- *n. 铜;铜币;警察
adj. 铜的
vt. 镀铜于
n. (Copper)人名;(英)科珀 - ——————————————**
- a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
- a copper penny
- uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
- any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
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crater
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- *n. 火山口;弹坑
vt. 在…上形成坑;取消;毁坏
vi. 形成坑;消亡 - ——————————————**
- a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
- a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
- a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
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crucial
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- *adj. 重要的;决定性的;定局的;决断的
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- of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
- having crucial relevance
- of the greatest importance
- having the power or quality of deciding
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cubism
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- *n. 立体派;立体主义
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- an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
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democratic
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- *adj. 民主的;民主政治的;大众的
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- characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
- belong to or relating to the Democratic Party
- representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
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deposit
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- *n. 存款;保证金;沉淀物
vt. 使沉积;存放
vi. 沉淀 - ——————————————**
- the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
- matter that has been deposited by some natural process
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
- money deposited in a bank
- a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
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deprive
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- *vt. 使丧失,剥夺
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- take away possessions from someone
- keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
- take away
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disciple
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- *n. 门徒,信徒;弟子
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- someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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discount
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- *n. 折扣;贴现率
vi. 贴现;打折扣出售商品
vt. 打折扣;将…贴现;贬损;低估;忽视 - ——————————————**
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
- a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- an amount or percentage deducted
- bar from attention or consideration