List-34 Flashcards
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aesthetic
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- *adj. 美的;美学的;审美的,具有审美趣味的
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- (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
- relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
- concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
- aesthetically pleasing
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alert
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- *vt. 警告;使警觉,使意识到
adj. 警惕的,警觉的;留心的
n. 警戒,警惕;警报
n. (Alert)人名;(西)阿莱尔特 - ——————————————**
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- very attentive or observant
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approach
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- *n. 方法;途径;接近
vt. 接近;着手处理
vi. 靠近 - ——————————————**
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- a way of entering or leaving
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- the event of one object coming closer to another
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audition
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- *n. 听力,听觉;试听
vi. 试听;试音
vt. 对…进行面试;让…试唱 - ——————————————**
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
- a test of the suitability of a performer
- perform in order to get a role
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biography
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- *n. 传记;档案;个人简介
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- an account of the series of events making up a person’s life
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brighten
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- *vi. 明亮;变亮;活跃;快乐高兴
vt. 使闪亮;使生辉;使快乐高兴
n. (Brighten)人名;(英)布赖滕 - ——————————————**
- make lighter or brighter
- become clear
- become brighter
- become brighter
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buck
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- *n. (美)钱,元;雄鹿;纨绔子弟;年轻的印第安人或黑人
n. (Buck)人名;(英、西)巴克;(法)比克;(德、瑞典、匈)布克 - ——————————————**
- a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
- a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
- mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
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burgeon
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- *n. 芽, 嫩枝
vt. 萌芽, 发芽
vi. 萌芽, 发芽 - ——————————————**
- grow and flourish
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campaign
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- *vi. 作战;参加竞选;参加活动
n. 运动;活动;战役 - ——————————————**
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
- an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
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carbon
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- *n. [化学] 碳;碳棒;复写纸
adj. 碳的;碳处理的
n. (Carbon)人名;(西)卡尔翁;(法)卡尔邦;(英)卡本 - ——————————————**
- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
- a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
- a copy made with carbon paper
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career
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- *n. 生涯;职业;事业;速度,全速
adj. 作为毕生职业的
vi. 全速前进,猛冲 - ——————————————**
- the particular occupation for which you are trained
- the general progression of your working or professional life
- move headlong at high speed
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centric
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- *adj. 中央的,中心的
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- having or situated at or near a center
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chaos
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- *n. 混沌,混乱
n. (Chaos)人名;(西)查奥斯 - ——————————————**
- a state of extreme confusion and disorder
- the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
- (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
- (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
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climate
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- *n. 气候;风气;思潮;风土
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- the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
- the prevailing psychological state
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compile
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- *vt. 编译;编制;编辑;[图情] 汇编
- ——————————————**
- get or gather together
- put together out of existing material
- use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed
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consequence
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- *n. 结果;重要性;推论
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- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
- having important effects or influence
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controversy
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- *n. 争论;论战;辩论
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- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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conversational
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- *adj. 对话的;健谈的
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- characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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corona
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- *n. [物] 电晕;日冕;冠状物
n. (Corona)人名;(罗、葡、西、意、英)科罗纳,科罗娜(女名) - ——————————————**
- the outermost region of the sun’s atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
- an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
- one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
- (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
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crazy
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- *adj. 疯狂的;狂热的,着迷的
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- someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- affected with madness or insanity
- foolish; totally unsound
- marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
- possessed by inordinate excitement
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cultivate
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- *vt. 培养;陶冶;耕作
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- foster the growth of
- prepare for crops
- train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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diameter
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- *n. 直径
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- the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
- a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
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equivalent
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- *adj. 等价的,相等的;同意义的
n. 等价物,相等物 - ——————————————**
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
- equal in amount or value
- being essentially equal to something
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fragile
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- *adj. 脆的;易碎的
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- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
- vulnerably delicate
- lacking solidity or strength and liable to break
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generous
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- *adj. 慷慨的,大方的;宽宏大量的;有雅量的
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- willing to give and share unstintingly
- not petty in character and mind
- more than adequate
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giant
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- *n. 巨人;伟人;[动] 巨大的动物
adj. 巨大的;巨人般的 - ——————————————**
- any creature of exceptional size
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation
- an unusually large enterprise
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
- someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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glacier
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- *n. 冰河,冰川
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- a slowly moving mass of ice
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gnaw
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- *vt. 咬;折磨;侵蚀
vi. 咬;折磨;侵蚀 - ——————————————**
- bite or chew on with the teeth
- become ground down or deteriorate
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gulf
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- *n. 海湾;深渊;分歧;漩涡
vt. 吞没 - ——————————————**
- an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- a deep wide chasm
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host
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- *n. [计] 主机;主人;主持人;许多
vt. 主持;当主人招待
vi. 群集;做主人 - ——————————————**
- a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- a vast multitude
- an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
- a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- archaic terms for army
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humidity
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- *n. [气象] 湿度;湿气
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- wetness in the atmosphere
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initially
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- *adv. 最初,首先;开头
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- at the beginning
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intellect
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- *n. 智力,理解力;知识分子;思维逻辑领悟力;智力高的人
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- knowledge and intellectual ability
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a person who uses the mind creatively
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internal
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- *adj. 内部的;内在的;国内的
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- happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- occurring within an institution or community
- inside the country
- located inward
- innermost or essential
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irregular
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- *n. 不规则物;不合规格的产品
adj. 不规则的;无规律的;非正规的;不合法的 - ——————————————**
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- not occurring at expected times
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jumble
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- *n. 混乱;杂乱的一堆东西
vi. 混杂;搀杂
vt. 使混乱;搞乱 - ——————————————**
- a confused multitude of things
- small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- be all mixed up or jumbled together
- assemble without order or sense
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kinetic
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- *adj. [力] 运动的;活跃的
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- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
- characterized by motion
- supplying motive force
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libel
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- *n. 诽谤罪;诋毁;毁坏名誉的东西;控诉书
vt. 中伤;控告;对…进行诽谤
vi. 进行文字诽谤 - ——————————————**
- a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
- the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
- print slanderous statements against
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lightning
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- *adj. 闪电的;快速的
n. 闪电
vi. 闪电 - ——————————————**
- abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
- the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
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linear
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- *adj. 线的,线型的;直线的,线状的;长度的
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- designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
- of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
- of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
- of a leaf shape; long and narrow
- measured lengthwise
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maneuver
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- *n. [军] 机动;演习;策略;调遣
vi. [军] 机动;演习;调遣;用计谋
vt. [军] 机动;演习;用计;调遣 - ——————————————**
- a military training exercise
- a plan for attaining a particular goal
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a move made to gain a tactical end
- an action aimed at evading an opponent
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mechanic
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- *n. 技工,机修工
adj. 手工的
n. (Mechanic)人名;(英)梅凯尼克 - ——————————————**
- a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
- someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
- resembling the action of a machine
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muscular
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- *adj. 肌肉的;肌肉发达的;强健的
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- of or relating to or consisting of muscle
- having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
- having or suggesting great physical power or force
- (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
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naked
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- *adj. 裸体的;无装饰的;无证据的;直率的
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- completely unclothed
- having no protecting or concealing cover
- (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
- devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
- lacking any cover
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nickel
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- *n. 镍;镍币;五分镍币
vt. 镀镍于
n. (Nickel)人名;(德、英)尼克尔 - ——————————————**
- a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
- a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
- five dollars worth of a drug
- plate with nickel
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oak
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- *n. 橡树;橡木色;橡木家具
adj. 栎树的;栎木制的
n. (Oak)人名;(英)奥克 - ——————————————**
- the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
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outgas
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- *vt. 用加热方法除去气体
vi. 除气 - ——————————————**
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panorama
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- *n. 全景,全貌;全景画;概论
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- the visual percept of a region
- a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
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partnership
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- *n. 合伙;[经管] 合伙企业;合作关系;合伙契约
- ——————————————**
- the members of a business venture created by contract
- a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal
- a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
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patriarch
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- *n. 家长;族长;元老;创始人
- ——————————————**
- title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- the male head of family or tribe
- any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
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pattern
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- *n. 模式;图案;样品
vt. 模仿;以图案装饰
vi. 形成图案 - ——————————————**
- a perceptual structure
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- a decorative or artistic work
- something regarded as a normative example
- a model considered worthy of imitation
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perish
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- *vt. 使麻木;毁坏
vi. 死亡;毁灭;腐烂;枯萎 - ——————————————**
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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precursor
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- *n. 先驱,前导
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- a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
- a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- an indication of the approach of something or someone
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primate
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- *n. 大主教;灵长类的动物;首领
adj. 灵长目动物的;首要的 - ——————————————**
- a senior clergyman and dignitary
- any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
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pueblo
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- *n. 普韦布洛(美国科罗拉多州中部一城市);印第安人村庄
- ——————————————**
- a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock
- a city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs
- a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
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quartz
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- *n. 石英
- ——————————————**
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
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ratify
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- *vt. 批准;认可
- ——————————————**
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
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receptor
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- *n. [生化] 受体;接受器;感觉器官
- ——————————————**
- a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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record
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- *vt. 记录,记载;标明;将…录音
vi. 记录;录音
n. 档案,履历;唱片;最高纪录
adj. 创纪录的
n. (Record)人名;(法)勒科尔;(英)雷科德 - ——————————————**
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
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recycle
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- *vt. 使再循环;使…重新利用
vi. 重复利用
n. 再生;再循环;重复利用 - ——————————————**
- cause to repeat a cycle
- use again after processing
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reluctant
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- *adj. 不情愿的;勉强的;顽抗的
- ——————————————**
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
- unwilling to become involved
- not eager
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respond
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- *vi. 回答;作出反应;承担责任
vt. 以…回答
n. 应答;唱和 - ——————————————**
- show a response or a reaction to something
- reply or respond to
- respond favorably or as hoped
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revise
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- *vt. 修正;复习;校订
vi. 修订;校订;复习功课
n. 修订;校订
n. (Revise)人名;(法)勒维斯 - ——————————————**
- the act of rewriting something
- make revisions in
- revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
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rigid
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- *adj. 严格的;僵硬的,死板的;坚硬的;精确的
- ——————————————**
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
- fixed and unmoving
- designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
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rustproof
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- *adj. 防锈的;不锈的
vt. 使抗锈 - ——————————————**
- treated against rusting
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sediment
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- *n. 沉积;沉淀物
- ——————————————**
- matter that has been deposited by some natural process
- deposit as a sediment
- settle as sediment
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sense
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- *n. 感觉,官能;观念;道理;理智
vt. 感觉到;检测
n. (Sense)人名;(英)森斯 - ——————————————**
- a general conscious awareness
- the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
- the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
- sound practical judgment
- a natural appreciation or ability
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setting
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- *n. 环境;安装;布置;[天] 沉落
v. 放置;沉没;使…处于某位置(set的ing形式) - ——————————————**
- the context and environment in which something is set
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- the physical position of something
- a table service for one person
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sharply
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- *adv. 急剧地;锐利地
- ——————————————**
- in an aggressive manner
- in a well delineated manner
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
- very suddenly and to a great degree
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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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souvenir
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- *n. 纪念品;礼物
vt. 把…留作纪念 - ——————————————**
- something of sentimental value
- a reminder of past events
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spiny
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- *adj. 多刺的;麻烦的;尖刺状的
- ——————————————**
- having spines
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
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stardom
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- *n. 演员们;明星界;明星身份
- ——————————————**
- the status of being acknowledged as a star
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subspecies
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- *n. [生物] 亚种
- ——————————————**
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
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summary
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- *adj. 简易的;扼要的
n. 概要,摘要,总结 - ——————————————**
- a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
- performed speedily and without formality
- briefly giving the gist of something
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switch
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- *vt. 转换;用鞭子等抽打
vi. 转换;抽打;换防
n. 开关;转换;鞭子 - ——————————————**
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
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teem
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- *vi. 大量出现;充满
vt. 倒出
n. (Teem)人名;(英)蒂姆 - ——————————————**
- be teeming, be abuzz
- move in large numbers
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thorough
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- *adj. 彻底的;十分的;周密的
- ——————————————**
- painstakingly careful and accurate
- very thorough; exhaustively complete
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violent
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- *adj. 暴力的;猛烈的
- ——————————————**
- acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
- effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
- characterized by violence or bloodshed
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wholesome
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- *adj. 健全的;有益健康的;合乎卫生的;审慎的
- ——————————————**
- conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
- sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind