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
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- 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