List-37 Flashcards
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appropriate
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- *adj. 适当的;恰当的;合适的
vt. 占用,拨出 - ——————————————**
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
- appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
- meant or adapted for an occasion or use
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ascribe
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- *vt. 归因于;归咎于
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- attribute or credit to
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assigned
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- *adj. 指定的;已分配的
v. 分配(assign的过去分词);指定;委派 - ——————————————**
- appointed to a post or duty
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avert
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- *vt. 避免,防止;转移
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- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
- turn away or aside
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awful
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- *adj. 可怕的;极坏的;使人敬畏的
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- exceptionally bad or displeasing
- causing fear or dread or terror
- offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
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blend
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- *vt. 混合
vi. 混合;协调
n. 混合;掺合物 - ——————————————**
- an occurrence of thorough mixing
- a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
- the act of blending components together thoroughly
- combine into one
- blend or harmonize
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breakthrough
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- *n. 突破;突破性进展
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- a productive insight
- making an important discovery
- a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy’s defense
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canopy
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- *n. 天篷;华盖;遮篷;苍穹
vt. 用天蓬遮盖;遮盖 - ——————————————**
- the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
- the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
- a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
- cover with a canopy
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cascara
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- *n. 药鼠李;用其树皮制成的缓泻剂
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- dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
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chafe
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- *vt. 擦破;擦热;擦痛;激怒
vi. 擦伤;磨擦;激怒
n. 擦伤;气恼
n. (Chafe)人名;(尼日利)沙费;(英)蔡菲 - ——————————————**
- soreness and warmth caused by friction
- anger produced by some annoying irritation
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- feel extreme irritation or anger
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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chromosome
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- *n. [遗][细胞][染料] 染色体(形容词chromosomal,副词chromosomally)
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- a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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classify
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- *vt. 分类;分等
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- arrange or order by classes or categories
- declare unavailable, as for security reasons
- assign to a class or kind
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combat
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- *vt. 反对;与…战斗
vi. 战斗;搏斗
n. 战斗;争论
adj. 战斗的;为…斗争的
n. (Combat)人名;(法)孔巴 - ——————————————**
- an engagement fought between two military forces
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
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comparison
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- *n. 比较;对照;比喻;比较关系
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- examining resemblances or differences
- relation based on similarities and differences
- qualities that are comparable
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compatible
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- *adj. 兼容的;能共处的;可并立的
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- able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
- having similar disposition and tastes
- capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
- (of a couple) existing together harmoniously
- capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
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confidence
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- *n. 信心;信任;秘密
adj. (美)诈骗的;骗得信任的 - ——————————————**
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
- a trustful relationship
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
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consonant
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- *adj. 辅音的;一致的;和谐的
n. 辅音;辅音字母 - ——————————————**
- a speech sound that is not a vowel
- a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
- involving or characterized by harmony
- in keeping
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constitute
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- *vt. 组成,构成;建立;任命
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- form or compose
- create and charge with a task or function
- to compose or represent:
- set up or lay the groundwork for
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courier
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- *n. 导游;情报员,通讯员;送快信的人
n. (Courier)人名;(英、法)库里耶 - ——————————————**
- a person who carries a message
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creep
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- *vi. 爬行;蔓延;慢慢地移动;起鸡皮疙瘩
n. 爬行;毛骨悚然的感觉;谄媚者 - ——————————————**
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
- a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
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deficient
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- *adj. 不足的;有缺陷的;不充分的
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- inadequate in amount or degree
- of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
- falling short of some prescribed norm
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delicious
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- *adj. 美味的;可口的
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- variety of sweet eating apples
- greatly pleasing or entertaining
- extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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devour
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- *vt. 吞食;毁灭;凝视
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- destroy completely
- enjoy avidly
- eat immoderately
- eat greedily
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diagonal
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- *adj. 斜的;对角线的;斜纹的
n. 对角线;斜线 - ——————————————**
- (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
- a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
- an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
- (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
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diagram
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- *n. 图表;图解
vt. 用图解法表示 - ——————————————**
- a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
- make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
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distress
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- *n. 危难,不幸;贫困;悲痛
vt. 使悲痛;使贫困 - ——————————————**
- psychological suffering
- a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- extreme physical pain
- the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- cause mental pain to
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eclipse
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- *vt. 使黯然失色;形成蚀
n. 日蚀,月蚀;黯然失色 - ——————————————**
- one celestial body obscures another
- exceed in importance; outweigh
- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
- cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies
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eject
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- *vt. 喷射;驱逐,逐出
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- put out or expel from a place
- eliminate (substances) from the body
- leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
- cause to come out in a squirt
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entertain
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- *vt. 娱乐;招待;怀抱;容纳
vi. 款待 - ——————————————**
- provide entertainment for
- take into consideration, have in view
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
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evergreen
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- *n. 常绿树;常绿植物
adj. [植] 常绿的;永葆青春的 - ——————————————**
- a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
- (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
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furious
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- *adj. 激烈的;狂怒的;热烈兴奋的;喧闹的
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- marked by extreme and violent energy
- marked by extreme anger
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger