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Cursory

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Haste and scant attention to detail 不注意细节

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Curmudgeon

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Ill-tempered old man

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Curt

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Sparing of words 言辞简略

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Curtail

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To cut short

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Dabble

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Work superficially in a secondary interest

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Daft

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Silly

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Daguerreotype

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早期银板照相法

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Dais

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嘉宾席

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Dally

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To waste time

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Damper

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Depresses 抑制因素

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Dandy

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爱打扮的人

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Dank

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阴湿的

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Dapper

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Neat and trim in appearance

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Dappled

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Marked with small spots

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Daredevil

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Bold

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Dart

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To move suddenly and rapid ,飞镖

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Daunt

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To lessen the courage of

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Dawdle

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To spend time idly虚度时光

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Deadpan

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Impassively matter-of-fact 无动于衷

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Dearth

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An inadequate supply

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Debacle

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A complete failure

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Debark

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To unload from a ship or an airplane

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Debase

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To lower in status

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Debilitate

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Enfeeble 使衰弱

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Debris

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The remains of destroyed

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Debunk

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To expose the falseness of

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Debut

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A formal entrance into society

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Decadence

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Decay

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Decant

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To pour off without disturbing the sediment

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Decibel

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分贝

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Decipher

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To read or interpret

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Decorum

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Propriety

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Decrepit

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Weakened

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Default

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Fail to fulfill an obligation

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Defer

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Postpone ,respect

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Deference

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Respect

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Deficiency

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Inadequate

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Defile

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A narrow passage

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Defoliant

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落叶剂

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Deforest

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Clear away the trees

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Deft

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Characterized be skill

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Defuse

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To make less

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Defy

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To resist

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Dehydrate

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To remove water from

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Deify

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To worship as a god

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Deject

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To lower the spirit of

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Deleterious

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Harmful in a unexpected way

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Deliberate

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Careful consideration

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Delicacy

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Fineness of appearance

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Delirium

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Mental disturbance, confused

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Delusion

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A false idea

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Deluge

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A drenching rain

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Delve

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To make a detailed search for information

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Demagogue

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蛊惑人心的政客

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Demolition

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The act of destroying

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Demoralize

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Dishearten 使士气低落

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Demotic

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Popular, common

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Demur

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To voice opposition

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Denigrate

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To attack the reputation

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Denouement

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小说的结局

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Denounce

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To condemn openly

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Dent

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A depression in a surface 凹陷

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Denude

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Make bare

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Deplete

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To decrease the fullness

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Deplore

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Strong disapproval

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Deploy

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To spread out 有目的地展开

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Deportation

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The removal from a country 放逐

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Depose

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To testify