List-7 Flashcards
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diurnal
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- *adj. 白天的；每日的，一日间的
n. 日记账；日报，日刊 - ——————————————**
- belonging to or active during the day
- having a daily cycle or occurring every day
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diverge
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- *vi. 分歧；偏离；分叉；离题
vt. 使偏离；使分叉 - ——————————————**
- move or draw apart
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- extend in a different direction
- be at variance with; be out of line with
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divergent
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- *adj. 相异的，分歧的；散开的
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- diverging from another or from a standard
- tending to move apart in different directions
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diverse
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- *adj. 不同的；多种多样的；变化多的
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- many and different
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
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diversify
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- *vt. 使多样化，使变化；增加产品种类以扩大
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- make (more) diverse
- spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
- vary in order to spread risk or to expand
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divert
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- *vt. 转移；使…欢娱；使…转向
vi. 转移
n. (Divert)人名；(法)迪韦尔 - ——————————————**
- turn aside; turn away from
- send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
- occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
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dividend
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- *n. 红利；股息；[数] 被除数；奖金
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- that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
- a number to be divided by another number
- a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
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divisive
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- *adj. 分裂的；区分的；造成不和的
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- dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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divulge
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- *vt. 泄露；暴露
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- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
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docile
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- *adj. 温顺的，驯服的；容易教的
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- willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- ready and willing to be taught
- easily handled or managed
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doctrinaire
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- *adj. 教条主义的；空谈理论的
n. 教条主义者；空论家，纯理论家 - ——————————————**
- a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
- stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
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doctrine
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- *n. 主义；学说；教义；信条
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- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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document
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- *n. 文件，公文；[计] 文档；证件
vt. 用文件证明 - ——————————————**
- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
- anything serving as a representation of a person’s thinking by means of symbolic marks
- a written account of ownership or obligation
- (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
- record in detail
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dogged
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- *adj. 顽强的；顽固的
vt. 跟踪；尾随（dog的过去式） - ——————————————**
- stubbornly unyielding
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dogma
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- *n. 教条，教理；武断的意见
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- a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
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dogmatist
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- *n. 教条主义者；独断家；独断论者
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- a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
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domain
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- *n. 领域；域名；产业；地产
n. (Domain)人名；(英、法)多曼 - ——————————————**
- a particular environment or walk of life
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
- the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
- people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
- a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
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domesticated
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- *adj. 家养的；驯服的；喜欢家庭生活的
v. 驯养（domesticate的过去分词）；使习惯于家庭生活 - ——————————————**
- converted or adapted to domestic use
- accustomed to home life
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dominate
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- *vt. 控制；支配；占优势；在…中占主要地位
vi. 占优势；处于支配地位 - ——————————————**
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- be in control
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- look down on
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domination
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- *n. 控制；支配
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- social control by dominating
- power to dominate or defeat
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domineer
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- *vi. 跋扈；作威作福
vt. 盛气凌人 - ——————————————**
- rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
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dormant
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- *adj. 休眠的；静止的；睡眠状态的；隐匿的
n. (Dormant)人名；(法)多尔芒 - ——————————————**
- of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
- inactive but capable of becoming active
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dorsal
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- *adj. 背部的；背的，背侧的
n. (Dorsal)人名；(西)多萨尔 - ——————————————**
- belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
- facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
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dose
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- *n. 剂量；一剂，一服
vi. 服药
vt. 给药；给…服药
n. (Dose)人名；(德)多泽；(意、西、葡、塞)多塞；(英)多斯 - ——————————————**
- a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
- a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
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dossier
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- *n. 档案，卷宗；病历表册
n. (Dossier)人名；(法)多西耶 - ——————————————**
- a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person’s record)
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down
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- *adv. 向下，下去；在下面
adj. 向下的
n. 软毛，绒毛；[地质] 开阔的高地
prep. 沿着，往下
vt. 打倒，击败 - ——————————————**
- soft fine feathers
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
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downfall
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- *n. 垮台；衰败；落下；大雨
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- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
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downplay
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- *vt. 不予重视；将…轻描淡写
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- represent as less significant or important
- understate the importance or quality of
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drab
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- *adj. 单调的；土褐色的
n. 浅褐色；无生气；邋遢；小额
vt. 使无生气
vi. 嫖妓
n. (Drab)人名；(匈)德劳布；(法)德拉布 - ——————————————**
- a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- of a light brownish green color
- causing dejection
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draft
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- *n. 汇票；草稿；选派；（尤指房间、烟囱、炉子等供暖系统中的）（小股）气流
vt. 起草；制定；征募
vi. 拟稿；绘样；作草图
adj. 初步画出或（写出）的；（设计、草图、提纲或版本）正在起草中的，草拟的；以草稿形式的；草图的 - ——————————————**
- a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
- a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
- a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- preliminary version of a written work
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dramatic
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- *adj. 戏剧的；引人注目的；激动人心的
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- suitable to or characteristic of drama
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- pertaining to or characteristic of drama
- used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
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drastic
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- *adj. 激烈的；猛烈的
n. 烈性泻药 - ——————————————**
- forceful and extreme and rigorous
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drizzly
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- *adj. 下毛毛雨的，毛毛雨似的
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- wet with light rain
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drollery
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- *n. 笑话；诙谐；喜剧作品
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- a comic incident or series of incidents
- a quaint and amusing jest
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drone
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- *n. 雄蜂；嗡嗡的声音；懒惰者
vi. 嗡嗡作声；混日子
vt. 低沉地说
n. (Drone)人名；(法)德罗纳 - ——————————————**
- stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- an unchanging intonation
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
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drowsy
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- *adj. 昏昏欲睡的；沉寂的；催眠的
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- half asleep
- showing lack of attention or boredom
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drudgery
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- *n. 苦工，苦差事
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- hard monotonous routine work
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dual
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- *adj. 双的；双重的
n. 双数；双数词
n. (Dual)人名；(法)迪阿尔 - ——————————————**
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
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dubious
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- *adj. 可疑的；暧昧的；无把握的；半信半疑的
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- fraught with uncertainty or doubt
- open to doubt or suspicion
- not convinced
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ductile
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- *adj. 柔软的；易教导的；易延展的
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- easily influenced
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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dull
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- *adj. 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的
vt. 使迟钝；使阴暗；缓和
vi. 减少；变迟钝
n. (Dull)人名；(罗、匈)杜尔；(柬)杜；(英)达尔 - ——————————————**
- make dull in appearance
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- make numb or insensitive
- make dull or blunt
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dumbbell-like
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dumbfound
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- *vt. 使惊呆；使人惊愕失声
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- be a mystery or bewildering to
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dupe
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- *n. 上当者；易受骗的人
vt. 欺骗；愚弄（等于duplicate） - ——————————————**
- a person who is tricked or swindled
- fool or hoax
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duplicate
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- *vt. 复制；使加倍
n. 副本；复制品
adj. 复制的；二重的
vi. 复制；重复 - ——————————————**
- something additional of the same kind
- a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
- make or do or perform again
- duplicate or match
- make a duplicate or duplicates of
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duplicity
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- *n. 口是心非；表里不一；不诚实
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- a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
- acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
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durable
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- *adj. 耐用的，持久的
n. 耐用品 - ——————————————**
- existing for a long time
- serviceable for a long time
- very long lasting
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dutiful
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- *adj. 忠实的；顺从的；守本分的
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- willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
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dwindle
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- *vi. 减少；变小
vt. 使缩小，使减少 - ——————————————**
- become smaller or lose substance
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dynamic
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- *adj. 动态的；动力的；动力学的；有活力的
n. 动态；动力 - ——————————————**
- an efficient incentive
- characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
- of or relating to dynamics
- expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g.
to run') and participial adjectives (e.g.running’ in `running water’)
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dysfunctional
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- *机能失调的,功能障碍的
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- impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
- (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
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earnest
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- *adj. 认真的，热心的；重要的
n. 认真；定金；诚挚
n. (Earnest)人名；(英)欧内斯特 - ——————————————**
- something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- earnest
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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earthiness
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- *n. 土质，土性；质朴，粗陋
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ebb
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- *n. 衰退；退潮；衰落
vi. 衰退；减少；衰落；潮退 - ——————————————**
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
- the outward flow of the tide
- flow back or recede
- hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
- fall away or decline
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eccentric
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- *adj. 古怪的，反常的
n. 古怪的人 - ——————————————**
- a person with an unusual or odd personality
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- not having a common center; not concentric
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echo
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- *vt. 反射；重复
vi. 随声附和；发出回声
n. 回音；效仿 - ——————————————**
- the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
- (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
- a reply that repeats what has just been said
- to say again or imitate
- ring or echo with sound
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eclectic
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- *adj. 折衷的；选择的；折衷学派的
n. 折衷派的人；折衷主义者 - ——————————————**
- someone who selects according to the eclectic method
- selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
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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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ecological
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- *adj. 生态的，生态学的
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- characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
- of or relating to the science of ecology
