List-8 Flashcards
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along
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- *adv. 一起;向前;来到
prep. 沿着;顺着 - ——————————————**
- with a forward motion
- in accompaniment or as a companion
- to a more advanced state
- in addition (usually followed by `with’)
- in line with a length or direction (often followed by
by' or
beside’)
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amount
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- *vi. 总计,合计;相当于;共计;产生…结果
n. 数量;总额,总数 - ——————————————**
- how much of something is available
- a quantity of money
- how much there is of something that you can quantify
- a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
- be tantamount or equivalent to
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annual
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- *adj. 年度的;每年的
n. 年刊,年鉴;一年生植物 - ——————————————**
- a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
- a reference book that is published regularly once every year
- occurring or payable every year
- completing its life cycle within a year
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apologize
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- *vi. 道歉;辩解;赔不是
vt. 道歉;谢罪;辩白 - ——————————————**
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
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astute
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- *adj. 机敏的;狡猾的,诡计多端的
- ——————————————**
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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bind
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- *vi. 结合;装订;有约束力;过紧
vt. 绑;约束;装订;包扎;凝固
n. 捆绑;困境;讨厌的事情;植物的藤蔓
n. (Bind)人名;(德)宾德 - ——————————————**
- something that hinders as if with bonds
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
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block
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- *n. 块;街区;大厦;障碍物
vt. 阻止;阻塞;限制
adj. 成批的,大块的;交通堵塞的
n. (Block)人名;(英、法、德、西、葡、芬、罗)布洛克 - ——————————————**
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
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bud
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- *n. 芽,萌芽;蓓蕾
vi. 发芽,萌芽
vt. 使发芽
n. (Bud)人名;(英)巴德;(中)布特(蒙语·汉语拼音);(罗、匈)布德 - ——————————————**
- a partially opened flower
- a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
- develop buds
- start to grow or develop
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canal
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- *n. 运河;[地理] 水道;[建] 管道;灌溉水渠
vt. 在…开凿运河
n. (Canal)人名;(英、法、西、意、葡)卡纳尔;(土)贾纳尔 - ——————————————**
- (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
- a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
- provide (a city) with a canal
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champion
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- *n. 冠军;拥护者;战士
vt. 支持;拥护
adj. 优胜的;第一流的
n. (Champion)人名;(英)钱皮恩;(法)尚皮翁 - ——————————————**
- someone who has won first place in a competition
- someone who fights for a cause
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- protect or fight for as a champion
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chill
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- *n. 寒冷;寒意;寒心
adj. 寒冷的;冷漠的;扫兴的
vt. 冷冻,冷藏;使寒心;使感到冷
vi. 冷藏;变冷 - ——————————————**
- coldness due to a cold environment
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- a sudden numbing dread
- depress or discourage
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construct
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- *vt. 建造,构造;创立
n. 构想,概念 - ——————————————**
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- make by combining materials and parts
- put together out of components or parts
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- create by linking linguistic units
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consumption
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- *n. 消费;消耗;肺痨
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- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- the act of consuming something
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creativity
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- *n. 创造力;创造性
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- the ability to create
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cuneiform
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- *adj. 楔形的;楔形文字的;楔状骨的
n. 楔形文字;楔状骨 - ——————————————**
- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- shaped like a wedge
- of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
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current
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- *adj. 现在的;流通的,通用的;最近的;草写的
n. (水,气,电)流;趋势;涌流
n. (Current)人名;(英)柯伦特 - ——————————————**
- a flow of electricity through a conductor
- a steady flow (usually from natural causes)
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- occurring in or belonging to the present time
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democrat
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- *n. 民主党人;民主主义者;民主政体论者
- ——————————————**
- a member of the Democratic Party
- an advocate of democratic principles
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detect
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- *vt. 察觉;发现;探测
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- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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determine
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- *v. (使)下决心,(使)做出决定
vt. 决定,确定;判定,判决;限定
vi. 确定;决定;判决,终止;[主用于法律]了结,终止,结束 - ——————————————**
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- shape or influence; give direction to
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- decide upon or fix definitely
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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disseminate
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- *vt. 宣传,传播;散布
vi. 散布;广为传播 - ——————————————**
- cause to become widely known
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Easter
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- *n. 复活节
- ——————————————**
- a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
- a wind from the east
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elegant
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- *adj. 高雅的,优雅的;讲究的;简炼的;简洁的
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- refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
- suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
- displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
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engaging
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- *adj. 迷人的
v. 参加(engage的ing形式);保证;雇用 - ——————————————**
- attracting or delighting
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enormous
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- *adj. 庞大的,巨大的;凶暴的,极恶的
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- extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
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enrollment
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- *n. 登记;入伍
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- the act of enrolling
- the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
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extend
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- *vt. 延伸;扩大;推广;伸出;给予;使竭尽全力;对…估价
vi. 延伸;扩大;伸展;使疏开 - ——————————————**
- extend in scope or range or area
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- make available; provide
- thrust or extend out
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extreme
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- *adj. 极端的;极度的;偏激的;尽头的
n. 极端;末端;最大程度;极端的事物 - ——————————————**
- the furthest or highest degree of something
- the point located farthest from the middle of something
- of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
- far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
- beyond a norm in views or actions
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fasten
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- *vt. 使固定;集中于;扎牢;强加于
vi. 扣紧;抓住;集中注意力
n. (Fasten)人名;(英)法森 - ——————————————**
- cause to be firmly attached
- become fixed or fastened
- attach to
- make tight or tighter
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film
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- *n. 电影;薄膜;胶卷;轻烟
vt. 在…上覆以薄膜;把…拍成电影
vi. 摄制电影;生薄膜;变得朦胧 - ——————————————**
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- a thin coating or layer
- a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
- photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
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fitness
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- *n. 健康;适当;适合性
- ——————————————**
- the condition of being suitable
- good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
- fitness to traverse the seas
- the quality of being qualified
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flamboyant
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- *adj. 艳丽的;火焰似的;炫耀的
n. 凤凰木 - ——————————————**
- showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- elaborately or excessively ornamented
- richly and brilliantly colorful