mid-term

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coalition

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联盟a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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jaded

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精疲力竭的wearied, worn-out, dull

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meritorious

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值得赞扬的worthy ,deserving recognition and praise

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simulate

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模拟，模仿to make pretense of, imitate

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umbrage

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生气，树荫shade cast by trees

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drivel

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鼻涕，口水saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose

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infringe

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侵犯，违反to violate ,trespass , go beyond recognized bounds

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millennium

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千年期a period of one thousand years

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permeate

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渗透，弥漫to spread through

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surmise

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猜测，推测to think or believe without certain supporting evidence

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ascribe

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归因于，归咎于to assign or refer to

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expiate

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赎罪，补偿to make amends ,make up for

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sangfroid

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沉着composure or habitual inclination or tendency

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tenuous

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纤细的，稀薄的thin slender , not dense

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vitriolic

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刻薄的bitter, sarcastic

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archetype

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原型an original model on which something was patterned or replicated

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erudite

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博学的，有学问的scholarly , learned , bookish

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inscrutable

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神秘的，不可理解的incapable of being understood

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repudiate

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拒绝，否定to disown, reject, o

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reverberate

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使回响，使反射resound , to reflect

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extricate

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使解脱to free from entanglements or difficulties

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fractious

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易怒的，倔强的tending to be troublesome, unruly

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scathing

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严厉的bitterly severe

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straitlaced

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严格的，固执的extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct

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vapid

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无趣味的，无生气的dull , uninteresting , tiresome, lacking

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bizarre

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奇异的extremely strange , unusual , atypical

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cajole

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以甜言蜜语哄骗to coax哄劝, persuade flattery or artifice

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contrive

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设计，发明to plan with ingenuity , to bring through a plan

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immutable

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不变的，不可变的not subject to change , constant

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transgress

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违反，侵犯to go beyond a limit or boundary ,to sin