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cease

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v. 终止,结束

n. 停止

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inadequate

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adj. 不充分的,不足的,不够好的;不能胜任的,信心不足的

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refusal

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n. 拒绝,回绝;拒绝接受,拒绝给予;优先取舍权,优先购买权(first refusal);选择权;(马)(对障碍物的)拒跳

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facilitate

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v. 使更容易,使便利;促进,推动

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oeuvre

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n. (法)全部作品;毕生之作

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alienation

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n. 疏离感;失去支持,疏远;(财产或权利的)转让,让渡;(马克思主义理论)异化感;情感性精神错乱;间离效果,陌生化效果

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hue

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n. 颜色,色调,色度;种类,派别;叫声(hue and cry)

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intricacy

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n. 错综复杂的事物(或细节);盘根错节,复杂精细

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illiteracy

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n. 文盲,无知,缺乏教育

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agrarian

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adj. 土地的;耕地的;有关土地的

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refute

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v. <正式> 驳斥,批驳;<正式> 否认,辩驳</正式></正式>

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baseless

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adj. 无根据的;无基础的

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relegation

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n. 贬谪;驱逐;移交;归属

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forge

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v. 形成,缔造;伪造,假冒;稳步前进;锻造;伪装,假冒

n. 锻铁炉,锻造车间

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consign

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v. 交付,运送;(为摆脱而)把……置于;把……置于(令人不快的境地);把……交付给,把……委托给;托售;委托…代售,寄售

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atypical

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adj. 非典型的;不合规则的

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indicative

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adj. 指示的,表明的,象征的;陈述(语气)的

n. 陈述语气的动词形式,陈述语气

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mane

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n. (马或狮子的)鬃毛;浓密的头发

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paradigm

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n. 典范,范例;样板,范式;词形变化表;纵聚合关系语言项

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overlook

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v. 忽视,忽略;(工作、职位、提拔等)不考虑(某人);(对不良现象等)不予理会,视而不见;眺望,俯瞰;<古>监督;<罕>检查;<古>用邪恶的眼睛施魔法于
n. <美> 居高临下的位置,从高处能看到的景色;眺望</美></古></罕></古>

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downplay

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v. 对……轻描淡写;轻视,贬低

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infraspecific

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acidity

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n. 酸度;(言辞的)尖酸;酸性;胃酸过多

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temperate

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adj. 温带的,(气候)温和的;(行为)温和的,有节制的

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virulent

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adj. 剧毒的;恶性的;有恶意的

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fungus

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n. 真菌,真菌类植物;霉菌;(尤指鱼的)真菌感染;迅速出现的令人讨厌的东西

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basin

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n. 盆;洗涤槽;流域;盆地,海盆;内港,内湾

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susceptibility

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n. 易受影响(或伤害等)的特性;感情脆弱之处,情感的要害(susceptibilities);(物理)磁化率,电极化率

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incubate

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vt. 孵化;培养;温育;逐渐发展
vi. 孵化;酝酿
n. 孵育物

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spore

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n. 孢子

vi. 长孢子

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formidable

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adj. 可怕的, 令人畏惧的
令人惊叹[钦佩]的
难以克服[对付]的

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corpus

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n. 文集,全集;语料库;体,身体;胃体;本金

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ambivalence

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n. [心理] 矛盾情绪;正反感情并存

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genre

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n. 类型;流派;风俗画

adj. 风俗画的;以日常情景为主题的

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render

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v. 使成为,使处于某种状态;给予,提供;(以某种方式)表达,表现;粉刷,往(墙上)抹灰;将(脂肪)熬成油,使熔化;正式宣布(判决或决定);(供审查,考虑)提交,呈报;<文>放弃,献出;演奏,演唱;翻译;绘制(指用色彩和明暗使轮廓图像具立体感);秘密引渡(外国罪犯、恐怖嫌疑犯);从(动物身体)提取(蛋白质、脂肪及其他可用部分)
n. 底灰,底泥;<史>交纳</史></文>

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foregrounded

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n. 前景;最显著的位置

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prosody

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n. 韵律学;作诗法;诗体学

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inadvertently

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adv. 漫不经心地;疏忽地

非故意地

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scrutinize

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v. 仔细查看,细致审查

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deconstructionist

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n. 解构主义者

adj. 解构主义的

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intertextuality

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n. 互文性

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metatext

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n. 元文本,后设文本

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devalue

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vt. 使贬值;降低……的价值

vi. 贬值

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coverture

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n. 保护;覆盖;掩护;有夫之妇的法律身分

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roost

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n. (鸟或蝙蝠的)栖息处
v. (鸟、蝙蝠)栖息;急潮流
n. (Roost)(美)罗斯特(人名)

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streak

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n. 条纹,条痕;(尤指不好的)性格特征;(成功或幸运的)一段时间,一阵子;<非正式>公共场合裸跑;(细菌在固体培养基上的)画线;一缕缕(浅色头发);一道(亮光)
v. 飞快地移动,疾行;在(表面)布满条纹;(在公共场所)裸奔;使(头发)染上不同的颜色,挑染;(用针或药签在固体培养基表面)画线(接种细菌)</非正式>

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overhead

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adv. 在头顶上方,在空中
adj. 头顶上的,在空中的,高架的;(驱动装置)顶置式的;经费的,管理费用的
n. <美>经常开支,营运费用(=<英>overheads);(用于投影仪显示文字、图片等的)透明幻灯片;(尤指飞机的)顶舱</英></美>

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chamber

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n. 房间,室;会议厅,会所;议院;腔,膛;洞穴;<旧>卧室;法官办公室,律师事务所(chambers)
v. 把子弹送入弹膛;把……关在房间里
adj. 室内的;私人的,秘密的</旧>

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aluminum

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n. 铝

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foil

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n. 箔;箔纸;陪衬者,陪衬物;花剑;猎物足迹(或嗅迹);<古>挫折,失败;水翼</古>

v. 挫败,阻止;(猎物)搞乱,搅乱(嗅迹,足迹);贴箔于

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larvae

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n. 幼虫,幼体(larva 的复数

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invertebrate

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adj. 无脊椎的;无骨气的

n. 无脊椎动物;无骨气的人

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metamorphosis

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n. 变形;变质

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debunk

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v. 揭穿……的真相,证明……是错误的;(尤指借奚落、嘲弄来)消减(某人)名过其实的声誉

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discount

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n. 减价,折扣;(汇票或期票到期前转手的)贴现率
adj. 打折的,减价出售的
v. 打折,减价;不重视,忽视;贴现;(持票人或受票人)把(票据)贴现

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notwithstanding

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prep. 虽然,尽管
adv. 尽管如此
conj. 虽然,尽管

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epitome

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n. 典型,缩影;摘要,概要

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subsist

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vi. 存在;维持生活

vt. 供养

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inference

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n. 推断,推理;推断结果,结论

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didactic

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adj. 说教的;教诲的

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novella

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n. 中篇小说;短篇故事

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foregrounding

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n. 前台操作;[计] 前台设置;句首

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explicit

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adj. 清楚明白的,明确的,详述的;直截了当的,坦率的;赤裸裸表现性爱(或暴力)的,露骨的

n. (手稿、早期印刷品或礼拜仪式上唱诗的)结束语

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lay out

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设计,安排,陈列,花费,拟定

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blunt

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adj. 钝的,不锋利的;直言不讳的,说话生硬的

v. 减弱;使不锋利,使变钝

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contravene

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vt. 抵触;违反;反驳;否认

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compilation

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n. 编纂,汇编;汇编物,辑

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biota

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n. 生物区(系);一时代(一地区)的动植物

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preclude

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v. <正式>阻止,妨碍(preclude sb. from)</正式>

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rodent

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n. 啮齿目动物(如老鼠等)

adj. (与)啮齿动物(有关)的

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angiosperm

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n. 被子植物

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combating

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战斗
与……斗争
反对(combat 的现在分词)

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orator

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n. 演说者;演讲者;雄辩家

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sheer

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adj. (用于强调)纯粹的,完全的;程度深的,数量大的;陡峭的,垂直的;(织物等)极薄的,透明的
adv. 垂直地,陡峭地;<古>彻底地,完全地
v. 急转弯,突然转向;避开(不愉快的话题)
n. 精纺(或透明)织物(或物品);(尤指船)突然偏航,突然转向;(船首及船尾处的)舷弧</古>

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suffrage

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n. 选举权;投票;参政权;代祷;赞成票

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censorious

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adj. 挑剔的;受批判的(名词 censoriousness, 副词 censoriously)