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protocol

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n. 协议；礼仪

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commentator

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n. 评论员；解说员

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pathological

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a. 病理学的

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presumably

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ad. 大概；推测起来；可假定

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inexplicable

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a. 费解的

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intrinsically

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ad. 本质地

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dismissive

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a. 轻蔑的，不屑一顾的

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umbrage

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n. 不快，生气

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outsider

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n. 外人；无取胜希望者

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striking

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a. 显著的，突出的

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tornado

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n. 龙卷风（复数+es）

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monsoon

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n. 季风

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raging

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a. 愤怒的，狂暴的

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blizzard

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n. 暴风雪

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run for one’s life

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逃命，拼命逃跑

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hailstorm

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n. 雹暴

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fixation

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n. 异常依恋，固恋，痴迷；癖

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histrionics

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n. 装腔作势的态度或举止；舞台艺术；表演（histrionic的复数）

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tropical cyclone

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热带气旋

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cyclone

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n. 旋风

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filler

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n. （杂志等的）补白；装填者；装填物；充填器

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social bonds

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社会联系

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grooming

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n./v. （动物）刷洗，梳毛；梳妆；培养；（以实施性侵为目的的）儿童诱骗

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reciprocity

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n. 互惠

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irrational

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a. 不合理的

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hapless

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a. 倒运的，不幸的

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strike up（a conversation）

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开始，建立

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etiquette

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n. 礼仪

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transgression

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n. 越轨；过失

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override

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v. 覆盖；否决，使…失效；优先于

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ludicrous

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a. 可笑的

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interrogative

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a. 表示疑问的

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intonation

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n. 语调

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mumble

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v. 咕哝，喃喃自语

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catechism

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n. （基督教）教理问答

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congregation

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n. 会众

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tacit

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a. 默契的，心照不宣的

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conduct

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n. 行为

v. 指挥，安排；表现

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choreograph

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v. 编舞；安排

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meticulous

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a. 一丝不苟的；精心的

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sloppy

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a. 草率的

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prescribe

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v. 规定，命令，指示；开药方

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falter

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v. 犹豫，动摇；结巴；减少，衰退

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lull

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n. 间歇，平静时期

v. 使平静

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admittedly

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ad. 诚然，无可否认（通常用于句首）

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interval

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n. 间隔

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arbitrary

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ad. 任意的

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facilitator

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n. 促进…的事物；诱导者

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reverence

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n. 崇敬

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totem

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n. 图腾

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per se

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本身，本质上

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cockatoo

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n. 凤头鹦鹉，葵花鹦鹉

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clan

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n. 宗族，氏族

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delineate

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v. 描绘，描画，解释

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demarcate

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v. 标出…的界线；区分

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speculate

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v. 推测

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capricious

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a. 反复无常的，任性的，多变的

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erratic

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a. 不规则的，不稳定的

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Hungarian

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n. 匈牙利语

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humorist

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n. 幽默作家；诙谐风趣的人

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duly

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ad. 适当地，适时地

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huffy

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a. 生气的，发怒的

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fuss

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n. 大惊小怪，小题大做

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piqued

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a. 生气的，恼怒的

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faux pas

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失态，失礼，有失检点

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idiosyncrasy

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n. 特质，特征；习性，癖好

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gracious

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a. 和蔼的，亲切的；有礼貌的

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fudge

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n. 敷衍，装模作样，含糊其辞；法奇软糖

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quirk

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n. 怪癖，怪异的性格；怪事

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sensibility

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n. 敏感性；感受能力

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invigorate

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v. 使生气勃勃，使精神焕发

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blatant

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a. 明目张胆的，公然的

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emphatic

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a. 强调的，有力的；明确表示的；加强语气的

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grumble

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v. 抱怨，发牢骚

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customary

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a. 惯常的，遵照习俗的

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explicitly

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ad. 明确地

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hierarchy

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n. 等级制度

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male bonding

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男性情谊

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overt

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a. 公开的，不隐瞒的

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subscribe

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v. 订阅

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rueful

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a. 沮丧的，懊悔的

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grumpy

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a. 脾气暴躁的

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solidarity

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n. 团结

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imminent

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a. 迫在眉睫的，即将到来的

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Eeyorish

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a. 忧郁的，幽暗的

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Pollyanna

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n. 盲目乐观的人

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rejoinder

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n. 回答，反驳

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conversation fodder

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谈话素材

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bookmaker

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n. 赌注登记人；庄家；博彩公司

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high-street

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n. 商业街

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generic

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a. 通用的

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deplore

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v. 痛惜；公开谴责，强烈反对

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fret

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v. 苦恼，烦躁，焦虑不安

n. （从海上飘来的）雾气

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doom-laden

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a. 充满厄运的

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hose-pipe bans

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软水管禁令

（近年来逢夏季干旱，水公司纷纷施行软水管禁令，即禁止以软水管或喷水器从事浇花或洗车等非必要用水行为）

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mutter

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v. 咕哝，抱怨，发牢骚

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skid

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v. 打滑

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slither

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v. 跌跌撞撞溜行，踉踉跄跄行走；滑行，蛇形

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censure

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v. 严厉批评，责难

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touchy

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a. 敏感的，需要小心处理的；棘手的；易怒易恼的

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defensive

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a. 有戒心的，辩护的；防守的

n. 戒备状态；守势

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scoff

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v. 嘲笑，讥讽

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grossly

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ad. 极其，非常

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quantitative

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a. 量化的，定量的

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coarse

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a. 粗糙的；粗俗的，粗鲁无礼的

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distasteful

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a. 使人不愉快的，令人反感的

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understate

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v. 轻描淡写；避重就轻地说

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nuance

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n. 细微差别

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magnitude

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n. 巨大；重要性；震级

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come across

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偶然发现；给人以…的印象

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prickly

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ad. 多刺的；引起刺痛的；易怒的，爱生气的

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crass

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a. 愚蠢而无同情心的

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put-down

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令人难堪的话，噎人的话

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eloquent

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a. 雄辩的

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quintessentially

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a. 典型的

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seascape

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n. 海景

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arcane

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a. 神秘的

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evocative

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a. 引起记忆的，唤起感情的

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mantra

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n. 咒语

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shipping forecast

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航运预测

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sooth

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a. 真正的；抚慰的；光滑的

n. 实际

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off-shore

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a. 近海的，海上的；境外的

ad. 离岸地；在海上；在境外

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fishing vessels

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渔船

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psyche

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n. 心理，心灵

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mesmerize

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v. 迷住，吸引

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seafarer

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n. 海员，水手

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uplifted

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a. 上升的；兴冲冲，意气昂扬

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cadence

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n. 韵律；抑扬顿挫

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recitation

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n. 背诵

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baffling

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a. 令人困惑的

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litany

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n. 长篇大论；连祷文；枯燥冗长的陈述

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sacrilege

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n. 亵渎

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temerity

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n. 轻率，冒失，蛮勇

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ballistic

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a. 弹道学的，弹道的

to go ballistic 勃然大怒

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outcry

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n. 呐喊，怒吼，强烈抗议

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hullabaloo

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n. 嘈杂，喧闹；胡说八道

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informat

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n. 提供消息的人；告密者，线人

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traumatic

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a. 创伤的

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minutiae

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n. 微小细节

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handicap

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n. 障碍

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ingenious

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a. 巧妙的；新颖独特的

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stoicism

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n. 斯多葛主义（对痛苦的默默承受或泰然处之; 坚忍）

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predilection

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n. 偏好

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undercurrent

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n. 潜在的情绪（犹指负面的）

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nostalgic

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a. 怀旧的

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barman

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n. 酒保

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