Unit 16 Flashcards by Charlene Ruan

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Mint

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无损坏的

In mint condition

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Minutiae

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次要的细节，小事

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Mire

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困境

Stuck in a mire of emotional dependency

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Mirth

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欢乐，欢笑

A man of little mirth

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Misconstrue

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误解，曲解

Misconstrue the nature of the phenomenon

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Misdemeanor

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轻罪

Charged with several misdemeanors

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Miscreant

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恶棍，罪犯

Financial miscreant

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Manacle

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限制，给…制造困难

See the company manacled

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Mishap

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不幸之事

Avoid the mishap

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Modicum

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少量

A modicum of food quota

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Mollycoddle

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宠爱，溺爱

Mollycoddle his only grandson

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Mongrel

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杂种的，混血儿的

Homeless Mongrel

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Monochromatic

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单调无聊的

A monochromatic article eulogizing a hero

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Moratorium

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延期，暂缓施行

A moratorium on nuclear tests

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Mordant

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尖酸刻薄的the mordant satire of the critics

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Moribund

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即将过时的

Moribund social conventions

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Moth-eaten

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过时的

Dressed in a moth-eaten style

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Motile

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能动的

A motile combat platform

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Motley

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混杂的，富于变化的

An arrangement of motley flowers

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Mottle

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标记上杂色斑点

A black horse mottled with white

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Multifarious

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多种多样的

The multifarious interests and activities

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Muffle

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使消声

Muffle the outside noises

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Mulish

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固执的

A mulish determination

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Munificent

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慷慨的

The university received a munificent foundation grant

Murky

模糊的，晦涩的 | The murky bureaucratic rhetoric

Myopic

缺乏远见的，缺乏辨别能力的 | A myopic view on climate change

Nadir

最低点 | The nadir on the curve

Nascent

新生的 | The nascent middle class

Natty

整洁的，时髦的 | A natty young woman

Nefarious

极坏的，邪恶的 a nefarious plan

Neophyte

初学者，新手 | A political neophyte

Nettle

惹怒 | Nettled several people

Nexus

1连结 Casual nexus 2核心，最重要的地带 The nexus for the religion

Nicety

准确，精确 | A nicety of detail

Nip

少量 | A nip of your sandwich

Nitpick

吹毛求疵 | A peevish critic always ready to nitpick

Nocturnal

夜间的 | A nocturnal raid

Nonchalant

冷漠的 | Hold a nonchalant attitude toward sth

Nonentity

不重要的人 | A nonentity at the morning

Nonplus

使困惑，使困窘 | Be nonplussed by the question/situation

Numinous

神秘的，超自然的 | A numinous place

Notch

通过努力获得 | Notched up a second academy award for the actor