unit 25 Flashcards

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sunder

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分裂,分离

a city sundered by racial conflict

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supercilious

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高傲的,傲慢的

a supercilious lady

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supine

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懒散的,倦怠的

a supine leigislature

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supple

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易弯曲的,柔软的

supple limbs

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supplant

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排挤,篡夺…的位置

suplanted by modern ways

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supplicate

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恳求,乞求

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surfeit

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(使)过量,(使)饮食过度

he surfeit himself with chocolate

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surreptitious

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偷偷摸摸的,保密的

he took a surreptitious glance

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svelte

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(女人)体态苗条,优雅的

the svelte dancer

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swindle

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欺骗,骗取

hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings

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sybarite

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酒色之徒

a self-indulgent sybarite

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syllabus

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提纲,摘要

have you got next years syllabus?

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sycophant

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马屁精

mistook sycophants fot true friends

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synchronous

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同时期的,同步的

synchronous discharger

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synergic

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合作的,1+1>2的

synergic muscles

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synopsis

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摘要,概要

a synopsis of the movie

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tacit

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暗示的

tacit consent

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taciturn

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沉默寡言的,话少的

a taciturn man

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tactile

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有触觉的

a tactile quality

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tamper

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恶意篡改,损害

tamper with tradition

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tangent

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离题的,不相关的

tangent remarks

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tangy

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刺激的

a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste

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tantalize

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激起,挑逗

tantalized sb.

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tantrum

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勃然大怒,发脾气

have a tantrum

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taper

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逐渐减少

the storm finally tapered off

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tarnish

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玷污

tarnished her reputation

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tatty

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破旧的

a tatty shirt

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taut

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紧绷的

taut muscles

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taxing

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繁重的,费力的

a taxing journey

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teeter

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1蹒跚,不稳定的行走
she teeter down the street
2犹豫不决
he was teetering on the brink

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teetotalism

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禁酒

32
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temporize

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行动躲闪以争取时间,打哈哈

temporize between two parties

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temperate

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(言行举止)有分寸的

he is rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie

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tempestuous

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突然的,剧烈的

the most tempestuous decade

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tenable

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有据可依的,无懈可击的

a tenable theory

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tendentious

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有偏见的

tendentious remarks

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tenuous

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没有实际内容的

a tenuous argument

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tepid

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不太热心的

a tepid response

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terse

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简洁的,简明的

terse statement

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testy

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易怒的,暴躁的

testy taxi driver

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tether

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拴系,束缚

they tethered horses in the shade

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threadbare

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陈腐的

threadbare cliches

43
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ticklish

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1易怒的
ticklish cabdriver
2棘手的,对技巧要求高的
a ticklish task

44
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tiff

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小争吵

got into a little tiff

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timorous

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胆小的

timorous voice

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tinge

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给…着上少量的色彩

tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring

47
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truism

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陈词滥调

the trusim that nothing succeeds like success

48
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tirade

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长篇抨击性演讲

a tirade of angry protest

49
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toady

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马屁精,拍马屁

he criticized that i was a toady