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1
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Nuance

A

细微的差异

A poem with of little depth and nuance

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Negatory

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无关紧要

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Obtrusive

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扎眼的，难看显眼的

The obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child

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Obdurate

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1 固执的
Obdurate determination
2 冷酷无情
the obdurate refusal

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Obfuscate

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使困惑

Obfuscate the reader

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Obliging

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乐于助人

An obliging and warm-hearted man

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Obliterate

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除去

The snow Obliterated our hopes

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Oblivious

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不知道的，不知情的

Be oblivious to sth

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Obloquy

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谩骂，诽谤

She unleashed a torrent of obloquy

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Obsequious

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谄媚的，奴性的

Obsequious assistants

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Obstreperous

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不听话的，任性的

Obstreperous members

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Obstruct

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妨碍，给…制造困难

Obstructing justice

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Obtuse

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愚钝的

Are you being deliberately obtuse?

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Obviate

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排除，使不必要

Obviates the need for surgery

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Occult

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难以理解的

An occult reference

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Offbeat

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不平常的

An enjoyable offbeat sense of humor

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Officious

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多管闲事的

An officious little man

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Ominous

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凶兆的

An ominous threat of war

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Omniscient

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无所不知的

An omniscient deity

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Opaque

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晦涩的

Opaque prose

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Opine

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表达观点，认为

You can opine about any subject you like

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Opprobrious

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辱骂的
Opprobrious language
臭名昭著的，令人鄙视的
Opprobrious conduct

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Oscillate

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犹豫，变化

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Ostracize

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驱逐

He was ostracized from the scientific community

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Oust

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驱逐

She was ousted from her job

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Overweening

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傲慢的，专横的

His overweening conceit

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Outmaneuver

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以策略取胜

He outmaneuver his opponent

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Outwit

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瞒骗，以智取胜

A plan to outwit their opponents

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Overt

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明显的 公开的

Overt hostility

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Overture

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前言，序言

The overture for festivities

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Pacify

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使平静、安慰

Pacify a crying child

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Padding

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夸张，废话

The feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding

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Paean

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欢乐颂，赞扬

Paeans for hardworking

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Painstaking

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煞费苦心的

painstaking research

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Palatable

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感到愉悦满足

The palatable aroma

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Pall

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失去兴趣

His humor began to pall on us

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Palliate

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平息，减轻

Palliate his loneliness

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Pallid

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无生气的，缺乏活力的

A pallid girl

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Palmy

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繁荣的

The palmy days of the British drama

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Palpable

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明显的，易觉察的

A palpable difference

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Palter

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欺骗，讨价还价

Unwilling to palter over the price

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Paltry

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无价值的，微不足道的

Paltry amounts of money

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Pan

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严厉批评

All critics have panned this latest sequel

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Panache

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炫耀

Play with panache

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Pandemonium

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喧嚣，骚动

Plenty of pandemonium

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Panegyric

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赞颂之词，颂文

A panegyric on sth.

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Provenance

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来源，起源

The provenance of the ancient manuscript

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Paradigm

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典范，模仿

He was the paradigm of the successful man

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Paragon

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1 优秀模仿
A paragon of good husband
2 把…比作，显示相似
Paragon retreat with treachery

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Paramount

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最重要的

The paramount goal

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Parenthesis

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间断

A parenthesis in an otherwise solid marriage

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Pariah

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被排斥或鄙视的人

A pariah of the society

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Parity

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相衬，同等，平等

Achieve parity with our competitors

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Paroxysm

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(政治、社会领域的）大动荡

Created paroxysms in both religion and science

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Parrot

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(机械地）模仿，复制

Parrot others blindly

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Parry

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躲避（问题）

He parried the embarrassing question

57
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Particularize

A

详述

Particularize the rules

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Pastiche

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(带嘲讽的）模仿
A pastiche of expensive interior design
大杂烩
A pastiche of dishes from many countries

59
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Patent

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显而易见的，明显的
The patent flaw of the proposal
专利
P&G applied for a patent on it’s cookies

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Pathological

A

不正常，病态的

She has a pathological fear of snakes

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Patina

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外表
A superficial patina of knowledge
(由内而外散发的）氛围，气场
A patina of old-world quaintness

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