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Prevarication

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推诿,含糊其辞

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Alacrity

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活泼,爽快

Promptness in response, cheerful in readiness

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Alienate

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疏远

To make unfriendly, hostile or indifferent where attachment formerly existed

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Allege

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断言
Asserting without proof or before proving
To say something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved

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Alleged

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声称的,所谓的

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Alleviate

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使(痛苦)等易于忍受
To make (suffering) more bearable
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Ally

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联盟,联合

To become ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage

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Allocate

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分配,分派

Distributing according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

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Allot

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按份额分配,分派

To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person

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Allure

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吸引,引诱

Dispose or incline or entice to

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Allude

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暗指,影射,间接提到

To make indirect reference

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Aloof

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冷漠的

Unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people

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Altruistic

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利他的,无私心的

Unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

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Amalgam

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混合物

To unite in

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Amass

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收集,积聚

To collect into a mass

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Amateur

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业余爱好者

One who engages in a pursuit, study, science as a pastime rather than as a professional

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Ambidextrous

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敏捷的

Adroit, swift

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Ambiguous

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不明确的
Doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
模棱两可的

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Ambition

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雄心,野心

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Ambivalent

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内心矛盾的

Simultaneous or contradictory attitudes or feelings