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Pernicious

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有害的

Having harmful effect

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Debauchery

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放荡

Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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Inhibit

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抑制

Hinder, restrain, or prevent

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Salutary

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有益的

Producing good effects; beneficial

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Obliterate

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废止

Destroy utterly; wipe out

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Perilous

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危险的

Full of danger or risk

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Intransigent

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不妥协的

Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

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Fluctuate

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波动

Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

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Fluster

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慌乱

Make someone agitated or confused

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Secretive

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遮遮掩掩的

（of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information

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Rejuvenate

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复原

Make (someone or something) look or feel younger, fresher, or more lovely

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Entice

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诱惑

Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage

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Jumble

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参杂
Mix up in a confused or untidy way
Any untidy collection or pile of things

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Spate

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泛滥

a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession

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Straitlaced

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刻板的

Piggish, exaggeratedly proper

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Prejudice

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偏见，侵害
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience; bias
Cause harm

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Laud

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赞美

Praise highly

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Deprecate

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声明不赞同

Express disapproval of

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Garble

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断章取义

Reproduce (a message, sound, transmission) in a confused and distorted way

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Intersperse

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点缀，散布

Scatter among or between other things; place here and there

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Retrograde

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退化的，后退的

Directed or moving backward

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Fraudulent

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欺诈的

Obtain, done by, or involving deception

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Egregious

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过分的

Outstandingly bad; shocking

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Obsequious

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拍马屁的

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Ineluctable

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不可避免的

Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

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Perfunctory

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敷衍的

( of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

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Squander

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挥霍

Waste (something) in a reckless and foolish manner

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Pique

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激起

Stimulate

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Ravenous

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饿坏了的

Extremely hungry

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Indict

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起诉

Formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime

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Traverse

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通过
Travel across or through
Move back and forth or sideways

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Brevity

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简短

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

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Droll

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滑稽的

Curious or unusual in way that provokes dry amusement

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Exhilaration

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兴奋

A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation

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Facetious

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滑稽的

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

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Defacing

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丑化

Spoil the surface or appearance of (something)

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Preeminent

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超群的

Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way

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Devours

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吞食

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly

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Scavenges

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Search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste

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Yearning

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怀念的

A feeling of intense longing for something

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Pristine

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原始的

In its original condition; unspoiled

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Felicity

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Intense happiness

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Hypocrisy

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假仁假义

The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense

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Venturesome

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冒险

Willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual courses of action

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Oblique

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斜的

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Magnanimous

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宽容大量的

Very generous or forgiving

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Saboteurs

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破坏者

A person who engages in sabotage

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Sanctimony

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伪善

The quality of being hypocritically devout

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Recant

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宣布放弃

Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief

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Nuance

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细微差别

A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

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Evocative

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唤起的

Bring strong images, memories, or feelings to mind

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Pivotal

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关建的

Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

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