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counter to common belief

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与常识相反的是

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nonplussed

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惊呆的,不知所措的

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peep

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he peeped through his fingers偷看

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grumble

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grumble about嘟囔,发牢骚

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asteroid

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小行星

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importune

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纠缠,向 强求

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decry

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责难,诽谤

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condone

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宽恕,赦免

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remedy

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补救,治疗

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boast of

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吹牛,自夸

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downplay

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不予重视,轻描淡写

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inconsequential

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不重要的,不合逻辑的,不合理的

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explicable

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可解释的,可说明的

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paradox

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悖论,反论;似是而非的论点

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objectivity

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客观性

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necessarily

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一定

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loath

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不愿意,勉强的

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document

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详细记录

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emulate

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仿真,模仿

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discredit

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质疑

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aesthetics

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美学;美的哲学

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ambivalence

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矛盾情绪

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compliment

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恭维,称赞

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censure

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责难

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supplanted by

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替代

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sifted from

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筛选;仔细审问

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overshadowed by

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使失色;使阴暗;遮阴

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neophyte

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新信徒;新入教者;初学者

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novice

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初学者

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pragmatist

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实用主义者

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zealot

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狂热者

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convoluted

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复杂的;费解的;旋绕的;

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prevalent

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流行的;普遍的,广传的

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timelessness

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永恒,不朽;不受时间影响

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originality

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创意;独创性,创造力

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comprehensiveness

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综合;详尽

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objectivity

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客观;客观性

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unprecedented

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空前的,无前例的

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unwarranted

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无根据的;无保证的

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illuminating

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照亮的,照明的;启蒙的

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groundless

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无理由的

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novel

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新奇的;异常的

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supposition

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推测

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44
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theorizing

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理论化

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anomalous

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反常的

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haphazard

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任意的

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collective

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集体的

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monolithic

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单一的

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49
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a motley assortment of

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各式各样的

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50
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marred

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损坏的

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51
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compassionate

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慈悲的;富于同情心的

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nepotistic

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裙带关系的

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grandstanding

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哗众取宠;炫耀

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partisanship

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盲目支持 任人唯亲的

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vacillation

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踌躇;不果断;游移不定

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inattentive

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疏忽的;怠慢的;不注意的

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delightful

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可爱的,可喜的;讨人喜欢的

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futile

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无用的;无效的;琐细的

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irrelevant

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不相干的;不切题的

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contagious

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感染性的;会蔓延的

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flippancy

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轻率;无礼;言语尖刻

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tendentiousness

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有偏见;易引起争议

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subtlety

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微妙;敏锐;精明

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discursions

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跑题;东拉西扯;漫谈

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exhaustiveness

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穷尽性;用尽一切

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comprehend

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理解,包含

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stigma

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耻辱;污名;烙印;特征

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blemish

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瑕疵;污点;缺点

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allure

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诱惑力

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valid

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有效的;有根据的;合法的;正当的 由…组成

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inveterate

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根深的;积习的;成癖的;

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72
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paradigm

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范例

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hodgepodge

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大杂烩;混煮;一团糟

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patchwork

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拼缝物,拼缀物;混杂物

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fractiousness

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易怒的

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insightful

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有深刻见解的,富有洞察力的

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affable

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和蔼可亲的;友善的

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sagacious

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睿智的,聪慧的;有远见的,聪慧的;

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modified

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改进的,修改的;改良的;

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revised

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改进的

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overarching

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包罗万象的

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intriguing

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有趣的;迷人的

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heterogeneous

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混杂的;多种多样的

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comprehensive

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综合的;广泛的;有理解力的;

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disparate

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不同的;不相干的

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mediocre

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普通的;平凡的;中等的

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engaging

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迷人的

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doggedness

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顽强的

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galvanize
激发, 镀锌, 通电

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provocation挑衅

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cowardice怯懦

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Rio de janerio里约热内卢

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Brazilian carnival

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巴西狂欢节

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esoteric深奥的

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tendentious有倾向性的

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derivative陈腐的

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remarkably pioneering 显著的创新的

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dubiously supported 可疑地受到支持

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strangely comforting奇怪地令人安慰

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on the wane在衰退

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in abeyance, 处于休眠

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dormant休眠

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amplified放大

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immutable不变的

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dubious 可疑的

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imputed 归罪的

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wane减弱

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intensified 加强

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parsimonious吝啬的

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intensified 加强

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parsimonious吝啬的

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far-reaching 深远的

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resurfaced 重新露面

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staggering 蹒跚的

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complacent自满的

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phlegmatic冷漠的

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nonplussed困惑的

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unsated不满足的

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beguiled被迷住的

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unsated不满足的

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beguiled被迷住的

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mimicry 模仿

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vigilance 警觉

agility 机敏 灵活

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camouflage 伪装

novelty 新颖

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anything but 除了(负)
nothing but只不过(正)

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paraphrase=restate 改写,重说

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ostensible 表面的,假装的=apparent=plausible=specious(看似合理);spurious假的,欺骗的

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digress偏离,离题

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uncanny神秘的,离奇的=eerie

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candor=ingenuousness=forthrightness坦诚, 直率;adj=candid

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ingenious独创性的,心灵手巧的

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morose郁闷的,坏脾气的=gloomy;moody,glum,grumpy=dolorous=lugubrious=saturnine

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futile无效的;fertile能生育的,肥沃的

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misanthropy厌恶人类的

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adept熟练的 擅长的=handy=deft=adroit=dexterous

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omnipresent=ubiquitous=all=pervasive competition无所不在的竞争

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formulaic俗套的,老套的=canned

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saturated=drenched=steeped=permeated=impregnated=imbued=sodden

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pragmatic实际的

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congenial意气相投的,性格相似的=sympathetic=agreeeable=compatible=kindred

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caprious善变的,任性的..=unpredictable=flighty=impulsive=fickle=erratic=whimsical=volatile=mercurial.the stock martket is notoriously capricious

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blatant喧嚣的,公然的=boisterous=clamorous;a blatant lie/error

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obligatory必须的,要求的=binding=mandatory

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negligible微不足道的=trifling

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adament坚定不移的,固执的=unyielding=immovable=unrelenting=implacable;placate安抚

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sporadic零星的,分散的=scattered;incessant持续的=unremitting不懈的

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vanguard先锋,先驱;they were in the vanguard of the war on poverty

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concur同意,一致=in accord with=unite in opinion;concurrent adj.一致的

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precociousness早熟;retardation延迟

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ad hoc特别的,专设的 an ad hoc organization

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antiquarian 古文物研究者,古文物的;antique古董,古老的

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occulde

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阻塞

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commandeer

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侵占,占用

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appropriation

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拨款

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cavil

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吹毛求疵

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vacillation

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动摇

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cronyism=nepotism

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任人唯亲,裙带关系

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the. only fly in the ointment is

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美中不足的是

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cut both ways

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censorship cuts both ways有利有弊

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has impeccable taste in clothing对衣着很有品味

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illiterate不识字的

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disposable income可支配收入

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conspicuous consumption大手大脚的消费

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these education budgets cuts are really penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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这份削减教育预算的决议实在是贪小便宜吃大亏。

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my wage were so low i had to take a side job just to make ends meet.(收支平衡)

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the business is run on a shoestring这份生意是在精打细算的条件下完成的。

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musical instruments乐器

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jacob is really musically-inclined(在音乐方面有天赋的)

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be tone-deaf对音调完全没感觉的

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his music is suffused with passion他的音乐饱含激情

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indigenous people原住民

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imposing壮观的,宏伟的

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have a blast玩得非常开心

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feel inhibited感到很拘束的;some girls may feel inhibited by the presence of boys at the party

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take draconian measures to采取严厉的措施去做某事

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a recurring problem持续出现的问题

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facilitate the development of促进发展

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be an instrument of social change是一种引起社会变革的因素

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economic recession经济衰退

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the sense of obligation责任感

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see an upward trend呈现上升的趋势

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witness a downward trend呈现出下降的趋势

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be in stark contrast with与..形成鲜明的对比

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whereas而

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notably尤其是

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namely也就是

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impeachment

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弹劾

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demarcate划分界限

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circumscribe限制

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choleric;irascribe易怒的

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deceitful欺骗的

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vitiate损害;undercut削弱

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revoke撤销,废除

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elisions疏漏,忽略,omissions省略

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spartan- austere朴素简单

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provincial=parochial狭隘的

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subervisive颠覆性的

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codify编纂

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encrypt加密

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loquacious贫嘴

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perfidious背信弃义

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Evoracious贪婪的

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burlesque滑稽的;可笑的

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pastiche东拼西凑;混杂

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chronicle编年史;记录

parody拙劣的模仿

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derivative陈腐的;remarkably pioneering 显著的创新的

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dubiously supported 可疑地受到支持

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vexatious令人烦恼的;麻烦的;clandestine秘密的,私下的

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opportunistic投机取巧的;equitable公平的,公正的

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cagey吞吞吐吐

emulate模仿

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churlish 无礼的
inherently implausible(难以置信的) about

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plagiarism剽窃

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pretense借口;虚假

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pugnacious好斗的,好战的;punctilious一丝不苟的

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courteous有礼貌的;谦恭的;complacent自满的;得意的;truculent好斗的;野蛮

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precarious危险的,perilous危险的

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arduous 艰巨的;covert 秘密的

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stave off 避开, forestall 预先阻止

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momentary 暂时的,evanescent 稍纵即逝的。

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prosaic 平庸的;credible可信的

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anomalous异常的

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impenetrable 难于理解的

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proprietary私有的,专属的

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didactic 说教的;derivative派生的

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self-perpetuating 自我维护的

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unethical不道德的;impractical不切实际的

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quixotic不切实际的;skullduggery欺骗; indolence 懒惰
incivility无礼貌

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lethargy没精打采;fervor热情;hybrid混合的

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indiscriminate不加区分的;conciliatory安抚的

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beguiled 欺骗

baffled 使为难
alacrity迅捷,乐意

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insouciance不在乎
forestalled 预先阻止

stoicism 坚忍,淡泊

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nullifies 使无效

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disproves 证明为假

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disheartening使人沮丧的

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pedestrian徒步的;缺乏想像力的

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knotty棘手的,难解决的,sagacious 聪慧的

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vapid 空洞无聊的;inaccessible难理解的

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banal 陈腐的;distressing 使痛苦的

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extraneous 无关的

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impossible to divine(预测)

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extrapolation推断

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rote ,cram死记硬背

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fusty过时的,anarchronistic时代错误的

172
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forswear作伪证

A

recapitulate作伪证;diverting消遣的

173
Q

discount不理会

A

promulgated散步

174
Q

at a premium溢价

A

quixotic不切实际的,空想的

175
Q

inconsequential不重要的;微不足道的

A

uncharacteristic非典型的;表现奇怪的

176
Q

animadversion 批评

A

an exposition 展示

177
Q

an elucidation 阐明

A

animadversion 批评

178
Q

a culmination 高潮

A

a divination 占卜

179
Q

unencumbered by 没有阻碍的;没有负担的

A

replete with充满

180
Q

discretionary任意的;自由决定的

A

bureaucratic官僚的;官僚政治的

181
Q

braggart 吹嘘

A

naysayer喜欢唱反调的人

182
Q

inordinate过度的

A

anti