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word list 11 Flashcards

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onerous

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繁重的，艰巨的

burdensome

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décolleté

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（女服）露肩的；穿露肩衣服的

having a low-necked dress

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egoism

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自大行为，自我主义

excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others

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approbation

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批准，认可

approval

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spurn

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轻蔑地拒绝；唾弃

reject; scorn

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ethnic

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种族的

relating to races

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acoustics

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声学；音响效果

science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

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low

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牛叫

moo

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grievance

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委屈，不平

cause of complaint

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inchoate

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开始的；不成熟的，未成形的

recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

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fortuitous

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偶然发生的，巧合的

accidental, by chance

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pulchritude

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美丽，标致

beauty; comeliness

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chaffing

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嘲弄的，玩笑的

bantering; joking

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catharsis

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宣泄；通便

purging or cleansing of any passage of the body

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agnostic

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不可知论者

one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a good or any ultimate reality

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bowdlerize

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删节

expurgate

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refurbish

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创新；再磨光，使恢复光亮

renovate; make bright by polishing

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atrophy

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萎缩

waste away

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efface

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擦，抹去

rub out

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wistful

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渴望的；愁闷的

vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

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ordain

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命令；任命，授权；注定

decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine

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futile

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无用的，无效果的

useless; hopeless; ineffectual

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insensible

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失去知觉的；无反应的

unconscious; unresponsive

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barren

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贫瘠的；不结果实的；缺乏的

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

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camouflage

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伪装，掩饰

disguise; conceal

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hypocritical

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伪善的；矫饰的

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

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criterion

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标准

standard used in judging（复数形式为criteria）

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scourge

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苦难的根源；惩罚；鞭笞

cause of widespread devastation; severe punishment; whip

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mawkish

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自作多情的；感情脆弱的；多愁善感的

mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin

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hybrid

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杂种；混血儿；混合物
mongrel; mixed breed
混合的；杂种的
mixed; crossbred

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imperceptible

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难以察觉的

unnoticeable; undetectable

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emanate

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发源于，来自

issue forth

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humane

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仁慈的，人道的

marked by kindness or consideration

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denounce

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谴责，公开抨击

condemn; criticize

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inconsequential

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无关紧要的

insignificant; unimportant

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anthology

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选集，文选

book of literary selections by various authors

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confrontation

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面对；对抗

act of facing someone or something; encounter; often hostile

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prompt

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提示，促使；（给演员）提白

cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor

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cavil

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挑剔；吹毛求疵

make frivolous objections

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dormant

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睡着的；休眠的，蛰伏的

sleeping; lethargic; latent

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respiration

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呼吸，呼吸作用

breathing; exhalation

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abash

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使尴尬，使羞愧

embarrass

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eon

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长时间段；时代

long period of time; an age

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fluctuate

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波动；变动

waver; shift

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burlesque

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模仿嘲弄

give an imitation that ridicules

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diva

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歌剧中的女主角；出众的女歌唱家

operatic singer; prima donna

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virtuoso

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艺术名家，艺术大师

highly skilled artist

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blighted

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枯萎的；毁灭的

suffering from a disease; destroyed

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arbitrator

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公断人

judge

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adorn

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装饰

decorate

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affected

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假装的，做作的

artificial

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fecundity

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多产；生殖旺盛的

fertility; fruitfulness

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archaic

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古老的

antiquated

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foreboding

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不祥之兆，凶兆

premonition of evil

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devotee

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热心之士；爱好者

enthusiastic follower

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generality

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通则，概论

vague statement

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interment

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埋葬，葬礼

burial

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smirk

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得意的笑

conceited smile

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protocol

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草案，协议

diplomatic etiquette

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engender

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引起，产生

cause; produce

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compunction

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懊悔，后悔；内疚

remorse; guilt

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hoary

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须发已白的，年老的；古老的

white with age; ancient

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abbreviate

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缩短，缩略

shorten

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partition

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分割，分成部分

divide into parts

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guise

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外观；装束

appearance; costume

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crevice

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裂缝

crack; fissure

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noisome

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恶臭的，有害的

foul-smelling; unwholesome

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collage

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拼贴画

work of art put together from fragments

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apparatus

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器械，设备

equipment

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debris

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碎片

rubble

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surpass

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超越，胜过

exceed

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nomadic

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游牧的，流浪的

wandering

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graphic

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图解的；描写生动的

pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

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disapprobation

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不以为然；非难

disapproval; condemnation

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punitive

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惩罚性的

punishing

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unprecedented

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空前的，没有先例的

novel; unparalleled

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sententious

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简洁的；警句的

terse; concise; aphoristic

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egress

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出口；外出，外出权

exit; way out; (right of) going out

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lunge

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冲，扑

quickly dive forward; thrust

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attrition

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消耗；人员自然缩减；磨损
gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

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founder

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失败；沉没
fail completely; sink
创建者，缔造者
person who establishes (an organization, business)

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disavowal

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否认，不承认

denial; disclaiming

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impetus

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推动力，促进，冲力

incentive; stimulus; moving force

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cavalier

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随便的；傲慢的

offhand or casual; haughty

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enumerate

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列举，枚举

list; mention one by one

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indigent

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贫乏的，贫困的

poor; destitute

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malapropism

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荒唐的用词错误

comic misuse of a word

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inequity

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不公平，偏私

unfairness

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inaugurate

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开始；就职

start; initiate; install in office

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perdition

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被罚入地狱；彻底毁灭

damnation; complete ruin

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cabal

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阴谋集团

small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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severity

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严肃，严格，严重

harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity

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downcast

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沮丧，悲哀的

disheartened; sad

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sumptuous

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豪华的，盛大的

lavish; rich

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testy

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易怒的，暴躁的

irritable; short-tempered

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offensive

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攻击的，无力的，讨厌的

attacking; insulting; distasteful

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absolve

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赦免

pardon (an offense)

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adversity

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贫穷；不幸

poverty; misfortune

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vital

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生机勃勃的；重大的；生命的

vibrant and lively; critical; living, breathing

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implicate

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使牵连其中；暗示

incriminate; show to be involved

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