word list 16 Flashcards

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conjure

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召唤;变戏法;想象

summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent

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feasible

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可行的,行得通的

practical

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relic

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遗物,遗迹;纪念物

surviving remnant; memento

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amble

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漫步,缓行

moving at an easy pace

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reserve

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保守;矜持

self-control; formal but distant manner

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unconscionable

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肆无忌惮的;不合理的,过度的

unscrupulous; excessive

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tightwad

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吝啬鬼

excessively frugal person; miser

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burly

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魁梧的,强壮的

husky; muscular

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voluminous

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巨大的,体积大的

bulky; large

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static

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静态的;固定的

unchanging; lacking development

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append

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附加

attach

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saccharine

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极甜的(尤指贬义);讨好的,奉承的

cloying sweet; adulatory

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scamp

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流氓

rascal

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eddy

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(风、尘、水等的)漩涡

swirling current of water, air, etc.

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frugality

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节俭,俭省

thrift, economy

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gavel

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槌,槌棒

hammer-like tool; mallet

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slag

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炉渣,矿渣

residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter

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ingratiate

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迎合,讨好

make an effort to become popular with

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outwit

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智胜,骗取

outsmart; trick

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epitome

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典范,典型

perfect example or embodiment

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colossal

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巨大的

huge

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dismember

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肢解,撕碎

cut into small parts

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pellucid

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透明的,清澈的;易懂的

transparent; limpid; easy to understand

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swindler

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骗子

cheat

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rankle

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激怒,使愤恨

irritate; fester

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slough

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脱落

cast off

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crop

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剪修

cut of unwanted parts of a photograph; graze

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nautical

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航海的,海上的

pertaining to ships or navigations

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withhold

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拒给,保留

reuse to give; hold back

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terrogate

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询问;审问

question closely; cross-examine

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artifact

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人工制品

object made by human beings, either handmade or massproduced

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curator

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监督人

superintendent; manager

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compromise

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妥协;危害

adjust or settle by making mutual concession; endanger the interests or reputation of

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asunder

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成碎片;分离

into parts; apart

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comatose

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昏迷的,昏睡状态的

in a coma; extremely sleepy

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detonation

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引爆,爆炸

explosion

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idiom

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习语,成语;风格,特色

expression whose meaning a a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style

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claustrophobia

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幽闭恐怖症

fear of being locked in

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qualified

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有限制的,有条件的;有资格的

limited; restricted; having complied with the specific requirements or precedent conditions

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enrapture

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使痴迷;使狂喜

please intensely

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rhetoric

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修辞学;花言巧语

art of effective communication; insincere language

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gainsay

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否认

deny

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quaint

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离奇有趣的;古雅的;别致精巧的

odd; old-fashioned; picturesque

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pert

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无礼的,冒失的

impertinent; forward

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mirage

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海市蜃楼;蜃景

unreal reflection; optical illusion

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cogitate

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深思,慎重考虑

think over

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sagacious

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有洞察力的;精明的;有远见的

perceptive; shrewd; having insight

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affix

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使附于,粘贴;添加

fasten; attach; add on

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avalanche

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雪崩

great mass of falling snow and ice

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manifesto

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(政策的)宣言,声明

declaration; statement or policy

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disinterested

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公正的,无私的

unprejudiced

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unseemly

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不体面的,不适宜的,不得体的

unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste

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grapple

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格斗,扭打

wrestle; come to grips with

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serendipity

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易发现珍宝的天赋或运气

gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck

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oscillate

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摆动,振荡;犹豫

vibrate pendulum-like; waver

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dapper

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整齐的

neat and trim

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parry

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回避,避开

ward off a blow, deflect dodge

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primordial

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最初的,原始的

existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary

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annuity

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年金,养老金

yearly allowance

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gory

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血淋淋的

bloody

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magnanimous

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宽宏大量的,有雅量的

generous; great-hearted

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impunity

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免于惩罚或损害

freedom from punishment or harm

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conflagration

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大火

great fire

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membrane

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膜,隔膜

thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue

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log

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(航海)日志

record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities

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nepotism

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裙带关系,任用亲戚

favoritism (to a relative)

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effrontery

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厚颜无耻

shameless boldness

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naivete

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天真;质朴;纯真无邪;天真烂漫

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

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convoluted

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复杂的

coiled around; involved; intricate

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flagrant

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罪恶昭彰的;明目张胆的;令人无法容忍的

conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous

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circuitous

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迂回的,绕行的

roundabout

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obsessive

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强迫性的;着迷的

related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying

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melancholy

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忧郁的,悲伤的

gloomy; morose; blue

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pathological

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病理学的;疾病的,病态的

related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal

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sinecure

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挂名职务,闲职

well-paid position with little responsibility

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cherubic

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天使的,无邪的

angelic; innocent-looking

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encipher

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把(电文等)译成密码

encode; convert a message into code

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stilted

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做作的,虚饰的

bombastic; inflated

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asymmetric

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不对称的

not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

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adversary

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敌手,对手

opponent

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recount

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详细叙述;重新计算

narrate or tell; count over again

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feint

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佯攻;移位;虚晃

trick; shift; sham blow

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fanfare

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(仪式等开始前吹奏的)小段响亮的喇叭乐

call by bugles or trumpets

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junta

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阴谋集团,私党

group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal

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pander

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拉皮条,迎合(不良需求)

cater to the low desires of others

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bountiful

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丰富的;慷慨的

abundant; graciously generous

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bemused

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困惑的;发呆的

confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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furlough

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休假;放假

leave of absence; vacation granted to a soldier or civil servant

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acuity

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尖锐,敏锐

sharpness

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relish

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爱好,喜欢
savor; enjoy
强烈的欣赏或喜欢
a strong appreciation or liking

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ghastly

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可怕的,惊人的

horrible

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embezzlement

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盗用,挪用(款项)

stealing money that belongs to your employer

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expansive

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友善健谈的;广阔的,膨胀的;扩张的

outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

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bavado

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虚张声势,逞能

swagger; assumed air of defiance

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exempt

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被豁免的

not subject to a duty, obligation

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equestrian

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骑马的人,骑士
rider on horseback
骑术的,马术的
connected with riding horses

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expenditure

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开支,支出(额);产出

payment or expanse; output

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wake

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(船的)尾波;痕迹

trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before

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revile

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辱骂,斥责

attack with abusive language; vilify

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cerebral

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大脑的;理智的

pertaining to the brain or intellect