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condense

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浓缩，精简

make more compact or dense; shorten or abridge; reduce into a denser form

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quizzical

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戏弄的，揶揄的；有疑问的

teasing; bantering; mocking; curious

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fidelity

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忠实

loyalty

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stipend

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薪水，薪俸

pay for services

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eccentric

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不合常规的；怪异的，古怪的

irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre

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pore

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钻研，深思，细阅

study industriously; ponder; scrutinize

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malignant

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恶毒的；恶性的，致命的

injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent

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fastidious

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挑剔的，过分讲究的；难以取悦的

difficult to please; squeamish

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plentitude

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充分，充足；完全

abundance; completeness

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constituent

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选民，选举人

supporter

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hypochondriac

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疑病症患者，过分担心自身健康的人

person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness

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venal

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可用金钱贿赂的

capable of being bribed

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inimical

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充满敌意的；有害的，不利的

unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental

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pliant

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柔顺的，温顺的，易被影响的

flexible; easily influenced

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extraneous

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无关的，不必要的

not essential; superfluous

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lackadaisical

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懒洋洋的；懒散的，散漫的

lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid

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ruse

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计谋；策略

trick; stratagem

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summit

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顶点，顶峰

utmost height or pinnacle; highest point (of a mountain, etc.)

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tarantula

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（产于南欧等地的）狼蛛

venomous spider

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muggy

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闷热的，潮湿的

warm and damp

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ire

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愤怒，怒火

anger

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culminate

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达到顶点

attain the highest point; climax

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importune

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恳求，反复要求

beg persistently

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denigrate

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诋毁，抹黑

blacken

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actuate

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激励，促使

motivate

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punctilious

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拘泥细节的，谨小慎微的

laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive fine points (perhaps too much so)

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mundane

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世界的，宇宙的；世俗的，平凡的

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

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clasp

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扣环；紧握

fastening device; firm grip

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fervent

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热情的，强烈的；热的

ardent; hot

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strut

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昂首阔步，神气活现的走路；支柱，撑木

pompous walk; swagger; supporting bar

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extrude

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（通过模具）将（金属、塑料等）挤压成形；推出，掷出

shape (metal, plastic, etc.) by forcing it through a die; force or push out

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paraphernalia

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随身用具，设备

equipment, odds and ends

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illusion

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错觉，假象

misleading vision

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bungalow

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平房，小屋

small cottage

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litany

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连祷，应答祷告

supplicatory prayer

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numismatist

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钱币、奖章收藏家

person who collects coins

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tempestuous

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有暴风雨的；暴乱的

stormy; impassioned; violent

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menial

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适合奴仆做的；卑下的

suitable for servants; lowly; mean

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deleterious

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有害的

harmful

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touchstone

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试金石；标准

stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion

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allusion

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提及，暗示

indirect reference

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residue

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残余，渣滓；剩余遗产

remainder; balance

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cardiologist

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心脏病学家

doctor specializing in the heart

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beguile

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诱骗，欺骗；愉快地消磨时间

mislead or delude; pass time

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frustrate

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挫败，阻挠

thwart; defeat

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sedition

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叛乱；煽动暴乱，骚乱

resistance to authority; insubordination

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languid

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倦怠的，没精打采的

weary; sluggish; listless

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aloft

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在高处，在上空

upward

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fugitive

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短暂的；流浪的

fleeting or transitory; roving

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solicitous

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焦虑的；挂念的

worried; concerned

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beatific

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祝福的；幸福的

giving bliss; blissful

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bluster

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咆哮；吓唬，胁迫
blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
怒号；吓唬
a violent boisterous blowing; loudly boastful or threatening speech

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sheaf

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麦捆；捆

bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

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lucrative

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有利润的

profitable

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attenuate

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使变细，使变瘦；削弱

make thin; weaken

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affliction

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痛苦，折磨

state of distress; cause of suffering

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martinet

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严格执行纪律（或规章制度）的人

strict disciplinarian

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reparable

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可修缮的，可补救的

capable of being repaired

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legerdemain

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戏法，骗术

sleight of hand

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blandishment

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奉承

flattery

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solvent

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有偿付能力的
able to pay all debts
溶剂
substance that dissolves another

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zealot

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狂热者

fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

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subpoena

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（传唤到庭作证）传票

writ summoning a witness to appear

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adherent

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追随者，拥护者

supporter; follower

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quell

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镇压，平息，使安静

extinguish; put down; quiet

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panoramic

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全景的

related to an unobstructed and comprehensive view

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pacify

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安抚，使安静

soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue

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peccadillo

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小毛病，小过失

slight offense

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distend

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使膨胀，使夸张

expand; swell out

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chicanery

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诡计；欺骗

trickery; deception

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precarious

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不确定的；危险的

uncertain; risky

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cynosure

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引人注目者

the object of general attention

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lustrous

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有光泽的，光辉的

shining

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abstruse

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难以理解的，深奥的；无底的

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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abstruse

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难以理解的，深奥的；无底的

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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unfathomable

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深不可测的，深奥的；无底的

incomprehensible; impenetrable

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entourage

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随从，随行人员

group of attendants; retinue

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alimony

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（离婚后的）赡养费，生活费

payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce

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defame

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诽谤，中伤

harm someone’s reputation; malign; slander

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ample

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充足的

abundant

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negligible

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可以忽略的，微不足道的

so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

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intuition

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直觉，直觉力

immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning

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choreography

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编舞艺术；舞蹈编排

art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

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tantrum

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发脾气，发怒

fit of petulance; caprice

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anathema

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诅咒；受诅咒的对象

solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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resumption

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重新开始，继续

taking up again; recommencement

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gloss over

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辩护，掩饰

explain away

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problematic

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有问题的，有疑问的

doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

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inconsistency

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前后不一致，矛盾

state of being self contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness

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complement

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补充，补足；与……相辅相成

complete; consummate; make perfect

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ambivalence

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矛盾情感或态度

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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platitude

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老生常谈，陈词滥调

trite remark; commonplace statement

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vacillate

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摇摆不定，犹豫不决

waver; fluctuate

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perceptive

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有洞察力的，敏锐的，有感知的

insightful; aware; wise

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accost

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搭讪，攀谈

approach and speak first to a person

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portend

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预兆，预示

foretell; presage

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onset

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开始；攻击

beginning; attack

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prod

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刺，戳；激起，督促

poke; stir up urge

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vampire

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吸血鬼

ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living

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regimen

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摄生法，养生法

prescribed diet and habits

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