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prattle

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唠叨

babble

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prosperity

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幸运；繁荣，兴旺；茁壮

good fortune; financial success; physical well-being

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festive

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喜庆的，欢乐的；庆祝的

joyous; celebratory

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flout

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轻视，愚弄

reject; mock

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gambit

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以优势的开局棋法开始；开场白

opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; prologue

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balk

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阻挠；阻止；突然拒绝前行

foil or thwart; stop short; refuse to go on

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desecrate

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亵渎（圣物或圣地）

profane; violate the sanctity of

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perennial

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多年生植物

something that is continuing or recurrent

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cower

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畏缩

shrink quivering, as from fear

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hilarity

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兴高采烈，狂欢

boisterous mirth

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plethora

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过多，过剩

excess; overabundance

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divest

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使脱去，卸下；剥夺……的权力

strip; deprive

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reprobate

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恶棍，坏蛋

person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency

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dutiful

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恭敬的，顺从的

respectful; obedient

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accede

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同意

agree

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infirmity

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虚弱，衰弱

weakness

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motif

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主题，主旨

theme

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dissident

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有不同意见的，持不同政见的
dissenting; rebellious
持不同意见的人
one who disagrees

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centripetal

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向心的

tending towards the center

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cadaverous

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像尸体的；苍白的

like a corpse; pale

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wrath

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愤怒，愤恨

anger; fury

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abdicate

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正式放弃（职责、权力等）

renounce; give up

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astringent

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收敛的；止血的

binding; causing contraction

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apocalyptic

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启示论的，天启的

prophetic; pertaining to revelations

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beatitude

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祝福；至福

blessedness; state of bliss

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virtue

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美德，德行；优点

goodness; moral excellence; good quality

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allocate

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分派，分配

assign

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exorcise

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驱除（恶魔）

drive out evil spirits

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bedizen

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把……打扮得过分俗气

dress with vulgar finery

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litigation

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诉讼，起诉

lawsuit

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predilection

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爱好，偏袒

partiality; preference

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propitiate

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抚慰；劝解

appease

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acidulous

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有酸味的；尖刻的

slightly sour; sharp, caustic

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kindred

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有关系的；有亲属关系的，同宗的

related; belonging to the same family

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jocose

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幽默的，诙谐的

given to joking

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facsimile

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摹本，精确的复制品

copy

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deadpan

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冷淡的，冷漠的

wooden; impersonal

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emissary

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密使，特使

agent (often an unpleasant or a secret one); messenger

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infinitesimal

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极微小的，微不足道的

exceedingly small; so small as to be almost nonexistent

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genealogy

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系谱；宗谱

record of descent; lineage

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detrimental

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有害的，不利的

harmful; damaging

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unmitigated

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未减轻的；绝对的

unrelieved or immoderate; absolute

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brindled

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有斑点或有条纹的

tawny or grayish with streaks or spots

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innuendo

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暗示，影射

hint; insinuation

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practitioner

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从业者，开业者

someone engaged in a profession (law, medicine)

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guileless

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坦率的，正直的

without deceit

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miasma

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毒气，沼气；坏的气氛或影响

swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence

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liquidate

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清算，偿还

settle accounts; clear up

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tenuous

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纤细的，单薄的；微弱的

thin; rare; slim

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momentum

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动量；动力，冲力，势头

quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus

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adulation

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奉承，阿谀

flattery; admiration

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immobility

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不动，固定

state of being unable to move

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truncate

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截去顶端

cut the top off

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remorse

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懊悔，自责

guilt; self-reproach

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harass

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不断地激怒或折磨

annoy by repeated attacks

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allegiance

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忠贞，效忠

loyalty

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potential

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有潜力的

expressing possibility; latent

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wallow

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打滚；沉湎；堕落

roll in; indulge in; become helpless

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ardent

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热切的，热情的

intense; passionate; zealous

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unprepossessing

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不吸引人的

unattractive

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fodder

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饲料，草料

coarse food for cattle, house, etc.

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satire

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讽刺文学，讽刺

form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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curtail

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缩减

shorten; reduce

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nostalgia

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乡愁，怀旧之情

homesickness; longing for the past

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virtual

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是值得；实际上的

in essence; for practical purposes

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omnivorous

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杂食的；无所不知的

eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything

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vigor

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精力，活力

active strength

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oaf

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蠢人，笨人

stupid, awkward person

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fawning

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巴结的，讨好的

courting favor by cringing and flattering

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truculence

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好战；凶猛，残忍

aggressiveness; ferocity

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harrowing

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痛心的，悲惨的

agonizing; distressing; traumatic

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subsistence

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意识，给养；存在

means needed to support life; existence

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insuperable

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难以克服的，不可逾越的

insurmountable; unbeatable

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bilious

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患胆病的；脾气不好的

suffering from digestion; imitable

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listless

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倦怠的，情绪低落的

lacking in spirit or energy

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loom

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隐现，迫近

appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distortled form)

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squander

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浪费

waste

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latent

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潜在的，潜伏的

potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden

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amend

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修正，改进

correct; change,generally for the better

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savor

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品尝，享受；有……的滋味或气味

enjoy; have a distinctive flavor

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jaunt

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短途旅行

trip; short journey

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germane

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有密切关系的

permanent; bearing upon the case at hand

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colloquial

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口语的，口头的

pertaining to conversational or common speech

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hoodwink

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欺骗，蒙蔽

deceive; delude

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churlish

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粗野的

boorish; rude

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insomnia

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失眠的，失眠症

wakefulness; inability to sleep

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obfuscate

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使混乱，使糊涂；使艰涩难懂

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

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queasy

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容易呕吐的，易恶心的

easily nauseated; squeamish

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depict

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描述，描写

portray

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prelate

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高级教士

church dignitary

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undermine

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削弱或损害；逐渐损坏、侵蚀

weaken; sap

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protege

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被保护人

person receiving protection and support from a patron

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misrepresent

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误传；歪曲

give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as a representative

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quiver

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颤抖，振动
tremble; shake
箭囊
case for arrows

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bicameral

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两院制的

two-chambered, as a legislative body

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effervescence

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兴奋，狂喜；冒泡，起泡

inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation

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hamper

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妨碍，牵制

obstruct

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tribute

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贡税；称赞

tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect

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loathe

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厌恶，憎恶

detest

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quagmire

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沼泽，湿地；难以脱身的困境

soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself

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