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augury

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预言；预兆

omen; prophecy

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decimate

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大批杀害；十中抽一

kill, usually one out of time

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degradation

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丢脸；降级，贬黜；退化

humiliation; debasement; degeneration

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hoax

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骗人的把戏，骗局
trick, deception; fraud
愚弄，欺骗
deceive

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concerted

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商定的；共同完成的

mutually agreed on; done together

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guile

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狡诈；诡计

deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

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champion

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捍卫，支持

support militantly

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agrarian

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土地的，耕地的

pertaining to land or its cultivation

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taint

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玷污；败坏；腐蚀

contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad

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adjacent

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临近的，接近的

adjoining; neighboring; close by

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moratorium

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延期偿付

legal delay of payment

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proximity

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接近，亲近

nearness

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subsequent

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后来的，随后的

following; later

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tentative

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犹豫的，踌躇的；试验性的，暂定的，不确定的

hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

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salacious

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猥亵的，好色的

lascivious; lustful

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browse

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吃草；浏览

graze; skim or glance at casually

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sleight

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技巧；戏法

dexterity

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acrimonious

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（言辞、态度等）尖刻的

bitter in words or manner

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conduit

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沟渠；导水管

aqueduct; passageway for fluids

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riger

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附文；附件

amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

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assessment

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评估，评价

evaluation; judgment

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debutant

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首次进入社交界的年轻女子

young woman making formal entrance into society

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poseur

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装模作样的人，装腔作势的人

person who pretends to be sophisticated

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austere

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严厉的；简朴的

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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misapprehension

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误会，误解

error; misunderstanding

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compress

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压缩，挤压

close; squeeze; contract

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obviate

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排除，消除

prevent; make unnecessary

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substantiate

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证明，证实；支持

establish by evidence; verify; support

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verbatim

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逐字地，一字不差地

word for word

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vendetta

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族间血仇的，深仇的

blood feud

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arrogance

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傲慢

pride; haughtiness

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spry

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充满生气的，敏捷的

vigorously active; nimble

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cliche

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陈词滥调，老生常谈

phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

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wanton

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无节制的；肆意的；不贞洁的

unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

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tender

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提出，提供

offer; extend

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intimidating

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恐惧的，受惊吓的

frightening

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comely

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有吸引力的；秀丽的

attractive; agreeable

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malodorous

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有恶臭的

foul-smelling

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recumbent

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靠着的，斜躺着的

reclining; lying down completely or in part

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incontrovertible

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无可辩驳的，不容置疑的

indisputable; not open to question

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decry

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强烈反对，谴责；贬低，轻视

express strong disapproval of; disparage

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proclivity

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倾向，癖好

inclination; natural tendency

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accentuate

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强调；重读

emphasize; stress

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succinct

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简洁的；压缩的

brief; terse; compact

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audacious

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大胆的，鲁莽的

daring, bold

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merger

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（企业等的）并吞；结合

combination (of two business corporations

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pastiche

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模仿作品；大杂烩，拼凑物

piece of writing or music made up of borrowed bits and pieces; hodge-podge

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impasse

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绝境，死路；僵局

predicament from which these is no escape; deadlock

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compelling

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强制的；有说服力的

overpowering; irresistible in effort

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incarcerate

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把……关进监狱，监禁

imprison

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behemoth

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庞然大物，巨兽

huge creature; monstrous animal

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buffet

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饮食柜台；自助餐
table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that’s been set out
打击；搏斗
slap; batter; knock about

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celebrated

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著名的

famous; well-known

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indenture

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契约，合同
contract
以契约约束服务关系／学徒关系
bind as servant or apprentice to master

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defeatist

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失败主义的
altitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
失败主义者
someone who believes that they will not succeed

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conservatory

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音乐学校

school of the fine arts (especially music and drama)

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noncommittal

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中立的；不承诺的；不表态的

neutral; unpledged; undecided

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infamous

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臭名昭著的

notoriously bad

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celibate

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单身的；禁欲的

unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse

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countenance

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赞同，容忍
approve; tolerate
面容
face

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alienate

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离间；使孤立

make hostile; separate

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gaffe

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失礼，失态

social blunder

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espouse

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拥护，支持

adopt; support

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cozen

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欺骗，蒙骗

cheat; hoodwink; swindle

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philology

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语言学

study of language

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seclusion

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隔离；隐居

isolation; solitude

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reprimand

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严责，指责，非难

reprove severely; rebuke

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pedant

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学究
scholar who overemphasizes book learning or
technicalities

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amass

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收集，积聚

collect

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suppress

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抑制，克服，约束

stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit

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maudlin

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伤感的；感情脆弱的

effusively sentimental

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tonic

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滋补的，强身的；使精神振作的

invigorating; refreshing

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gourmet

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美食家

connoisseur of food and drink

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inept

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无能的；不称职的

lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent

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rapt

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被深深吸引的，入迷的

absorbed; enchanted

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misconception

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误解，错觉

mistaken idea

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abject

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可怜的，卑贱的

wretched; lacking pride

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killjoy

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令人扫兴的人或事

grouch; spoilsport

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maul

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粗手粗脚地摆弄；粗野地对待

harden roughly

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bullion

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金条，银条

gold and silver in the form of bars

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contagion

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传染

infection

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autonomous

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自治的

self-governing

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sanguine

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乐观的；有望的

cheerful; hopeful

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expedite

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促进，加快（进程）

hasten

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deify

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把……神化

turn into a god; idolize

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alimentary

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提供营养的，消化的

supplying nourishment

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vehement

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猛烈的，（感情）热烈的

forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor

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marsupial

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有袋动物

one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

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diabolical

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恶魔似的，残忍的

devilish

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intangible

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感觉不到的，无形的

not able to be perceived by touch; vague

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insolence

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傲慢无礼的

impudent disrespect; haughtiness

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molt

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脱毛，换毛

shed or cast off hair or feathers

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chauvinist

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盲目的爱国者

blindly devoted patriot

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rebuke

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指责，谴责
scold harshly; criticize severely
叱责
sharp reproof

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acclivity

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向上的陡坡

sharp upslope of a hill

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hulking

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庞大笨重的

massive; bulky; great in size

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rig

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装配；操纵

fix or manipulate

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tract

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地方，地域；小册子

region of land (often imprecisely described); pamphlet

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repudiate

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断绝关系；否认

disown; disavow

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