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18 Cards in this Set
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incline
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1. (n) 斜坡，斜面. 2. (vi) 倾斜. 3. (vtr) 使倾向于，使有…的趋势. 1. (n.) a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect. Example: the alkaline inclination of the local waters 2. (verb) make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief. Example: Their language inclines us to believe them 3. (verb) lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow. Example: She inclined her head to the student 4. (n.) (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees. 5. (adj.) used especially of the head or upper back. Example: a bent head and sloping shoulders 6. (adj.) (often followed by 'to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency. Example: wasn't inclined to believe the excuse
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endorse
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1. (vtr) 赞同，支持，认可. 2. (vtr) 背书，在（支票等的）背面签字. Hint: 支票 1. (verb) give support or one's approval to. Example: I'll second that motion 2. (adj.) formally supported especially by public statement. 3. (n.) formal and explicit approval. Example: a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement 4. (verb) of documents or cheques. 5. (n.) a speech seconding a motion. Example: do I hear a second?
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calamity
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1. (n) 灾难，灾祸. 1. (n.) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune. Example: the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
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hull
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船身 船体1. (n.) the frame or body of ship. 2. (n.) United States naval officer who commanded the 'Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843). 3. (verb) remove the hulls from. Example: hull the berries
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dissent
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1. (vi) 持异见，观点等与众不同. 2. (n) 不同意，不赞同. 1. (n.) the act of protesting. Example: a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent 2. (n.) a difference of opinion. 3. (verb) be of different opinions. Example: I beg to differ! 4. (verb) express opposition through action or words. Example: dissent to the laws of the country 5. (adj.) disagreeing, especially with a majority.
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forgo
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1. (vtr) 戒绝. 2. (vtr) 放弃. 1. (verb) refrain from consuming. Example: You will have to forgo alcohol 2. (n.) the act of renouncing. Example: sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) 3. (verb) lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime.
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tyrannical
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暴虐的 压制的 残暴的1. (adj.) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule. Example: having absolute sovereignty 2. (adj.) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior. Example: the oppressive government 3. (verb) rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner. Example: her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her 4. (verb) rule a country as a tyrant.
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yoke
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1. (n) 轭，牛轭. 2. (n) 轭型物，轭型架. Hint: 机械 1. (n.) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team. 2. (n.) an oppressive（压迫的 沉重的 压抑的） power. Example: under the yoke of a tyrant 3. (verb) put a yoke on or join with a yoke. Example: Yoke the draft horses together 4. (verb) link with or as with a yoke. Example: yoke the oxen together
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balk
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1. (vi) 断然拒绝. Hint: 拒绝进行某事 1. (n.) an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base. 2. (adj.) stopping short and refusing to go on. Example: a balking 3. (n.) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof. 4. (verb) refuse to comply.
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cynical
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1. (adj) 愤世嫉俗的，对人性怀疑的，对人性悲观的. Hint: 人 2. (adj) 愤世嫉俗的，表现得对人性怀疑的，表现得对人性悲观的. Hint: 言语、行动等 1. (adj.) believing the worst of human nature and motives. Example: having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others 2. (n.) someone who is critical of the motives of others. 3. (n.) a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control. 4. (adv.) in a cynical manner. Example: Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically
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compartment
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1. (n) 区划，划分. 2. (n) 火车包厢. 1. (adj.) divided up or separated into compartments or isolated units. Example: a compartmented box 2. (n.) a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area. 3. (n.) a small space or subdivision for storage. 4. (verb) lay out in parts according to a plan.
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obedience
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1. (n) 服从，服从命令. 2. (n) 顺从，恭顺. 1. (n.) the act of obeying. Example: dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person 2. (n.) the trait of being willing to obey. 3. (adj.) dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. Example: an obedient soldier 4. (adv.) in an obedient manner. Example: obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking
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prolong
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1. (vtr) 延长. 1. (n.) a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage. 2. (adj.) relatively long in duration. Example: tediously protracted 3. (n.) the consequence of being lengthened in duration. 4. (verb) lengthen in time. Example: cause to be or last longer 5. (adj.) drawn out or made longer spatially. Example: Picasso's elongated Don Quixote 6. (verb) lengthen or extend in duration or space. Example: We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible
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quash
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1. (vtr) 镇压，压制. 2. (vtr) 撤消，宣布无效，废除. 1. (verb) put down by force or intimidation. Example: The government quashes any attempt of an uprising 2. (verb) declare invalid. Example: The contract was annulled
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snatch
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夺取 抓住1. (n.) the act of catching an object with the hands. Example: Mays made the catch with his back to the plate 2. (verb) to make grasping motions. Example: the cat snatched at the butterflies 3. (verb) to grasp hastily or eagerly. Example: Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone
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swab
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1. (n) 医用拭子，药签. Hint: 医疗 2. (n) 化验标本. Hint: 医疗：用拭子取下的 3. (vtr) 从…取化验标本. Hint: 医疗 4. (vtr) 打扫，清洁. Hint: 甲板：用拖把 1. (n.) cleaning with a mop. Example: he gave it a good mopping 2. (n.) cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle. Example: for cleaning floors 3. (verb) wash with a swab or a mop. Example: swab the ship's decks 4. (verb) apply (usually a liquid) to a surface. Example: dab the wall with paint
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insanity
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1. (n) 疯癫，疯狂，失去理智. 2. (n) 疯狂，愚蠢，没有理性. Hint: 行为、情况 1. (adv.) (used as intensives) extremely. Example: she was madly in love 2. (n.) relatively permanent disorder of the mind. 3. (adj.) afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement. Example: was declared insane 4. (adj.) very foolish. Example: harebrained ideas 5. (adv.) in an insane manner. Example: she behaved insanely 6. (n.) obsolete terms for legal insanity.
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prone
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易于 ... 的 俯卧的1. (adj.) having a tendency (to). Example: often used in combination 2. (adj.) capable of making an error. Example: all men are error-prone 3. (n.) being disposed to do something. Example: accident proneness
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