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cynic
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A person who expects only the worst from people: misanthrope, misanthropist
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misanthrope
(mĭs'ən-thrōp', mĭz'-) |
A person who expects only the worst from people: misanthrope, misanthropist
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cyclone
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气旋, 暴风, 旋风, 龙卷风
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hemisphere
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半球, 大脑半球, 地球的半面
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cen·trif·u·gal (sĕn-trĭf'yə-gəl, -trĭf'ə-)
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离心的
idioms: centrifugal force 离心力 |
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curtail
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To cut short or reduce
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entail
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使必需, 使承担, 使蒙受, 限定继承权
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curt
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adj., curt·er, curt·est.
Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner. See synonyms at gruff. Using few words; terse. Having been shortened. 简略的, 生硬的, 简短的 |
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flair
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A natural talent or aptitude; a knack: a flair for interior decorating.
Instinctive discernment; keenness: a flair for the exotica. Distinctive elegance or style: served us with flair. n. - 天資, 敏銳的感覺力, 才能, 鑒別力 idioms: have a flair for 具有在...方面的天分 |
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flare
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To flame up with a bright, wavering light.
To burst into intense, sudden flame. To erupt or intensify suddenly: Tempers flared at the meeting. His allergies flared up. To become suddenly angry. Used with up: He flared up when she alluded to his financial difficulties. To make a sudden angry verbal attack. Used with out: flared out at his accusers. To expand or open outward in shape: a skirt that flares from the waist; nostrils that flared with anger. 闪光, 闪耀, 使闪耀, 使张开 idioms: flare up 骤然, 突然发怒, 突然发出火焰 |
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cursory
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匆匆忙忙的, 粗略的, 草率的
It was obvious by the sloppiness that the project was done in a cursory manner. |
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scant
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adj. - 不充分的, 不足的
v. tr. - 減少, 限制, 吝嗇 |
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curry
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1. 梳刷, 打, 鞭打, 鞣, 鞣制
idioms: curry favour with 巴结, 拍马屁 2. 咖哩粉, 咖哩饭菜, 用咖哩烧, 给...加咖哩粉 |
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unduly
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不适当地, 过度地
Excessively; immoderately: unduly familiar with strangers. Unduly curious and inquiring. See synonyms at curious. |
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inquisitive
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Inclined to investigate; eager for knowledge.
Unduly curious and inquiring. |
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acquisitive
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Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess.
Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information: an acquisitive mind. |
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curdle
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v.intr.
To change into curd. See synonyms at coagulate. To become congealed as if by having changed into curd: The blood in my veins curdled at the horrific sight. To go bad or become spoiled. v.tr. To cause to change into or as if into curd. |
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curb
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We can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
- 抑制, 邊石, 勒馬繩 v. tr. - 抑制, 勒住, 束縛 |
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cupidity
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贪心, 贪婪
Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice. Cupidity might get someone what they want in the short run but a bad reputation in the long run. Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, graspingness, greed. Informal grabbiness. |
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meager
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瘦的, 贫弱的
scanty |
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miser
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n.
One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money. A greedy or avaricious person. |
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stingy
stingily stin'gi·ly adv. stinginess stin'gi·ness n. -gi·er, -gi·est |
Giving or spending reluctantly.
Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. 吝啬的, 缺乏的, 小气的 |
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costive
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Suffering from constipation.
Causing constipation. Slow; sluggish. Stingy. |
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niggard
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A stingy, grasping person; a miser.
adj. Stingy; miserly. |
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parsimonious
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Excessively sparing or frugal.
My parsimonious aunt never offered second servings or dessert with dinner |
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penurious
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Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
Yielding little; barren: a penurious land. Poverty-stricken; destitute. The penurious manager did not earn the respect and admiration of the staff. |
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exiguous
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Extremely scanty; meager
He is so stingy, he would not give a dollar to his own mother. |
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skimpy
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Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal.
Unduly thrifty; niggardly. |
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sparse
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稀疏的, 薄的, 稀稀落落的
Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense. |
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stint
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v. tr. - 節省, 停止, 限制 v. intr. - 節省, 停止, 吝惜 n. - 節省, 吝惜, 定量, 限額, 限制, 分配的工作 idioms: without stint 無節制地 2. n. - 濱鷸 |
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measly
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Slang. Contemptibly small; meager: gave the parking attendant a measly tip.
Infected with measles. |
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stingy
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Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean2, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, tight, tightfisted. See give/take/reciprocity.
Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse, thin. Slang measly. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough. |
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onerous
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繁重的, 负有义务的, 麻烦的, 有偿的
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cumbersome
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onerous; troublesome
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unwieldy
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Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity: an unwieldy parcel; an unwieldy bureaucracy
难处理的, 笨重的, 难使用的 |
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culpable
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Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. See synonyms at blameworthy.
该责备的, 不周到的, 有罪的 |
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culmination
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summit; highest point
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cull
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v. tr. - 採, 揀, 摘
n. - 揀選, 剔除的東西, 剔除 |
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cuisine
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A style of cooking food
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cue
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n. - 提示, 尾白 v. tr. - 把...插入演出 idioms: to take one's cue from 學...的樣, 聽...的勸告 2. n. - 線索, 暗示, 信號 v. tr. - 給...暗示 v. intr. - 暗示 3. n. - 角色 |
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cudgel
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A short heavy stick; a club
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bludgeon
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A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end
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cuddle
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embrace, clasp
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coddle
(kŏd'l) |
To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.
To treat indulgently; baby. See synonyms at pamper. |
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crux
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The basic, central, or critical point or feature: the crux of the matter; the crux of an argument.
A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem 十字架形, 难题, 关键 |
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gist
(jĭst) |
The central idea; the essence. See synonyms at substance.
Law. The grounds for action in a suit. He did not get the gist of the story |
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crumple
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弄皱, 压皱, 使一蹶不振, 起皱, 倒坍, 倒下, 一蹶不振, 褶皱, 皱纹
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crucible
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坩锅, 严酷的考验
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refractory
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执拗的, 难治的, 有抵抗力的, 耐火的, 耐火物质, 倔强的人, 耐火砖
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creditable
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admirable;
commendable; praiseworthy |
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credible
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reliable;
believable; trustworthy; dependable |
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credence
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trust;
belief |
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crease
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pleat;
crimple; crumple; rumple; rimple |
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creak
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rasp;
squeak |
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crawl
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creep
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crave
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yearn for; hunger for; thirst for; long for
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crater
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mouth of volcano
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crass
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coarse; crude; hardhearted
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cranky
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irritable;
ill-humored; cross |
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cram
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stuff; fill; pack
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crafty
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sly;
tricky; cunning |
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coy
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shy;
bashful |
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cower
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crouch;
flinch; shrink |
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covetous
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selfish;
greedy |
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covenant
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pact;
treaty; contract |
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cove
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small bay;
inlet; estuary |
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estuary
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河口, 江口
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courteous
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Full of polite concern for the well-being of others: attentive, considerate, gallant, polite, solicitous, thoughtful.
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counterfeit
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sham;
false; phony |
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couch
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express;
show |
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cot
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hut;
small house |
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cosmic
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extraterrestrial
(ĕk'strə-tə-rĕs'trē-əl) |
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corroborate
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confirm;
affirm |
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corpulent
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fat;
fleshy |
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cordial
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genuine;
true |
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copious
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ample;
abundant |
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converge
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meet
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convene
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gather;
meet |
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convalesce
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recover;
regain health; recuperate |
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contrive
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plan;
design |
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contrite
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remorseful;
repentant; regretful |
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contiguous
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near;
close |
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contention
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argument;
quarrel |
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contemporary
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modern;
up-to-date; contemporaneous |
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contemplate
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ponder;
reflect upon |
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contaminate
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defoul;
taint |
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construe
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analyse;
explain |
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constrict
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squeaze;
contract |
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consternation
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shock;
terror; paralyzing fear |
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conspire
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plot;
intrigue |
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conspicuous
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obvious;
visible |
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consort
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mingle;
associate; keep company |
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consign
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commit;
entrust |
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consensus
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general agreement;
harmony |
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consecrate
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make sacred
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desecrate
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violation of sacred
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conscientious
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dutiful;
honest |
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connotation
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implication;
suggestion |
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connive
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allow silently;
abet; aid |
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conjure
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trick magically
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conjecture
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presume;
surmise; guess; assume |
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conglomerate
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mixture
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congenital
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innate;
inherited; inborn; inherent |
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congenial
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genial;
pleasant |
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congeal
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coagulate;
curdle |
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confute
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To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively
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confound
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bewilder;
dumbfound; perplex |
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confiscate
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seize;
sequestrate |
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confidant
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trusted friend
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confer
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converse;
discuss |
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confederate
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conspirator;
accomplice |
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conduce
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help to produce
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condone
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pardon;
overlook |
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condole
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cheer up;
console |
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condescend
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deign;
stoop; degrade |
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concord
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harmony
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concoct
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make up;
create |
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conceit
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A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth
conceit, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity. These nouns denote excessive high regard for oneself: boasting that reveals conceit; imperturbable egoism; arrogance and egotism that were obvious from her actions; narcissism that shut out everyone else; wounded his vanity by looking in the mirror. |
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concede
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confess;
admit |
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conceal
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cover;
hide |
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compunction
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regret;
remorse |
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compulsory
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madatory
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complaisant
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obliging;
disposed to please |
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complacent
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self-satisfied;
contented |
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compendious
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succinct
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compendium
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A short, complete summary; an abstract.
A list or collection of various items. |
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obliging
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Ready to do favors for others; accommodating.
The neighbors were very obliging after the fire in our house. |
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obliged
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under a moral obligation to do something
adj. - 感激的 idioms: feel obliged 迫使, 感到有義務的 much obliged 非常感激 |
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compatriot
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fellow-countryman
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compassion
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pity;
mercy |
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commune
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talk intimately
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commotion
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A condition of turbulent motion.
An agitated disturbance; a hubbub: heard a commotion in the hall. Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder. |
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commodious
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roomy;
spacious; capacious |
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commiserate
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sympathize with;
show pity |
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commensurate
(kə-mĕn'sər-ĭt, -shər-) |
Sam's salary was commensurate with his experience
同量的, 同延的, 同大的 |
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commend
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praise
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comity
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a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
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comely
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Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive. See synonyms at beautiful.
Suitable; seemly: comely behavior. John's sister was pleasant and comely |
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coma
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. 昏迷
2. 慧星的头 |
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comma
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A punctuation mark (,)
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colt
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A young male horse.
A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice. |
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colossal
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Of a size, extent, or degree that elicits awe or taxes belief; immense. See synonyms at enormous.
Olivia ate every bite of the colossal hamburger |
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colloquy
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A conversation, especially a formal one.
A written dialogue. |
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cogitate
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To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder. See synonyms at think.
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cohere
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stick to, cling
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adhere
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To hold fast: bond, cleave, cling, cohere, stick
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cogent
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convincing;
a cogent argument |
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coax
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cajole;
wheedle; beguile |
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cluttered
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littered;
confused |
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clutch
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snatch;
grasp |
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cluster
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group;
bunch |
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clumsy
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gawky;
lumbering; ungainly; unwieldy |
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cloy
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overeat
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clog
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block
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cloak
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garment;
coat |
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cliche
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It is best not to use a cliché when writing your report
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clement
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merciful;
kind |
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clandestine
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secret;
furtive; hidden; stealthy |
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clamor
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vociferate;
shout; uproar; cry out |
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clad
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dressed;
clothed |
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citadel
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A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.
A stronghold or fortified place; a bulwark |
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circumvent
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foil;
prevent; To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape. |
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circumspect
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Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.
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heedful
heed |
Paying close attention; mindful. See synonyms at careful.
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gibe
jibe |
deride v.
A derisive remark n. |
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circumscribe
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To place a limit on: confine, limit, restrict
在...周围画线, 限制 |
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churn
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agitate;
stir up |
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chum
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bosom friend;
confidant |
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bosom
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The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.
A woman's breast or breasts. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family. The chest considered as the source of emotion. |
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churlish
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harsh;
ill-bred; bad-tempered |
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chubby
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rounded
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chuckle
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cackle;
titter; giggle; laugh |
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inveterate
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根深的, 积习的, 成癖的
Firmly and long established; deep-rooted: inveterate preferences. Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual: an inveterate liar. See synonyms at chronic. |
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chronic
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inveterate
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choleric
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irritated;
angry |
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chivalry
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knighthood
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chide
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blame
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chastise
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chasten
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cavalry
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骑兵, 骑兵部队, 装甲兵, 装甲部队
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chaste
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pure;
virtuous |
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chasm
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crack;
fissure |
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fissure
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A crack or crack-like depression.
A long fissure formed in the street after the earthquake |
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cleft
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Divided; split
劈开的, 裂缝, 裂口 idioms: cleft palate 颚裂 in a cleft stick 进退两难 |
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chapman
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pedlar;
peddler; pitchman; packman; hawker |
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chagrin
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shame;
embarrassment |
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chafe
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擦伤, 擦痛, 擦破, 磨损, 磨坏, 擦热, 惹怒, 羞恼, 磨擦, 焦躁, 气恼
idioms: chafe at the bit 烦躁不安地... chafing dish 火锅 |
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cessation
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ceasing
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cerebellum
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little brain
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centennial
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century
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census
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estimation
户口普查, 人口普查 |
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censure
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blame;
rebuke |
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censor
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examine
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celestial
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heavenly;
sublime |
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celerity
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speed;
quickness |
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celebrity
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fame
well-known people |
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cede
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give up
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caustic
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腐蚀性的, 刻薄的, 腐蚀剂
idioms: caustic soda 苛性钠 |
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hydroxide
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A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
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cataclysm
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大洪水, 大變動, 地震
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heave
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lift
用力举起, 使鼓起, 使胀起, 抛出, 喘息, 起伏, 举, 抛 idioms: heave a sigh of relief 如释重负地松了一口气 heave into sight 进入视野 heave into view 进入视野 heave to 努力, 使劲 |
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upheaval
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举起, 大变动, 隆起
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cascade
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waterfall
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carol
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extol;
sing |
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carnal
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lustful;
fleshy |
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carnage
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massacre;
slaughter |
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cardinal
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chief
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caravan
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pilgrim
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captive
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hostage;
prisoner |
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captivate
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charm;
attract |
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caprice
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An impulsive change of mind
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capitulate
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To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
To give up all resistance; acquiesce. See synonyms at yield. |
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caper
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A playful leap or hop.
A frivolous escapade or prank. Slang. An illegal plot or enterprise, especially one involving theft. intr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers. To leap or frisk about; frolic. |
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cant
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1. 斜面, 斜边, 斜坡, 外角, 角落, 使具有斜面, 斜切, 将...斜掷出去, 使倾斜, 使倾覆, 猛扔, 倾斜, 斜穿, 斜过, 倾覆
2. 黑话, 切口, 哀号, 单调的哼声, 行话, 术语, 言不由衷的话, 伪善的言词, 使用黑话, 伪善地说教, 说言不由衷的话 |
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canny
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careful;
prudent |
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canker
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corrupt;
decay |
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canine
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doggy;
doglike |
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canard
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rumor;
false report |
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callow
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young;
unfledged |
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callous
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cold;
unfeeling |
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calisthenics
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exercise
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cajole
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wheedle
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cadmean
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with great loss
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cadence
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rhythm
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cabal
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plot;
intrigue |
