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细微的差异：subtle distinction
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nudge
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用肘推以引起注意：push elbow；说服某人做某事：persuade
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nugatory
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无关紧要的：consequence, inconsequential
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nurture
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提供营养：nourishment；培育，培养：provide with understanding
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oath
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誓言：formal promise
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obdurate
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固执的：resistant influences；冷酷无情的：lack of sympathy
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obedient
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服从的，顺从的：submissive authority
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obeisance
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敬礼，尊重：respect, submission
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obfuscate
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使困惑，使模糊：confused, opaque
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obligatory
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强制性的：compulsory；（见得多以至于）无聊的：dull
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obliging
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乐于助人的：do favors
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oblique
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斜的：inclined or twisted
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obliterate
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除去：remove
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oblivious
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不知道的，不知情的：lacking awareness, not informed
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obloquy
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谩骂，诽谤：abusively language；恶名，耻辱：lost the esteem
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obscure
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含义模糊的：not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning；平凡的，不知名的：famous；使模糊：indistinct
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obsequious
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谄媚的，奴性的：fawning attentiveness
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obsess
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迷住的，使困扰：haunt
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obstinate
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固执的：in spite of persuasion；难以减轻或治愈的：mot easily subdued
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obstreperous
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难驾驭的，任性的：unruly；吵闹的：loud and insistent cries
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obstruct
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妨碍，给…制造困难：impede, create difficulty；阻挡：prevent passage
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obtuse
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愚钝的：absorb ideas readily
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obviate
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排除，使不必要：unnecessary
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occult
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难以理解的：not easily apprehended, mysterious；使隐藏或神秘：keep secret
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odium
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憎恶，讨厌：strong dislike
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offbeat
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不平常的：different from generally found
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offhand
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即兴的，没有准备的：without preparation
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officious
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多管闲事的：thrusting oneself
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offish
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冷淡的：aloof
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off-key
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不寻常的，不合适的：out of accord with
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ominous
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凶兆的：omen, evil
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omniscient
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无所不知的：complete knowledge
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onerous
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费时间花心思的：requiring much time, effort
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opaque
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不透光的：impenetrable by light, neither transparent translucent；晦涩的：obscure
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opine
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表达观点；想，认为：express opinions
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opportune
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合适的，恰当的：convenient
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opprobrious
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辱骂的：reproach；臭名昭著的，令人鄙视的：infamous
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oration
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（颇有野心、自高自大的）演说：high-flown or pompous manner
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orient
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使确定方向，使熟悉或适应：determine position, make familiar
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original
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创新的：creative, inventive；最初的，最早的：before
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orthodox
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传统的：established form, custom, or rules
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oscillate
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振动，摇晃：swing；犹豫，变化：vary
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ossify
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（使）硬化，（使）僵化：hardened, conventional, opposed to change
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ostentatious
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卖弄炫耀的：conspicuous, pretentious
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ostracize
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驱逐：exclude
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oust
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免职：remove from；驱逐：drive out
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outgoing
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友好的，外向的：extroverted
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outlandish
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古怪的，奇异的：out of the ordinary, bizarre
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outmaneuver
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以谋略取胜：overcome
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outset
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开端，开始：beginning
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outwit
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瞒骗，以智取胜：surpass cunning
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overbearing
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专横傲慢的：arrogant；压倒一切的，（在力量或重要性上）势不可挡的；支配的，显著的：overwhelming in power
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overlap
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（与…）部分重叠：same area
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overt
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明显的，公开的：open
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overture
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前言：introductory, preclude；序曲：introduction opera
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oxymoron
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矛盾修饰法：combination contradictory
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pacify
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使平静，安慰：ease the anger
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padding
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夸张，废话：go beyond the facts
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paean
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欢乐颂：joyous song praise
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painstaking
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煞费苦心的：diligent care
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palatable
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感到愉悦满足的：pleasure or contentment
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palatial
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宫殿般奢华的：ornateness
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pall
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失去兴趣：interest attraction
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palliate
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平息，减轻：less severe intense
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pallid
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无生气的，缺乏活力的：lacking radiance vitality；苍白无血色的：pale
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palmy
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繁荣的：prosperity
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palpable
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摸得到的：capable touched；明显的，易觉察的：obvious
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palter
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欺骗，讨价还价：insincerely deceitfully
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paltry
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无价值的，微不足道的：importance；让人厌恶的，让人鄙视的：loathing and disgust
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pan
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严厉批评：harsh criticism
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panache
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炫耀：flamboyance
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pandemic
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大范围流行的：widespread
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pandemonium
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喧嚣，骚动：noise
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panegyric
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赞颂之词，颂文：eulogistic
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panoramic
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全景的：complete view
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parable
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寓言：teach a basic truth
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paradigm
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典范，模范：pattern
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paradise
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天堂，极乐世界：perfection and happiness；快乐，狂喜：pleasurable emotion
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paradox
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表面矛盾实际可能正确的话，悖论：opposed to commonsense
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paragon
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优秀模范：example；把…比作，显示相似：compare
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paramount
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最重要的：chief importance
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paranoid
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多疑的，对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的：extreme fear of distrust
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paraphrase
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转述，意译，改写；in different words
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parch
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炽，烤，烤干：dry
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parenthesis
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间断：interruption
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pariah
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被排斥或鄙视的人：despised or rejected
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parity
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相称，同等，平等：being equal
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parody
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（以嘲笑原作作者的）模仿作品：imitated for ridicule；模仿（以嘲弄）：copy to make fun
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paroxysm
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（感情、动作的）突发：outburst；（政治、社会领域呃）大动荡：disturbance
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parrot
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（机械地）模仿，复制：imitate without understanding
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parry
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躲避（问题）：evade
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parsimonious
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过度节俭的，吝啬的：stinginess
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partial
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偏袒的，偏爱的：biased；部分的，不完整的：lacking
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particularize
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详述：give details
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partisan
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跟随者，信徒：follows；（狂热。坚定的）拥护者，支持者：excessively devoted；偏袒的：one side
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pastiche
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（带嘲讽的）模仿：imitates with satirical intent；大杂烩：hodgepodge
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partition
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分割，划分：dividing
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patent
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显而易见的，明显的：readily visible
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pathological
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不正常的，病态的：markedly abnormal
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patina
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外表：superficial；（由内而外散发的）氛围，气场：appearance or aura |
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