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accord |
一致：consistency；相符合，相一致：in harmony；授予，给予：to grant or give
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acknowledge |
承认：admit
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acquire |
获取，获得：get as one's own
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acquisitive
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贪婪的：desirous
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adjudicate
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裁决，判定：settle
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adversity
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厄运，逆境：difficulty
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affectation
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虚伪，做作：not natural, not genuinely felt
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affirm
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声称...为真，肯定...属实：valid or confirmed
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affix
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粘合：attach physically
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affliction
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痛苦，悲伤，折磨：great suffering
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agape
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急切盼望的：eagerly awaiting
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agility
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（身手）敏捷：quickness, ease and grace
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*agonize
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折磨，使痛苦：agony；感到痛苦：suffer agony
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agreeable
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令人愉悦的：pleasing to the mind or senses；随和的：easygoing and pleasing manner；相一致：in harmony
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*alienate
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使...疏远：unfriendly, hostile,indifferent；转让，让渡：convey or transfer
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alloy
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合金；混合物：combing of two or more different things；掺杂，降低...的纯度：debase by the addition
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ambivalent
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（尤指感情、态度）矛盾的：opposing feelings
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anachronistic
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时代错误：chronologically misplaced
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analogous
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相似的，可比较的：in common
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annex
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裙楼，副楼：auxiliary building；添加，合并：join；吞并，夺取（土地等）：incorporate
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annotate
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给...作注解：commentary or explanatory notes
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antedate
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比...早，早于：earlier date
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antipathy
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厌恶，反感：aversion, dislike；令人反感的事物：objection of aversion
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antiquated
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古老的，过时的：out of style
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antithetical
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完全对立的，相反的：direct and unequivocal opposition
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apparition
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鬼魂，幽灵：ghostly figure
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applicable
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可用的，可行的：put to use；相关的，有光的：having to do with；合适的，恰当的：meeting the requirements
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apprehensive
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知晓的，理解的：impressed on the mind；恐惧的，害怕的：anxious, fearful
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arable
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适合耕作的：growing of crops
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arbitrary
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专横的，独断专行的：force one's will on others；独裁的，拥有无限权力的：without interference by others；缺乏计划的，随意的：lacking a definite plan
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arcane
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（语言）晦涩的，隐晦的：veiled, uncertain；深奥的，难以理解的：difficult to understand
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argument
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争吵，争论：expression of differing opinions；（逻辑上的）论证：from a premise to a conclusion；观点，论点：idea, opinion
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arid
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干燥的：little or no precipitation；无趣的，无聊的：lack of interest
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array
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排列，阵列：arrangement；排列，摆放：arrange or display；装饰，装修：dress or decorate
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assail
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抨击，严厉批评：criticize harshly；攻击，猛攻：violent action against
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asymmetry
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不对称，不均衡：lack of balance
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atrophy
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萎缩，衰退：waste away
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attest
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证实，为...作证：give evidence
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attune
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使协调，使和谐：into harmony
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august
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威严的，严重的：formal and serious or reserved manner；盛大的，令人印象深刻的：large and impressive
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auspicious
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好兆头的：toward a happy outcome
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austere
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朴素的，朴实无华的：simple；严肃的，令人生畏的：stern and cold
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automatic
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（机器等）自动的：independent of external influence；自发的，情不自禁的：spontaneously or unconsciously
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avowal
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承认，公开宣称：declaration
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backfire
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产生相反的结果，事与愿违：reverse
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backslide
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（情况等）倒退，故态复萌：revert to a worse condition
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baffle
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挫败，阻挠：frustrate or check；使疑惑：mental uncertainty
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baffling
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令人疑惑的，难以理解的：hard to comprehend
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bash
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猛击：forceful blow；攻击，用力击打：strike violently；抨击，严厉批评：criticize harshly
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bask
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休息，悠然自得：lie or relax
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beholden
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欠他人人情的：owing gratitude
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behoove
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对...有利：necessary, proper, advantageous
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beige
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缺乏特征的：lacking distinction
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belligerence
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好斗，好战：aggressive or truculent
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belligerent
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好斗的，好战的：assertiveness, hostility, combativeness
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beset
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使苦恼，骚扰：cause persistent suffering；攻击，袭击：set upon
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bewitching
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迷人的，令人着迷的：attract
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blackmail
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敲诈，勒索：extortion of money
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bluff
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直率的，（说话）直截了当的：direct, brief, potentially rude；欺骗：deceive
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bogus
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伪造的，假冒的：being such in appearance only；虚伪的，做作的：lacking, spontaneous quality
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bore
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令人讨厌的人或事物：causes boredom；使厌倦，使厌烦：make weary
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brandish
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（带有威胁性地）挥舞：shake menacingly
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brim
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边缘，边界：outer margin；充满：full often to overflowing；加满，倒满：as much as can be
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bumble
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含糊不清地说，杂乱无章地说：rapidly, inarticulately；笨拙地行动：clumsily
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bustle
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忙乱，喧嚣：noisy, energetic；（快速地）行走，奔忙：move briskly
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cachet*
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威望，声望：mark or quality
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calamity
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大灾难：disastrous event
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calculated
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经过计算（成败得失）的，经过深思熟虑的：reckoning or estimating
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calibrate*
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校准，调校：check, adjust, determine
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canny
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精明的，聪明的：careful and shrewed
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canonize
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过分宠爱，过分崇拜：admire too much；使崇高，使神圣：high status or value
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captious
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吹毛求疵的，爱挑毛病的：stress faults and raise objections
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careen
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蹒跚而行。不稳定行走：to lurch or swerve；狂奔，快速运动：rush
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carefree
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无忧无虑的：no worries or troubles
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cascade
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（尤指小的）瀑布：small fall
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cellular
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多孔的：porous
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ceremonious
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讲究礼节的，庄重的：careful attention to set forms
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certitude
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确定无疑：certain
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channel
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水渠：passageway for water；海峡：between two land masses；将...导入，投入：move to a central point
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chaperone
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同行，护送：go along with
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charisma
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魅力，吸引力：charm
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cherished
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受喜爱的，珍爱的：granted special treatment
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chivalrous
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有骑士风度的，（尤指对女性）彬彬有礼的：gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration
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chorale
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赞美诗：hymn or psalm；合唱班，合唱团：group of singers
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clamor
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喧闹；喧哗，噪声：loud, inharmonious
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clan
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（有共同爱好的）团体，帮派：united by a common interest
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cleave
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紧贴，坚持：adhere；分隔，割裂，劈开：divide
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cling
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粘结，粘合：physical sticking；紧贴；坚持：adhere
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coarse
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粗糙的，表面不平整的：not smooth；（声音）刺耳的，粗声粗气的：rough in tone；粗俗的：lacking refinement；（质量）低劣的：inferior quality
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cohesive
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有粘性的；有凝聚力的：cohesion or coherence
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collaborate
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合作：work jointly
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commiserate
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表示怜悯，同情：sympathy
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compatible
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一致的，能共存的：in harmony
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compelling
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极具说服力的：persuade；迫切的，紧迫的：immediate attention
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complacent
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自满的，自鸣得意的：excessive or unjustified satisfaction；无所谓的，不关心的：lack of interest or concern
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complementary
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互补的：supplying each other's
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complicate
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使复杂化：complex or difficult
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comprehend
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理解，了解：grasp；包括，包含：contain or hold within
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concrete
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实体的，实在的：matter；事实性的，明确的：in fact
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condemn
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谴责（...为不道德的、邪恶的）：declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil |
