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仔细检查，详尽讨论：examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 游说，去（一个地区）的各处或找到（个人）来拉选票或订单：solicits votes or orders |
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capitulate
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投降，默许：give all resistance
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caprice
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一时冲动的决定：impulsive change; 反复无常，善变：change, impulsively
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captivate
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吸引：attract
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careworn
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忧心忡忡的，焦虑的：grief, anxiety
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cardinal
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主要的，非常重要的：foremost importance, paramount
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caricature
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用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张，漫画，讽刺画：exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或夸张：copy, exaggerate
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carnal
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肉体的，物质的：physical; 世俗的：worldly
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carouse
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畅饮，狂欢作乐：drink, freely
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carp
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对小事吹毛求疵，挑剔，表现不满：peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
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carve
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雕刻：three-dimensional representation; （通过长期不懈努力）开创，开拓：produce or bring about
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cast
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演员，演员阵容：a set of characters; 选派（演员）：assign, actor; 提出：give off; 抛弃：get rid of
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castigate
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强烈（公开）指责：criticize; 惩罚：penalty
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catalyze
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成为···的导火索，导致：be the cause of
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catastrophe
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大灾难：tragedy; 彻底的失败：utter failure
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categorical
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没有例外的，无条件限制的，绝对的：without, qualification, absolute
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catholic
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普遍的，包容的：not limited or specialized
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caustic
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腐蚀性的：destroying, eating away; 挖苦讽刺的，刻薄的：incisive sarcasm
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caveat
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警告，告诫：warning of a specific limitation
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cavil
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挑剔，吹毛求疵：quibble
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cavort
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欢快地蹦跳或行走，雀跃：sprightly
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cede
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（根据条约）放弃，割让：surrender possession of
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cement
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粘合，粘合剂：uniting, binding
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censor
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审查并删除不良的东西：examine, delete
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censorious
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挑剔指责的：critical
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censure
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公开表示反对，谴责：public, formal disapproval
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census
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人口普查：survey, population
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cessation
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终止，暂停：stopping of a process
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chaff
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开玩笑：make jokes
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chagrin
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沮丧，懊恼：mind
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chameleon
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变色龙，善变的人：changes or adopts opinions
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champion
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支持：support
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chaos
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混乱：disorder, confusion
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charade
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装模作样：intended to deceive; 动作字谜：represented in pantomime
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charlatan
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骗子，装懂的人：fraudulent
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chary
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非常谨慎的：cautious
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chase
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镂雕（金属）以装饰：decorate; 驱赶：force out
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chasm
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分歧，（意见、利益或忠诚上）明显差异：pronounced difference
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chauvinistic
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盲目爱国的：excessive favoritism
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check
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使突然停止，阻止：arrest, abruptly; 同意，一致：agreement
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cherubic
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天使般可爱的：rosy
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chicanery
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诡计多端的，欺骗：deception
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chide
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责备：scold mildly
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choleric
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易怒的，暴躁的：angered; 生气的：anger, irate
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chord
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与···和谐一致，符合：accord, agree
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chromatic
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彩色的：colors
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chronic
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经常发生的，复发的：frequent recurrence;习惯性的，不可能改变的：not likely, change
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churl
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粗野的人：rude, boorish; 吝啬鬼：mean, stingy
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cipher
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无影响或无价值的人：no importance, influence; 计算（价值）：determine, mathematical operations; 密码：conceal
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circuitous
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迂回的，不直接的：not, forthright, direct; 冗长的：more, necessary
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circumlocution
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绕圈子说话：unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗长：too many
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circumscribe
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限制：limit; 包围，围绕：surround
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circumspect
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谨慎的，小心的：careful
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circumvent
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躲避，不遵从：avoid, comply
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civility
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彬彬有礼：courteous, politeness
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claim
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要求（权利）：ask for, right; 断言：state as a fact; 剥夺生命：deprive, life; 权利：right
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clandestine
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隐藏的，秘密的：secret, illicit, improper
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clarion
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清楚响亮的：loud, clear
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clarity
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清晰，清楚：clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
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clasp
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紧握：holding
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clement
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宽容的，善良的：tolerant, kind; 气候温和的：neither, high, low
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cliché
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陈词滥调（的）：hackneyed
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clog
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阻碍物：something, movement, progress difficult; 阻碍：difficulty; 堵塞：prevent, through
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clot
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密集的一群：a number of things, a unit; 堵塞：prevent, through, filling with something; 凝结：jelly
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cloudburst
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突然的一场暴雨：sudden copious rainfall
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clout
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权力，影响力：influence
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cloying
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甜得发腻的，感情用事的：sweet, sentimental
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clumsy
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笨拙的：lacking, nimbleness, lack, skill; 不文雅的：lacking, grace, inability, graceful; 不精致的：roughly
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coagulate
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（使）凝结，（使）变稠：coherent, clot
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coalesce
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合并，融合：whole, fuse
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coax
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哄骗：pleading, flattery, cajole
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coda
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终曲：concluding passage
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coerce
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（以武力）强制：force, threat
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coeval
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同时代的，同龄的：equal age
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cogent
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令人信服的：convincing; 相关的：pertinent
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cognizant
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知道的，意识到的：aware
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collapse
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突然倒塌或收缩：fall, shrink; 完全耗尽体力：depletion, energy, strength; 失败：unsuccessful
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collude
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串通，共谋（做坏事）：together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
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colossal
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巨大的：size, degree, immense
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coltish
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不守纪律的：not subjected, discipline; 爱开玩笑的：joking, teasing
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coma
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昏迷，深度无知觉：profound unconsciousness; 迟钝，冷漠：sluggishness
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combustible
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可燃的：igniting; 容易激动的：easily excited
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comely
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漂亮的，吸引人的：pleasing, wholesome, attractive
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comity
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友好，社会和谐：friendly, harmony
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commencement
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开始：beginning; 毕业典礼：conferring
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commend
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赞扬：approbation, praise; 委托保管：entrust; 推荐：recommend
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commensurate
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同样大小的：equal; 相称的，相当的：proportionate
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commingle
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充分混合：blend
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commitment
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致力，投入：obligated, impelled; 确信：belief; 承诺，表态：revealing one’s view
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committed
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忠诚的，忠实的：loyal
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commodious
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宽敞舒适的：spacious
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commonsensical
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符合常识的，有依据的：common sense, sound
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commotion
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骚乱：disturbance
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compendium
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摘要：summary, abstract; 目录，各种各样的列表或集合：list, collection
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complacency
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自满，无忧患意识：self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble
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complaisance
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愿意顺从，讨好，彬彬有礼：comply, affability
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compliant
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顺从的：submissive
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compliment
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称赞，恭维：praise; 敬意，免费赠送的礼物：respectful
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comply
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遵从：conform, submit
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compose
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使镇定：calm; 组成，构成：form, constitute |
