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71 Cards in this Set
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restitution |
补偿，赔偿：for some injury
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resurrect
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使重生，使复苏：bring back to life
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retentive
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记性好的：retain knowledge or information
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retrieve
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寻回，找回：get back again
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reverberate
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回荡，回响：continue or be repeated sound waves
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rhetorical
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语言上的，文字上的：words or language；言辞华丽（却往往无内涵）的：fancy but meaningless
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rigmarole
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混乱而无意义的话：confused or meaningless talk
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ruthless
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没有怜悯心的，残忍的：no pity
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sacrosanct
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极为神圣的，不可侵犯的：most sacred
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scourge
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祸害：source of harm
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screen
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掩护物，屏障：shelters, protects, or hides；保护，使...免受攻击：drive attack away；掩护，遮蔽：shut off from view
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scrimp
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节俭：avoid waste
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scruple
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（良心上的）不安：uneasy feeling about the rightness
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secede
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脱离，拖出（组织、团体、联盟等）：withdraw from an organization
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sectarianism
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宗派主义，顽固：adherence prejudices
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secular
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世俗的，尘世的：worldly or temporal
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sequel
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结果：result
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shift
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改变...的位置：change position；改变，变化：pass from；交换：in return
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shifty
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（显得）狡诈的，（显得）欺诈的：deceitful character
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simile
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明喻：comparing two unlike things
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skittish
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容易受到惊吓的，胆小的：easily frightened；容易激动的：easily excited；善变的，多变的：likely to change
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sparing
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节俭的，节约的：careful restraint；不足的，缺乏的：less plentiful
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splinter
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尖细条，刺：sharp, slender piece；将...切成细条：break into sharp, slender pieces
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splutter
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急切而不清楚地说：hastily and incoherently
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squeamish
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恶心的，晕船的：nausea
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stasis
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平衡，停滞：balance
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staunch
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忠诚的，坚定的：steadfast in loyalty
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stereotype
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成见，老套的理念：conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified opinion
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stigmatize
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使蒙上污名：disgraceful or ignominious
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substitute
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取代者，替代品：takes the place of another；取代，替代：take the place of
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succumb
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屈服：yield to superior strength；死亡：death
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supersede
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取代，替代：displace
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surly
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脾气不好的：churlish in mood
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surmise
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（根据不足的）推测，揣测：based on scantly evidence
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surmount
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战胜，获得胜利：achieve a victory
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surpass
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超越，强于：become better；突破（界限、纪录等）：beyond the limit
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surrogate
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替代品：takes the place
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surveillance
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监视，监控：close observation
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tame
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被驯化的：reduced from a state of native wildness；无聊的，乏味的：lacking spirit；控制，抑制：keep from exceeding
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tangle
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困惑，不解：perplexity；纠缠，使....纠结：in a snare
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teeming
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大量的：great numbers
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temporal
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世俗的，尘世的：earthly life
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tentative
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暂时性的，尝试的：not fully developed
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thick-skinned
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冷漠无情的，不顾他人感受的：unaffected
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thrill
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强烈的兴奋感，快感：pleasurably intense stimulate；使兴奋，使激动：excitement
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timely
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及时的，无拖延的：without delay；恰到好处的，合乎时宜的：appropriate
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topsy-turvy*
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混乱的，不整洁的：lacking in order, neatness
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trifle
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不重要的事：little importance or value；不正经地对待，玩弄：without serious intent
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trifling
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细微的，不重要的：lacking in significance
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tycoon
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大亨，巨头：person of rank, power, influence
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tyrant
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暴君：oppressively or brutally
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umbrage
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不悦，生气：feeling of being offended or resentful
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unanimous
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一致同意的：consent of all
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unavailing
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徒劳的，无果的：producing no results
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unremitting
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连续不断的：without any interruptions
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versed
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熟知的：having information；精通的：exceptional knowledge
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vile
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丑陋的：unpleasant to look at；（道德上）可鄙的，卑鄙的：morally despicable
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vocation
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职业：employed
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vouchsafe
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允诺，给予：grant in a gracious or condescending manner
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voyeur
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窥淫狂：observing unsuspecting individuals
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wanting
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未出现的，缺少的：not present；未达到要求的：not being up to standards
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wayward
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刚愎自用的，不服管束的：following one's own inclinations
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weather
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安全度过（危机等），经受住：come through
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willful
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固执的，倔强的：self-willed；故意的：deliberately
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willy-nilly
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不论是否愿意地：desired or not；无秩序的，随意的：without order
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wilt
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（花、植物等）萎焉：limp or flaccid；精神萎靡，憔悴：fatigue or exhaustion
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wily
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狡诈的，狡猾的：deceptive means
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wiretap
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偷听，窃听：get information
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wistful
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（带着忧伤而）渴望的，怀念的：yearning or desire with melancholy
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wrest
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拧，扭动：wringing or twisting movements；辛苦地获得：gain with difficulty |
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wrongheaded
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固执己见的，坚持（错误观点）的：stubborn in adherence |
