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100 Cards in this Set
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缓慢地行进：slowly；匍匐前进：body close to the ground
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crescendo
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（声音）渐强：gradual increase；（渐强之后到达的）顶峰：peak
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crest
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顶部，浪尖，山顶
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crestfallen
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垂头丧气的，沮丧的：depressed
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cronyism
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任人唯亲的，对好朋友的偏袒：favoritism friends
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crook
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使弯曲：away from a straight line
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croon
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低声歌唱或说话：murmuring
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crouch
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蹲伏：lower stance
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crucial
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非常重要的，决定性的：extremely significant
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crumple
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弄皱：bend；（因外力挤压而）垮塌：fall down
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crutch
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支撑，支柱：supports
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crux
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中点，关键点：critical point
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cryptic
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秘密的：secret；含义模糊的：ambiguous meaning；超出理解能力的：beyond one’s powers to know
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culpable
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该受谴责的，有罪的：deserving blame
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cultivate
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提升，加强：improve；种植，培养：promote growth
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cumbersome
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笨重的，难处理的：difficult to handle
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cunning
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狡猾的：artful deceptiveness；（手工）灵巧的：skillful；欺诈，欺骗：practice of misleading
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curmudgeon
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脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人：irritable and complaining
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cursory
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匆忙的，不注意细节的：excessive or careless speed
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curt
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言词简略的，直接（以至显得粗鲁）的：direct, brief, and potentially rude；言简意赅的：convey much information
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curtail
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缩短，削减：less in extent or duration
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cynic
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愤世嫉俗者：selfishness
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dabble
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涉猎，对…浅尝辄止：superficially
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daft
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神经错乱的：abnormal, sick state of mind；不明智的：lack of good sense or judgment
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dais
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主席台，嘉宾席：raised platform
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dally
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虚度时光：doing nothing；玩乐：amusement；慢吞吞，磨磨蹭蹭：slowly
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damper
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抑制因素：restrains, depresses
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dandy
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纨绔子弟，爱打扮的人：appearance；最佳的，最好的：very best kind
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dank
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阴湿的：wet
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dapper
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衣冠整洁的：strikingly neat and trim
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dappled
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有斑点的，花的：marked with small spots, mottled, spotted；色彩斑斓的：two or more colors
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daredevil
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大胆鲁莽的（人）：foolishly；不考虑后果的：a lack of concern for the consequence
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dart
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突然移动，猛冲，狂奔：suddenly；公开侮辱：intended to hurt another’s feelings
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daunt
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使胆怯，吓到：to lessen the courage
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dawdle
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闲荡，虚度光阴：spend time idly；拖拖拉拉：slowly
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deadpan
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无趣的，无生气的，不活泼的：impassively
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dearth
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供应不足：inadequate
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debacle
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溃败：complete failure
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debark
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（使）下船（飞机、车等）；卸（客、货）：unload, from a ship or an airplane
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debase
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贬低，贬损：lower standing
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debilitate
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使衰弱：impair strength
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debris
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废墟：discarded, useless material
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debunk
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揭穿…的真面目：true nature；证明…为假：false
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debut
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初次登台，出道：first appearance
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decadence
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衰落，颓废：deterioration, decline
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decant
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轻轻倒出：pour off without disturbing
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decipher
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破译：interpret；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
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decode
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解码：change into ordinary language；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
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decorum
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礼仪，得体：appropriateness, propriety
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decrepit
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虚弱的，衰老的，破旧的：weakened
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default
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不履行义务，玩忽职守：nonperformance
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defer
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推迟，延期：postpone；遵从：respect
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deference
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尊崇，顺从：yield to
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deficiency
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缺乏，不足：inadequate
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defile
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（山间）小道：a narrow passage；亵渎：treat with great disrespect；使腐坏，污损：make unfit for use
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deft
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灵巧的，熟练的：skill
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defuse
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抚慰，减轻：make less tense
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defy
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反抗，违抗：go against
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dehydrate
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去除水分，使干燥：remove water；使失去活力：deprive of vitality
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deify
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把…当作神来崇拜：offer honor or respect to；过分喜爱：love or admire；尊敬，尊崇：high status or value to
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deject
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使沮丧：lower the spirits, dishearten
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deleterious
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有害的：harmful
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deliberate
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深思熟虑的：careful
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delicacy
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（外貌、结构等）精致，极度兴奋，发狂：fineness
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delirium
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精神错乱；极度兴奋，发狂：mental disturbance confused
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delusion
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错觉，妄想：false
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deluge
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大暴雨：drenching rain；大量：great flow
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delve
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探究，钻研：detailed search for information
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demagogue
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蛊惑民心的政客：leader false claims
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demanding
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难以取悦的，难满足的：satisfied；费时间花心思的：requiring careful attention
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demolition
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破坏，毁坏：destroying
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demonstrate
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（通过证据）证明，表明：make clear using examples；使明白易懂：make plain or understandable；表现，表露：make known
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demoralize
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使士气低落：dishearten；贬低，使堕落：lower in character
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demotic
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通俗的，大众化的：common
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demur
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表示异议，反对：opposition, objection；犹豫：doubt acceptability qualm
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denigrate
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诋毁，污蔑：scornfully
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denouement
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（小说的）结局：final resolution
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denounce
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公开指责：public or formal disapproval；宣称…道德上错误、可耻：morally wrong
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dent
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凹陷，凹痕：depression；（数量，程度上）削弱：make smaller
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denude
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脱去，使赤裸：bare
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deplete
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耗尽，使衰竭：make complete use
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deplore
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哀悼：sorrow
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deploy
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（有目的地）展开；调度，部署：spread out
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deportation
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放逐：removal from a country
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depose
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宣誓作证：testify；废黜，罢免：remove from a throne；摆放：arrange
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deposit
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自然积累，沉积，矿藏：accumulation；存钱：put in account
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depravity
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道德败坏：immoral, harmful or offensive
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deprecate
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不喜欢：unfavorable opinion；贬低，轻视：express scornfully；降低…的重要性，使低调：play down
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depreciate
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贬低…的价值：lower value；轻视：lower estimation, esteem
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depressed
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不开心的，情绪不高的，消沉的：unhappiness；生活境况悲催的：healthful environment
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deprivation
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匮乏：privation
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deracinate
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根除：pull out
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derelict
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玩忽职守的，不认真的：lacking duty, carelessly；被社会遗弃的人：social misfit
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deride
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嘲弄，嘲笑：contemptuous mirth
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derivative
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非原创的：originality
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descend
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下降：downward；世代相传：pass by inheritance
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descendant
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后代：deriving directly from
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desecrate
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亵渎，玷污：treat shamefully
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desiccate
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使（食物）脱水以保存，使干燥：drying；使缺乏活力：deprive vitality
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designate
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任命：to pick for a specific position or duty；命名：give a name to |
