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40 Cards in this Set
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staggering |
very shocking and surprising |
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valid |
based on truth or reason; able to be accepted |
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oblivious |
不理会 not conscious of something,especially what is happening around you
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ruthless |
cruel:not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; |
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tuck away |
to put something in a private,safe place |
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scoff |
to laugh and speak about aperson or idea in a way that showsthat you think they are stupid orsilly |
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destiny |
the things that will happen in the future |
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hatred |
an extremely strong feeling of dislike |
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personage |
an important or famous person |
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elusive |
难理解的difficult to describe, find,achieve, or remember |
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cryptic |
mysterious and difficult to understand 神秘的,隐秘的;有隐义的;费解的 |
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chronicle |
1. a written record of historical events 编年史;年代记;大事记 2.part of the name of a newspaper (报纸名称)…新闻,…记事报
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solemnly respectful |
非常尊敬的 |
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generally indifferent |
无所谓的 |
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condescendingly tolerant |
屈尊宽容的 condescending treating someone as if you are better or more important than them 表现出高(某人)一等的姿态,带有优越感地对待(某人) condescending=overbearing=haughty |
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ghastliness |
可怕 |
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uneasiness |
worry or anxiety 焦虑,不安 |
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excise |
删去 |
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censor |
a person whose job is to readbooks, watch films, etc. in orderto remove anything offensive from them, or who reads privateletters, especially ones sentduring war or from prison, toremove parts considered unsuitable |
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exude |
If you exude love, confidence,pain, etc., you show that you have a lot of that feeling 明显地流露,充分显露(爱、自信、痛苦等) |
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division |
分隔, 隔阂,分裂 |
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testimony |
1.(an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true,especially those given in a court of law (尤指法庭上的)证词,证言 2. to be clear proof of something 清楚地证明 factual testimony 笃信不疑 |
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dissonance |
1. disagreement 分歧,异议 2. a combination of sounds or musical notes that are not pleasant when heard together 不和谐音 |
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apocalyptic
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1.大动乱的, 预示世界末日的showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events 2. 决定性的 |
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alienate |
to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you 离间;使背离;使不友好 |
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immured |
kept as a prisoner or closed away and out of sight 监禁的;禁闭的 |
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muck |
淤泥, 污物 |
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ostensible |
1. 可公开的 2. 表面的,虚假的 ostensibly 表面上地, 伪装地 |
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heir |
继承人, 后继者 |
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uncanny |
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain 奇怪的;神秘的;难以(或无法)解释的 |
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subservient |
willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people 恭顺的,屈从的;低声下气的 |
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loom |
to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object (令人惊恐地)隐约显现;赫然耸现 |
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dispossessed |
dispossessed people have had their property taken away from them 被剥夺财产的 |
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primacy |
the state of being the most important thing 第一位,首要性 |
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loath |
to be unwilling to do something 不愿做…,不情愿干… |
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endorse |
支持 |
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discrepancy |
(a) difference between two things that should be the same 不一致,出入,差异 |
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disparity |
a state in which there is no equality and similarity,especially in a way that is not fair; difference 不平等;不等同;差异 |
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morbid |
too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death (尤指对死亡等)病态的,着迷的 |
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complacency |
a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder 自满,自鸣得意 |