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quaff |
vtvi大口的喝 to drink heartily |
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quail |
vi胆怯畏缩 to shrink back in fear, cower |
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quandary |
n.困惑窘境 a state of perplexity or doubt |
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quarantine |
n.隔离 to isolate from normal relations or communication |
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quash |
vt.镇压to put down or suppress forcibly and completely |
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quaver |
vt发颤音 to speak in a quivering voice |
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quibble |
vi吹毛求疵的 |
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quiescent |
adj.平静的寂静的inactive |
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quixotic |
adj.不切实际的空想的 idealistic without regard to practicality |
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quota |
n.配额限额 a proportional part or share |
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quotidian |
adj.平凡的 commonplace |
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rabble |
n.混乱的人群 a disorganized crowd of people |
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rabid |
adj.疯狂的不冷静的 |
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raconteur |
n.善于讲故事的人 one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
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racy |
adj.活泼生动的vigorous, lively |
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raffish |
adj.粗俗的crudeness |
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raffle |
n.抽奖 a lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize |
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ragged |
adj.衣衫褴褛的 dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes |
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rail |
vi.猛烈抨击 abusive language |
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rakish |
adj.放荡的 dissolute |
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ramble |
vi漫步 to move aimlessly from place to place |
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rambunctious |
adj.狂暴的 boisterous and disorderly |
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rampart |
n.城墙 a protective barrier |
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ramshackle |
adj.摇摇欲坠的 appearing ready to collapse |
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rancor |
n.敌意深仇 bitter deep-seated ill will |
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randomize |
v.使随机化 |
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ranger |
n.守林人 the keeper of a British royal part or forest |
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rankle |
vt.激怒 cause anger, irritation, deep bitterness |
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rant |
v.怒吼 to speak or write in a angry manner |
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rapacious |
adj.过度贪婪的excessively covetous |
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rapport |
n.和睦 relation marked by harmony, conformity 反: discord不合 |
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rapprochement |
n.和好恢复友谊或和睦关系 反estrangement离间 |
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rapt |
adj.轻率的，鲁莽的lack of deliberation
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raisin |
n.葡萄干a sweet dried grape |
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rarefy |
vt使稀薄 to make thin, less compact, less dense |
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raspy |
adj.声音刺耳的 harsh, grating 反mellifulous |
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ratify |
vt.认可批准 to approve and sanction formally |
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ratiocination |
n.推理推论 the process of exact thinking |
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ration |
n.定量配给的份 a fixed portion, especially an amount of food |
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ravel |
vt.解开to separate or undo the texture of |
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rave |
vt狂热赞扬talk with extreme enthusiasm |
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ravish |
vt.是陶醉迷住 to overwhelm with emotion, enrapture |
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raze |
vt摧毁 to destroy to the ground, demolish |
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reactant |
n.反应物 chemical reaction 反inert material惰性物质 |
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reactionary |
adj.反对革命的极度保守的extremely conservative |
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ream |
n.令纸张的衡量单位 a quantiity of paper |
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reap |
v.收割 to cut for harvest |
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reassure |
v.使安心打消疑虑 to restore to condifence |
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rebuff |
vt.严厉拒绝 to reject or criticize sharply |
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recalcitrant |
adj.固执的顽抗的 stubborn resistance to the defiance of authority or guidance |
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recant |
vt.撤回改变放弃 to withdraw or repudiate |
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recessive |
adj.基因是隐形的not dominant |
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recidivism |
n.累犯重犯 relapse into criminal behavior |
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reciprocate |
vi往复运动 to move forward and backward alternately |
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recluse |
n.隐士 a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude |
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recoil |
v.退却畏缩 to shrink back |
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reconcile |
vt.使和解to restore to friendship or harmony 反rift矛盾 |
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recondite |
adj.深奥难解的not easily understood, abstruse |
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reconnoiter |
vt.侦查勘察 in order to gather military information |
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reconsitute |
vt加水使复原 to restore to a former condition by adding water |
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reconvene |
vt重新集合 to cause to come together formally again |
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rectitude |
n.公正正直the quality or state of being correct in judgement or procedure |
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recumbent |
adj.躺着的 lying down |
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recuperate |
vi恢复健康或力量 to recover health or strength |
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redistribution |
n.重新分配 an economic theory or policy that advocates reducing inequalities in the distribution of wealth |
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redolent |
adj.芳香的 exuding fragrance 反unscented |
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redoubtable |
adj.令人敬畏的worthy of respect or honor 可怕的formidable |
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redundant |
adj.多余的过多的exceeding what is necessary or normal |
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reel |
n.卷轴 |
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referee |
n.裁判员 |
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refractory |
adj.难驾驭的难控制的 resisting control or authority 反responsive容易受影响的 |
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refulgent |
adj.辉煌灿烂的shining radiantly, resplendent 反lackluster |
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refute |
vt.反驳to prove wrong 反indisputable vt.否认deny the truth 反verification |
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regenerate |
adj.洗心革面的 to reform spiritually or morally |
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regimen |
n.养生法 |
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regress |
v.后退 to go back move backward |
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rehabilitate |
vi复原 to restore to former state |
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reign |
n.君主统治monarch |
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rein |
v.控制 to restrain or control 反prod刺激 |
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reiterate |
v.重申 to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
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rejoice |
vi欣喜 to feel joy or great delight |
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relapse |
vi故态复萌再犯 fall back into a former worse state |
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relent |
vi变慈悲 to become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving 反inexorable |
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relinquish |
v.放弃give up反procure取得 v.松开release反cling to 贴紧 |
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relish |
vt.偏爱to take keen or zestful pleasure in 反despise轻视 |
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remiss |
adj.疏忽的不留心的 exhibiting carelessness or slackness |
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remonstrance |
n.抗议抱怨 an expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, esp for a formal statement of grievances |
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remorse |
n.懊悔会很moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds, bitter regret |
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remunerate |
vt.给予报酬 to pay an equivalent to for a servie 反：unrequited未得回报的 |
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rend |
vt.撕裂猛拉 to teat or split apart or into pieces violently |
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renegade |
n.变节者背叛者 |
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renounce |
vt声明放弃宣布中止
to refuse, give up |
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repartee |
n.机灵的回答 clever retort |
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repatriate |
v.遣返 to restore or return to the country of origin |
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repeal |
v.n.撤销废除法律 to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
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repel |
v.抵制resist 使厌恶to cause aversion, disgust |
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repine |
v.抱怨表达不满express discontent |
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replete |
adj.饱满的 fully or abundantly |
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reportage |
n.报道纪实 the reporting of news or information of general interest |
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repose |
v.休息平静 |
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repress |
vi镇压 to put down by force |
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reprieve |
n.暂缓缓刑 to delay the punishment of |
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reprobate |
n.堕落者道德败坏的人 unprincipled person |
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reproof |
n.批评谴责criticism for a fault |
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reprove |
vt.温和的责备 gently scold |
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reptile |
n.爬虫动物lizard |
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repudiate |
vt.否认拒绝承认to refuse to accept |
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repugnant |
adj.令人厌恶的 arousing disgust or aversion |
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requite |
vi酬谢报答 to make repayment or return for |
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requisite |
adj.必不可少的必备的 necessary |
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recind |
v.废除取消 annul |
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reserved |
adj.矜持的 restrained in words and action |
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residue |
n.剩余物 |
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resign |
vt.辞职放弃职位 to give up one's job or office |
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resillience |
n.弹力elasticity |
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resin |
n.树脂 |
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resolute |
adj.坚定的 firm, determined, unwavering |
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resourceful |
adj.有创造力的机制的 |
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respite |
n.间歇，休息，暂缓
an interval of rest or relief |
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respire |
v.呼吸breath |
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resplendent |
adj.华丽辉煌的shining brilliantly |
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responsive |
adj.敏感的 quick to respond or react appropriately or sympathetically |
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restive |
adj.急躁的 impatience or uneasiness |
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resurgence |
n.复兴a restoration to use, acceptance, or vigor |
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resuscitate |
vi使复活苏醒 |
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retainer |
n.家仆 a person attached or owing service to a household |
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retaliate |
vi报复反击 to pay back |
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retard |
vt.妨碍延迟 proceed slowly, delay, impede |
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retinue |
n.一群随行人员 a group of retainers or attendants |
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reticent |
adj.沉默不语的 |
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retort |
n.反驳 a quick witty, cutting reply |
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retouch |
v.润饰 to improve or change |
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retract |
v收回否认 disavow tender提交 |
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retrench |
vi消减开支 to curtail expenses |
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retribution |
n.补偿recompense |
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retrograde |
adj.倒退的 backward |
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retrospective |
adj.追溯的回顾的 looking back |
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revelry |
n.狂欢merrymaking |
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revenge |
n.报复 |
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revere |
v.尊崇尊敬to regard with awe, deference |
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revoke |
vt.撤回废除 to annul by recalling or taking back |
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rider |
n.附件
a clause appended to a legislative bill to secure a usually distinct object |
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rife |
adj.丰富的 abundant |
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riveting |
adj.吸引人的fascinating 反vapid索然无味的 |
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rodent |
n.锯齿类动物squirrel松鼠 |
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rookie |
n.新兵新手recruit, novice |
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roster |
n.执勤表花名册 |
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rostrum |
n.讲坛 a stage for public speaking |
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royalty |
n.版税 a payment to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each item sold under a patent |
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rubicund |
adj.红润的inclined to a healthy rosiness, ruddy |
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rudimentary |
adj.初始的未发展的 being in the earliest stages of development, incipient |
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rue |
n.后悔遗憾 to feel regret, remorse, sorrow for |
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ruffle |
v.褶皱 反：preen抚平 |
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rustic |
adj.粗俗的lacking in social graces or polish |
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sabbatical |
周期性休假的 |
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sabotage |
n.妨害破坏 delibrate subversion |
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saccharine |
n.糖精 |
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salubrious |
adj.有益健康的ptomoting health |
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salutation |
n.致敬打招呼 |
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salvage |
v.从灾难中抢救 to save from loss or destruction |
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sanctuary |
n.避难所 protection |
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sanguine |
adj.乐观的cheerfully confident, optimistic |
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sanitation |
n.卫生 |
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sapient |
adj.聪明的有洞察力的having great wisdom and discerment |
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savant |
n.博学之士学者 a person of learning |
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savory |
adj.美味可口的 appetizing to the taste or smell |
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savvy |
n.老练机制 shrewdness |
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scads |
n.大量 a large number or quantity 反paucity极小量 |
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scant |
adj.不足的，缺乏的barely or scarcely sufficient |
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schism |
n.不一致discord |
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scintllate |
v.才华横溢to be animated and brilliant |
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scion |
n.子孙descendant |
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scoff |
v.嘲笑mock |
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scorch |
vt.烘干to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat |
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scrappy |
adj.好斗的having an aggressive and determined spirit |
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scrupulous |
adj.政治的principled |
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scrutable |
adj.可以理解的 |
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scrutinize |
v.仔细检查 |
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sedentary |
adj.固定不动的not migratory, settled |
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seduce |
v.劝说使不忠使不服从 to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
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sedulous |
adj.坚韧不拔的勤勉的careful perseverance |
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seemly |
adv.有礼貌的 |
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self-abasement |
n.自卑degradation or humiliation of oneself |
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self-absorbed |
adj.自恋的 |
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seminal |
adj.有发展性的创新的 |
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seminary |
n.神学院 |
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sentinel |
n.哨兵看守 guard, watch |
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seroebtube |
adj.蜿蜒的winding or turning one way and another 反direct 直的 |
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serrate |
adj.锯齿状的notched or toothed on the edge |
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serried |
adj.密集的 crowded or pressed together |
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shiftless |
adj.懒惰的 lacking in ambitious or incentive, lazy |
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shipshape |
adj.井然有序的 marked by meticulous order and neatness |
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shun |
v.避开避免keep away from |
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sidereal |
adj.恒星的 |
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signal |
adj.显著的distinguished from the ordinary |
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simper |
n.傻笑 a silly smile |
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simulation |
n.仿制品 |
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sin |
n.严重过失 an serious shortcoming |
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sincere |
adj.诚实的正直的 being without hypocrisy |
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siren |
n.警笛 |
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skirmish |
n.小冲突 a minor fight |
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skirt |
v.回避绕行 |
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skit |
n.滑稽短剧 |
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slack |
adj.松弛的not tense |
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slab |
n.厚片 a thick plate or slice |
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slake |
vt.使满足to satisfy |
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slant |
v.表达偏见 |
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slate |
n.候选人的提名名单 a list of candidates for nomination or election |
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smarmy |
adj.虚情假意的hypocritically |
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smattering |
n.浅薄的知识superficial piecemeal knowledge |
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smirk |
v.自鸣得意的笑 |
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smother |
v.窒息压抑to suffocate another |
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snare |
v.诱捕 |
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snobbish |
adj.附庸风雅的 |
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soak |
v.浸泡渗透 |
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sober |
adj.严肃的节制的 |
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solace |
n.安慰 comfort in sorrow |
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solicitous |
adj.关心挂念的expressing care or concern |
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solioqury |
n.独白 |
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solitude |
n.孤独remote from society |
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somatic |
adj.肉体的 |
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somber |
adj.忧郁的 of a dismal or depressing character |
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soothe |
v.缓和安抚to ease or relieve |
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sophism |
n.诡辩 deceptive or fallacious argumentation |
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sparse |
adj.稀疏的 |
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spartan |
adj.简朴的节约的frugality |
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spat |
n.小争吵a brief quarrel |
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spate |
n.突发的洪水sudden flood n.大量a large number or amound |
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specific |
adj.特有的独特的unique |
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specious |
adj.似是而非的having a false look of truth or genuiness |
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spectator |
n.观众目击者旁观者 |
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spelunker |
n.洞穴探险者 |
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sporadic |
adj.偶尔零星发生的occurring occasionaly |
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sprain |
v.扭伤to injure by a sudden or severe twist |
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sprightly |
adj.愉快的活泼的 |
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spur |
v.刺激激励incite, stimulate |
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spurious |
adj.伪造的假的not genuine |
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spurn |
v.藐视摒弃 to reject with disdain or conempt, scorn |
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squabble |
n.口角小争吵 |
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stamina |
n.耐力 |
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stammer |
v.口吃结巴 |
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startle |
v.使大吃一惊 |
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stature |
n.身高身材natural height tall stature |
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steadfast |
adj.坚定的忠诚的 |
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stealth |
n,秘密行动鬼祟 furtive |
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steep |
v.浸泡to make thoroughly wet |
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stench |
n.恶臭foul ordor |
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stentorian |
adj.声音洪亮的 |
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sterile |
adj.贫瘠的fruitless adj.无菌的free from live bacteria |
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stiff |
adj.僵硬的 |
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stiffle |
vt抑制repress |
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stigma |
n.耻辱 a mark of shame or discredit, stain |
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stint |
v.吝惜节省to be sparing or frugal |
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stingy |
adj.小气的吝啬的not generous or liberal |
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stipulate |
v.特定要求to specify or arrange in an aggrement |
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stock |
v.添加燃料 supply with fuel |
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stonewall |
v.拒绝合作to refuse to comply or cooperate with |
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stratagem |
n.谋略 |
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strait |
n.海峡 |
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stratify |
v.使分成各种等级divide into classes, castes, or social strata |
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stride |
v.迈大步走 to move with or as if with long steps stride>mince |
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strident |
adj.刺耳的harsh sound |
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stultify |
v.使无效抑制inhibiting effect |
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stunt |
v.阻碍成长to hinder the normal growth |
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sturdy |
adj.强健的physical strength |
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stygian |
adj.漆黑的extremely dark |
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subliminal |
adj.下意识的潜在意识的below the conscious perception |
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subordinate |
adj.次要的 secondary |
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subpoena |
n.法律的船票 |
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subservient |
adj.奉承的屈从的obsequiously submissive |
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subside |
v.下沉to tend downward |
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subsidiary |
adj.次要的of secondary importance |
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subsidy |
n.补助金津贴 |
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subvert |
vt.颠覆推翻destroy completely |
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succinct |
adj.简明的 |
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succor |
n.v.救援to go to the aid of |
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suffocate |
v.使窒息to deprive of oxygen |
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supine |
adj.懒散的 |
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supplant |
v.排挤撺掇水的位置 |
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surcharge |
n.超载 |
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swltering |
adj.酷热的 oppressively hot 反frigid严寒的 |
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swill |
v.痛饮drink greedily |
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swindle |
v.欺骗to cheat or defraud of money or property |
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sybarite |
n.酒色之徒 |
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sycophant |
n.马屁精 |
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symbiosis |
n.共生关系living together |
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synchronous |
adj.同时期的相同的 |
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synergic |
adj.合作的cooperating |
