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Daub |
涂抹 ，弄脏 coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way. His name will be daubed from the life book Smear, scribble, scrawl |
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Amenity |
设施，便利，灵巧 a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place. heating is regarded as a basic amenity |
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Indemnity |
赔款 security or protection against a loss or other financial burden. "no indemnity will be given for loss of cash" Similar: insurance protection security indemnification surety endorsement guarantee warranty safeguard assurance security against or exemption from legal liability for one's actions. plural noun: indemnities "a deed of indemnity" Similar: immunity exemption exception dispensation exclusion freedom release relief absolution exoneration special treatment privilege favoritism impunity a let-off derogation a sum of money paid as compensation, especially a sum exacted by a victor in war as one condition of peace. Similar: reimbursement compensation |
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Acute |
急性，尖锐，急烈，刻不容缓 1. （of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree. "an acute appendicitis " Similar: severe critical drastic dire dreadful terrible awful grave bad serious profound urgent pressing desperate all-important vital dangerous hazardous perilous precarious life-threatening life-and-death parlous egregious Opposite: negligible 2. having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd. 聪，鞭辟入里 "an acute awareness of changing fashions" Similar: astute shrewd sharp sharp-witted razor-sharp rapierlike quick quick-witted agile nimble ingenious clever intelligent bright brilliant smart canny intuitive discerning perceptive perspicacious penetrating insightful incisive piercing discriminating sagacious wise judicious on the ball quick off the mark quick on the uptake brainy streetwise savvy suss pawky heads-up whip-smart long-headed argute sapient Opposite: slow-witted noun short for acute accent |
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allegation |
断言，声称，指控 a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof. "after leaving he made allegations of corruption against the company" Similar: claim assertion declaration |
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Hectic |
忙碌的，发热的，肺病的
full of incessant or frantic activity. "a hectic business schedule" Similar: frantic frenetic frenzied feverish manic restless very busy very active fast and furious lively brisk bustling buzzing vibrant crowded heaving like Piccadilly Circus Opposite: leisurely quiet 2. relating to, affected by, or denoting a regularly recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin. |
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Detractor |
诽谤者 a person who disparages someone or something. "the island, say its detractors, has been devoured by development" Similar: critic disparager denigrator |
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Succession |
演替 1.a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other. "she had been secretary to a succession of board directors" Similar: sequence series progression course chain cycle round string train line lineup run continuation flow stream concatenation 2. the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc. "the new king was already elderly at the time of his succession" |
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Secession |
分裂国家；the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. "the republics want secession from the union" |
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Abet |
教唆，撮弄，助长 encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense. "he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others" Similar: assist aid help lend a hand support back encourage cooperate with collaborate with work with connive with collude with go along with be in collusion with be hand in glove with side with second endorse boost favor champion sanction succor promote further expedite push give a push to connive at participate in Opposite: hinder encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime). "we are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic" |
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Deride |
嘲笑，嘲讽，讥笑，嗤笑 express contempt for; ridicule. "critics derided the proposals as clumsy attempts to find a solution" Similar: ridicule mock jeer at |
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Breathtaking |
惊险，雄伟，烨 astonishing or awe-inspiring in quality, so as to take one's breath away. "the scene was one of breathtaking beauty" Similar: spectacular，magnificent |
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Coalesce |
合并，联合，合流，结合come together to form one mass or whole. "the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams" Similar: unite, join together, combine, merge, fuse, mingle, meld, blend, intermingle, knit (together), amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, affiliate, link up, homogenize, synthesize, converge, , commingle, commix, combine (elements) in a mass or whole. "to help coalesce the community, they established an office" |
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imminent |
即将来临，迫在眉睫
1. about to happen. "they were in imminent danger of being swept away" Similar: impending at hand close near approaching fast approaching coming forthcoming on the way about to happen upon us in store in the offing in the pipeline on the horizon in the air in the wind brewing looming looming large threatening menacing expected anticipated in the cards Opposite: remote |
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downplay |
淡化 make (something) appear less important than it really is. "this report downplays the seriousness of global warming" |
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bluff |
虚张声势
noun an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. "the offer was denounced as a bluff" Similar: deception subterfuge pretense sham fake show deceit false show idle boast feint delusion hoax fraud masquerade charade trick stratagem ruse maneuver scheme artifice machination humbug bluster bombast bragging codology put-on put-up job kidology verb try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions. "he's been bluffing all along" Similar: pretend sham fake feign put on an act put it on lie hoax pose posture masquerade dissemble dissimulate kid deceive delude mislead trick fool hoodwink dupe take in beguile humbug bamboozle gull cheat con put one over on have on cozen View 1 vulgar slang word Translate blu noun 1. 虚张声势 2. 断崖 verb 1. 虚张声势 2. 吓唬 |
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showcase |
橱窗，展示 noun：a glass case used for displaying articles in a store or museum. verb：exhibit; display. "the albums showcase his production skills" |
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stipulate |
1. 规定 2. 明定 demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement. "he stipulated certain conditions before their marriage" Similar:specify, set down,set out, lay down,set forth,state clearly, demand, require, insist on, make a condition of, make a precondition/proviso of, prescribe, impose, provide |
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envoy |
使者，使节 noun 1. a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission. "the UN special envoy to Yugoslavia" Similar:representative，delegate，deputy，agent，intermediary，mediator，negotiator，proxy，surrogate，liaison，broker，accredited，messenger，courier，spokesperson，mouthpiece，stand-in，go-between，factor 2. a minister plenipotentiary, ranking below ambassador and above chargé d'affaires. |
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outset |
一开始，起点，开端，出发 the project was flawed from the outset； a field of which he had known nothing at the outset and learned on the job |
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absurd |
荒唐，荒诞 |
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affront |
冒犯 not only absurd but also an affront to common sense |
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shirk |
推脱 Their sole motive is to shirk responsibility and rip off the company |
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iniquity |
罪孽 immoral or grossly unfair behavior. |
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shrewdly |
精明地 |
in a way that shows sharp powers of judgment; astutely. |
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chim in |
插话 |
Barge in, break in, butt in, chisel in, cut in, put in, interrupt, disrupt |
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Amish, Mennonite |
阿米什, 门诺派 |
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communicable |
可传染的 able to be communicated to others. "the value of the product must be communicable to the potential consumers" (of a disease) able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious. "the fight against communicable disease" Similar: contagious infectious transmittable |
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autonomy |
自治 the right or condition of self-government. "Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation" 2. (in Kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires. |
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mediate |
调解 |
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meditate |
默想 think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation. "I set aside time every day to write and meditate" think deeply or carefully about (something). "he went off to meditate on the new idea" Similar:contemplate，think about |
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demeanor |
风度： outward behavior or bearing. "a quiet, somber demeanor" |
misdemeanor: minor wrongdoing |
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derail |
出轨 cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally. "a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle" (of a train or trolley car) accidentally leave the tracks. "the trolley cars had a tendency to derail on sharp corners" obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course. "the plot is seen by some as an attempt to derail the negotiations" |
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atheist |
无神论者 |
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liaison |
联络 |
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apparatus ˌapəˈradəs |
仪器 |
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fester |
溃烂 |
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harrow |
耙 Harrowing 痛苦的 |
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reprisals |
报复 |
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fraught |
充满忧虑的 |
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