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antiseptic
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N. /抗菌物/substance that prevents infection. It is advis¬able to apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slight or insignificant. alsoADJ.
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antithesis
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N. /对立面/contrast; direct opposite of or to. This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.
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apathy
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N. /漠不关心/lack of caring; indifference. A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote. apathetic,ADJ.
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ape
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V. /模仿/imitate or mimic. He was suspended for a week because he had aped the principal in front of the whole school.
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aperture
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N. /洞，穴，孔/opening; hole. She discovered a small aper¬ture in the wall, through which the insects had entered the room.
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apex
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N. /高点，顶点，高潮/tip; summit; climax. He was at the apex of his career: he had climbed to the top of the heap.
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aphasia
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N. /失声/loss of speech due to injury or illness. After the automobile accident, the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or could only mumble inco¬herently.
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aphorism
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N. /格言，警句，谚语/pithy maxim. An aphorism differs from an adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific. "The proper study of mankind is man" is an aphorism. "There's no smoke without a fire" is an adage. aphoristic,ADJ.
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apiary
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N. /蜂房/a place where bees are kept. Although he spent many hours daily in the apiary, he was very seldom stung by a bee.
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aplomb
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N. /沉着，垂直/poise; assurance. Gwen's aplomb in handling potentially embarrassing moments was legendary around the office; when one of her clients broke a piece of her best crystal, she coolly picked up her own goblet and hurled it into the fireplace.
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apocalyptic
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ADJ. /启示的，启示录的/prophetic; pertaining to revelations. The crowd jeered at the street preacher's apocalyptic predictions of doom. The Apocalypse or Book of Revelations of Saint John prophesies the end of the world as we know it and fore¬tells marvels and prodigies that signal the coming doom.
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apocryphal
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ADJ. /假的，捏造的/untrue; made up. To impress his friends, Tom invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city.
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apogee
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N. /顶点/highest point. When the moon in its orbit is far¬thest away from the earth, it is at its apogee.
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apolitical
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ADJ. /不问政治的/having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs. It was hard to remain apolitical during the Vietnam War; even people who generally ignored public issues felt they had to take political stands.
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apologist
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N. /辩护者/one who writes in defense of a cause or insti¬tution. Rather than act as an apologist for the current regime in Beijing and defend its brutal actions, the young diplomat decided to defect to the West.
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apostate
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N. /变节者，脱党者，叛徒/one who abandons his religious faith or politi¬cal beliefs. Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate. apostasy, N.
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apotheosis
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N. /神化，典范/elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something. The apotheosis of a Roman emperor was designed to insure his eternal greatness: people would worship at his altar forever. The hero of the musical How to Succeed in Business ... was the apotheosis of yuppieness: he was the perfect upwardly-bound young man on the make.
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appall
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V. /使惊慌，震惊/dismay; shock. We were appalled by the horrify¬ing conditions in the city's jails.
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apparatus
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N. /器械，设备/equipment. Firefighters use specialized apparatus to fight fires.
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apparition
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N. /鬼，幽灵/ghost; phantom. On the castle battlements, an apparition materialized and spoke to Hamlet, warning him of his uncle's treachery. In Ghostbusters, hordes of apparitions materialized, only to be dematerialized by the specialized apparatus wielded by Bill Murray.
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appease
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V. /平静，安抚/pacify or soothe; relieve. Tom and Jody tried to appease the crying baby by offering him one toy after another, but he would not calm down until they appeased his hunger by giving him a bottle.
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appellation
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N. /名字，标题/name; title. Macbeth was startled when the witches greeted him with an incorrect appellation. Why did they call him Thane of Cawdor, he wondered, when the holder of that title still lived?
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append
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V. /追加，附上/attach. When you append a bibliography to a text, you have just created an appendix.
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application
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N. /勤奋的付出/diligent attention. Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised him for his application to the task. apply,
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apposite
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ADJ. /合适的/appropriate; fitting. He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.
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appraise
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V. /估价/estimate value of. It is difficult to appraise the value of old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless. appraisal, N.
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appreciate
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V. /感激；增值；赏识/be thankful for; increase in worth; be thor¬oughly conscious of. Little Orphan Annie truly appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks gave her, which appreciated in value considerably over the years.
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apprehend
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V. /逮捕；惧怕；领会/arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive. The police will apprehend the culprit and convict him before long.
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apprehension
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N. /害怕/fear. His nervous glances at the passersby on the deserted street revealed his apprehension.
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apprenticeship
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N. /学徒身份/time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker. As a child, Pip had thought it would be wonderful to work as Joe's apprentice; now he hated his apprenticeship and scorned the blacksmith's trade.
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apprise
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V. /告诉/inform. When he was apprised of the danger¬ous weather conditions, he decided to postpone his trip.
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approbation
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N. /同意，批准/approval. She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
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appropriate
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V. /获得；挪用，据为己有/acquire; take possession of for one's own use. The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
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apropos
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PREP. /关于/with reference to; regarding. I find your remarks apropos of the present situation timely and perti¬nent. also
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aptitude
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N. /能力，才能/fitness; talent. The counselor gave him an apti¬tude test before advising him about the career he should follow.
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aquatic
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ADJ. /与水有关系的/pertaining to water. Paul enjoyed aquatic sports such as scuba diving and snorkeling.
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aquiline
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ADJ. /弯曲的，钩状的/curved, hooked. He can be recognized by his aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.
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arable
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ADJ. /可耕种的/fit for growing crops. The first settlers wrote home glowing reports of the New World, praising its vast acres of arable land ready for the plow.
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arbiter
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N. /仲裁者/a person with power to decide a dispute; judge. As an arbiter in labor disputes, she has won the confidence of the workers and the employers.
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arbitrary
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ADJ. /反复无常；残暴；随机的/capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical. Tom's arbitrary dismissal angered him; his boss had no rea¬son to fire him. He threw an arbitrary assortment of clothes into his suitcase and headed off, not caring where he went.
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arbitrator
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N. /仲裁者/judge. Because the negotiating teams had been unable to reach a contract settlement, an outside arbi¬trator was called upon to mediate the dispute between union and management. arbitration, N.
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arboretum
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N. /植物园/place where different tree varieties are exhibited. Walking along the tree-lined paths of the arbore¬tum, Rita noted poplars, firs, and some particularly fine sycamores.
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arcade
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N. /拱廊/a covered passageway, usually lined with shops. The arcade was popular with shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and the winter rain.
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arcane
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ADJ. /秘密；谜/secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated. Secret brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane ritu¬als and trappings to mystify outsiders. So do doctors. Con¬sider the arcane terminology they use and the impression they try to give that what is arcane to us is obvious to them.
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archaeology
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N. /考古学/study of artifacts and relics of early mankind. The professor of archaeology headed an expedi¬tion to the Gobi Desert in search of ancient ruins.
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archaic
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ADJ. /过时的/antiquated. "Methinks," "thee," and "thou" are archaic words that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.
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archetype
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N. /原形/prototype; primitive pattern. The Brooklyn Bridge was the archetype of the many spans that now con¬nect Manhattan with Long Island and New Jersey.
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archipelago
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N. /群岛/group of closely located islands. When Gauguin looked at the map and saw the archipelagoes in the South Seas, he longed to visit them.
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archives
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N. /档案；档案馆/public records; place where public records are kept. These documents should be part of the archives so that historians may be able to evaluate them in the future.
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ardent
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ADJ. /激烈的；热心肠的；有激情的/intense; passionate; zealous. Katya's ardor was contagious; soon all her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and handing out flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause. ardor, N.
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arduous
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ADJ. /努力；奋发/hard; strenuous. Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.
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aria
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N. /清唱剧/operatic solo. At her Metropolitan Opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.
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arid
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ADJ. /荒芜的/dry; barren. The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment.
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aristocracy
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N. /贵族/hereditary nobility; privileged class. Ameri¬cans have mixed feelings about hereditary aristocracy. we say all men are created equal, but we describe particularly outstanding people as natural aristocrats.
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armada
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N. /舰队/fleet of warships. Queen Elizabeth's navy defeated the mighty armada that threatened the English coast.
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aromatic
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ADJ. /芬芳的/fragrant. Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.
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arousal
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N. /觉醒；激励/awakening; provocation (of a response). On arousal, Papa was always grumpy as a bear. The children tiptoed around the house, fearing they would arouse his anger by waking him up.
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arraign
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V. /传讯；责问/charge in court; indict. After his indictment by the Grand Jury, the accused man was arraigned in the County Criminal Court.
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array
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V. /排列；整理/marshal; draw up in order. His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him.
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array
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V. /衣服；穿着，装饰/clothe; adorn. She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening. also N.
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arrears
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N. /欠债/being in debt. He was in arrears with his pay¬ments on the car.
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arrest
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V. /阻止；引起注意；吸引/stop or slow down; catch someone's attention. Slipping, the trapeze artist plunged from the heights until a safety net luckily arrested his fall. This near-disaster arrested the crowd's attention.
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arrogance
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N. /傲慢，骄傲/pride; haughtiness. Convinced that Emma thought she was better than anyone else in the class, Ed rebuked her for her arrogance.
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arroyo
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N. /干枯的河床/gully. Until the heavy rains of the past spring, this arroyo had been a dry bed.
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arsenal
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N. /军火库/storage place for military equipment. People are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might setoff the munitions stored there.
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articulate
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ADJ. /有效的；独特的/effective; distinct. Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers. alsoV.
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artifact
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N. /人造物品/object made by human beings, either hand¬made or mass-produced. Archaeologists debated the sig¬nificance of the artifacts discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion about the culture they rep¬resented.
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artifice
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N. /技巧；欺骗/deception; trickery. The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effec¬tive than military might.
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artisan
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N. /工匠/manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist. A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his inlaid cabinets.
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artless
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ADJ. /坦诚；直率/without guile; open and honest. Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.
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