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22 Cards in this Set
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detinue |
UK ['detɪnjuː] ❴n.❵【法】对他人动产的非法扣留；收回被非法占有动产的诉讼 ❴Web❵ 霸占；请求返还扣留物之诉；返还之诉 |
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surety |
US [ˈʃʊrəti] UK [ˈʃʊərəti]❴n.❵ 保证人；保证金；担保人❴Web❵ 中保；确实；保证担保中叫保证人 1. 保证金money given as a promise that you will pay a debt, appear in court, etc. 2. 保证人；担保人a person who accepts responsibility if sb else does not pay a debt, appear in court, etc. |
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conspire |
US [kənˈspaɪr] UK [kənˈspaɪə(r)] ❴v.❵ 密谋；图谋; 阴谋;似乎共同导致 (不良后果) ❴Web❵ 共谋；同谋；密谋策划
1.[i] 密谋；图谋；阴谋to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmful 2.[i] 似乎共同导致（不良后果）to seem to work together to make sth bad happen |
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preconceived |
US [ˌprikənˈsivd] UK [ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd ❴adj.❵ 事先形成的；预想的 ❴Web❵ 预设立场；预设的;预先形成的 preconceive (v) 预见，事先打好(主意等)
1.事先形成的；预想的formed b4 you have enough information or experience of sth |
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extraneous |
US [ɪkˈstreɪniəs] UK [ɪk'streɪniəs]❴adj.❵ 没有直接联系的；无关的❴Web❵ 外来的；无关系的；外部的 1. 没有直接联系的；无关的not directly connected with the particular situation you are in or the subject you are dealing with |
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surrogacy |
US [ˈsʌrəɡəsi] UK ['sʌrəɡəsi]❴n.❵ 代孕❴Web❵ 代理孕母；代孕母亲；代母 代孕 the practice of giving birth to a baby for another woman who is unable to have babies herself |
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divest |
US [daɪˈvest] UK [daɪˈvest]❴v.❵ 使(某人) 脱去(衣服);处理掉;丢弃;使解除❴Web❵ 剥夺；放弃；剥除 1. ~ sb/yourself of sth 使(某人)脱去(衣服) to remove clothes2. ~ yourself of sth 处理掉；丢弃to get rid of sth3. ~ sb/sth of sth 使解除；使摆脱to take sth away from sb/sth |
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worship |
US [ˈwɜrˌʃɪp] UK [ˈwɜː(r)ʃɪp]❴n.❵ 崇拜；礼拜；崇敬；爱慕❴v.❵ 崇敬；（尤指在宗教场所）做礼拜；到宗教场所参加礼拜；热爱❴Web❵ 敬拜；敬仰；敬拜赞美
1.[u] (对上帝或神的) 崇拜, 敬仰,礼拜the practice of showing respect 4 God or a god, by saying prayers, singing with others, etc.; a ceremony for this Eg: an act/a place of worship 礼拜;礼拜场所 ancestor worship 对祖先的崇拜 |
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anomalous |
US [əˈnɑmələs] UK [əˈnɒmələs]❴adj.❵ 异常的；反常的 ❴Web❵ 不规则的；破格的；异常色散
异常的；反常的different from what is normal or expected |
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boldly |
UK ['bəʊldli] ❴adv.❵大胆地;大模大样地;理直气壮地 ❴Web❵ 勇敢地；显眼地；大胆的
1. 大胆地 2. 大模大样地,肆无忌惮地 3. 理直气壮地 |
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1. stripped
2. tripped off |
US [strɪpt] UK [strɪpt] ❴n.❵ 带; 脱衣舞; (陆地,海域等) 狭长地带; 带状水域 ❴v.❵ 剥夺；除去；拆开；褫夺 ❴adj.❵ 脱衣舞的 ❴Web❵ 剥去的；分条；剥光
❴Web❵ 被剥夺；被免去；被抹去 |
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expedient |
US [ɪkˈspidiənt] UK [ɪkˈspiːdiənt] ❴adj.❵ 权宜之计；得当; 可取; 合宜 ❴n.❵ 权宜之计；应急办法 ❴Web❵ 有利的；方便的；权宜的 权宜之计；应急办法an action that is useful or necessary for a particular purpose, but not always fair or right |
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inexpedient |
UK [ˌɪnɪk'spi:diənt] ❴adj.❵ 不公正；不正确；不恰当 ❴Web❵ 不适宜的; 不明智的; 不适当的 不公正；不正确；不恰当not fair or right |
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prudent |
US [ˈprud(ə)nt] UK [ˈpruːd(ə)nt] ❴adj.❵ 谨慎的；慎重的；精明的 ❴Web❵ 审慎的；明智的；节俭的 谨慎的；慎重的；精明的sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks |
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disgrace |
US [dɪsˈɡreɪs] UK [dɪs'ɡreɪs] ❴n.❵ 耻辱; 丢脸; 不光彩; 令人感到羞耻的人(或事） ❴v.❵ 使丢脸；使蒙受耻辱；使名誉扫地；使失势 ❴Web❵ 屈辱；失宠；使失宠
1. [u] 丢脸；耻辱；不光彩the loss of other people's respect and approval because of the bad way sb has behaved 2. [sing] a ~ (to sb/sth) 令人感到羞耻的人（或事）a person / thing tht is so bad tht people connected with them or it feel or should feel ashamed |
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abscond |
US [əbˈskɑnd] UK [əbˈskɒnd] ❴v.❵ 逃走；逃遁；（携款）潜逃 ❴Web❵ 逃匿；逃逸；逋逃
1. ~ (from sth)逃走；逃遁to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission 2.~ (with sth)（携款）潜逃to leave secretly and take with you sth, especially money, that does not belong to you |
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unanimously (adv)
unanimity (n) |
US UK ❴adv.❵ 全体一致地 ❴Web❵ 无异议地; 一致同意地; 全体一致的 1. 全体一致地
US [ˌjunəˈnɪməti] UK [ˌjuːnəˈnɪməti] ❴n.❵ 一致同意；全体赞同 ❴Web❵ 全体一致；一致决；无异议 1. 一致同意；全体赞同complete agreement about sth among a group of people |
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(v) concur concurs (simple present) (n) concurrence |
US [kənˈkɜr] UK [kənˈkɜː(r)] ❴v.❵ 同意；赞同 ❴Web❵ 同时发生; 一致; 意见相同 1.[i][t] 同意；赞同to agree ~ (with sb) (in sth).~ (with sth).~ (that…).(+ speech) ❴v.❵ 同意；同时发生；合作 ❴n.❵ 同意；一致；同时发生；同时出现 ❴Web❵ 并发；赞同；并发性 1. [u][sing] 同意；一致agreement 2. [sing] 同时发生；同时出现 an eg of two or more things happening at e same time |
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vested interest |
UK [ˌvestɪd ˈɪntrəst] ❴n.❵ 既得利益 ❴Web❵ 既得权益; 特权阶级; 既定的利益 1. ~ (in sth) 既得利益a personal reason for wanting sth to happen, especially because you get some advantage from it |
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bona vacantia |
❴un.❵ 无主货物 ❴Web❵ 无主财物；无主物；绝产 |
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divest |
US [daɪˈvest] UK [daɪˈvest] ❴v.❵ 使（某人）脱去（衣服）；处理掉；丢弃；使解除 ❴Web❵ 剥夺；放弃；剥除 1.~ sb/yourself of sth 使（某人）脱去（衣服）to remove clothes 2. ~ urself of sth 处理掉; 丢弃to get rid of sth eg: The company is divesting itself of some of its assets. 公司正在处理掉它的部分资产。 3. ~ sb/sth of sth 使解除；使摆脱to take sth away from sb/sth |
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dissipate |
US [ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt] UK [ˈdɪsɪpeɪt] ❴v.❵ (使)消散; 驱散; 消磨(时间,金钱等) ❴Web❵ 浪费；使消散；消失
1.[i][t] (使) 消散，消失；驱散 to gradually become or make sth become weaker until it disappears 2.[t] ~ sth 挥霍，浪费，消磨（时间、金钱等）to waste sth, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it |
