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conversant adj. conversance |
familiar with 熟悉的 |
technique, principle
familiar with it and able to deal with it. |
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conventional adj. convention |
ordinary, typical 常规的 |
behaviour, dress, method
has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal |
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convivial adj. convivially |
festive, gay 欢宴的，欢乐的 |
evening, atmosphere
Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly, and relaxed |
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cordial adj. cordially |
gracious, heartfelt 热忱的 |
people, conversation, meeting
be good and friendly to others |
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dapper adj. dapperly dapperness undapper |
neat and trim 整齐的 |
people， movement
a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin. |
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dabble v. dab·bler, noun dab·bling·ly, adverb un·dab·bled, adjective |
putter, fiddle, toy, dally. 涉足，喷洒 |
business, drug
take part in it but not very seriously |
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deadpan adj. |
wooden, impersonal 冷淡的 |
face, humor, look
marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; |
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debilitate v. de·bil·i·tant, noun de·bil·i·ta·tion, noun de·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective |
weaken, enfeeble 使虚弱 |
virus, illness, crysis
it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. |
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exhort v. ex·hort·er, noun ex·hort·ing·ly, adverb un·ex·hort·ed, adjective |
urge 力劝 |
people
you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. |
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exacting adj. ex·act·ing·ly, adverb ex·act·ing·ness, noun non·ex·act·ing, adjective non·ex·act·ing·ly, adverb |
extremely demanding 严格要求的 |
task, standard
You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care.
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engross v. en·gross·er, noun re·en·gross, verb (used with object) self-en·grossed, adjective un·en·grossed, adjective |
occupy fully, steep, immerse, engulf 专注于 |
thoughts
He immersed himself into his studies |
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farce n. un·farced, adjective
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mockery 闹剧，笑柄 |
plot, event, situation
A farce is a humorous play in which the characters become involved in complicated and unlikely situations |
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fathom v. fath·om·a·ble, adjective fath·om·er, noun un·fath·om·a·ble, adjective un·fath·omed, adjective |
comprehend, investigate 弄清，调查 |
talking, attitude
If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it. |
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felicitous adj. fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun non·fe·lic·i·tous, adjective
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apt, suitably expressed, well chosen 恰当的，贴切的 |
phrase, touch, manner
seems particularly suitable in the circumstances. |
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ferment n. |
agitation, commotion 骚动 |
Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. |
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gaffe n. |
social blunder 失礼 |
convention, committing
A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people |
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glaring adj. glar·ing·ly, adverb glar·ing·ness, noun non·glar·ing, adjectiv |
highly consipicuous 耀眼的 |
example, error
very obvious and easily seen or noticed |
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guise n. |
appearence 外观 |
excuse
the outward appearance or form of someone or something, which is often temporary or different from their real nature. |
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halting adj. halt·ing·ly, adverb halt·ing·ness, noun un·halt·ing, adjective un·halt·ing·ly, adverb |
hesitant 犹豫的，蹒跚的 |
speak, voice
speak or do it slowly and with a lot of hesitation |
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heresy n. su·per·her·e·sy, noun, plural su·per·her·e·sies. |
contrary tp popular beliefs 异端，邪教 |
belief or action that most people think is wrong, because it disagrees with beliefs that are generally accepted. |
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loquacious adj. lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb lo·qua·cious·ness, noun un·lo·qua·cious, adjective un·lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb
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verbose, voluble 多话的 |
speak, people
talking or tending to talk much or freely |
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parismonious adj. |
mean 小气的 |
Someone who is parsimonious is very unwilling to spend money. |
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reticent adj. ret·i·cence, ret·i·cen·cy, noun ret·i·cent·ly, adverb non·ret·i·cent, adjective non·ret·i·cent·ly, adverb un·ret·i·cent, adjective |
taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.沉默的 |
people, opinion, manner
Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things |
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euphemism n. un·eu·phe·mis·tic, adjective un·eu·phe·mis·ti·cal, adjective |
委婉语 |
euphuism
a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death |
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perfidy n. |
disloyalty. 背信弃义 |
friend
Perfidy is the action of betraying someone or behaving very badly towards someone. |
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protean adj. pro·te·an·ism, noun
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mercurial, capricious 多变的 |
have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance, or behaviour |
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extort v. ex·tort·er, noun ex·tor·tive, adjective non·ex·tor·tive, adjective un·ex·tort·ed, adjective
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wring from 敲诈 |
money
using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means to get money |
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extraneous adj. ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb ex·tra·ne·ous·ness, noun non·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjective non·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb non·ex·tra·ne·ous·ness, noun |
not essential 无关的 |
details, thoughts
Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about.
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fell adj. / v. |
cruel/ cut 残暴的、砍伐 |
tree, fight
If trees are felled, they are cut down/ If you fell someone, you knock them down, for example in a fight. |
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potent adj. po·tent·ly, adverb po·tent·ness, noun |
powerful, persuasive 有说服力的，强有力地 |
weapon, drug
Something that is potent is very effective and powerful. |
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irreprochable adj. ir·re·proach·a·ble·ness, ir·re·proach·a·bil·i·ty, noun ir·re·proach·a·bly, adverb
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blameless, impeccable 无可指责的 |
regularity, behaviour
behave so well that they cannot be criticized. |
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jaunt n. / v. jaunt·ing·ly, adverb |
trip, short journey 短途旅行 |
town, pleasure, excitment
A jaunt is a short journey which you go on for pleasure or excitement. |
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jaunty adj. jaun·ti·ly, adverb jaun·ti·ness, noun un·jaun·ty, adjective |
lightheated, animated 轻松的，活泼的 |
people, walk, confidence
full of confidence and energy |
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labyrinth n.
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maze 迷宫 |
corridor， interpretation
it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages, through which it is difficult to find your way. |
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kudos n.
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honor, glory, praise 奖赏 |
prize
admiration or recognition that someone or something gets as a result of a particular action or achievement. |
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irreparable adj. ir·rep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, ir·rep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun ir·rep·a·ra·bly, adverb |
not able to be corrected 不能修复的 |
damage, loss
not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair |
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laborious adj. la·bo·ri·ous·ly, adverb la·bo·ri·ous·ness, noun qua·si-la·bo·ri·ous, adjective qua·si-la·bo·ri·ous·ly, adverb su·per·la·bo·ri·ous, adjective |
tired 吃力的 |
task, effort
characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; |
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luminary n. |
celebrity 名人 |
prize, professor
an expert in a particular subject or activity |
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lummox n. |
often stupid person,clod，stumblebum，goon，oaf，lubber，lummox，lump，gawk 愚蠢不中用的人 |
louse up
an awkward stupid person
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knotty adj. knot·ti·ly, adverb knot·ti·ness, noun un·knot·ty, adjective |
intricate, convoluted 错综复杂的 |
trunk, structure, problem
A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. |
