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06/02/2013

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Term
abatement
Definition
n.
减轻
(v.abate)
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abbreviate
Definition
v.
缩短/缩写
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aberrant
Definition
adj.
turning away from what is right, deviating from what is normal
越轨的
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aberration
Definition
n.
越轨
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abet
Definition
v.
to incite, encourage, urge and help on
教唆,鼓励,帮助
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abeyance
Definition
n.
中止,搁置
(in abeyance)
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abhor
Definition
v.
abominate,execrate,loathe
憎恨,厌恶
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ablaze
Definition
adj.
radiant with light or emotion;
being on fire
闪耀的,着火的
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abolition
Definition
n.
prohibition
废除,废止
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abrasive
Definition
adj.
研磨的
(v. abrade)
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abreast
Definition
adv.
side by side
并排,并列
(abreast of...)
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abridge
Definition
v.
to reduce in scope or extent, to condense
删减,缩减
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absent
Definition
adj./v.
缺席的
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abstain
Definition
v.
绝禁,放弃
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abstract
Definition
n.摘要
adj.抽象的
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abstruse
Definition
adj.
recondite
难懂的,深奥的
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absurd
Definition
adj.
荒谬的,可笑的
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abut
Definition
v.
(to border upon)
临近,毗邻
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abysmal
Definition
adj.
bottomless,unfathomable;
wretched,immesuarably bad
极深的,糟糕透的
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accede
Definition
v.
to give assent;consent
同意
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accelerate
Definition
v.
加速,促进
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accentuate
Definition
v.
to emphasize,
to pronounce with an accent or stress
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accessible
Definition
adj.
easy to approach;open to the influence of
易接近的,易受影响的
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accommodate
Definition
v.
make fit, suitable,congruous; to make room for
与...一致;使...适应
attune, harmonize,reconcile
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accompany
Definition
v.
伴随,陪伴
to walk with sb. as a company
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accomplice
Definition
n.
associate,partner in a crime
共犯,同谋
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accomplish
Definition
v.
完成,做成功
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accredit
Definition
v.
attribute to
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accuracy
Definition
n.
precision,exactness
精准,精确
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accuse
Definition
v.
to blame
谴责,指责
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accustom
Definition
v.
to make used to
使习惯
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acerbic
Definition
adj.
bitter,sharp,harsh
尖酸刻薄的
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acidic
Definition
adj.
酸性的
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acknowledge
Definition
v.
to recognize as genuine or valid;to express gratitude
承认,致谢
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acolyte
Definition
n.
助手,仕僧
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acoustic
Definition
adj.
听觉的,声音的
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acquiescence
Definition
n.
the act of acquiescing
默许
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acquiescent
Definition
adj.
inclined to acquiesce
默认的
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acrimonious
Definition
adj.
caustic,biting,rancorous
尖酸刻薄的,激烈的
indignant,irate,ireful,wrathful,wroth
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acrimony
Definition
n.
尖酸刻薄
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activate
Definition
v.
激活
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actuate
Definition
v.
开动,促使
Term
acute
Definition
adj.
灵敏的
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adamant
Definition
adj.
unyeilding,inflexible; hard to be broken
顽强的
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adaptability
Definition
n.
适应性
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adaptable
Definition
adj.
有适应能力的
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adaptive
Definition
adj.
showing or having a capacity for or tendency toward adaptation
适应的
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addict
Definition
v.
devote oneself to sth. habitually
沉溺,上瘾
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address
Definition
v.
处理,对付,设计办法(tackle something)
致辞(to deliver a formal speech)
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adept
Definition
adj.
熟练的,擅长的
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adequate
Definition
adj.
sufficient
足够的
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adhere
Definition
v.
to stick fast, stay attached
粘着,坚持
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adhesive
Definition
adj.
粘着的,带占星的
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admonish
Definition
v.
to reprove mildy, to warn, advise
训示
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adopt
Definition
v.
to take up and practice or use
采纳,采用
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adoration
Definition
n.
崇拜,爱慕
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adore
Definition
v.
to worship as divine;love greatly,revere
崇拜
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adorn
Definition
v.
装饰
to decorate,beautify
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adulation
Definition
n.
excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
奉承
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adulatory
Definition
adj.
having excessive or slavish admiration/flattery
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adumbrate
Definition
v.
foreshadow in a vague way
预示
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advantage
Definition
n./v.
利益,益处
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adversary
Definition
n.
对手,敌手
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adverse
Definition
adj.
有害的
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adversity
Definition
n.
逆境,不幸
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advocacy
Definition
n.
拥护,支持
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aesthetically
Definition
adv.
审美上
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affable
Definition
adj.
gentle,amiable
和蔼的,友善的
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affectionate
Definition
adj.
having affection or warm regard
喜爱的,挚爱的
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affinity
Definition
adj.
a mutual attraction between people;close relationship
Term
affirmation
Definition
n.
the state of being affirmed
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afflict
Definition
v.
to cause persistent pain or suffering
Term
affluent
Definition
adj.
rich
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affordable
Definition
adj.
being able to buy something
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affront
Definition
v.
to offend
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aggrandize
Definition
v.
to make greater or more powerful
增大扩张,吹捧
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aggravate
Definition
v.
to make more powerful,intensify
加重,恶化
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aggressive
Definition
adj.
militant,assertive;full of enterprise and initative
好斗的,有进取心的
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aghast
Definition
adj.
feeling great horror or dismay,terrified
惊亥的,吓呆的
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agility
Definition
n.
quality of being agile
敏捷
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agitate
Definition
v.
to argue publicly or campaign for/against something
鼓动煽动,使不安,使焦虑
Term
agitation
Definition
n.
anxiety,public argument or action for social or political change
鼓动宣传
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agony
Definition
n.
very great mental or physical pain
极大的痛苦
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agoraphobic
Definition
n./adj.旷野恐惧症的人
Term
agrarian
Definition
adj.
of land
土地的
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airborne
Definition
adj.
transported or carried by air
Term
akin
Definition
adj.
blood-related
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alienate
Definition
v.
to estrange,cause to become unfriendly or indifferent
Term
alienation
Definition
n.
a withdrawing or separation of a person
Term
allegiance
Definition
n.
loyalty or devotion to a cause or a person
Term
allegory
Definition
n.
a fable
寓言
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allot
Definition
v.
to assign as a share or portion,to distribute by or as if by lot
分配,拨出
Term
alloy
Definition
n.
a substance composed of two or more metals
合金
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allude
Definition
v.
to refer in an indirect way
Term
allure
Definition
v.
to entice by charm or attraction
诱惑,引诱
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allusion
Definition
n.
an implied or indirect reference
Term
allusive
Definition
adj.
containing allusions
Term
ambitious
Definition
adj.
having a desire to achieve a particular goal
有抱负的
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ambivalent
Definition
adj.
having simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward sb. or sth.
对某事有矛盾看法
Term
amble
Definition
v.
to saunter
漫步
Term
ameliorate
Definition
v.
to improve
改善,改良
Term
amenable
Definition
adj.
willing,submissive
顺从的,愿意接受的
Term
amend/amendment
Definition
v.;n.
to put right, to change or modify for the better
改正,修改
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amiability
Definition
n.
the state of being friendly
友善,亲切
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amicably
Definition
adv.
in an amicable manner
友善的
Term
amorphous
Definition
adj.
without definite form, shapeless
Term
anachronistic
Definition
adj.
an error in chronology
Term
anaerobic
Definition
adj.
厌氧的
Term
analogous
Definition
adj.
相近的,可比拟的
Term
anarchy
Definition
n.
absence of government
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anathema
Definition
n.
person who's cursed
Term
anatomical
Definition
adj.
relating to anatomy
Term
ancestor
Definition
n.
one from whom a person is decended
Term
ancestral
Definition
adj.
relating to inherited from an ancestor
Term
anecdotal
Definition
adj.
relating to anecdotes
趣闻
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angular
Definition
adj.
lacking grace or smoothness
生硬笨拙的
Term
animated
Definition
adj.
full of vigor and spirit
活生生的
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animosity
Definition
n.
a feeling of strong dislike
仇恨
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annex
Definition
v.
to obtain or take for oneself,to attach as a quality,consequence
兼并
Term
annotate
Definition
v.
to provide critical or explanatory notes
注解
Term
anomalous
Definition
adj.
aberrant,abnormal, deviant,divergent
反常的,不协调的
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anomaly
Definition
n.
deviation from common rule
异常,反常
Term
antagonism
Definition
n.
animosity,animus,antipathy,opposition,rancor
对抗,敌对
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antecedent
Definition
n.
a preceding event 前事
a person's ancestors or family and social background祖先
----
adj.
preceding in time and order先行的
Term
antedate
Definition
v.
to assign to a date prior to that of actual occurence
早于
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anterior
Definition
adj.
previous,earlier
较早的,以前的
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antibiotic
Definition
adj./n.
relating to antibiotic
抗菌的/抗生素
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