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cringe 
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 | (畏缩,谄媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| (作为典型,具体化) serve as an example of; embody |
| (哀歌,凄凉之曲调) a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn |
decoy
2
| (轻信的,易信的) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
| (堕落,腐坏) extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| (引诱) lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger |
deride
3
| (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
| ((长而重要的)书信) a writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter |
| (智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
derogatory
4
| (贬低的,贬损的) expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| (美食者,享乐主义者) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |
| (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| (放逐,被放逐者) someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
diligent
5
| (热情,激情) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion |
| (勤勉的,勤奋的) assiduous; industrious; hard-working |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
ensconce
6
| (深思熟虑的,商讨) consider; think about carefully; weigh |
| (安排妥当) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (贬低的,贬损的) expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| (奇怪的,不可预测的) no fixed or regular course; wandering |
epicure
7
| (美食者,享乐主义者) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |
| (犹豫,踌躇) be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (引诱) lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger |
epistle
8
| ((长而重要的)书信) a writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter |
| (游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking |
| (语源学) study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words |
| (畏缩,谄媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
epistolary
9
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (赋予公民权（投票权）) admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote |
| (安排妥当) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (畏缩,谄媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
erratic
10
| (奇怪的,不可预测的) no fixed or regular course; wandering |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (困境,进退两难) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
| (美食者,享乐主义者) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |