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n. 不符合传统规范的,不墨守成规旧习的 one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional


Spelling Word: nonconformist
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n. 刻痕,切口,槽口 small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface


Spelling Word: notch
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v. 养育,滋养 provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth


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n. 绿州 fertile or green spot in a waste or desert


Spelling Word: oasis
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a. 过时的,无用的 no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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v. 居住 inhabit;  live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of


Spelling Word: occupy
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v. 做错事,犯罪,使人不快,伤感情 strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront


Spelling Word: offend
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n. 征兆,预兆 any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil


Spelling Word: omen
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n. 兰花 plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors


Spelling Word: orchid
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n. 矿石 a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined


Spelling Word: ore