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v. 惊吓,胁迫 frighten; abate the courage of; discourage


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v. 使虚弱,衰弱 make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of


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v. 腐烂 decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence


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n. 下坡 downward slope, as of a hill


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n. 耗尽,枯竭 act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting


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n. 查出,探获 act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery


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n. 毁坏 an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed


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n. 扩散,传播 act of dispersing or diffusing something


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a. 小巧可爱的 below the average size; very small; little


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v. 看出,察觉到 detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear


Spelling Word: discern