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scurrilous

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	(下流的,粗俗的, 下流话语的) obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
	(飞,翱翔,骤升,升腾) fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
	(湿透的) thoroughly soakedsoaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
	(巧妙的,聪明的) clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation

seasoned

2

	(埋葬所,坟墓) burial vault; receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar
	(闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility
	(老练的) experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
	(久坐的,坐惯的) requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory

sedentary

3

	(诽谤) defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
	(久坐的,坐惯的) requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
	(世故的,复杂的) wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
	(老练的) experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed

seep

4

	(镇压,粉碎) put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
	(矮壮的,又短又厚的,蹲着的) stocky; short and thick; low and broad
	(抵抗当局,反抗,暴动) resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
	(渗出,渗漏) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings

shear

5

	(偷偷走动) creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
	(剪,修剪) cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
	(似是而非的) seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
	(肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

sinecure

6

	(切断) cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	(闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility
	(奇的,独一无二的) unique; extraordinary; being only one
	(衣服上亮晶晶的小金属饰件) small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation

singular

7

	(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
	(过分简单化的) overly simple; simplifying something so that its complexity is lost or important details are overlooked
	(奇的,独一无二的) unique; extraordinary; being only one
	(鬼鬼祟祟而行,偷窃) creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen

smart

8

	(巧妙的,聪明的) clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
	(埋葬所,坟墓) burial vault; receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar
	(催眠的,半睡半醒的) half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
	(湿透的) thoroughly soakedsoaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink

smother

9

	(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
	(分离) separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
	(放弃不必须的,节约) give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
	(肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

sodden

10

	(奴隶的,奴性的) blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
	(渗出,渗漏) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
	(湿透的) thoroughly soakedsoaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
	(切断) cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate

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