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anathema 
/ə'næθəmə/ n.
(诅咒) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathema; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words.
Show examples and contexts (诅咒) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathema; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words.
approbation
/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
(同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
Show examples and contexts (同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
evanescent
/i:və'nɛs(ə)nt/;/ɛv-/ a. Syn. fleeting; vanishing
(消散的,凋零的) fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
Brandon's satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks.
Show examples and contexts (消散的,凋零的) fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
Brandon's satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks.
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accentuate 
 | [赞扬,表扬] applaud; announce with great approval |
| [尖锐,尖酸] unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| [强调,重音] emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| [声学的] science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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| a. [浪费的] wasteful; reckless with money |
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