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a. Syn. rude; wild; brutal
(凶猛的,野蛮的) in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude


Spelling Word: savage
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n.
(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others


Spelling Word: scapegoat
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v. Syn. sprinkle; disseminate; spread
(使分散,扩散) sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions


Spelling Word: scatter
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v.
((从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过) pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts


Spelling Word: skim
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n. Syn. defamation
(诽谤) defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone


Spelling Word: slander
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v. Syn. extinguish; cover
(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion


Spelling Word: smother
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n.
(弄脏,污损) material in the surface of the earth


Spelling Word: soil
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a.
(有偿付能力的) able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations


Spelling Word: solvent
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n. Syn. model; sample
(标本,样品) model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class


Spelling Word: specimen
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n.
(夫,妻,配偶的一方) man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife


Spelling Word: spouse