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n. Syn. bounce; shake
(使颠簸,猛击) sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment


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n. Syn. nut; core
(核心的) central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn


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n.
(俗人,犯人,外行) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person


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v.
(立法) make laws; create or pass laws


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(宽大的,仁慈的) relaxing; emollient; softening


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(高高在上的) high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism


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n. Syn. craze; madness
(狂热) craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action


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(殉道者,殉教者,烈士) one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering


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a. Syn. motherly
(母性的) motherly; relating to mother or motherhood


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n. Syn. symbol
(隐喻) implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol


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