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curtail 
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 | (减短,降低) cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| (使恶化,质量下降) become worse; decline |
| (恶化,加剧) increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| (咒骂,批评) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
defunct
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| (放逐,被放逐者) someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| (死的,不存在的,报废的) dead; no longer in use or existence |
| (驱鬼,伏魔) act of exorcising; driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration |
| (礼貌,温文尔雅) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
deride
3
| (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| (威慑,吓住) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| (放逐,被放逐者) someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
desist
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| (非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| (减短,降低) cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| (停止,中止) cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear |
| (狂热的,入迷的,不理智的) crazy; frenetic |
deteriorate
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| (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
| (驱鬼,伏魔) act of exorcising; driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (使恶化,质量下降) become worse; decline |
dexterous
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| (开脱,洗脱) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| (彻底的,完全的) treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive |
| (灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
diligent
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| (贬低的,贬损的) expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| (勤勉的,勤奋的) assiduous; industrious; hard-working |
| (措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| (狂热的,盲目的) excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause |
discord
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| (冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things |
| (非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| (死的,不存在的,报废的) dead; no longer in use or existence |
| (威慑,吓住) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
enfranchise
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| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| (赋予公民权（投票权）) admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (咒骂,批评) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
ephemeral
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| (灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| (颂词,赞美词) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| (冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things |