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a. [上升的,向上的] climbing; rising; increasing in size or value I looked at the blank wall: it seemed a sky thick with ascending stars,--everyone lit me to a purpose or delight. |
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ascertain |
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v. [确认,确证] find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of Please ascertain her present address. |
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ascetic |
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a. [苦行,禁欲] leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders. |
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v. [攻击] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows These days nightmares assail him regularly. |
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assassination |
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n. [暗杀] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack The assassination is a terrible terrible, unspeakable loss for his family and friends. |
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assiduous |
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a. [勤奋] constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent He was assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results. |
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v. [分配,指定,让与] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly Never underrate the difficulties your pupils will have to encounter or persuade them that what you assign is easy. |
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astray |
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a. [迷路的,误入歧途的] away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering Such ideas will only lead the world's people astray. |
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asunder |
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ad. [分裂,分开] into separate parts or pieces; apart A fierce quarrel split the partnership asunder: the two partners finally sundered their connections because their points of view were poles apart. |
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asylum |
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n. [庇护所] place of refuge or shelter; protection The refugees sought asylum from religious persecution in a new land. |
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atone |
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v. [补偿,偿还] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin He knew no way in which he could atone for his brutal crime. |
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atrocity |
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n. [暴行] brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness Unfortunately, the normal social reaction to atrocity is to banish it from our awareness. |
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attentive |
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a. [专心的,专注的,全神贯注] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful Spellbound, the attentive audience watched the final game of the tennis match, never taking their eyes from the ball. |
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attic |
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n. [阁楼,顶楼] story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house; Of the various things you mentioned, the attic is a likely source of heat loss. |
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audacious |
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a. [大胆的,鲁莽的] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold Audiences cheered as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia made their audacious, death-defying leap to freedom, escaping Darth Vader's troops. |
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a. [大胆,鲁莽] daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring The ignorant audacity to believe that I don't appreciate the life and death of what I kill is astounding. |
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a. [听觉的] of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing Short-term auditory memory, in particular, doesn't seem to last longer than around 10 seconds. |
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august |
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a. [威严的,令人印象深刻的] impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration Visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself. |
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auspicious |
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a. [幸运的,吉祥的] attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous With favorable weather conditions, it was an auspicious moment to set sail. |
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austere |
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a. [严厉的,朴素的] strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented The headmaster's austere demeanor tended to scare off the more timid students, who never visited his study willingly. |