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cryptic |
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a. [秘密的,神秘的] having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher Here are a couple of verses written in cryptic rhyme from some of my currently published books. |
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cumulative |
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a. [累積] increasing by successive addition Vocabulary building is a cumulative process: as you go through your flashcards, you will add new words to your vocabulary, one by one. |
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curb |
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v. [控制,抑制,約束] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain Paradoxically, Ray's strong-arming may be helping to curb violence in Bangalore. |
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cynical |
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a. [憤世嫉俗] skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic I find it sad and cynical that this guy is essentially saying things will not be better by 2012. |
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deceit |
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n. [欺騙,欺詐] attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing His deceit is disgusting; he took everybody in! |
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decipher |
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v. [破譯,解密] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty Lacking his codebook, the spy could not decipher the scrambled message sent to him from the KGB. |
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declivity |
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n. [下坡] downward slope, as of a hill The children loved to ski down the declivity. |
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dedicate |
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v. [貢奉,奉獻] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate She decided to dedicate her first book to her husband. |
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deem |
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v. [認為,視為] decide; judge; sentence; condemn I am simply going to keep looking forward and do what I deem is right. |
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defraud |
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v. [詐取,詐騙,騙取] deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device Are you saying that Socialism Welfare states don't defraud, mislead, and embezzle? |
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degenerate |
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v. [惡化] become worse; decline; fall Not appear to disgrace his family, degenerate from the popular qualities, or lose the influence. |