TOEFL Words with Synonyms
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bucolic |
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/bju:'kɒlɪk/ a. Syn. rustic; pastoral (田园的) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
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buffoon |
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/bʌ'fu:n/ n. (丑角,缺乏教养之人) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
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bulwark |
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/'bʊlwək/ n. (壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
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bumptious |
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/'bʌmpʃəs/ a. (盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
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cabal |
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/kə'bæl/ n. (内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
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cacophonous |
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/kə'kɒfənəs/ a. Syn. discordant; inharmonious (不和谐) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
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cadaverous |
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/kə'dævərəs/ a. Syn. pale (尸体似的,苍白的) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body |
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callous |
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/'kæləs/ a. (硬心肠的,无情的) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
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candid |
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/'kændɪd/ a. Syn. straightforward; frank (率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
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candor |
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/kændə(r)/ n. Syn. frankness (开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
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cantankerous |
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/kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable (脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
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capricious |
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/kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary (反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
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captious |
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/'kæpʃəs/ a. (难以讨好的,吹毛求疵的,爱挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument |
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caricature |
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/kærɪkə'tjʊə(r)/ n. Syn. distortion; burlesque (歪曲,漫画,讽刺画) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
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castigate |
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/'kæstɪgeɪt/ v. Syn. punish (严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
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celestial |
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/sɪ'lɛstɪəl/;/sə'lZstʃl/ a. Syn. heavenly (天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel |
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chauvinist |
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/'ʃoʊvɪnɪst/ n. (盲目爱国主义) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind |
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chicanery |
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/ʃɪ'keɪnərɪ/ n. Syn. trickery; deception (强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
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chronic |
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/'krɒnɪk/ a. (慢性的) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases |
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circumspect |
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/'sɜrkəmspɛkt/ a. Syn. prudent; cautious (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |