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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
maudlin
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| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
meander
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| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
mercenary
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| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
mettle
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
microcosm
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| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
morose
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| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
motley
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| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
nettle
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| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
nostalgia
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| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |