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Group (6) - Matching Quizzes
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 | (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |
| (卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
| (春天的,春天似的,春天发生的,) related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| (高兴的,有希望的,乐天的) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
scrutinize
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| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (防不住的,防不胜防的,站不住的) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| (催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
spurn
3
| (闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot |
| (无常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
| (野蛮,粗鲁) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
stringent
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| (肿胀的) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| (宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific |
| (严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
tantamount
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| (卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
| (同等的) equivalent in effect or value |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
| (防不住的,防不胜防的,站不住的) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
temerity
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| (鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| (多汁的) full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable |
| (严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
temporal
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| (野蛮,粗鲁) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
| (非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| (暂时的) not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly |
| (嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner |
tenuous
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| (征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition |
| (聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
transgress
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| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn |
| (超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass |
| (转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
tremulous
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| (巨大的,大得惊人的) astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| (征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition |
| (震荡的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |