whizz
vb. whizzes, whizzing, whizzed.
1) to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound.
2) to move or cause to move with such a sound.
3) (intr) informal to move or go rapidly.
;n.4) a loud humming or buzzing sound.
5) informal a person who is extremely skilful at some activity.
6) a slang word for amphetamine.
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uptight
adj. informal.
1) displaying tense repressed nervousness, irritability, or anger.
2) unable to give expression to one's feelings, personality, etc.
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quotient
n.1).
a) the result of the division of one number or quantity by another.
b) the integral part of the result of division.
2) a ratio of two numbers or quantities to be divided.
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amplification
n.1) the act or result of amplifying.
2) material added to a statement, story, etc., in order to expand or clarify it.
3) a statement, story, etc., with such additional material.
4) electronics.
a) the increase in strength of an electrical signal by means of an amplifier.
b) another word for gain I 13).
5) genetics Also called: gene amplification.
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gilt
vb.1) a past tense and past participle of gild I.
;n.2) gold or a substance simulating it, applied in gilding.
3) another word for gilding 1), 2).
4) superficial or false appearance of excellence; glamour.
5) a gilt-edged security.
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;adj.7) covered with or as if with gold or gilt; gilded.
;n.a young female pig, esp one that has not had a litter
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kickback
n.1) a strong reaction.
2) part of an income paid to a person having influence over the size or payment of the income, esp by some illegal arrangement.
;vb. kick back (adverb).
3) (intr) to have a strong reaction.
4) (intr) (esp of a gun) to recoil.
5) to pay a kickback to (someone).
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silken
adj.1) made of silk.
2) resembling silk in smoothness or gloss.
3) dressed in silk.
4) soft and delicate.
5) rare luxurious or elegant.
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hatchet
n.1) a short axe used for chopping wood, etc.
2) a tomahawk.
3) (modifier) of narrow dimensions and sharp features.
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ascension
n.1) the act of ascending.
2) astronomy the rising of a star above the horizon.
;n. New Testament.
the passing of Jesus Christ from earth into heaven (Acts 1:9)
;n.an island in the S Atlantic, northwest of St Helena: uninhabited until claimed by Britain in 1815. Pop.: 1122 (2003 est.). Area: 88 sq. km (34 sq. miles)
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drizzle
n.1) very light rain, specifically consisting of droplets less than 0.5 mm in diameter.
;vb.2) (intr) to rain lightly.
3) (tr) to moisten with tiny droplets.
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schooner
n.1) a sailing vessel with at least two masts, with all lower sails rigged fore-and-aft, and with the main mast stepped aft.
2) Brit a large glass for sherry.
3) US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ a large glass for beer.
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sequester
vb. (tr).
1) to remove or separate.
2) (usually passive) to retire into seclusion.
3) law to take (property) temporarily out of the possession of its owner, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with.
4) international law to requisition or appropriate (enemy property).
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cyanide
n.1) any salt of hydrocyanic acid. Cyanides contain the ion CN- and are extremely poisonous.
2) another name (not in technical usage) for nitrile.
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infidel
n.1) a person who has no religious belief; unbeliever.
;adj.2) rejecting a specific religion, esp Christianity or Islam.
3) of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief.
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sac
n.（动植物组织中的）囊，液囊. abbr.缩写 = (US) Strategic Air Command 战略空军司令部。.
nuzzle
vb.1) to push or rub gently against the nose or snout.
2) (intr) to nestle; lie close.
3) (tr) to dig out with the snout.
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snub
vb. snubs, snubbing, snubbed (tr).
1) to insult (someone) deliberately.
2) to stop or check the motion of (a boat, horse, etc.) by taking turns of a rope or cable around a post or other fixed object.
;n.3) a deliberately insulting act or remark.
4) nautical.
a) an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line.
b) (as modifier).
;adj.5) short and blunt.
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moor
n.a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
;vb.1) to secure (a ship, boat, etc.) with cables or ropes.
2) (of a ship, boat, etc.) to be secured in this way.
3) (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor 11).
;n.a member of a Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa and Spain, where they established a civilization (756-1492)
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beehive
n.1) a man-made receptacle used to house a swarm of bees.
2) a dome-shaped hair style in which the hair is piled high on the head.
3) a place where busy people are assembled.
;n.- the Beehive
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gloat
vb.1) (intr; often foll by over) to dwell (on) with malevolent smugness or exultation.
;n.2) the act of gloating.
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fizzle
vb. (intr).
1) to make a hissing or bubbling sound.
2) (often foll by out) informal to fail or die out, esp after a promising start.
;n.3) a hissing or bubbling sound; fizz.
4) informal an outright failure; fiasco.
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tumult
n.1) a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion.
2) violent agitation or disturbance.
3) great emotional or mental agitation.
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currant
n.1) a small dried seedless grape of the Mediterranean region, used in cooking.
2) any of several mainly N temperate shrubs of the genus Ribes, esp R. rubrum (redcurrant) and R. nigrum (blackcurrant): family Grossulariaceae.
3) the small acid fruit of any of these plants.
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apolitical
adj.politically neutral; without political attitudes, content, or bias
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botch
vb. (tr; often foll by up).
1) to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude.
2) to repair badly or clumsily.
;n.3) Also called: botch-up.
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emphysema
n. pathology.
1) Also called: pulmonary emphysema.
2) the abnormal presence of air in a tissue or part.
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midget
n.1) a dwarf whose skeleton and features are of normal proportions.
2).
a) something small of its kind.
b) (as modifier).
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credo
n., pl -dos.
any formal or authorized statement of beliefs, principles, or opinions
;n., pl -dos.
1) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
2) a musical setting of the Creed.
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custodial
adj.保管的，保管人的. n.圣物保管容器.
loon
n.the US and Canadian name for diver (the bird)
;n.1) informal a simple-minded or stupid person.
2) Northeast Scot dialect a lad.
3) archaic a person of low rank or occupation (esp in the phrase lord and loon).
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cauliflower
n.1) a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea botrytis, having a large edible head of crowded white flowers on a very short thick stem.
2) the flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable.
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mucus
n.the slimy protective secretion of the mucous membranes, consisting mainly of mucin
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narcissistic
adj.自我陶醉的，自恋的，自我崇拜的.
amphibious
adj.1) able to live both on land and in the water, as frogs, toads, etc.
2) designed for operation on or from both water and land.
3) relating to military forces and equipment organized for operations launched from the sea against an enemy shore.
4) having a dual or mixed nature.
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salamander
n.1) any of various urodele amphibians, such as Salamandra salamandra (European fire salamander) of central and S Europe (family Salamandridae). They are typically terrestrial, have an elongated body, and only return to water to breed.
2) chiefly US and Canadian any urodele amphibian.
3) a mythical reptile supposed to live in fire.
4) an elemental fire-inhabiting being.
5) any person or thing able to exist in fire or great heat.
6) metallurgy a residue of metal and slag deposited on the walls of a furnace.
7) a portable stove used to dry out a building under construction.
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nettle
n.荨麻.〈比喻〉使人烦恼的事. v.拿荨麻打，拿荨麻刺.激怒，惹恼.
alum
n.1) Also called: potash alum.
2) any of a group of isomorphic double sulphates of a monovalent metal or group and a trivalent metal. Formula: X2SO4.Y2(SO4)3.24H2O, where X is monovalent and Y is trivalent.
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tuber
n.1) a fleshy underground stem (as in the potato) or root (as in the dahlia) that is an organ of vegetative reproduction and food storage.
2) anatomy a raised area; swelling.
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swab
n.1) medicine.
a) a small piece of cotton, gauze, etc., for use in applying medication, cleansing a wound, or obtaining a specimen of a secretion, etc.
b) the specimen so obtained.
2) a mop for cleaning floors, decks, etc.
3) a brush used to clean a firearm's bore.
4) slang an uncouth or worthless fellow.
;vb. swabs, swabbing, swabbed.
5) (tr) to clean or medicate with or as if with a swab.
6) (tr; foll by up) to take up with a swab.
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vacationer
n. US and Canadian.
a person taking a vacation
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ravioli
n.small squares of pasta containing a savoury mixture of meat, cheese, etc
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measles
n. (functioning as singular or plural).
1) a highly contagious viral disease common in children, characterized by fever, profuse nasal discharge of mucus, conjunctivitis, and a rash of small red spots spreading from the forehead down to the limbs.
2) a disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs, caused by infestation with tapeworm larvae.
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cougar
n.another name for puma
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outscore
vt.得分超过.
decadence
n.1) deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration.
2) the state reached through such a process.
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indigo
n., pl -gos or -goes.
1) Also called: indigotin.
2) any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Indigofera, such as the anil, that yield this dye.
3).
a) any of a group of colours that have the same blue-violet hue; a spectral colour.
b) (as adjective).
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leper
n.1) a person who has leprosy.
2) a person who is ignored or despised.
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ricochet
vb. -chets, -cheting [-ˌʃeɪɪŋ], -cheted [-ˌʃeɪd] or -chets, -chetting [-ˌʃεtɪŋ], -chetted [-ˌʃεtɪd].
1) (intr) (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound.
;n.2) the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet.
3) an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets.
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cyclone
n.1) another name for depression 6).
2) a violent tropical storm; hurricane.
;adj. trademark Austral and NZ.
(of fencing) made of interlaced wire and metal
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yuppie
n.1) an affluent young professional person.
;adj.2) typical of or reflecting the values characteristic of yuppies.
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rebut
vb. -buts, -butting, -butted (tr).
to refute or disprove, esp by offering a contrary contention or argument
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karma
n.1) Hinduism, Buddhism the principle of retributive justice determining a person's state of life and the state of his reincarnations as the effect of his past deeds.
2) theosophy the doctrine of inevitable consequence.
3) destiny or fate.
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vandal
n.a) a person who deliberately causes damage or destruction to personal or public property.
b) (as modifier).
;n.a member of a Germanic people that raided Roman provinces in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD before devastating Gaul (406-409), conquering Spain and N Africa, and sacking Rome (455): crushed by Belisarius at Carthage (533)
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steeple
n.1) a tall ornamental tower that forms the superstructure of a church, temple, etc.
2) such a tower with the spire above it.
3) any spire or pointed structure.
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smock
n.1) any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc.
2) a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc.
3) Also called: smock frock.
4) archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
;vb.5) to ornament (a garment) with smocking.
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rhododendron
n.any ericaceous shrub of the genus Rhododendron, native to S Asia but widely cultivated in N temperate regions. They are mostly evergreen and have clusters of showy red, purple, pink, or white flowers
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riparian
adj.1) of, inhabiting, or situated on the bank of a river.
2) denoting or relating to the legal rights of the owner of land on a river bank, such as fishing or irrigation.
;n.3) property law a person who owns land on a river bank.
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schism
n.1) the division of a group into opposing factions.
2) the factions so formed.
3) division within or separation from an established Church, esp the Roman Catholic Church, not necessarily involving differences in doctrine.
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tarragon
n.1) an aromatic perennial plant, Artemisia dracunculus, of the Old World, having whitish flowers and small toothed leaves, which are used as seasoning: family Asteraceae (composites).
2) the leaves of this plant.
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filet
n.a variant spelling of fillet 1-3)
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salmonella
n., pl -lae [-ˌli:].
any Gram-negative rod-shaped aerobic bacterium of the genus Salmonella, including S. typhosa, which causes typhoid fever, and many species (notably S. enteritidis) that cause food poisoning (salmonellosis): family Enterobacteriaceae
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trimester
n.1) a period of three months.
2) (in some US and Canadian universities or schools) any of the three academic sessions.
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radon
n.a colourless radioactive element of the rare gas group, the most stable isotope of which, radon-222, is a decay product of radium. It is used as an alpha particle source in radiotherapy. Symbol: Rn; atomic no.: 86; half-life of 222Rn: 3.82 days; valency: 0; density: 9.73 kg/m3; melting pt.: -71°C; boiling pt.: -61.7°C
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cinch
n.1) slang an easy task.
2) slang a certainty.
3) US and Canadian a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position.
4) informal a firm grip.
;vb.5) (often foll by up) US and Canadian to fasten a girth around (a horse).
6) (tr) informal to make sure of.
7) (tr) informal to get a firm grip on.
;n.a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest
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upriver
adj., adv.
1) towards or near the source of a river.
;n.2) an area located upstream.
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frothy
adj.起泡的，多泡的，空洞的.
anvil
n.1) a heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered during forging.
2) any part having a similar shape or function, such as the lower part of a telegraph key.
3) the fixed jaw of a measurement device against which the piece to be measured is held.
4) anatomy the nontechnical name for incus.
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headband
n.1) a ribbon or band worn around the head.
2) a narrow cloth band attached to the top of the spine of a book for protection or decoration.
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intelligentsia
n. (usually preceded by the).
the educated or intellectual people in a society or community
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rifle
n.1).
a) a firearm having a long barrel with a spirally grooved interior, which imparts to the bullet spinning motion and thus greater accuracy over a longer range.
b) (as modifier).
2) (formerly) a large cannon with a rifled bore.
3) one of the grooves in a rifled bore.
4) (plural).
a) a unit of soldiers equipped with rifles.
b) (capital when part of a name).
;vb. (tr).
5) to cut or mould spiral grooves inside the barrel of (a gun).
6) to throw or hit (a ball) with great speed.
;vb. (tr).
1) to search (a house, safe, etc.) and steal from it; ransack.
2) to steal and carry off.
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libido
n., pl -dos.
1) psychoanal psychic energy emanating from the id.
2) sexual urge or desire.
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alamo
n.[植]白杨
scrunch
vb.1) to crumple, crush, or crunch or to be crumpled, crushed, or crunched.
;n.2) the act or sound of scrunching.
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polka
n., pl -kas.
1) a 19th-century Bohemian dance with three steps and a hop, in fast duple time.
2) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
;vb. -kas, -kaing, -kaed.
3) (intr) to dance a polka.
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gumbo
n., pl -bos US and Canadian.
1) the mucilaginous pods of okra.
2) another name for okra.
3) a soup or stew thickened with okra pods.
4) a fine soil in the W prairies that becomes muddy when wet.
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a French patois spoken by Creoles in Louisiana and the Caribbean
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puke
vb.1) to vomit.
;n.2) the act of vomiting.
3) the matter vomited.
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girth
n.1) the distance around something; circumference.
2) size or bulk.
3) a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position.
;vb.4) (usually foll by up) to fasten a girth on (a horse).
5) (tr) to encircle or surround.
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hoopla
n.1) Brit a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it.
2) US and Canadian slang noise; bustle.
3) US slang nonsense; ballyhoo.
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photovoltaic
adj.of, concerned with, or producing electric current or voltage caused by electromagnetic radiation
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marigold
n.1) any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes, esp T. erecta (African marigold) and T. patula (French marigold), cultivated for their yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites).
2) any of various similar or related plants, such as the marsh marigold, pot marigold, bur marigold, and fig marigold.
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stethoscope
n.1) medicine an instrument for listening to the sounds made within the body, typically consisting of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpieces.
2) a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds.
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mausoleum
n., pl -leums or -lea [-ˈlɪə].
a large stately tomb
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spindle
n.1) a rod or stick that has a notch in the top, used to draw out natural fibres for spinning into thread, and a long narrow body around which the thread is wound when spun.
2) one of the thin rods or pins bearing bobbins upon which spun thread is wound in a spinning wheel or machine.
3) any of various parts in the form of a rod, esp a rotating rod that acts as an axle, mandrel, or arbor.
4) a piece of wood that has been turned, such as a baluster or table leg.
5) a small square metal shaft that passes through the lock of a door and to which the door knobs or handles are fixed.
6) a measure of length of yarn equal to 18 hanks (15 120 yards) for cotton or 14 400 yards for linen.
7) biology a spindle-shaped structure formed by microtubules during mitosis or meiosis which draws the duplicated chromosomes apart as the cell divides.
8) a less common name for a: hydrometer.
9) a tall pole with a marker at the top, fixed to an underwater obstruction as an aid to navigation.
10) a device consisting of a sharp upright spike on a pedestal on which bills, order forms, etc., are impaled.
;n.11) short for spindle tree.
;vb.12) (tr) to form into a spindle or equip with spindles.
13) (intr) rare (of a plant, stem, shoot, etc.) to grow rapidly and become elongated and thin.
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cobble
n.1) short for cobblestone.
2) geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64-256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble.
;vb.3) (tr) to pave (a road) with cobblestones.
;vb. (tr).
1) to make or mend (shoes).
2) to put together clumsily.
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pimple
n.1) a small round usually inflamed swelling of the skin.
2) any of the bumps on the surface of a table tennis bat.
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franchise
n.1) (usually preceded by the) the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage.
2) any exemption, privilege, or right granted to an individual or group by a public authority, such as the right to use public property for a business.
3) commerce authorization granted by a manufacturing enterprise to a distributor to market the manufacturer's products.
4) the full rights of citizenship.
5) films a film that is or has the potential to be part of a series and lends itself to merchandising.
6) (in marine insurance) a sum or percentage stated in a policy, below which the insurer disclaims all liability.
;vb.7) (tr) commerce chiefly US and Canadian to grant (a person, firm, etc.) a franchise.
8) an obsolete word for enfranchise.
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indisputable
adj.beyond doubt; not open to question
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pancreatic
adj.胰腺的.
rim
n.1) the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater.
2) the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached.
3) basketball the hoop from which the net is suspended.
;vb. rims, rimming, rimmed (tr).
4) to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc.).
5) slang to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner).
6) ball games (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc.).
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whir
n.1) a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping.
2) a bustle or rush.
;vb. whirs or whirrs, whirring, whirred.
3) to make or cause to make a whir.
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repugnant
adj.1) repellent to the senses; causing aversion.
2) distasteful; offensive; disgusting.
3) contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible.
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vertebrate
n.1) any chordate animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a well-developed brain: the group contains fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
;adj.2) of, relating to, or belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata.
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orator
n.1) a public speaker, esp one versed in rhetoric.
2) a person given to lengthy or pompous speeches.
3) obsolete the claimant in a cause of action in chancery.
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emigre
n.移居者（尤指因政治因素而移居外国者），流亡者.
esophagus
n., pl -gi [-ˌdʒaɪ] or -guses.
the US spelling of oesophagus
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arugula
n.another name for rocket II 1)
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