10-12 Flashcards

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falsehood

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谎言:untrue, made in order to deceive

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falter

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蹒跚:walk unsteadily;犹豫踌躇:unsteady in purpose or action

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fanatic

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狂热者:unreasoning enthusiasm;狂热的;盲信的:intense uncritical devotion

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fantasy

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幻想:imaginative fiction;产生幻想:form a mental picture

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farce

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(带有嘲讽元素的)滑稽戏:broadly satirical comedy;闹剧:ridiculous

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fascinate

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强烈吸引,使入迷:hold an intense interest

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fast

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绝食,斋戒:abstaining from food;快速的:quick;忠诚的:firm in one’s allegiance;稳固的,难以拆卸的:firmly positioned

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fastidious

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挑剔的,极仔细的,追求完美的:meticulous attention to detail

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fateful

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意义重大的:momentous;带来灾难的,毁灭性的:bringing death

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fathom

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测量(深度):measure the depth;彻底理解,弄懂:come to understand

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fatigue

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疲惫:weariness or exhaustion;(让人厌倦的)苦差事:causes weariness

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fatuous

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愚笨的,昏庸的:foolish

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faultfinder

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吹毛求疵的人:petty criticism

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favorable

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赞许的:expressing approval;有利的:promote

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fawn

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阿谀奉承:seek favor by flattery

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faze

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打扰,使尴尬:disturb the composure

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feckless

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无成果的,没有价值的:having no worth;粗心不负责任的:careless

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fecund

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多产,肥沃的:fruitful

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feeble

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衰弱的:lacking in strength

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feign

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制造假象,装出…的样子:give a false appearance

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fender

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缓存装置:cushioning device

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feral

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野生的:not domesticated;动物性的:nature of a lower animal

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fertilize

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使肥沃,使多产:make fertile

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fervid

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酷热的:high temperature;热情的:great passion

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fervor
热情,狂热:great warmth
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fester
感染,溃烂,腐烂:corrupt
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fetid
恶臭的:offensive smell
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fetter
枷锁,限制:limits one’s freedom;束缚:restrain from motion
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fiasco
大失败:complete failure
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fickle
易变的:likely to change;不忠诚的:not true in one’s allegiance
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fictitious
虚构的:not real
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fidelity
忠诚:being faithful
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figurative
比喻的:denoting another
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figurine
小雕塑:small statue
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filibuster
拖延议事:for the purpose of delaying legislative action
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filter
过滤:pass through a filter;去除杂质:remove impurities
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finale
终场,结局:closing part
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finesse
娴熟技巧:skill;精心策划:plan out with subtle skill;(巧妙地)躲避:keep away from
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finicky
过分讲究的,挑剔的:extremely meticulous
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flaccid
不结实的,松弛的:lacking firmness
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flag
旗帜,象征:symbol;变得衰弱:become feeble
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flamboyant
艳丽夺目的,炫耀的,充满装饰的:strikingly elaborate
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flatter
拍马屁,奉承,讨好:praise excessively;自我感觉良好:think highly of;使显得更漂亮:show advantageously
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flaw
瑕疵,缺点:imperfection;降低,破坏,使不完美:reduce perfection
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fledgling
新生:starting out in a field
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fleet
舰队,车队:group of a vehicles;迅速的:with great speed;快速涌过:pass swiftly
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flexible
灵活的,可变的:readily changed;易受影响的:susceptible to influence
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flinch
畏缩;退缩:draw back
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flippancy
轻率,无礼:unbecoming levity
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flirt
调情:behave amorously;无规则地快速运动:make irregular movements
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flit
快速或突然地经过:pass quickly
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flock
人群,兽群:creatures massed together;聚集,集体行动:travel in a flock
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florid
辞藻华丽的,花哨的:fancy expressions;装饰华丽的:elaborately decorated
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flounder
笨拙地行动,挣扎:act clumsily
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flourish
茂盛,繁荣:achieve success;装饰:ornamentation
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flout
嘲弄性不理会,蔑视:treat with disregard
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fluctuate
波动,无规则地变动:shift back and forth
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fluent
表达流利的:able to express well;不费力的:minimal difficulty
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fluky
侥幸的:happening by good luck;偶然的:by chance
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flush
(肤色)健康红润的:healthy reddish;富有的:money in abundance;大量的:abundance;冲洗:pour liquid
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fluster
使慌乱:put into agitated confusion
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foible
小缺点:minor flaw
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foil
挫败:prevent from being successful
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foment
助长,煽动:promote the growth
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foolproof
十分简单以至于不会失败的:leave no opportunity for error, misuse or failure
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footloose
无拘无束的,自由的:having no attachments
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forbearance
克制,忍耐:tolerance and restraint;友好仁慈的态度:kind, gentle or compassionate treatment
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forebear
祖先:an ancestor
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forestall
预先阻止:prevent beforehand
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foreword
前言:preface
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forge 
伪造:imitate falsely;铸造,铸就:form;
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formidable
令人害怕的:causing fear;艰难的:requiring effort
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forthright
直率的,说话率真的:free in expressing opinions;直接的,不绕弯子的:free from ambiguity or evasiveness:going straight to the point
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fortify
加固,鼓励:give physical strength;做好心理准备:prepare mentally
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foster
促进,鼓励,培养:help the growth;养育:bring to maturity
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founder
建立者:one establishes;完败:fail utterly;沉没:become submerged
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fracas
争吵,吵闹:physical dispute, noisy fight
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fracture
破裂:breaking;打碎,破坏:separate into pieces
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fragile
易碎的:broken;易受伤的,脆弱的:easily injured
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frail
虚弱的:weak;(意志)薄弱的:weak;(希望)渺茫的:slight
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fraudulent
欺诈的:fraud
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fraught
充满的:full;令人忧虑的:emotional distress
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frenzy
疯狂,狂怒:mental agitation
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frequent
时常拜访:often;时常发生的,重复再现的:short intervals
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fretful
易怒的,烦躁的:vexed
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friable
易碎的:easily crumbled
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friction
摩擦:rubbing;冲突,不和:clashing;
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frigid
严寒的:cold;冷漠的:lacking warmth
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fringe
边缘:border;与…接壤,位于…的边缘:be adjacent
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frivolous
轻浮的:unbecoming levity;不重要的:little importance
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frothy
用轻薄材料制作的:light;(内容等)快乐轻佻、不严肃的:gaily frivolous
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frowsy
邋遢的:slovenly;味道难闻的:unpleasant smell
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frugal
节约的:economy
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frustrate
挫败,阻挠:prevent;使沮丧:lessen the courage
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full-bodied
重要的:importance;味道浓烈的:richness flavor
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fulminate
大声斥责:thunderous denunciation
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fumble
笨拙地做:awkward attempts;(无意识的)失误:departure from truth
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furor
喧闹,狂怒,激动,狂热:intense excitement
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furtive
鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的:stealth
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fury
暴怒:rage
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fussy
谨慎的:involving great care;过分雕琢的:excessively decorated;挑剔的:hard to please
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fusty
过时的:old-fashioned;腐臭的:stale odors
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futile
无效的,无用的:ineffective;不严肃的:lacking in seriousness
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gadfly
刺激物:provocative stimulus;令人反感的人:annoys
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gaffe
(社交上)失礼,失态:social blunder;明显的错误,错误判断:blatant mistake
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gainsay
否认:declare false;反对:oppose
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gall
(使)焦躁,激怒:irritate;深深的敌意:ill will;大胆,无耻:boldness
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gallant
英勇的:brave, chivalrous;高贵的,慷慨的:dignified and generous
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galvanize
(好似用电击)刺激:stimulate excite
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gamble
赌博,孤注一掷:bet;(使)受到威胁,冒险:in danger
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gambol
欢跳,雀跃:playfully
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gangly
身材瘦长的:tall
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garble
曲解,篡改,混淆(以至使无法理解):distort misleading;筛选,除杂:remove
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gargantuan
巨大的:tremendous;
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garish
过于鲜艳的,过于张扬的:strident color
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garment
衣服:clothing
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garrulous
啰嗦的,话多得令人厌烦的:tiresomely, talkative
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gash
深长的伤口或切口:deep cut;砍伤,切开:make gash
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gasification
气化:gas;
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gauche
笨拙的,缺乏社交经验的:lacking grace
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gaudy
俗丽的:excessively showy
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gauge
测量标准:measurement standard;判定:determine
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gear
调整(以配合):adjust
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genial
和蔼亲切的:easygoing;友好的,热心的:kindly feeling;温暖的:neither too high nor too low
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genteel
有教养的,不粗俗的:free from vulgarity
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germane
有关的,适当的:relevant
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gibe
嘲弄:taunting words
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giddy
轻率不严肃的:lacking in seriousness;喜悦的:elated
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gild
(带欺骗性地)修改,润色:deceptively attractive
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gist
要点:main point
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gladiator
角斗士:engaged fight death;参与打斗或辩论的人:engaging in controversy
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glaze
给…上釉,妆点:coat glaze;使平滑:glossy surface
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glib
流利圆滑的(常含有不真诚或欺诈的成分),油腔滑调的:fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的,肤浅的:lacking depth
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glisten
闪光:shine sparkling
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glitch
小故障:minor malfunction
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gloat
幸灾乐祸,自鸣得意:self-satisfaction
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gloomy
黯淡无光的:without light;忧郁的:low spirits
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gloss
简短解释:brief explanation, obscure;(欺骗性的)光鲜外表:attractive appearance;敷衍潦草做事(甚至忽略):too lightly;开脱(罪名):less bad
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glossy
平滑的,有光泽的:smooth surface
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glut
使过量,使充满:beyond capacity
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glutinous
胶状的粘的:glue
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glutton
贪吃者:immoderate food
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goad
刺激,驱使,激发:incite rouse
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gobble
狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
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goggle
凝视:look
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goldbrick
逃避工作和责任:shirk responsibilities
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gorge
峡谷:canyon;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
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gossamer
虚无缥缈的东西:insubstantial;轻薄的,薄弱的:light
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gourmand
嗜食者,大胃王:excessively fond of eating
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gourmet
美食家:connoisseur food
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grandeur
宏伟,壮丽:grand
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grandiloquent
(语言等)浮夸的:extravagantly, bombastic
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grandiose
自命不凡的,浮夸的:grandeur;宏大的:greatness
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grandstand
为了给人留下印象而表演,哗众取宠:impress
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grate
刮擦(以发出刺耳的声音):rasping;骚扰,惹恼:irritate
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gratify
使满足:desired please
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gratuitous
无根据的,无理由的:unwarranted;无报酬的,免费的:without return;多余的:not needed
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green
无经验的:deficient experience
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gregarious
爱社交的:enjoy the company;群居的:group with others
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grieve
(使)感到悲伤:deep sadness
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grimace
因痛苦而面部扭曲,(作)怪相,(作)鬼脸:contortion pain, disgust or disapproval
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grin
咧嘴笑,咧嘴笑着表示:express an emotion
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gripe
抱怨:dissatisfaction;(通过连续让人讨厌的举动)激怒,惹怒:disturb
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grisly
令人反感的,令人恐惧的:repugnance
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groove
享受,极其满意,过得快活:take pleasure in
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grotesque
难看的:unpleasant
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grovel
卑躬屈膝:draw back, fearful submission
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grueling
费时间花心思的:requiring
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guile
狡猾,狡诈:misleading
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guilt
自责,悔恨:wrongdoing
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gull 
欺骗:untrue
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gullible
易受骗的,易被利用的:cheated
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gush
(使)大量涌出:great volume;(使)情感强烈外溢:exaggerated display
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gust
情感爆发:sudden intense expression
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guzzle
狂饮:drink greedily
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hack
雇佣文人:writer commercial;乱砍;开辟:irregular blows;成功完成:skillfully or efficiently;忍受:put up with
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hackneyed
陈腐的,缺乏创新的:lacking freshness originality
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halcyon
宁静的,平静的:free from;繁荣的,丰富的:affluent
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hale
强壮的,健壮的:free from infirmity or illness;拖,拉:cause to follow
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half-baked
不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
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hallmark
典型的特征:conspicuous feature
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hallow
尊敬,把…视为神圣:respect
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hallucination
错觉:false idea
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ham-handed
笨手笨脚的:lacking dexterity
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hammer
屡次重申:repeated
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hamper
阻碍:restrict the movement, impede
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hamstring
使无效,使无力:ineffective
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hangdog
伤心的,沮丧的:sad, dejected
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hanker
向往,渴望:desire, yearn
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haphazard
无秩序的,无目标的:lack of plan, order or direction
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harangue
(发表)长篇大论:long pompous
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harass
烦扰:irritate persistently;耗尽…的体力:use up
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harbinger
预言者:presages
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harbor
提供住处,隐匿:provide habitat;心怀,牢记:keep in one’s mind
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hard-bitten
顽强的,经受得住困境、压力的:able to withstand
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hardy
顽强的:able to withstand;愿意冒风险的:willing to take risks
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harmonious
和谐一致的:agreeably related
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harness
利用:utilize
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harrow
折磨,使苦恼:distress torment
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harry
不断烦扰,骚扰:distress, harass
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harsh
粗糙的,不具有美感的:coarse rough disagreeable sense;严厉的:exacting
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hasten
促进:speed-up, accelerate
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hasty
轻率的:superficial excessive or careless speed
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haunt
常去拜访:frequent;不断地想起,萦绕心头:obsess
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hauteur
傲慢,自大:arrogance
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haven
安全的地方:place of safety
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havoc
大混乱:out of order;大范围破坏:nonexistent unsound or useless
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headlong
鲁莽的:without deliberation
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hearken
倾听,关注:attention
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hearten
给予鼓励,鼓舞:give strength courage, encourage
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heartrending
令人心碎的:sorrow distress
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hedonism
享乐主义:doctrine pleasure
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hegemony
霸权,统治权:preponderant authority
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heinous
可憎的,十恶不赦的:hatefully
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hew
遵守:confirm, hold to something firmly;支持:steadfast support
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herald
告知,宣布:make known;预示,预兆:indication of beforehand
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heresy
异教,和普遍观点相悖的说话:controversial or unorthodox opinion
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heretical
异教的,异端邪说的:departure standards
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hermetic
深奥的:abstruseness
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hesitance
犹豫,不情愿:hesitant, reluctant
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heterodox
非正统的,异端的:unorthodox opinions
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hidebound
死板的,极度保守的:tending to favor
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hideous
非常丑陋的:ugly
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hie
匆匆忙忙:hasten
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hike
(使)上涨:rise up to a higher place or position
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hilarious
非常好笑的:extremely funny
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histrionic
戏剧的,演员的:relating to actors
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hive
忙碌之地:activity;储备,积累:store up
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hoard
贮藏,秘藏:keep hidden
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hoary
极老的:extremely old
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hoax
欺骗:cause to believe untrue
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hodgepodge
大杂烩:mixture dissimilar
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homage
尊敬,敬意:respect
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homely
其貌不扬的,朴素简单的:not attractive
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homily
冗长乏味的道德演讲或训诫:admonition
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homogenize
使统一化:make agree single established standard
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hone
磨快:sharpen
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hoodwink
欺骗:deceptive
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hortative
鼓励的:exhortation
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hovel
茅屋:small wretched dirty
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hubris
狂妄自大:exaggerated pride, self-confidence
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humble
谦逊的:meekness, modesty;顺从的,谦卑的:humility or unseemly submissiveness
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humility
谦卑,谦逊:absence of any feeling s better
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humor
幽默,令人发笑的事物:comical or amusing;迎合,迁就:comply with
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hurricane
飓风:a violent rotating storm;飓风般的事物,引起动荡的事物:resembling a hurricane
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husband
节俭,勤俭持家:use economically
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husk
(果类或谷物的)外壳:outer covering;剥去:remove
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husky
(尤指声音)沙哑的,粗糙的:rough;高大威猛的:muscular
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hybrid
杂交品种,混合品种:mixed origin;杂交的:parents of different races
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hymn
赞歌,赞美诗:song of praise;赞美:proclaim the glory
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hyperbole
夸张:exaggeration used for emphasis
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hypnotic
催眠的:cause sleep
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hypocritical
虚伪的:not being what one appears to be
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iconoclast
特立独行的人:not conform accepted standards
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idolatrize
(通常盲目)崇拜:admires intensely
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idyll
无忧无虑的生活:carefree episode
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ignite
点燃:set fire to;激起,唤起(感情):arouse the passions
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ignominy
耻辱:lost the esteem
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illiteracy
文盲:unable to read and write
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illuminati
智者:enlightened;精英:best of a class
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illuminate
照明:make shining;阐明:make plain;启迪,启发:spiritual understanding
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illusory
幻觉的,虚幻的:illusion
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imbibe
喝水,摄取水分:take in liquid
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imbroglio
困境,复杂的局面:complicated situation;纷争:angry expression of differing opinions
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imitation
仿制品:like something else
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immaculate
干净的,纯净的:free from dirt;完美的,没有任何错误的:without fault
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immanent
内在的:innermost
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immaterial
非实体的:not composed of matter;无关的,不重要的:no relevance
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immature
未完全发展的,未发育成熟的:lacking complete growth;(思维、举止)不够成熟的:lacking maturity
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immemorial
古老的:from the distant past
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immune
不易被感染的,有免疫力的:having resistance to infection;不受影响的:not affected by influence;不受约束的,免除的:not subject to an obligation
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immure
监禁,禁闭;使闭门不出:confine
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immutable
不可变的:not capable of changing
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impassive
冷漠的,无感情的:no sign of feeling
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impeccable
无罪的:free from sin;无暇的,无可挑剔的:free from fault
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impecunious
贫穷的:no money
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impede
妨碍,阻碍:slow the progress of
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impending
即将发生的:soon to take place
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impenetrable
不可渗透的,不可穿透的:impossible to get through;难以理解的:incapable of being comprehended
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impenitent
不悔悟的:not regretful
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imperative
命令:must be obeyed;命令的,强制性的:forcing one’s compliance;迫切的:needing immediate attention;必要的:impossible to do without
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imperial
帝国的,帝王的:empire;巨大的,令人惊叹的:impressive in size
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imperious
爱发号施令的:ordering people;傲慢的,专横呃:arrogantly domineering;迫切的:compelling
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impertinent
无关紧要的:not having relevance;粗鲁无礼的,大胆的:insolent rudeness;不守礼节的,不为他人着想的:lack of manners
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imperturbable
沉着冷静的,淡定的:extreme calm
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impervious
不可渗透的,不可穿透的:not allowing entrance;不能被破坏的:not capable of being damaged;不为所动的:not capable of being affected
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impetuous
冲动的,性急的,轻率的:impulsive vehemence;剧烈的,猛烈的:violence of movement
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impious
不敬神的:lacking reverence
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implacable
固执的:sticking to an opinion;无法平息的:not capable of being appeased
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implement
工具:device;执行,实施:carry out
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implode
(使)剧烈收缩,(使)坍塌,(使)内爆:collapse inward
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imposing
恳求,迫切请求:urgent manner
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importune
宏伟壮丽的:impressive
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impostor
冒充者:assumes false identity
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impotent
无生育能力的:unable to produce fruit;无力的,无能的:lacking in power
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imprecise
不精确的:not precise
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impromptu
即席的表演:done extemporaneously;即席的,即兴的:without previous preparation
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improvise
即兴而作:perform with little or no preparation
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imprudent
不明智的:lacking good judgment
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impudent
放肆大胆的,无礼的:boldness or disregard