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hoary
adj.（形容詞）hoar.i.er,hoar.i.est
1. Gray or white with or as if with age.
灰白的：因年老而頭發(fā)灰白的
This hoary myth is presumably acquired from
bad spy movies.
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morbidity
n.（名詞）【復(fù)數(shù)】mor.bid.i.ties
1. The quality of being morbid; morbidness.
病態(tài)：處于疾病的狀態(tài)；成病
Various types of micronutrient malnutrition
are important causes of disability in themselves and often underlie other types
of morbidity. Their prevalence is even more widespread than that of
protein-energy malnutrition.
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superfluous
adj.（形容詞）
Being beyond what is required orsufficient.
過多的：多于需要的或足夠的
He had already been told, so our comments
were superfluous.
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comatose
adj.（形容詞）
1. Of, relating to, or affected with coma;unconscious.
昏迷的：昏迷的，與之相關(guān)或受其形響的；失去知覺的
The doctors revived the comatose man.
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agitator
n.（名詞）
1. One who agitates, especially one whoengages in political agitation.
鼓動者；煽動者：鼓動、煽動的人，尤指涉及政治煽動的人
For satisfactory fluidization under these
conditions an agitator is used in the bed.
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apathetic
adj.（形容詞）
1. Feeling or showing a lack of interest orconcern; indifferent.
缺乏興趣的，漠然的：感到或表示出缺乏興趣或關(guān)心的；冷漠的
Depressed and apathetic, he resisted his
wife and Matt, who nagged at him to press with an appeal against suspension
from unemployment benefit.
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acumen
n.敏銳,聰明
He combines brains with charm and political
acumen.
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mockery
n.（名詞）
1. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule;derision.
嘲諷：責(zé)備地鄙視可笑之事；嘲笑
An honorable contest of arms becomes a
mockery.
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pretentious
adj.（形容詞）
Claiming or demanding aposition of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.
自命不凡的，狂妄的：要求或請求擁有重要的或有功績的職位或地位，尤指無根據(jù)的
He is a talented but pretentious writer.
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cursory
adj.（形容詞）
Performed with hasteand scant attention to detail:
粗略的：倉促進(jìn)行并對細(xì)節(jié)缺乏注意的：
Only cursory surveys have been made.
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lineage
n.（名詞）
Direct descent from aparticular ancestor; ancestry.
直系后代：某祖先的直系后代；后代
He did not suspect the pretty shepherd-boy
came of royal lineage.
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uncanny
adj.（形容詞）
Peculiarly unsettling,as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie.See Synonyms atweird
神秘的：似乎出于怪異的原因或性質(zhì)而異常令人不樂的；怪誕的參見weird
He has an uncanny resemblance to the famous
older horror writer.
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ring out
to accompany the departure of with bells
rang off, took my wedding ring out of my
pocket, and looked at it one last time.
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obituary
n.（名詞）
A published notice of adeath, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.
訃聞：死亡后發(fā)表的通告，有時附有死者簡要傳記
Write a short obituary for yourself.
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imminent
adj.（形容詞）
About to occur;impending:
緊急的：馬上要發(fā)生的；迫近的：
A catastrophe isimminent unless Pinkerton returns soon.
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Charles Rosen
This
article is about the pianist. For the artificial intelligence expert, seeCharles Rosen
(scientist). For the painter, seeCharles Rosen
(painter). For the author and former basketball coach, seeCharley Rosen.
Charles
Rosen, 1973 on concert tour of Southern Africa. Photo dedicated to organiserHans Adler.[1]
Charles
Welles Rosen(May 5, 1927?– December 9, 2012) was an American pianist and writer
on music.[2]He is remembered for his
career as a concert pianist, for his recordings, and for his many writings,
notably the bookThe Classical Style.
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autopsy
n.（名詞）
Examination of acadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death.Also callednecropsy,postmortem,postmortem examination
尸體解剖：對尸體的檢驗以決定或確認(rèn)死亡原因也作
A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant
lesion at autopsy.
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stake
n.（名詞）
A piece of wood ormetal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole,or tent peg.
樁：被釘入地下的標(biāo)記，樁或帳篷樁的一根尖木頭或金屬棒
A generous fellow plays for the play, a
sordid one for the stake.
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troll1
v.（動詞）
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To fish for by trailinga baited line from behind a slowly moving boat.
用曳繩釣（魚）：在一條緩慢移動的船后面拖曳一根放了誘餌的線來釣（魚）
Not many first-year students could take on
a troll...
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abstruse
adj.（形容詞）
Difficult tounderstand; recondite.See Synonyms atambiguous
難以理解的；深奧的參見ambiguous
The involved and abstruse passage makes
several interpretations possible.
