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Be stripped of
To deprive someone or something of some
covering or ornament:
The tornado stripped the tree of its
leaves. The manuscript was stripped of its academic jargon.
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delusion
n.（名詞）
The act or process ofdeluding.
欺騙掩浙，騙局：欺騙人的行為或過(guò)程
He labored under the delusion that he could
never make a mistake.
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painstaking
adj.（形容詞）
Marked by or requiringgreat pains; very careful and diligent.See Synonyms atmeticulous
辛苦的：要求極大努力的或以極大努力為特征的；非常仔細(xì)和勤奮的參見(jiàn)meticulous
Children receive painstaking care from
their parents.
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Phi Beta Kappa
10% of U.S. colleges and universities have
Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select only 10% of their arts and
sciences graduates to join.
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Raskolnikov
Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov (Russian:Родиóн Ромáнович Раскóльников; IPA: [r??d???on r??man?v??t? r??skol?n??k?f]) isthe fictional protagonist of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Thename Raskolnikov derives from the Russian raskolnik meaning"schismatic" (traditionally referring to a member of the Old Believermovement). The name "Rodion" comes from Greek and indicates aninhabitant of Rhodes.
Raskolnikov is a young ex-law student
living in extreme poverty in Saint Petersburg. He lives in a tiny garret which
he rents, although due to a lack of funds has been avoiding payment for quite
some time. He sleeps on a couch using old clothes as a pillow, and due to lack
of money eats very rarely. He is handsome and intelligent, though generally
disliked by fellow students. He is devoted to his sister (Avdotya Romanovna
Raskolnikova) and his mother (Pulkheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikova).
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totem
n.（名詞）
An animal, a plant, ora natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as theemblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, orguardian.
圖騰：一種動(dòng)物吁津、植物或自然物體铜靶，在某一部落或傳統(tǒng)民族中作為一氏族或家庭的象征日熬，有時(shí)被尊為其創(chuàng)建者衍锚、祖先或守護(hù)者
He be so ugly, the last time i see him he
be the top of a totem pole in seattle .
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amulet
n.（名詞）
An object worn, especially around the neck,as a charm against evil or injury.
護(hù)身符：尤指套在脖子上的縫制物，作為咒符以避開(kāi)邪惡和傷害
I took it to sleepaway camp with me as an
amulet, to ward off night fears and homesickness, and I brought it to my
marriage as a memento.
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crucifix
n.（名詞）
An image or figure ofJesus on the cross.
十字架圖象：耶穌釘在十字架上的圖象
A crucifix is an image of Jesus on the
cross, as distinct from a bare cross.
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platitude
A trite or banal remarkor statement, especially one expressed as if it were original orsignificant.See Synonyms atcliché
陳腔濫調(diào)：陳腐的或平庸的評(píng)論或陳述都办，尤指某人表述它時(shí)好象它是新穎的或有意義的參見(jiàn)cliché
I am the champion of the platitude.
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shuffle
v.（動(dòng)詞）
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To slide (the feet)along the floor or ground while walking.
曳腳而行：走路時(shí)將（腳）沿著地板或地面滑動(dòng)
Day after day, with the stamp and shuffle
of sixty pair of bare feet behind me, each pair under a 60-1b. load.
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Rhett Butler
Rhett Butler is a fictional character and
one of the main protagonists of Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
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muff1
v.（動(dòng)詞）
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To perform or handleclumsily; bungle.See Synonyms atbotch
弄糟：笨拙地表演或操縱烙荷；搞壞參見(jiàn)botch
He made a muff of himself.
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sloth
n.（名詞）
Aversion to work orexertion; laziness; indolence.
懶散镜会，怠惰：對(duì)工作或努力的反感；懶惰终抽；不積極
His sloth keeps him from taking part in
sports.
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cowardice
n.（名詞）
Ignoble fear in theface of danger or pain.
膽怯：面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)和疼痛時(shí)的不恐懼
He never knows whatcowardice is.
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ambivalent
adj.（形容詞）
Exhibiting or feelingambivalence.
有矛盾情緒的戳表，搖擺不定的：表現(xiàn)出或感覺(jué)充滿矛盾的
Bungy and I had had an ambivalent
relationship over years.
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adultery
n.（名詞）【復(fù)數(shù)】a.dul.ter.ies
Voluntary sexualintercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawfulspouse.
通奸：已婚者與合法配偶以外的異性主動(dòng)發(fā)生的性交
He never once took the name of the lord his
God in vain, committed adultery or coveted his neighbor's ass.
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unduly
adv.（副詞）
Excessively;immoderately:
過(guò)度地；不適當(dāng)?shù)兀?/p>
A disunited nation has to incur unduly high
costs of government.
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weigh against
tocountagainstsomeoneorsomething;[forsomefact]toworkagainstsomeoneorsomething.
Ihopemymanyabsencesdonotweighagainstmeonthefinalgrade.Thiswillweighagainstyou.
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donnée
n.（名詞）
A set of literary orartistic principles or assumptions on which a creative work is based:
主題：小說(shuō)或戲劇的主題昼伴，創(chuàng)造性作品的基本設(shè)想：
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coax1
v.（動(dòng)詞）
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
1.
To persuade or try topersuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.
勸誘匾旭，哄騙：通過(guò)請(qǐng)求或奉承來(lái)說(shuō)服或企圖說(shuō)服；哄騙
I had to coax the information out of him.
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swoon
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To faint.
昏厥
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intrinsic
adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to theessential nature of a thing; inherent.
本質(zhì)的：屬于或關(guān)于事物的本質(zhì)特征的圃郊；固有的
An intrinsic problem of urban-growth
analysis is how to actually measure the economic growth of a city.
