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ancestry
n.祖先；血統
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asymmetry
:the appearance that sth has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style
n.不對稱；不勻稱
So don't a lot of people have, uh, skeletal asymmetry?
很多人的骨骼都是不對稱的鸠信，對吧猛计？
This "information asymmetry" between buyers and sellers kills the market.
買賣雙方之間的這種“信息不對稱”殺死了市場屈暗。
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treadmill
: an exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which you can walk or jog without changing place
n.跑步機；走步機
I was working out on the treadmill.
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bibliography
: a list of books or articles that have been referred to in a particular book or article
n. 文獻目錄隆敢，參考書目
An academic paper must include the bibliography in its end.
學術論文最后必須注明參考書目。
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burrow
: a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit
n.(兔子等動物掘的)洞穴崔慧，地洞
This little fiddler is excavating mud to create a burrow.
這只招潮蟹正在挖掘泥土拂蝎，建一個洞穴。
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pass off
: cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity
v.冒充惶室，誤導使把...當作...,發(fā)生
She tried to pass off a man, but it didn't work.
她嘗試冒充男人温自，但是沒有效果。
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discrete
: independent of other things of the same type
adj.分開的皇钞；不連續(xù)的
The abacus is made up of discrete units.
算盤時由非開的單元組成的悼泌。
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patron
: a person who uses a particular shop/store, restaurant, etc.
n.老主顧；贊助人夹界；支持者
He is one of the restaurant's oldest patron; he has been eating there for years.
他時這家餐館最久的主顧之一馆里，他已經光顧這里很多年了。
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plague
: any infectious disease that kills a lot of people; a disease spread by rats that causes fever, swellings on the body and usually death
n.瘟疫可柿；災難鸠踪；麻煩
v.折磨；煩擾复斥；造成麻煩
The black plague took thousands of lives away in middle ages.
在中世紀营密，黑死病奪走了成千上萬條生命。
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compliance?
: the act or process of doing what you have been asked or ordered to do; the act or process of complying
n.遵守永票，依從
Compliance with the law is expected of all citizens.
全體公民都有義務遵守法律卵贱。
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ignorance
: a lack of knowledge or information about something
n.愚昧，無知侣集；不知键俱，不懂
I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history.
我對歷史一無所知，這讓我很難堪世分。
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appeal
: to make a serious and urgent request
vi.呼吁编振，請求；申訴；有吸引力
The animal rights group launched an appeal to stop commercial whaling.
動物權益保護組織呼吁停止商業(yè)捕鯨踪央。
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brutal
: violent and cruel
adj.殘忍的臀玄，粗魯的；嚴酷的畅蹂，難以忍受的
This terrorist attack was incredibly brutal.
這次恐怖襲擊真的太殘忍了健无！
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restrain
: to stop somebody/something from doing something, especially by using physical force; to stop yourself from feeling an emotion or doing something that you would like to do
vt.抑制（憤怒等），控制
I must restrain my anger because he is the boss.
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incur
: if you incur something unpleasant, you are in a situation in which you have to deal with it
v.遭受液斜；招致累贤；引起
The man incurs a large fine as punishment.
這個男人遭受到的懲罰是一大筆罰款。
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martyr
: a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
n.烈士
v.迫害少漆，折磨
The city built a statue in memory of the martyr.
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defraud
: to trick or cheat someone or something in order to get money; to use fraud in order to get money from a person, an organization etc.
v.欺詐臼膏，詐取，騙取
This crafty fox defrauds others by pretending to be a beautiful female.
這只狡猾的狐貍偽裝成美女來詐騙示损。
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tentative
: not behaving or done with confidence
adj.試探性的渗磅，不確定的；暫時的检访；猶豫不決的
When walking in darkness, every step you take is tentative.
在黑暗中行走時始鱼，你走的每一步都是試探性的。
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get the better of?
: win a victory over
v.打敗
The man on top got the better of the other man.
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definitive
adj.可靠的烛谊，明確的风响，權威的
The new law is definitive; we now know exactly what it means.
新的法律非常明確，我們現在清楚理解它的意思了丹禀。
