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liquor 烈性酒；酒精类饮料
hard liquor 烈性酒
What fools men were when they said liquor made people forget!
男人都说喝了烈性酒可以忘却烦恼，真是一派胡言！
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sporadically 零星地
Don't be silly. I'm sporadically rude. 别乱想了。我只是偶尔非常粗鲁而已。
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incendiary 能引起燃烧的，煽动性的
an incendiary device/bomb/attack
喷火器；燃烧弹；火攻
You don't think it's too incredibly for the offices?
你不觉得摆在办公区里有点太撩人了吗？
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encase 包住，围住
His broken legs was encased in plaster.
他骨折的腿上打着石膏。
His tail was encased in a blue silk covering, which was to protect it from the rain.
他的尾巴躲在蓝绸子做的遮盖物下，保护它免受淋雨。
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militant 好战的，好暴力的；激进分子，斗士
using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change
The two militant puppies love to fight.
这两只好斗的小狗喜欢打架。
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make for sb.(sth.)
phr. 有助于
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Fresh vegetable makes for your health.
新鲜蔬菜有助于你的健康。
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appraisal 评估；估价；评价
a judgement of the value, performance or nature of somebody/something
His appraisal of the house shows that it isn't very valuable.
他对这栋房子的评估表明，这房子不是很值钱。
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uprising
n.起义；adj.升起的；v.起义
a usually violet effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country
The two men led the uprising against the royal court.
这两个人领导了反抗朝廷的起义。
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call sb.(sth.) up
打电话
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
The businessman calls his boss up to ask about the meeting.
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paralyze
vt.使瘫痪；使麻痹；使不能活动
to make somebody unable to feel or move all or part of their body; to prevent something from functioning normally
The disease may paralyze his body, but not his thinking.
疾病可以让他的身体瘫痪，却不能麻痹他的思想。
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explicit
(of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand
adj. 充分表达清楚的，明确的
The map shows an explicit route to me.
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nuance
a very small difference in color, tone, meaning, etc.
n. 细微差别
There are some nuances in appearance of the twin sisters.
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wardrobe
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or (in British English) built into the wall
n.衣着；全部服装
All my clothes are in this wardrobe.
我所有的衣服都在这个衣橱里。
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heap
n.（一）堆；大量
v.堆积
a lot of something
A heap of files are waiting to be classified.
有一大堆文件要归类。
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know better (than)
be wise or experienced enough
v.很明白（而不至于）
I can't believe he smokes around his baby; he should know better!
我无法相信他竟然当着宝宝的面抽烟，他应该明白（香烟堆孩子的伤害）！
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revenge
something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because they have made you suffer
n.报复；报仇
v.为...报仇，报...之仇
I took revenge on my boss for making me work so hard!
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lull
vt.使镇静，使安静；哄，哄骗；使入睡
vi.平静，安静；平息；减弱；停止
n.暂停；间歇；暂时平静；催眠的东西
Lulled by the sound, I at last dropped asleep.
那声音仿佛像催眠曲，我终于倒头睡着了。
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opulent 豪华的，奢侈的，富有的
evening dresses in opulent fabrics
The more money changed hands, the more opulent the wedding.
转手的彩礼越多，婚礼越奢华。
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formidable 可怕的，难对付的
Yet, it's formidable peak remains unconquered.
然而，它令人畏惧的山顶，仍然无人征服过。
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crockery
n 陶器；瓦器
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