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n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
(获得) act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something


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v. Syn. admire; value
(感激,增值,赏识) be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of


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(原子) a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element


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(美洲或欧洲的野牛) any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns


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v. Syn. cut; hew
(砍) hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax


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((尤指基督教的)牧师) clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service


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(修剪) cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:


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n. Syn. chief; leader
(司令官,指挥员) chief; leader


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a. Syn. definitive; decisive; final
(最后的,决定性的) definitive; decisive; final


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v. Syn. blame; denounce
(声讨,谴责) blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of


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