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n. 好打扮的人 man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable


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v. 询问收集情报,指导保密工作 to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence


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v. 推迟,延期 delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time


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n. 赤字,不足额 inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage


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n. 定义 clarity of outline; concise explanation


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v. 深思熟虑的,商讨 consider; think about carefully; weigh


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v. 蔑视,轻视,鄙视 dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn


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v. 使恶化,质量下降 become worse; decline


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v. 深恶,憎恶 dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


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n. 引爆,爆炸 explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction


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