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a. 假正经的,假装神圣的 excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious


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n. 讽刺作家 a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm


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n. 风景,景色 landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country


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v. 镇压,粉碎 put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping


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a. 骇人听闻的 jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive


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n. 收缩 process or result of becoming less or smaller


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v. 使(某人情绪)平静,安慰 cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to


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a. 专业的,专门的 developed or designed for a special activity or function


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v. 榨,挤进,塞进 force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence


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v. 使稳定,使坚固 become stable or more stable


Spelling Word: stabilize