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n.
(数据库) collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval


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v. Syn. announce
(宣布,声明) state clearly; make known formally or officially


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v. Syn. adorn; embellish
(装饰,装潢,修饰) adorn; embellish


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v.
(遣散,使复员,从军队服务解职) retire from military service


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a. Syn. sad; gloomy
(沮丧的) sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected


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n. Syn. recession
(不景气,萧条期) recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits


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v. Syn. obtain; extract
(得到,获取,源于) obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of


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v.
(传下,遗传) move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood


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n. Syn. offspring
(子孙,后裔) offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race


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v. Syn. abhor; loathe
(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


Spelling Word: detest