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effrontery 
/ɛ'frʌntərɪ/ n.
(厚颜无耻) shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
She had the effrontery to insult the guest.
Show examples and contexts (厚颜无耻) shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
She had the effrontery to insult the guest.
inveterate
/ɪn'vɛtərət/ a. Syn. habitual
(根深蒂固的,积习已深的) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
An inveterate smoker, Bob cannot seem to break the habit, no matter how hard he tries.
Show examples and contexts (根深蒂固的,积习已深的) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
An inveterate smoker, Bob cannot seem to break the habit, no matter how hard he tries.
maudlin
/'mɔ:dlɪn/ a. Syn. sentimental
(多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
One moment he was in maudlin tears and the next he was cracking some miserable joke about the disaster.
Show examples and contexts (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
One moment he was in maudlin tears and the next he was cracking some miserable joke about the disaster.
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opulence 
 | [演讲者] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer |
| [奢华,巨富,富裕,富足] extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
| [指定,规定,任命,命令] decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| [华丽的,过分装饰的] excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
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| n. [小东西,小硬币] tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money |
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