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deride 
/dɪ'raɪd/ v. Syn. ridicule
(打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
The critics deride his pretentious dialogue and refused to consider his play seriously.
Show examples and contexts (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
The critics deride his pretentious dialogue and refused to consider his play seriously.
egregious
/ɪ'gri:dʒəs/ a. Syn. notorious
(及其令人痛恨的,声名狼藉,令人吃惊的) notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
She was an egregious liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said.
Show examples and contexts (及其令人痛恨的,声名狼藉,令人吃惊的) notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
She was an egregious liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said.
ineffable
/ɪn'ɛfəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. unutterable
(不可言喻的,无法用语言表达的,不能说的,避讳的) unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
Such ineffable joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.
Show examples and contexts (不可言喻的,无法用语言表达的,不能说的,避讳的) unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
Such ineffable joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.
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paucity 
 | [教育学] teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching |
| [钱的,货币的] relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| [学究式人物] one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| [少量,缺乏] scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
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| n. [幽闭恐怖症] an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces |
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