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approbation 
/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
(同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
Show examples and contexts (同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
conflagration
/kɒnflə'greɪʃ(ə)n/ a.
(大火灾,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
After the conflagration had finally died down, the city center was nothing but a mass of blackened embers.
Show examples and contexts (大火灾,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
After the conflagration had finally died down, the city center was nothing but a mass of blackened embers.
demure
/dɪ'mjʊə(r)/ a. Syn. grave; serious
(端庄的,认真的,腼腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
She was demure and reserved, a nice modest girl whom any young man would be proud to take home to his mother.
Show examples and contexts (端庄的,认真的,腼腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
She was demure and reserved, a nice modest girl whom any young man would be proud to take home to his mother.
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fulsome 
 | [蹦蹦跳跳] dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully |
| [步态,步法,速度] manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving |
| [牛蝇,招人烦的人] any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person |
| [过分的] offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
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| n. [矛盾的观点或情绪] state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
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