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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.
extant
/ɛk'stænt/ a.
(现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.
Show examples and contexts (现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.
laconic
/lə'kɒnɪk/ a. Syn. concise
(简洁的) brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words.
Show examples and contexts (简洁的) brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words
Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words.
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piety 
 | [虔诚] religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| [色素] a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
| [掠夺] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils |
| [精炼的,抓住灵魂的] precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
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| v. [仿效,抗衡] be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
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