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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.
impassive
/ɪm'pæsɪv/ a.
(冷漠的) without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
Refusing to let the enemy see how deeply shaken he was by his capture, the prisoner kept his face impassive.
Show examples and contexts (冷漠的) without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
Refusing to let the enemy see how deeply shaken he was by his capture, the prisoner kept his face impassive.
mendacious
/mɛn'deɪʃəs/ a. Syn. lying
(撒谎成性的,撒谎的,假的) lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
Distrusting Huck from the start, Miss Watson assumed he was mendacious and refused to believe a word he said.
Show examples and contexts (撒谎成性的,撒谎的,假的) lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
Distrusting Huck from the start, Miss Watson assumed he was mendacious and refused to believe a word he said.
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distort 
 | [扭曲,歪曲] twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent |
| [分歧的] differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
| [家] place of residence of a person or a family |
| [驯服的,听话的,善良的] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled |
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| a. [园艺的] pertaining to cultivation of gardens or orchards |
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