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abrasive 
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 | (摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| (脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| (官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system |
| (过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
absolution
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| (审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| (赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
abstain
3
| (解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| (止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| (控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| (远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
accolade
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| (贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
acquiesce
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| (控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| (默许) assent; agree without protesting |
| (无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
acrid
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| (控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| (尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| (过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| (远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
adversity
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| (贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| (谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| (支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
ambivalence
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| (反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| (矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| (炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| (核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
ameliorate
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| (脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| (贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition |
| (提高) make or become better; improve; grow better |
apathy
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| (漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference |
| (谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| (辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| ((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |