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obsequious 
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 | (谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| (困境,危险的境地,两难) tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome |
| (赞助人,资助人,(会员性的)顾客) benefactor; regular customer |
| (喧闹的,喧嚣的,任性的) noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
obsolete
2
| (干旱的,干渴的) dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly |
| (指挥台,检阅台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |
| (痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
officious
3
| (过剩,过多) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (多管闲事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| (有威胁的,恶兆的) threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
onus
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| (小气的,吝啬的,太节省的) excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
| (使暗淡,使模糊,隐藏) darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (明显的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
parasite
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| (寄生,寄生体) animal or plant living on another |
| (痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| (间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| (赞助人,资助人,(会员性的)顾客) benefactor; regular customer |
pariah
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| (身后的,遗腹的) after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| (多管闲事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| (贱民,被社会遗弃的人) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
pathos
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| (指挥台,检阅台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |
| (过剩,过多) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (明显的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
| (痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
patron
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| (嗅觉的) relating to, or contributing to sense of smell |
| (赞助人,资助人,(会员性的)顾客) benefactor; regular customer |
| (预感) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| (繁重的) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing |
patronize
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| (谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| (动物园) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| (资助,支持) act as a patron to; support or sponsor |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
plethora
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| (过剩,过多) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (小气的,吝啬的,太节省的) excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |