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(控制,限制(自己)) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice


Spelling Word: abstain
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(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places


Spelling Word: acrophobia
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(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something


Spelling Word: advocate
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(平静下来,(使)冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve


Spelling Word: allay
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(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part


Spelling Word: alleviate
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(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty


Spelling Word: ambiguity
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(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations


Spelling Word: amity
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(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography


Spelling Word: anecdote
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(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated


Spelling Word: archaic
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(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system


Spelling Word: bureaucracy