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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
meticulous
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| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
mettle
3
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
mundane
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| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
nautical
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| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
oblivion
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
obtrude
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| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
ostracize
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
parody
10
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |