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Abrupt1. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions abrupt prose同义词： disconnected 2. exceedingly sudden and unexpected came to an abrupt stop; an abrupt change in the weather3. extremely steep an abrupt canyon同义词： precipitous sharp 4. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner an abrupt replyAffluent1. an affluent person; a person who is financially well off the so-called emerging affluents2. a branch that flows into the main stream 同义词： feeder tributary confluent adj. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value an affluent banker同义词： flush loaded moneyed wealthy attain tein v. 1. to gain with effort 同义词： achieve accomplish reach 2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level 同义词： reach hit 3. find unexpectedly 同义词： fall upon strike come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon discover 4. reach a destination, either real or abstract 同义词： reach make hit arrive at gainbless bles v. 1. give a benediction to The dying man blessed his son2. confer prosperity or happiness on 3. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate 同义词： sign 4. render holy by means of religious rites 同义词： consecrate hallow sanctify bracket brkit n. 1. a category falling within certain defined limits 2. either of two punctuation marks () used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material 同义词： angle bracket 3. either of two punctuation marks ( or ) used to enclose textual material 同义词： square bracket 4. an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) v. 1. support with brackets bracket bookshelves2. place into brackets Please bracket this remark同义词： bracket out 3. classify or group cherish teri v. be fond of; be attached to 同义词： care for hold dear treasure commercial km:l n. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television 同义词： commercial message adj. 1. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises commercial trucker; commercial TV; commercial diamonds2. of or relating to commercialism a commercial attache; commercial paper; commercial law3. of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior commercial grade of beef; commercial oxalic acidconfront knfrnt v. 1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition You must confront your opponent; The two enemies finally confronted each other同义词： face 2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on You must confront your problems同义词： face up face 3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize We confronted him with the evidence同义词： face present 4. be face to face with The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costumeconfusion knfju:n n. 1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably the army retreated in confusion2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior a confusion of impressions同义词： mental confusion confusedness muddiness disarray 3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused 同义词： discombobulation 4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw同义词： mix-up consequence knsi,kwns n. 1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon his decision had depressing consequences for business同义词： effect outcome result event issue upshot 2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual that result is of no consequence同义词： aftermath 3. having important effects or influence decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself同义词： import moment curiosity ,kjurisiti n. 1. a state in which you want to learn more about something 同义词： wonder 2. something unusual - perhaps worthy of collecting 同义词： curio oddity oddment peculiarity rarity dated deitid adj. 1. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past 2. bearing a date dated and stamped documentsdeny dinai v. 1. declare untrue; contradict 2. refuse to accept or believe 3. refuse to grant, as of a petition or request 4. refuse to let have 同义词： refuse 5. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure 同义词： abnegate 6. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit 同义词： traverse 7. refuse to recognize or acknowledgedonation dunein n. 1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause 同义词： contribution 2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity 同义词： contribution emotional imunl adj. 1. determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason it was an emotional judgment2. of more than usual emotion his behavior was highly emotional3. of or pertaining to emotion emotional health; an emotional crisis4. extravagantly demonstrative 同义词： effusive gushing(a) gushy 5. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion he would become emotional over nothing at all同义词： aroused excited worked up fabricate fbrikeit v. 1. put together out of components or parts the company fabricates plastic chairs同义词： manufacture construct 2. make up something artificial or untrue 同义词： manufacture cook up make up invent focus fuks n. 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology同义词： focusing focussing focal point direction centering 2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system in focus; out of focus3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism the focus of infection同义词： focal point nidus 5. special emphasis attached to something 同义词： stress 6. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges 同义词： focal point 7. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section v. 1. direct ones attention on something Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies同义词： concentrate center centre pore rivet 2. cause to converge on or toward a central point 3. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions 同义词： concenter concentre focalize focalise 4. become focussed or come into focus The light focused同义词： focalize focalise 5. put (an image) into focus Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie同义词： focalize focalise sharpen genuine denjuin adj. 1. not fake or counterfeit a genuine Picasso; genuine leather同义词： echt 2. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed genuine emotion同义词： true(a) unfeigned 3. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something a genuine dilemma同义词： actual literal real individual ,individjul, -dl n. 1. a human being 同义词： person someone somebody mortal soul 2. a single organism adj. 1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person individual drops of rain; please mark the individual pages; they went their individual ways同义词： single 2. separate and distinct from others of the same kind mark the individual pages同义词： case-by-case item-by-item 3. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing an individual serving同义词： separate single(a) 4. concerning one person exclusively we all have individual cars同义词： private item aitm n. 1. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list he noticed an item in the New York Times; she had several items on her shopping list同义词： point 2. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection they reduced the price on many items3. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole 同义词： detail particular 4. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole 同义词： detail point 5. an individual instance of a type of symbol 同义词： token adv. (used when listing or enumerating items) also a length of chain, item a hooklinger li v. 1. remain present although waning or gradually dying Her perfume lingered on2. be about 同义词： loiter lounge footle lollygag loaf lallygag hang around mess about tarry lurk mill about mill around 3. leave slowly and hesitantly 同义词： tarry 4. take ones time; proceed slowly 同义词： dawdle 5. move to and fro The shy student lingered in the corner同义词： hover minimal miniml adj. the least possible needed to enforce minimal standards; her grades were minimal; a minimal charge for the service同义词： minimum primarily praimrli, praime- adv. 1. for the most part 同义词： chiefly principally mainly in the main 2. of primary import this is primarily a question of economics同义词： in the first place pursuit psju:t n. 1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit同义词： chase pursual following 2. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria the pursuit of love同义词： pursuance quest 3. an auxiliary activity 同义词： avocation by-line hobby sideline spare-time activity 4. a diversion that occupies ones time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits同义词： pastime interest seemingly si:mili adv. from appearances alone the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned同义词： apparently ostensibly on the face of it sentiment sentimnt n. 1. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion 2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty 同义词： opinion persuasion view thought stammer stm n. a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds 同义词： stutter v. speak haltingly 同义词： bumble stutter faltertangible tndbl adj. 1. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch skin with a tangible roughness同义词： touchable 2. capable of being treated as fact tangible evidence同义词： real 3. 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