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                | ◆  | aphorism |  | n. |  a true or wise saying or principle expressed in a few words 警句,格言,箴言 | 
               
                |  | assume |  | v. | to believe to be true without actually having proof that it is 假设,假定 take (power, responsibility or control of something) 承担
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                | ◆ | chirp |  | v. | (esp. of a bird) to make the short sharp sound (尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳地叫; 发出短而尖地声音 to speak in a light and cheerful way 边咂嘴边说话;嘁嘁喳喳地说
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                |   |  commit |   |  v. |  to do (something wrong or illegal) 犯(错误、罪行等) | 
               
                |  | confuse |  | v. | to cause to be mixed up in the mind 使混淆;使困惑 | 
               
                |  | coward |  | n. | a person who is afraid to face danger, pain, or hardship 懦夫 | 
               
                | ◆ |  enthrall |   |  v. |  to hold the complete attention and interest of someone as 
                    if by magic 迷住,吸引住 | 
               
                | ▲  |  fraud |   |  n. |  someone or something that is not what they claim or are 
                    claimed to be 欺骗 | 
               
                |  ◆  |  gaper |   |  n. |  目瞪口呆的人 | 
               
                | ◆ |  hard-bitten |   |  adj. |  toughened by experience and showing no sympathy for others 
                    经过锻炼的,铁石心肠的 | 
               
                |   |  haste |   |  n. |  quick movement or action 动作迅速 | 
               
                |    |  hint  |   |  n. |  a slight indication of a fact, wish, etc. 暗示 | 
               
                | ◆ | idiomatic |  | adj. | of or containing an idiom 成语的,习语的 | 
               
                | ▲ |  indulge |   |  v. |  to allow oneself or someone else to have or do what they want, esp. habitually 放任,纵容 | 
               
                | ◆  |  jot |   | v. |  to write short notes quickly 匆匆记下 | 
               
                |  ◆ |  linguistic  |   |  adj. |  of language, words, or linguistics 语言学的 | 
               
                |  | naturally |  | ad. | in a natural way 自然地 | 
               
                | ◆ |  Pakistani  |   |  n. |  巴基斯坦人 | 
              
                |  |  |  | adj. | 巴基斯坦的 | 
               
                |    |  peculiar  |   |  adj. |  odd, strange 奇怪的,古怪的belonging only to one specific person, group of people, place, 
                    etc. 特有的;独具的
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                | ◆ |  proverb  |   |  n. |  a short well-known, supposedly wise, saying usu. in simple language 谚语,格言 | 
               
                |   |  puzzle |   |  v. |  to make (someone) feel helpless and uncertain in the effort 
                    to explain or understand something 使…迷惑;使…为难 | 
               
                |  | qualify |  | v. | to (cause to) reach a necessary standard (使)合格,有资格 | 
               
                |   |  rack |   |  v. |  to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble 使…遭受痛苦或烦恼 | 
               
                |    |  rear |   |  adj. |  the back 后面的 | 
               
                |   |  resort |   |  v. |  (to) to go or turn (to) for use, help, support, etc. 向…求助 | 
               
                |    |  retreat |   |  v. |  to move back 规避,退缩 | 
               
                |   |  slip  |   |  n. |  a small or narrow piece of paper 小(纸)条 | 
               
                | ▲ | suspicious |  | adj. | (of, about) suspecting guilt or wrongdoing; not trusting 怀疑的,可疑的 | 
               
                |   |  throat |   |  n. |  咽喉 | 
               
                | ◆ |  tongue-tied |   |  adj. |  unable to speak freely, esp. because of awkwardness in the 
                    presence of others (由于紧张、为难等)说不出话来的 | 
               
                |   |  vague  |   |  adj. |  not clearly described or expressed 模糊的 | 
               
                | ◆ | whimper |  | v. |  to speak or say in a weak trembling voice as if about to 
                    cry 呜咽 |