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braid 1. N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词 （用来装饰衣服、窗帘等的）布带，穗带Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains. 例：a plum-coloured uniform with lots of gold braid 饰有很多金色穗带的暗紫色制服 2. VERB 动词 把（头发）编成辫子；把（丝线）编成辫状If you braid hair or a group of threads, you twist three or more lengths of the hair or threads over and under each other to make one thick length. 例：He pictured her with long black braided hair. 他想象她梳着又黑又长的辫子。 |
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sniff 1. VERB 动词 （忍住不哭或表示不赞成时）抽鼻子When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval. 例：She wiped her face and sniffed loudly. 她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。 2. VERB 动词 闻；嗅If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing. 例：Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air. 他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。 3. VERB轻视；蔑视If you say that something is not to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someone sniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it. 例：Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent. 外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国军队的报道不屑一顾。 |
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elastic 1. N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词 松紧带；橡皮筋Elastic is a rubber material that stretches when you pull it and returns to its original size and shape when you let it go. Elastic is often used in clothes to make them fit tightly, for example round the waist. 例：Rigid casings will make the antenna more solid and rubber ones will allow it to stretch like an elastic band. 刚硬的外壳可以让它更加坚固，而橡胶外壳能让它像松紧带一样拉抻。 2. ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 有弹性的，有弹力的Something that is elastic is able to stretch easily and then return to its original size and shape. 例：He has a fairly elastic face, doesn't he? 它的脸可是弹性十足啊，有木有？ 3. ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 （想法、计划、政策等）有通融性的，灵活的，能变通的If ideas, plans, or policies are elastic, they are able to change to suit new circumstances or conditions as they occur. 例：Justice in south korea can be elastic. 韩国的司法体系伸缩性很强。 |
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gentleman 1. N-COUNT 可数名词 有身份的人；绅士A gentleman is a man who comes from a family of high social standing. 例：A real gentleman does all the heavy carring for his ladies. 真正的绅士，会随时随地帮女士肩挑背扛啥的。 2. N-COUNT 可数名词 有教养的人；彬彬有礼的人；君子If you say that a man is a gentleman, you mean he is polite and educated, and can be trusted. 例：He was always such a gentleman. 他总是那么彬彬有礼。 |
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gentleman 1. N-COUNT 可数名词 有身份的人；绅士A gentleman is a man who comes from a family of high social standing. 例：A real gentleman does all the heavy carring for his ladies. 真正的绅士，会随时随地帮女士肩挑背扛啥的。 2. N-COUNT 可数名词 有教养的人；彬彬有礼的人；君子If you say that a man is a gentleman, you mean he is polite and educated, and can be trusted. 例：He was always such a gentleman. 他总是那么彬彬有礼。 |
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celibate 1. ADJ 形容词（因宗教信仰）禁欲的，独身的Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs. 例：The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate. 教皇昨天直言全世界的神父都应该禁欲。 2. ADJ（特定时期）禁欲的，节制性欲的Someone who is celibate does not have sex during a particular period of their life. 例：You've been celibate for a few years now, haven't you. It looks like your boys really had time to develop on their own. 看来你已经单身贵族多年了吧？看看你的娃们都自己开始繁衍了。 |
