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curb 1. VERB 控制;抑制;限定;约束 If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. 例： Excuse me Sir, no photographing in the zoo, please curb your enthusiasm, just a little bit. 不好意思，先生，这里不准拍照，请克制一下，一下就好。 2.N-COUNT 路缘；道牙；马路牙子 The curb is the raised edge of a pavement or sidewalk which separates it from the road. The boy sat on the curb and watched the cars go by 那个男孩坐在马路边石上看过往的车辆。 |
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caterpillar 1. N-COUNT 毛虫 A caterpillar is a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth. 例： Yeah. I'm a caterpillar. 是的，偶是一条毛毛虫。 the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly 从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变 。 |
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depreciate 1. V-ERG (使)(货币等)贬值;（使）跌价 If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value. 例： Entire brands start to depreciate as soon as you wear them. 被您这一穿哪，再流行时尚都立马掉价了。 The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies 对外汇的需求致使本币的实际价值下跌。 |
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paramilitary 1. ADJ （组织）准军事性的，半军事的 A paramilitary organization is organized like an army and performs either civil or military functions in a country. 例：They are being given serious paramilitary traning. 偶对它们实行的是准军事化管理。 2. ADJ 非法军事组织的 A paramilitary organization is an illegal group that is organized like an army. ...a law which said that all paramilitary groups must be disarmed... 规定所有非法军事组织必须解除武装的法律. |
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radiation 1. N-UNCOUNT 辐射物；放射物 Radiation consists of very small particles of a radioactive substance. Large amounts of radiation can cause illness and death. 例：They just suffered from radiation poisoning. 他们都是辐射受害者。 2. N-UNCOUNT 辐射能;放射能;（尤指）热能 Radiation is energy, especially heat, that comes from a particular source. The satellite will study energy radiation from stars. 这颗人造卫星将用来研究恒星的能量辐射。 |
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onomatopoeia 1. N-UNCOUNT 拟声；象声 Onomatopoeia refers to the use of words which sound like the noise they refer to. 'Hiss', 'buzz', and 'rat-a-tat-tat' are examples of onomatopoeia. 例：The word "Blue" is an example of onomatoppoeia in this context. "Blue"在此处是拟声词。 Words like rustle and gargle are illustrations of onomatopoeia. 词像沙沙和漱口有插图的象声词。 Chinese and Japanese are representative languages with abundant use of onomatopoeia among them. 汉语和日语是其中较具代表性的有着丰富拟声词的语言。 |
