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• franchise

  • franchise [ˈfræntʃaiz]
    n.选举权；特许权
• popping

  • pop [pɔp]
    n. 取出,砰然声,流行乐曲
    a. 流行的,热门的,通俗的
    v. 取出,发出爆裂声,突然伸出
• workout

  • workout ['wə:kaut]
    n. 健身,练习,练习比赛,检定
• supervised

  • supervise [ˈsu:pəvaiz, ˈsju:-]
    v.监督，管理，指导
• seedy

  • seedy ['si:di]
    a. 褴褛的,破旧的,不体面的
• burger

  • burger ['bə:gə]
    n. 汉堡包
• recreation

  • recreation [ˌrekriˈeiʃən]
    n.娱乐活动，消遣
• after-hours

  • You use after-hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them.

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• Swahili

  • Swahili
    n. 斯瓦希利人; 斯瓦希利语
• salutation

  • salutation [sal·u·ta·tion || 'sæljə'teɪʃn /-jʊtrɪ-]
    n. 招呼, 致意; 问候; 行礼; 称呼语
• Inaugurated

  • inaugurate [i'nɔ:gjureit]
    v. 开创,举行...开幕典礼
• Hanukkah

  • Hanukkah
    n. 光明节
• unity

  • unity
    / ˈjuːnətɪ; ˋjunətɪ/ n
    (a) [U] state of being one or a unit; oneness 单一; 唯一; 统一; 一体: The figure on the left spoils the unity of the painting. 画中左边的人物破坏了全幅画的整体性. (b) [C] thing consisting of parts that form a whole 统一的事物; 统一体; 整体.
    [U](mathematics 数) the number 1 （数字）1.
    [U] harmonyor agreement (in aims, ideas, feelings, etc) （目标﹑ 思想﹑ 情感等的）和谐, 协调, 和睦, 团结, 一致:
• candelabrum

  • candelabrum
    n. 枝状大烛台
• pastor

  • pastor [pas·tor || 'pæstə(r) /'pɑːs-]
    n. 牧师
• observances

  • observance [ob'serv·ance || əb'sɜrvns /əb'sɜː-]
    n. 遵守, 惯例, 仪式
• culminate

  • culminate [cul·mi·nate || 'kʌlmɪneɪt]
    v. 到绝顶, 达到高潮, 达于极点; 使到绝顶, 使达到高潮
• quality time

  • quality time
    珍贵时光; 跟家人相聚的时间
• compendium

  • compendium [com'pen·di·um || -əm]
    n. 大要, 概略
• feast

  • feast [fɪːst]
    n. 宴会, 节会, 酒席
    v. 款待, 请客, 享乐; 参加宴会; 享受
• puppet

  • puppet [pup·pet || 'pʌpɪt]
    n. 傀儡, 木偶

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• Tongues

  • tongue [tʌŋ]
    n. 舌, 讲话的方式, 语言能力
• Tower of Babel

  • the Tower of Babel
    巴别城塔
• savvy

  • savvy [sav·vy || 'sævɪ]
    n. 理解能力, 悟性, 机智
    v. 懂; 知晓; 懂
    adj. 聪慧的
• Sparsely

  • sparse [spɑrs /spɑːs]
    adj. 稀疏的, 薄的, 稀稀落落的

  • sparsely ['spa:sli]
    ad. 稀少地
• Chamber

  • chamber [cham·ber || 'tʃeɪmbə]
    n. 室, 枪膛, 房间
    v. 放在枪膛内, 关在室内
• is host to

  • is host to
    主办，接待
• Per capita

  • per capita
    每人; 照人数分配的

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• cookie-cutter

  • used for describing people, things, or ideas that are exactly the same as others and not at all original. This word shows that you do not respect these people, things, or ideas:
    cookie-cutter houses/cars