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absurd : so unreasonable as to be laughable; silly; ridiculous2 Q: }' |, F- s9 `: B
TYPICAL USE: His belief that he was too clever to be caught in his wrongdoing was absurd.( L/ M9 N( W5 r. {
Antonym: reasonable
6 F8 N. m5 m) h/ V9 ~ thrive: grow or develop well; grow rich, prosper' b1 G8 c3 H$ n! j6 Y) L0 w
TYPICAL USE: Most flowers will not thrive without water and sunshine.9 r A- L. i! b2 L& E
Antonym: decline
+ X* E. s: _1 J" S7 k) a l G5 G/ h stale: not longer fresh: uninteresting
/ P3 j$ x. }& ^+ {+ L, F TYPICAL USE: There was only a piece of stale cake left in the refrigerator.: Q; i) _2 j0 {
Antonym: fresh
6 P2 l$ T, ~+ q* z- a incorrect:not correct; contains errors or mistakes( ^- P ?8 ~5 c( U7 H' @
TYPICAL USE: The newspaper gave an incorrect account of the traffic accident.
( j A' i0 Y5 |4 p/ L7 H% M' l; ? Antonym: accurate/ `2 C; D: n4 o u; c; X) z) |
wholesale:the sale of goods in a large quantity at a time
+ ?# S9 h" \% [6 q, d, {# n8 Q" Z TYPICAL USE: They buy at wholesale and sell at retail
3 ]' l& P3 ~9 E5 ?2 X Antonym: retail5 |5 D. G& q9 v1 f- `
massive:of great size; large and heavy.& [5 @7 o8 U" z! R# w
TYPICAL USE: The house was built on a massive rock.
, U7 n# s6 n; m Antonym: tiny
9 M! e T; R8 d- M% q8 b" f" g/ f The__1__ price of this coat is20, the retail price is 24.* S6 |- I' Z7 j( X: A0 I6 X
The idea of number 13 brings bad luck is __2__.: j9 g0 t# h0 p" f1 f, v
He made a __3__joke that I had heard more than 10 times before.
5 G% Y, W, t6 y2 M. R x- [ It is__4__ to say that the Korean language is related to Chinese.- t8 ^7 K* r7 H# c* v
Many insects, such as mosquitoes and flies,__5__ in a warm, damp climate.
2 B# t; Z& u$ k A9 K6 x8 R# G( Y The wedding got__6__ media coverage.
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1.wholesale n.批发
|( y3 @) {3 {& S0 W& u7 | 2.absurd adj.荒谬的
; q1 @5 ]7 ~- ~( ]2 i% _ 3.stale adj. 不新鲜的
- q3 G& ]9 s+ q* ~ 4.incorrect adj.不正确的: u! i$ l1 n+ H3 ^3 g: f6 {
5.thrive v.茂盛
6 U: p% F% _" k L* r 6.massive adj.巨大的 |
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