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a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influcence.大亨（对自命不凡者的称呼）；自命不凡的人；架子十足的官吏

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a person who talks too much, and does not say anything important or interesting. 唠唠叨叨讨人嫌的人；罗里罗嗦讨厌的人；碎嘴子

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rotgut =poor-quality and potentially harmful alcoholic drink. 劣等酒

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haymaker = a foeceful blow 挥拳猛击；使人倒地的重击
uppercut = a way of hitting sb on teh chin, in which you bend your arm and move your hand upwards. 上钩拳

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palpate = to examine part of the body by touching it. 触诊；扪诊；触摸检查

A doctor using his hands to palpate a newborn's abdomen.

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catheter = a thin tube that is put into the body in order to remove liquid such as urine. 导管（如导尿管）

catheterize = insert a catheter into (a  body cavity)；将导管插入

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spinal tap = lumbar puncture 腰椎穿刺

A spinal tap is a procedure where a special needle is inserted through the vertebrae in the lower back and into the space that surrounds the spinal cord. The space surrounding the brain and spinal cord is filled with cerebral spinal fluid or CSF. The cerebral spinal fluid works like a shock absorber and filter.

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tamp = 名词：夯具；捣棒；夯，捣
tamp = 动词：if you tamp something down, you press it down by tapping it several times so that it becomes more solid and compact. 夯实；捣固

One man shovelled tarmac into the hole, the other tamped it down.

tamping the cigarette on coffee table.

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marginalia = 1. notes written in teh margins of a book, etc. （书等的）旁注，边注； 2. facts of details that are not very important. 无足轻重的事情；细枝末节

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slalom = a race for people on skis or in canoes along a winding course marked by poles. （滑雪）回转赛；（独木舟）障碍赛

dogleg = a sharp bend, espcially in a road or on a golf course. （道路的）急转弯；（高尔夫球场的）弯曲球道

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filibuster = a long speech made in parliament in order to delay a vote. （议会中为了拖延表决的）冗长演说

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Cupola = （屋顶上通风等用的）顶塔

另一个意思：穹顶，圆屋顶

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太好了,感谢分享.

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a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers. （对人体、人手、圣器等的）洗礼

Any who came to pray could perform the proper ablutions.

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Obsequies = funeral ceremonies 葬礼