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Wiretap
英国/watp/美国/wartp/
[试验方法1] n./vt。窃听，窃听： to tap a telephone or telegraph wire in order to get information
[示例]this line is not clean asciamight have wire tapped it。这条路线不安全。因为中情局可能已经在窃听了。
【近】eavesdrop, overhear, tap
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preposterous
英 /prɪˈpɒstərəs/ 美 /prɪˈpɑːstərəs/
【考法1】adj.荒谬的，不符合常理的: contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
【例】a preposterous conclusion of quantum mechanics量子力学里有悖于常理的结论
【近】absurd, asinine, fallacious, fatuous, lunatic, ludicrous, insane, irrational, unreasonable
【反】commonsensical 常识性的；reasonable, sensible 有道理的
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theatrical
英 /θiˈætrɪk(ə)l/ 美 /θiˈætrɪkl/
【考法1】adj.做作的，夸张的，矫揉造作的: marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior
【例】assumed a theatrical pose摆出夸张的姿势
【近】dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, stagy
【反】n.atural, understated, reserved, restraint 自然的
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estimable
英 /ˈestɪməb(ə)l/ 美 /ˈestɪməbl/
【考法1】adj.值得尊敬的: deserving of esteem; admirable
【例】an estimable adversary 一位值得尊敬的对手
【近】prestigious, reputable, applaudable, commendable, creditable, meritorious, praiseworthy
【反】contemptible, infamous, censurable, discreditable, illaudable, reprehensible 令人鄙视的
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secular
英 /ˈsekjələ(r)/ 美 /ˈsekjələr/
【考法1】adj.世俗的，尘世的: of or relating to the worldly or temporal
【例】That's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church. 这个问题和宗教无关，是一个世俗事务。
【近】carnal, earthborn, earthbound, fleshly, material, mundane, sublunary, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly
【反】heavenly, unearthly, unworldly 非尘世间的；spiritual 精神上的；religious 宗教的