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a person who is weak or not effective; sb who you think is weak or lacks courage. Pol. palant. 开始学习
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Are we a nation of wusses?
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we just rediscover the joys of living at 13C in an extra cardie
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working or operating in an organized, quick, and effective way: 开始学习
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No need if we learn to use energy efficiently
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to make (a bill, debt, etc.) increase is to ____ it ____. 开始学习
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To stay warm we have to run up an extortionate fuel bill
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(of prices) too high; extreme, extremely expensive: 开始学习
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The price of books nowadays is extortionate.(disapproving) we have to run up an extortionate fuel bill
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the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats: 开始学习
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He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion.
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an object that is strong, well-made and not easily broken is _____. 开始学习
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sturdy walking boots To stay warm we have to search out sturdy underpinnings and layer up like a trussed Victorian
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any supporting structure or system; Pol. podstawy, fundamenty 开始学习
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After a while, we found ourselves questioning the spiritual and philosophical underpinning of the American way of life.
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Pol. związać, obwiązać; wcisnąć (kogoś) (w ciasne ubranie). 开始学习
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The British layer up like a trussed Victorian in winter
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The British layer up like a trussed Victorian in winter
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wear several layers of clothing
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to suddenly announce a new charge, tax, etc. or say that sth is not allowed. To add to the price of sth. To cause (esp. something unpleasant) to happen. Example: The government has _____ -ped more tax on cigarettes; 开始学习
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the increase in energy prices will slap 25 per cent on the cost of heating this winter.
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to throw or expel with violence or force; 开始学习
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The question comes to mind when you cast your mind back to your childhood.
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When you _____, you try to remember sth. 开始学习
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The question comes to mind when you cast your mind back to your childhood.
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a short for a semi-detached house. 开始学习
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one coal fire provided a suburban semi with an adequate level of heating
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A _____ (house) is one of a pair of houses which are joined together. (UK and ANZ informal semi) 开始学习
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They live in a semi-detached house.
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to state or demand forcefully, esp. despite opposition; twierdzić, obstawać przy (czymś) 开始学习
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we wander round in T-shirts in December insisting that anything less than a constant 25C is freezing?
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having many different parts; 开始学习
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It's a multifaceted business, offering a range of services. The answer is multifaceted.
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happening in a smooth, gradual and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly 开始学习
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the steady improvement in the British standard of living
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an official order, esp. one which is given in a forceful and unfair way 开始学习
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Ministry of Housing edicts seemed quaint
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unusual, strange, old-fashioned. 开始学习
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Its root lies in consumerism, in the steady improvement in the British standard of living that would make the Ministry of Housing edicts of 1961 seem quaint had they not been designed to stop people dying from cold. Ministry of Housing edicts seemed quaint
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