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counterintuitive
[ˌkaʊnt(ə)rinˈtjuːitiv]
adj 反常的contrary to what common sense would suggest
【例句】That seems counterintuitive, which makes it a common mistake.
这是常见的错误,看起来是违反直觉的。
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grovel
[ˈɡrɒvl]
VERB 卑躬屈膝;奴颜婢膝
If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.
【例句】I don't grovel to anybody...
我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。
VERB (为找东西等)爬行,匍匐
If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.
【例句】We grovelled around the club on our knees.
我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。
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backfire
[ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)]
VERB 事与愿违;适得其反
If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
【例句】The President's tactics could backfire...
总统的策略可能会适得其反。
VERB (车辆或其发动机)逆火,回火
When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe.
【例句】The car backfired.
车回火了。
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scratchy
[ˈskrætʃi]
ADJ-GRADED (衣服、织物)粗糙扎人的,使人发痒的
Scratchy clothes or fabrics are rough and uncomfortable to wear next to your skin.
【例句】Wool is so scratchy that it irritates the skin.
毛料衣服太扎人,令皮肤很不舒服。
ADJ-GRADED 沙哑的;发出沙沙声的 Scratchy sounds are thin and harsh.
【例句】Listening to the scratchy recording, I recognized Walt Whitman immediately.
听到沙哑的录音,我立刻知道那是沃尔特·惠特曼。