gloomy: adj. ①黑暗的, 阴沉的 ②令人沮丧的 ③阴郁的【同】dim, clouded, unlit; downhearted, depressed; dreary, depressing, discouraging (来源：http://www.EnglishCN.com)

    hypocrisy: n. 伪善，口是心非 【同】affectation, bad faith, hollowness, display, lip service, sham, fraud, pretense of virtue or piety, false goodness, deception, dishonesty, lie

    integral:  adj. ①完整的 ②整体的, 构成整体所需要的【同】complete, indivisible, aggregate, undivided, unbroken, elemental, whole

    intermittent: adj. 间歇的, 断断续续的【同】periodic, shifting, coming and going, broken, epochal, discontinuous, every other, on and off, fitful, occasional, now and then, changing, periodic

    lame: [leim] vi.变跛, 瘸行adj. ①跛足的【同】crippled, defective, limping, deformed, disabled ②(辩解、论据等)无说服力的【同】inefficient, ineffective, faltering, faulty, inadequate, poor, unfinished, unsatisfactory, wanting

    mean: adj. ①低劣的, 卑鄙的【同】base, low, debased, vulgar②普通的, 简陋的【同】③吝啬的miserly, niggardly, greedy【同】④平均的【同】mediocre, middling, halfway, common, conventional v. ①意味, 想要 ②用意, 有意义【同】indicate, spell, denote, signify, betoken, import, add up, determine, symbolize, imply, involve, touch on, stand for, drive at, point to, connote, suggest, express, designate, tell the meaning of n.平均数, 中间, 中庸 【同】middle, median, midpoint, average, center

    obstinate: adj.倔强的, 顽固的【同】stubborn, firm, headstrong, dogged, opinionated, strong-minded, inflexible, unimpressible, determined, convinced, resolved, self-willed, unalterable, unconquerable, unyielding, unbending, immovable, decided, callous, hard, hardened, relentless, resistant, repulsive, willful, prejudiced, biased, unreasoning, resolute

    orthodox:  adj. ①正统的, 传统的, 保守的 ②习惯的【同】standard, customary, doctrinal, conservative, conventional

    pension:  n. 养老金, 退休金【同】annuity, premium, payment, grant, social security, gift, reward, allowance, subsidy

    submerge:  v. ①浸没, 淹没, 掩没 ②潜水【同】submerse, engulf, swamp, immerse; descend, immerse, subside, sink

    tentative: adj. ①试验性的, 试探的, 尝试的 ②暂定的【同】provisional, probationary trial, on trial, makeshift, experimental【反】conclusive, final, decisive　

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