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schwag

/ʃwæɡ/

Meanings
noun

瞎猜，胡猜。

Initialism of scientific/speculative/sophisticated/stupid wild-ass guess.

Examples :

"Faced with a blank exam paper, Maria just wrote down a few schwags and hoped for partial credit. "
面对着一片空白的考卷，玛丽亚只是瞎猜了几题，希望能得点儿分。
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noun

行囊，家当。

The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.

Examples :

"The old prospector trudged down the dusty road, his entire schwag slung over his shoulder – a tattered blanket holding everything he owned. "
那位老探矿者在尘土飞扬的路上艰难跋涉，他所有的家当都用破旧的毯子裹着，打成一个包裹，搭在肩上——那里面装着他全部的财产。
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Related Words

Illustration sophisticated

sophisticated verb

/səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd/

使变得世故，使失去纯真。

"The marketing campaign sophisticated the image of the product, making it seem more exclusive than it really was. "

这次营销活动让这款产品的形象变得世故起来，使其看起来比实际更加高端。

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speculative adjective

/ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/

推测性的，猜测性的，臆测的

"The article's claims about the new CEO's salary were speculative, based more on rumors than actual figures. "

关于新任首席执行官薪水的文章报道纯属推测性，更多是基于谣言而非实际数据。

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conventions noun

/kənˈvɛn.ʃənz/

大会，会议。

"The convention was held in Geneva."

大会在日内瓦举行。

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disappointed verb

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

失望，沮丧。

"His lack of respect disappointed her."

他缺乏尊重让她感到很失望。

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possessions noun

/pəˈzɛʃənz/

占有，拥有物。

"After the flood, people searched the muddy fields for their lost possessions, hoping to salvage anything that wasn't completely ruined, even though they didn't own the land where the items were found. "

洪水过后，人们在泥泞的田地里寻找他们丢失的东西，希望能抢救出任何没有完全损毁的物品，即使他们并不拥有发现这些物品的土地的所有权，但这些东西毕竟是他们占有、使用的东西。

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seamstress noun

/ˈsiːm(p).stɹɪs/

女裁缝，裁缝，缝纫女工。

"The seamstress carefully stitched the new school uniform for my daughter. "

那位女裁缝仔细地为我女儿缝制了新的校服。

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electronics noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/ /ˌɛlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/

电子学，电子技术

"Electronics is a popular subject."

电子学是一门很受欢迎的学科。

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comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

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commercial noun

/kəˈmɜːʃəl/ /kəˈmɝʃəl/

广告，商业广告。

"The school played a commercial for their new after-school program on the radio. "

学校在广播里播放了一个广告，宣传他们新的课后活动项目。(Xuéxiào zài guǎngbō lǐ bōfàng le yī gè guǎnggào, xuānchuán tāmen xīn de kèhòu huódòng xiàngmù.)

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scientific adjective

/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

科学的，学术的

"The scientific method is important in my school science class. "

在我的学校科学课上，科学的方法非常重要。

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fashionable noun

/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/

时髦人士，潮人

"The group of fashionables at the party were easily identified by their extravagant clothes and affected manners. "

在派对上，那些时髦人士很容易被认出来，因为他们穿着奢华，举止做作。

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initialism noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

首字母缩略词，简称。

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

英国广播公司（British Broadcasting Corporation）的简称“BBC”就是一个首字母缩略词，它的发音是字母一个一个地读出来的。