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bookish [ˈbʊkıʃ], booky [ˈbʊkı] ADJ

3. bookish:

bookish
书呆子气的 shūdāiziqìde
bookish
迂腐的 yūfǔde
▶ bookishly ADV
▶ bookishness N

nourish [ˈnʌrıʃ] VB trans

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foolish [ˈfuːlıʃ] ADJ

foolish
愚蠢的 yúchǔnde
foolish
可笑的 kěxiàode
▶ foolishly ADV
▶ foolishness N

I . boost [buːst] VB trans

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II . boost [buːst] N

booth [buːð, buːθ] N

booking [ˈbʊkıŋ] N

garish [ˈgeərıʃ] ADJ

garish
炫耀的 xuànyàode
garish
花哨的 huāshaode
▶ garishly ADV
▶ garishness N

parish [ˈpærıʃ] N

perish [ˈperıʃ] VB intr

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cherish [ˈtʃerıʃ] VB trans

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abolish [əˈbɒlıʃ] VB trans

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British [ˈbrıtıʃ] ADJ

boring [ˈbɔːrıŋ] ADJ

banish [ˈbænıʃ] VB trans

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2. banish:

banish
排除 páichú
banish
清除 qīngchú
▶ banishment N

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His character is meant to be boorish -- chomping and drooling and gurning -- but beneath the flinty exterior is also meant to lurk a diamond-hearted softie.
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He stands out terribly among the upper-class aristocrats wearing a cheap suit and telling boorish anecdotes.
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Now they are noisy, boorish and aggressive to strangers.
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They first encounter a boorish prince who scoffs at the suggestion, so they take his heart.
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In the movie, however, he is not very bright, and perhaps even more boorish than his previous portrayals.
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This was often not possible in other theatres, since "platt" was generally considered to be a sign of low social rank and rather boorish.
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The time limit ensures that a participant will not be stuck with a boorish match for very long, and prevents participants from monopolizing one another's time.
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The description of the officer in his room at the inn suggests that he is pointlessly destructive, uncultured, and boorish.
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Something that is "yabo" is usually unrefined, gigantic, coarse, childish, colorful, self-conscious, permanent, loud, superficial, vulgar, snobbish, boorish, etc.
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None of the girls in the school, nor the teachers for that matter, come across as anything but self-serving and boorish.
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