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bathetic, adj 平庸陈腐的=hackneyed=stale 【记】以bath洗澡开头地就这么一个单词,洗澡就是很平庸的一件事。 【区】pathetic(adj 可怜悲惨的) 【反】offbeat(adj 不规则的)
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