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epithet

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ˈepɪθet
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n. 绰号;浑名 [ 复数 epithets ]

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The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet 'epic'.
这部影片篇幅长,戏剧性强,不过还不能誉为“史诗”。
They get caught in trees (hence the epithet "Witches' Knickers"), take hundreds of years to decompose and push up demand for oil, used to make plastics.
它们挂在枝头(由此而得“巫婆的灯笼裤”之名),需要数百年才能分解,它们助长石油需求,正是石油用于制造塑料。
For her part, though, Ono found the epithet less than distressing.
不过,对于她来说,小野发现这一绰号决不她痛心。

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Remove it from your household.Now by taking the biblical epithet "abomination"and attaching it to the ultimate image of innocence, a baby,
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