cheekiness
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/ˈtʃiː.ki.nəs/us
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/ˈtʃiː.ki.nəs/ noun mainly UK behaviour that is slightly rude or or shows a lack of respect, but may be funny: There was no trace of his usual cheekiness. 他平时的放肆一点都没有显露出来。
gall
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/gɔːl/us
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/gɑːl/ noun rudeness and the quality of being unable to understand that your behaviour or what you say is not acceptable to other people: Considering that he never even bothers to visit my parents, I'm amazed that Tim has the gall to ask them for money! 蒂姆从不去看望我父母,可他竟然有脸去向他们要钱,真让我吃惊!
temerity
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/təˈmer.ə.ti/us
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/təˈmer.ə.t̬i/ noun formal disapproving a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people: She had the temerity to call me a liar. 她竟冒失地说我是骗子。
hotheadedness
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/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.nəs/us
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/ˌhɑːtˈhed.ɪd.nəs/ noun the quality of quickly reacting or doing things without thinking carefully first: She had been worried about his rumoured hotheadedness. 她一直担心他传闻中的头脑发热。
rashness
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/ˈræʃ.nəs/us
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/ˈræʃ.nəs/ noun the quality of being careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result: In a moment of rashness, I agreed to go skydiving for charity. 出于一时的鲁莽,我同意去为慈善募捐而跳伞。
recklessness
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/ˈrek.ləs.nəs/us
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/ˈrek.ləs.nəs/ noun dangerous behaviour that shows that you are not thinking about the risks and possible results of your actions: The accident was a result of recklessness. 事故是鲁莽造成的。
abruptness
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/əˈbrʌpt.nəs/us
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/əˈbrʌpt.nəs/ noun behaviour that seems rude and unfriendly, especially because of using very few words when talking: Her abruptness did not bother me. 我不介意她的鲁莽。
forwardness
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/ˈfɔː.wəd.nəs/us
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/ˈfɔːr.wɚd.nəs/ noun disapproving the quality of being confident and honest in a way that ignores the usual social rules and might seem rude
clumsiness
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/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/us
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/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ noun movement or behaviour that is not careful and controlled, and makes you likely to have accidents: To compound my clumsiness, I accidentally knocked over my bottle of water. 我不小心打翻了自己的水瓶,让我更显得笨手笨脚。
nastiness
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/ˈnɑː.sti.nəs/us
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/ˈnæs.ti.nəs/ noun the quality of being rude and offensive: For me it is the nastiness of the comment that is the problem. 对我来说,问题在于评论的口出不逊。