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ntry exploded into civil war. 2 from a different race or interesting because characteristic of an ethnic group which is very different from those that are mon in western culture: ethnic food ethnic costume diverse adj. varied or different: Students from countries as diverse as Colombia and Lithuania use Cambridge textbooks when they learn English. New York is a very culturally/ethnically diverse city. people from diverse cultures My interests are very diverse. native adj. 1 [before noun] relating to or describing someone39。 to put furniture in: They’ve furnished the room very simply. 2 to provide someone with sth.: Furnished with maps, a pass and sandwiches, they set off for a day’s hiking. awkward adj. difficult to use, do, or deal with: It’s an awkward corner to drive round, so take it slowly. Some of the questions were rather awkward. It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually. [+ to infinitive] My car’s quite awkward to drive. He’s an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with). pierce v. 1 [I + adverb or preposition。 usually + adverb or preposition] If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits sth. or someone: Water was splashing from a hole in the roof. Unfortunately some paint splashed onto the rug. She splashed her face with cold water. She poured a large gin and splashed soda into it from a siphon. 2 [I usually + adverb or preposition] to move in water so that drops of it go in all directions: The kids were splashing (about/around) in the shallow end of the swimming pool. farm an area of land, together with house and buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals as a business: a dairy/arable farm farm animals fresh farm produce farm workers 2 a place where a particular type of animal is raised in large numbers to be sold: