3500 ACT Vocabulary

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painstaking  Speak Example sentences
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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(堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
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(吓呆,石化,化石) process of turning some plant material into stone
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(坚定不移) endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
peerless  Speak Example sentences
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(摹写,模仿) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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(不可比较的,不相衡的,无可匹敌的) having no equal; incomparable
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(可渗透的,可学习的) penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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(慈善家) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution
perpetuate  Speak Example sentences
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(重写手稿,（刮去原文后的）重刻的碑) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased
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(刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的) stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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(亵渎) violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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(保护免于灭绝) make something last; preserve from extinction
pile  Speak Example sentences
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(泵) draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
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(匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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(堆,大量,绒,丝) large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
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(摹写,模仿) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
plagiarism  Speak Example sentences
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(不可比较的,不相衡的,无可匹敌的) having no equal; incomparable
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(弄倒,降伏) put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat
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(剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
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(声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
postoperative  Speak Example sentences
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(弄倒,降伏) put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat
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(声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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(散文) essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
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(手术后的) happening or done after a surgical operation
precipitate  Speak Example sentences
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(摹写,模仿) imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
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(匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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(翼龙) extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
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(声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
precis  Speak Example sentences
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(潜在的) existing in possibility; expected to become or be
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(摘要,概要,大意) concise summing up of main points
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(证据) evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation
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(瘟疫,讨厌的人或物) epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
predictable  Speak Example sentences
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(可预见的) expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
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(叫花子,很可怜的人) very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
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(摘要,概要,大意) concise summing up of main points
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(坚定不移) endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
prestige  Speak Example sentences
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(声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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(绘画,油画) drawing; picture or design in paint; action of applying paint to a surface
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(悲观主义者) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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(禁止的,阻碍的,阻止的) tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding