3500 ACT Vocabulary

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raconteur  Speak Example sentences
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(善谈的人,满肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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(冥想,发呆,白日梦) daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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(满意,满足) fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
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(焦躁不安的,难以压抑的) impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
resplendent  Speak Example sentences
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(救援,援助) aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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(刺激物,兴奋剂) drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
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(辉煌的,光辉的) dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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(耻辱的标记,柱头,气门) symbol of disgrace; small mark, as scar or birthmark; mark made with red-hot iron
responsiveness  Speak Example sentences
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(易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的) easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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(响应的) quality of being responsive; reacting quickly
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(辉煌的,光辉的) dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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(阴郁的) gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic
retroactive  Speak Example sentences
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(追溯的（由制定之日前的某一天生效）) extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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(草图,素描) draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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(鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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(能忍受痛苦的,恬淡寡欲的) enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
sacrosanct  Speak Example sentences
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(善谈的人,满肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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(止血,血流变检测) stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound
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(复活) rise again; sweep or surge back again
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(非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
skeptic  Speak Example sentences
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(仔细检查) examine closely and critically
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(复活) rise again; sweep or surge back again
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(怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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(易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的) easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
sketch  Speak Example sentences
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(追溯的（由制定之日前的某一天生效）) extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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(善谈的人,满肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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(草图,素描) draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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(响应的) quality of being responsive; reacting quickly
slake  Speak Example sentences
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(阴郁的) gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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(结束,平息,消除,伺候舒服) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
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(怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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(地层,社会阶层) layer of earth's surface; layer of society
stoical  Speak Example sentences
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(能忍受痛苦的,恬淡寡欲的) enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
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(薪金,津贴) fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
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(仔细检查) examine closely and critically
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(救援,援助) aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
stymie  Speak Example sentences
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(复制) duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
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(救援,援助) aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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(四足动物) four-footed or quadruped animal, especially, four-footed mammal
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(从中作梗,障碍物) present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck