3500 ACT Vocabulary

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baffle  Speak Example sentences
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(牛的,迟钝的,耐心的) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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(胡须,(麦)芒) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
banal  Speak Example sentences
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(平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(向致意,示意,吸引,引诱) signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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(好斗的,好斗嘴的) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
barricade  Speak Example sentences
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(良性的,好的,和蔼可亲的) kindly; favorable; not malignant
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(密友,伙伴) good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
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(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
bawdy  Speak Example sentences
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(猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
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(遗赠,遗留) leave to someone by a will; hand down
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(分界线,边界) dividing line; border; frontier
beard  Speak Example sentences
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(强壮的肌肉) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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(胡须,(麦)芒) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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(牛的,迟钝的,耐心的) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits
becloud  Speak Example sentences
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(丧亲) grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
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(驳船) flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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(遮盖,不让看清楚) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
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(烤,烧,炎热灼人,酷暑蒸人) cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
bereft  Speak Example sentences
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(失去的,缺少的) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
bestow  Speak Example sentences
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(给予) give as gift; present
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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(分界线,边界) dividing line; border; frontier
boisterous  Speak Example sentences
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(旗帜,标语,横幅) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(狂暴,喧嚣) rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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(给予) give as gift; present
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
bovine  Speak Example sentences
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(迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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(牛的,迟钝的,耐心的) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel