3500 ACT Vocabulary

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balk  Speak Example sentences
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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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(猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
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(反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(弯脚的) have legs that curve outward at the knees
ballast  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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(宽度) measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
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(删除) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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(配重,沙袋) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
balloon  Speak Example sentences
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(热气球,轻气球,玩具气球) large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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(阻止,阻碍) hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
bandanna  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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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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(大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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(大头狼牙棒) short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
bandleader  Speak Example sentences
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(帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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(金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars
banner  Speak Example sentences
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(直线) direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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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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(气泡,水泡) foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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(驳船) flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
barge  Speak Example sentences
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(（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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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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(轰击（导弹）) attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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(大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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(给予) give as gift; present
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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(大头狼牙棒) short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
boisterous  Speak Example sentences
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(大头狼牙棒) short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
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(狂暴,喧嚣) rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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(大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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(驳船) flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft