3500 ACT Vocabulary

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barely  Speak Example sentences
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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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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
beget  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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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(得子,产生) produce; give rise to
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(争吵,喧嚷) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water
berate  Speak Example sentences
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(严厉指责,谴责) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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(有条纹或斑点的) of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns
bereft  Speak Example sentences
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(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(困惑的,发呆的) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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(删除) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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(失去的,缺少的) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
bowlegged  Speak Example sentences
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits
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(弯脚的) have legs that curve outward at the knees
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(搞砸) mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
brawl  Speak Example sentences
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(得子,产生) produce; give rise to
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(直线) direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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(配重,沙袋) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
brawn  Speak Example sentences
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(冲击) main impact or shock; main burden
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(强壮的肌肉) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
brindled  Speak Example sentences
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(困惑的,发呆的) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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(滑稽的) clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
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(有条纹或斑点的) of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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(大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光) loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
brisk  Speak Example sentences
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(活泼的,轻快的) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
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(预算) estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits
broil  Speak Example sentences
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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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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
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(弯脚的) have legs that curve outward at the knees
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(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends