3500 ACT Vocabulary

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baleful  Speak Example sentences
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(恩惠,福利) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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(恶意的,有害的) portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
becloud  Speak Example sentences
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(使静止不动,使停泊) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
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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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(错误) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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(遮盖,不让看清楚) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
beeline  Speak Example sentences
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(直线) direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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(恩惠,福利) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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(温和的) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
bivouac  Speak Example sentences
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(竖立的) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(帐篷) temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
blanch  Speak Example sentences
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(温和的) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(易碎的) easily broken; having little elasticity
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(漂白) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
blench  Speak Example sentences
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(退缩,畏缩) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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(温和的) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
boon  Speak Example sentences
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(使静止不动,使停泊) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
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(订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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(恩惠,福利) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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(滑稽的) clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
boorish  Speak Example sentences
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(苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
bounce  Speak Example sentences
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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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(订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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(跳起,弹回) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
brawling  Speak Example sentences
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(固执) stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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(争吵,喧嚷) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water
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(反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(俗丽,俗气) ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery