3500 ACT Vocabulary

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baleful  Speak Example sentences
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(恶意的,有害的) portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
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(强壮的肌肉) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
bandleader  Speak Example sentences
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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(传话) discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
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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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(基础,基石) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
barely  Speak Example sentences
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(挥舞) move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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(滑稽的模仿) give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
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(嘴贫,过度的说,谩骂) discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
beckon  Speak Example sentences
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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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(大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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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
belabor  Speak Example sentences
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(残忍的) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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(阻止,阻碍) hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
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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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(嘴贫,过度的说,谩骂) discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
bereft  Speak Example sentences
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(失去的,缺少的) deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
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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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(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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(基础,基石) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
besmirch  Speak Example sentences
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(基础,基石) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
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(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
betoken  Speak Example sentences
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(吹嘘的,自负的) exhibiting self-importance
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(刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的) having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
brawl  Speak Example sentences
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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(遗产,遗赠) inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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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
bristly  Speak Example sentences
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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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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的) having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable