3500 ACT Vocabulary

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balanced  Speak Example sentences
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(均衡的,平稳的) hold or carry in equilibrium
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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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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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(欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住) mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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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(迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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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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(均衡的,平稳的) hold or carry in equilibrium
barge  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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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
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(恩惠,福利) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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(帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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(小平房) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
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(金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars
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(祝福,幸福的) completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
bask  Speak Example sentences
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(享受(温暖),愉快,舒适) luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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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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(毯子,厚的遮盖物) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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(困扰) attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
beleaguer  Speak Example sentences
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(肿块,突起) impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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(攻击,使烦恼) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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(冲击) main impact or shock; main burden
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
belie  Speak Example sentences
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
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(预算) estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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(小平房) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
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(使静止不动,使停泊) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
benign  Speak Example sentences
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(恩惠,福利) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
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(良性的,好的,和蔼可亲的) kindly; favorable; not malignant
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(给予) give as gift; present
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(帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
bicker  Speak Example sentences
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(海盗) pirate; robber upon the sea
blast  Speak Example sentences
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(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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(爆破) explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce