3500 ACT Vocabulary

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bacchanalian  Speak Example sentences
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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(钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(弹幕,火力网) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
barber  Speak Example sentences
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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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(交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(理发师) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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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(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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(咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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(交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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(牛的,迟钝的,耐心的) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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(猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
barterer  Speak Example sentences
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(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(两年一度) every two years; lasting or living for two years
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(分界线,边界) dividing line; border; frontier
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(交易商) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
bate  Speak Example sentences
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(限制,抑制) let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
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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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(狂暴,喧嚣) rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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(传话) discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
betroth  Speak Example sentences
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(订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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(不合习俗,放荡不羁) unconventional in an artistic way
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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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(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
bludgeon  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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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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(海盗) pirate; robber upon the sea
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(传话) discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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(钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(两年一度) every two years; lasting or living for two years
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
boisterous  Speak Example sentences
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(掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression
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(理发师) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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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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(狂暴,喧嚣) rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline