3500 ACT Vocabulary

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baffle  Speak Example sentences
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(竖立的) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
balk  Speak Example sentences
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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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(大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光) loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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(反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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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(一群（小鸟）) large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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(争吵,喧嚷) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
bedraggle  Speak Example sentences
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(咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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(泥泞的,湿的) wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places
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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
befuddle  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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(理发师) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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(迷惑) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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(严厉指责,谴责) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
beguile  Speak Example sentences
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(欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住) mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(花,开花) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
benediction  Speak Example sentences
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(祝福) blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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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
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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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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(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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(严厉指责,谴责) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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(平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(使静止不动,使停泊) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
besmirch  Speak Example sentences
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(争吵) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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(泥泞的,湿的) wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places
bevy  Speak Example sentences
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(一群（小鸟）) large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(富足的,慷慨的) abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
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(泥泞的,湿的) wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places