3500 ACT Vocabulary

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badinage  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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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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(困惑的,发呆的) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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(争吵,喧嚷) noisy; act of quarreling or fighting; making the noise of rushing water
baffle  Speak Example sentences
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(基础,基石) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
bemused  Speak Example sentences
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(困惑的,发呆的) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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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(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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(钻孔,令人厌烦) drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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(分裂,分离) divorce; separation; loss of control or composure
bewilder  Speak Example sentences
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(可笑的,嘲弄的) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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(使迷惑,使昏乱) lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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(错误) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
billowing  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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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(秃头的,光秃的) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(开玩笑,揶揄,取消) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
bivouac  Speak Example sentences
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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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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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(帐篷) temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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(攻击,使烦恼) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
blithe  Speak Example sentences
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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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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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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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(错误) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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(吓唬) bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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(严厉指责,谴责) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
blunder  Speak Example sentences
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(遮盖,不让看清楚) make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
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(使迷惑,使昏乱) lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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(错误) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion