3500 ACT Vocabulary

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carapace  Speak Example sentences
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(自制,节制,克制力) self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
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(报应) rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
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(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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((蟹或龟的)甲壳) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
cartographer  Speak Example sentences
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(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
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(抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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(惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
celestial  Speak Example sentences
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(天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
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(抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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(天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(卖弄风情的女子,蜂鸟) flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
censorious  Speak Example sentences
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(抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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(报应) rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
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(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
cherubic  Speak Example sentences
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(成分) element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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(约束,限制,拘束) something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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(天真无邪) angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
circuitous  Speak Example sentences
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(粗鲁的) difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
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(向心) tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
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(腐蚀性的) eating away by chemicals or disease
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(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
clique  Speak Example sentences
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(抱怨,怨言) expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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(小圈子,同行) small exclusive group of friends or associates
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((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening
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(征用,招募) force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
cogitate  Speak Example sentences
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((墙壁,岩石等的)裂缝) gap; a long narrow opening
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(惩罚) punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
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(考虑) think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
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(忍受,接受) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
commemorate  Speak Example sentences
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(纪念) serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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(思考) act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity
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(约束,限制,拘束) something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
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(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
compatible  Speak Example sentences
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(抓住,攫取) grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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(和谐的) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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(开玩笑) joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule