3500 ACT Vocabulary

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deadlock  Speak Example sentences
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(散开,分裂,消失) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(僵局) standstill resulting from opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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(堕落,腐坏) extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
deface  Speak Example sentences
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(丑化) mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
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(顽固的,顽强的) determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
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(跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧) devaluation; decrease in price or value
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(故意地) intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent;
defeatist  Speak Example sentences
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(畏惧,恐怖) fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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(忧郁,悲伤) period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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(失败主义者) attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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(悲痛,不幸,穷困) discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
deficient  Speak Example sentences
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(瓦解,腐烂) breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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(堕落,腐坏) extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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(缺乏的,不足的) inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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(散开,分裂,消失) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
demean  Speak Example sentences
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(捐赠) grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
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(易被开涮的人) easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
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(降级,贬低) degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
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(打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
deplete  Speak Example sentences
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(耗尽,减少) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(忧郁,悲伤) period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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(畏惧,恐怖) fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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(丑化) mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
desiccate  Speak Example sentences
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(降级,贬低) degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
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(弄干) dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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(游手好闲,混日子) proceed slowly; waste time
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(捐赠) grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
differentiate  Speak Example sentences
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(使沮丧,使害怕) destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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(区分,区别,分辨) set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between
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(故意地) intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent;
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(描述) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
digress  Speak Example sentences
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(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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(缺乏的,不足的) inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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(忧郁,悲伤) period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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(涂抹) smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
discomposure  Speak Example sentences
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(分心,分散注意力) cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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(悲痛,不幸,穷困) discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
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(心乱,不安) state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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(分发,扩散,散布) distribute; spread; scatter like seeds