3500 ACT Vocabulary

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debauch  Speak Example sentences
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(挖出,出土) dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
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(偿付) pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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(堕落,放荡) corrupt; seduce from virtue
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(缩水,减少) shrink; reduce in size; become less
decry  Speak Example sentences
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(分发,扩散,散布) distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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(强烈反对) express strong disapproval of; disparage
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(神,被奉若神明的人或物) god; divinity; supernatural things
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(丑化,诽谤) harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
defame  Speak Example sentences
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(奸诈,狡猾,伪善,两面三刀,两面派) double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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(堕落,放荡) corrupt; seduce from virtue
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(未决定的,有争执的) disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate
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(丑化,诽谤) harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
defray  Speak Example sentences
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(偿付) pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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(转移,(使)转向) distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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(不诚恳的) giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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(神,被奉若神明的人或物) god; divinity; supernatural things
denizen  Speak Example sentences
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(偿付) pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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(居民,常客) inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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(捐助者) giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund
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(颓废,腐坏) process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
denouement  Speak Example sentences
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(挖出,出土) dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
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(排水,排泄) emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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(分析,解剖) analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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(结局,结果) outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
derivative  Speak Example sentences
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(剥夺) free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
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(派生的) unoriginal; derived from another source
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(好辩的) argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
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(转移,(使)转向) distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
discursive  Speak Example sentences
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(散漫的,不得要领的) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(分析,解剖) analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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(结局,结果) outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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(挖出,出土) dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
dishearten  Speak Example sentences
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(漂流,漂泊) float; moving aimlessly; wander
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(挫败) discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
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(完全的,最终的) final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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(捐助者) giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund
disingenuous  Speak Example sentences
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(移置,转移,取代,替代) move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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(特殊地,区别地) in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly
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(坏名声,不光彩) discredit; dishonor; the state of being held in low esteem
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(不诚恳的) giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating