3500 ACT Vocabulary

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fatalism  Speak Example sentences
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(宿命论) belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
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(过分讲究,鸡毛蒜皮) insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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(无经验的) young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
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(优雅的) elegant; showing grace of movement, form, or proportion
fictional  Speak Example sentences
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(愚笨,愚蠢,荒唐事) foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
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(失态,出丑) socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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(虚构的) imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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(苦的,凄凉的) sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
float  Speak Example sentences
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(变迁,流动) flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
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(漂浮,使漂浮) drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
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(预防) prevent by taking action in advance
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(宿命论) belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
flux  Speak Example sentences
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(刺骨寒) intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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(免费的) free, without charge; costing nothing
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(变迁,流动) flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
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(花花公子,过分注意衣着的男人) vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
foible  Speak Example sentences
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(缺点,弱点) moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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(贫嘴) talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
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(闹着玩的,嬉戏的) full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
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(过分讲究,鸡毛蒜皮) insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
folly  Speak Example sentences
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(愚笨,愚蠢,荒唐事) foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
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(子女的) having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
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(缺点,弱点) moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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(漂浮,使漂浮) drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
fop  Speak Example sentences
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(宿命论) belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
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(花花公子,过分注意衣着的男人) vain man; one who want to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
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(蛮横倔强的) inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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(抢劫,骗取钱财) rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
forestall  Speak Example sentences
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(闹着玩的,嬉戏的) full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
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(预防) prevent by taking action in advance
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(狂热的,盲目的) excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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(在压力下放弃) renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
frank  Speak Example sentences
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(预防) prevent by taking action in advance
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(鼓动,煽动) try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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(狂热的,盲信的) person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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(坦白的,直率的) honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
fulsome  Speak Example sentences
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(在压力下放弃) renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
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(过分的) offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
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(优雅的) elegant; showing grace of movement, form, or proportion
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(过分讲究,鸡毛蒜皮) insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy