3500 ACT Vocabulary

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fanfare  Speak Example sentences
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(号角声) loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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(折磨,打击) disturb composure of; dismay; ruffle
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(嘲笑) mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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(掠过) fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
fertilize  Speak Example sentences
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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
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(施肥,使丰饶,使受精) enrich; make fertile; make fruitful or productive
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(狂笑,哄笑) loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
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(一般性) quality of being general; an idea having general application
fervent  Speak Example sentences
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(炙热的,诚挚的) extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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(狂乱的) madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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(熔合在一起的) joined together into a whole
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(华而不实的) very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
file  Speak Example sentences
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(轻视,嘲笑,愚弄) reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
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(档案) line; proceed in line
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(熔合在一起的) joined together into a whole
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(发牢骚) complain or grumble; seek or shoot grouse
firebrand  Speak Example sentences
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(总惹麻烦的人,惹事生非者,捣乱人) hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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(施肥,使丰饶,使受精) enrich; make fertile; make fruitful or productive
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(假的,淡的,不鲜明的,佯攻) trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
firm  Speak Example sentences
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(发牢骚) complain or grumble; seek or shoot grouse
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(格斗,摔跤) wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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(勇敢的,有精神的) bravely; in game manner; in willing and spirited fashion
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(结实的,坚定的) hard; solid; resolute; determined
fleece  Speak Example sentences
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(步态,步法,速度) manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
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(不情愿,勉强) unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
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(档案) line; proceed in line
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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
flout  Speak Example sentences
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(轻视,嘲笑,愚弄) reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
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(张着嘴呆看) stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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(粗饲料,饲养) coarse food for cattle or horses
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
frivolous  Speak Example sentences
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(轻佻的,嬉皮笑脸的) lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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(总惹麻烦的人,惹事生非者,捣乱人) hothead; person who stirs up trouble; piece of burning wood
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(坦白的,直率的) honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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(假的,淡的,不鲜明的,佯攻) trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
fused  Speak Example sentences
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(熔合在一起的) joined together into a whole
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(嘲笑) mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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(狂乱的) madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
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(失态,出丑) socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public