3500 ACT Vocabulary

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favorable  Speak Example sentences
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(委屈,冤情,不平) cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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(华丽的,红润的) reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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(有利的,有助的,赢得赞扬的 I hope you will give favorable consideration to my suggestion.我希望你对我的建议作出肯定的表示。) approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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(山羊,色鬼) any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat
figurative  Speak Example sentences
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(一群同类的牲畜) group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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(比喻) not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
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(非常坏的,残忍的,恶名昭著的) obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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(幻想,白日梦) dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
filament  Speak Example sentences
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(扭曲) twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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(灯丝,精细的织物或线) fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
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(比喻) not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
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(微弱的,模糊的,无力的) lacking strength or vigor ; weak
fleck  Speak Example sentences
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(攫取,抓住) take or grasp suddenly; snatch; capture
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(失态,出丑) socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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(微弱的,模糊的,无力的) lacking strength or vigor ; weak
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(使起斑点) spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
flock  Speak Example sentences
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(动物志) animals of a period or region
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(华丽的,红润的) reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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(一群同类的牲畜) group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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(灯丝,精细的织物或线) fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb
foible  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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(优雅的) elegant; showing grace of movement, form, or proportion
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(缺点,弱点) moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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(幻想,白日梦) dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
forage  Speak Example sentences
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(档案) line; proceed in line
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(恶臭的) unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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(搜寻(食物)) hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
foreshadow  Speak Example sentences
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(措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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(微弱的,模糊的,无力的) lacking strength or vigor ; weak
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(预言,预测) give indication beforehand; indicate by signs
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((作单数用)制图法,制图学) art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans
fragility  Speak Example sentences
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(动物志) animals of a period or region
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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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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(脆弱) lack of physical strength; weakness; feebleness
frustrate  Speak Example sentences
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(一群同类的牲畜) group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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(山羊,色鬼) any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat
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(脆弱) lack of physical strength; weakness; feebleness
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(阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment