3500 ACT Vocabulary

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harness  Speak Example sentences
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(轻蔑的,不理睬的) unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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(利用(河流,瀑布等)产生动力) gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
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(隐居的居所) place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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(易怒的,暴躁的) irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
heretical  Speak Example sentences
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(疲倦) tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
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(孵卵) hatch; develop under favorable conditions
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(背离原来的信仰和原则) departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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(根深蒂固的,积习已深的) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
homogeneous  Speak Example sentences
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(同类的) of the same or similar nature or kind
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(调查) detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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(孵卵) hatch; develop under favorable conditions
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(隐居的居所) place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
ignominy  Speak Example sentences
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(丢脸,抹黑,耻辱) deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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(驱使,激励,鼓动) goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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(无病呻吟,忧郁症) patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
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(易怒的,暴躁的) irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
incisive  Speak Example sentences
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(心无城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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(生理上或智力上的缺陷,残疾,智力低下) disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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(不和谐,不兼容) inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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(尖锐,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
indomitable  Speak Example sentences
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(驱使,激励,鼓动) goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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(不确定地,无穷尽地) endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
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(不屈服的,不可被征服的) unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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(匆忙,急忙,草率) hurry; rapidity of action or motion
inefficacious  Speak Example sentences
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(无能的,无效的) not effective; unable to produce a desired result
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(生理上或智力上的缺陷,残疾,智力低下) disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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(心无城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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(不和谐,不兼容) inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
infraction  Speak Example sentences
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(撞击,碰撞) infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch
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(少数意见,异端) opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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(打破(常规)) violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime
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(不可否认的,不能驳倒的) unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
ingenue  Speak Example sentences
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(天真无邪的少女,扮演天真无邪的少女的女演员) innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
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(影响) forceful consequence; strong effect; influencing strongly
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(遗传) genetics; inheritance; genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
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(干草) grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
instigate  Speak Example sentences
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(轻蔑的,不理睬的) unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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(根深蒂固的,积习已深的) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
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(驱使,激励,鼓动) goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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((集团内部)冲突的,内讧的,两败俱伤的) mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides