3500 ACT Vocabulary

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jaundiced  Speak Example sentences
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(蒙太奇) photographic composition combining elements from different sources
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(患黄疸病的,有偏见的) prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
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(动物园) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
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(误解) mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
juxtaposition  Speak Example sentences
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(狂妄自大) mental disorder with delusions of grandeur
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(并列,并置) act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
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(女家长,掌管全家的老太婆) woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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(蒙太奇) photographic composition combining elements from different sources
kerosene  Speak Example sentences
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(乞丐) beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
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(单色的) having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
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(宏观世界,全范围,全域,大宇宙,大世界) the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures
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(煤油) flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
killjoy  Speak Example sentences
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(放大,扩大) intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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(语言学) humanistic study of language and literature
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(诅咒) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration
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(扫兴的人或事) one who spoils pleasure or fun of others; spoilsport
lampoon  Speak Example sentences
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(讽刺的) ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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(调解,仲裁) resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
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(肥料,施肥) fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
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(宏观世界,全范围,全域,大宇宙,大世界) the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures
larva  Speak Example sentences
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(疯狂的,无理智的) wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
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(并列,并置) act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
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(小半点) tiny piece of anything; very small particle
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((昆虫的)幼虫) newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
leak  Speak Example sentences
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(诅咒) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration
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(漏,渗) escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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((昆虫的)幼虫) newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
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(融化了的) made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
maniacal  Speak Example sentences
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(疯狂的,无理智的) wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
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(妒忌,羡慕) envy; jealous attitude or disposition
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(动机) emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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(乞丐) beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
matriarch  Speak Example sentences
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(大量地,大半地) in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
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(女家长,掌管全家的老太婆) woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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(衰弱,萧条) feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
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(肥料,施肥) fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
memory  Speak Example sentences
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(衰弱,萧条) feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
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(宏观世界,全范围,全域,大宇宙,大世界) the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures
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(记忆,记忆力,回忆) faculty of mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
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(迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的) make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in confused or aimless manner