3500 ACT Vocabulary

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neologism  Speak Example sentences
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(初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging
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(新生词) new or newly invented word or phrase
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(无所不在的) universally present; being present everywhere
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(椭圆形) elliptic; rounded like an egg
neonate  Speak Example sentences
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(圣职授任,委任) act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
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(暴行) act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
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(未满月的婴儿) newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
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(明显的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden
noisome  Speak Example sentences
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(指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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(有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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(鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds
noisy  Speak Example sentences
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(嘈杂的) full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
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(嗅觉的) relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
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(暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
nonplus  Speak Example sentences
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(忽略,没注意到) ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
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(鸟类学) branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
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(使迷惑,使为难,混淆) perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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(反对的) having an opponent; averse of
noxious  Speak Example sentences
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(有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health
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(义务,职责) act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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(指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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(臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
obdurate  Speak Example sentences
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(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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(乐观的) hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways
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(秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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(命名法,术语学) terminology; system of names used in an art or science
obliterate  Speak Example sentences
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(初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging
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(有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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(暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
obsequious  Speak Example sentences
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(谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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(奇异的,偏僻的,前卫的) unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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(暴行) act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
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(生长速度超过,长得快) grow too large for; lose or discard in the course of maturation
opaque  Speak Example sentences
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(暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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(鸟类学家) one who makes special study of birds
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(嘈杂的) full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
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(过时的) no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion