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n. Syn. image
((藝術,文學)肖像,形象,形象化的比喻) ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing


Spelling Word: imagery
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(通過空氣傳染的,有傳染性的) contagious; contaminating


Spelling Word: infectious
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a. Syn. piecemeal; inconstant
(不規則的,不整齊的) contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant


Spelling Word: irregular
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n. Syn. arm; leg
(肢,翼,樹枝) arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree


Spelling Word: limb
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n. Syn. hall; room
(大廳,休息廳) a group of people who try to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area


Spelling Word: lobby
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n. Syn. danger
(危險物) danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate


Spelling Word: menace
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n.
(微波(爐)) a short electromagnetic wave; cook or heat in a [___] oven


Spelling Word: microwave
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n.
(鎳,鎳幣) coin worth one twentieth of a dollar


Spelling Word: nickel
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n. Syn. channel
(出口,出路,銷路,發洩,排遣) an opening that permits escape or release; activity that releases creative energy or emotion


Spelling Word: outlet
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n.
(寄生,寄生體) animal or plant living on another


Spelling Word: parasite