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 4000 CAE (B) - Spelling Practices
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a. 均衡的,平稳的 hold or carry in equilibrium


Spelling Word: balanced
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a. 破产了的 penniless, without any money; financially ruined


Spelling Word: bankrupt
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n. 理发师 haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards


Spelling Word: barber
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n. 屏障,障碍,栅栏 obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit


Spelling Word: barrier
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v. 物品交换,易货贸易 trade goods or services without the exchange of money


Spelling Word: barter
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v. 蔑视,使渺小 disparage or depreciate; put down


Spelling Word: belittle
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n. 支持者 device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school


Spelling Word: booster
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n. 分界线,边界 dividing line; border; frontier


Spelling Word: boundary
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n. 虚张声势 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery


Spelling Word: bravado
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n. 争吵 fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party


Spelling Word: brawl