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a. 显著的,突出的,卓越的 prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs


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v. 手铐,枷锁,脚镣 chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom


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n. (刀,剑)鞘,套 protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions


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n. 一群(鱼) shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar


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n. 尖叫 sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain


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v. 避免 avoid deliberately; keep away from


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v. 筛,过滤 separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize


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v. 流鼻涕,啜泣 run at the nose; snuffle; whine; talk in a tearful manner


Spelling Word: snivel
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a. 催眠的 sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness


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v. 放弃,拒绝 reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn


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