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v. 逗弄,使其乾著急 tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied


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v. 逐漸尖細 give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end


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a. 遲到的,緩慢的 late; delayed; moving slowly


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n. 望遠鏡 a magnifier of images of distant objects


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n. 術語學 a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art


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a. 簡潔,扼要的 effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth


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n. 吝嗇鬼 one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser


Spelling Word: tightwad
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v. 搖擺,搖搖欲墜 walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall


Spelling Word: totter
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v. 誹謗,中傷 cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame


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a. 半透明的 partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen


Spelling Word: translucent