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a. 喝醉的,耍酒疯 drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness


Spelling Word: bacchanalian
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n. 芭蕾舞 a sort of theatrical representation by dancers


Spelling Word: ballet
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n. 祝福 blessedness; state of extreme happiness


Spelling Word: beatitude
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v. 嘴贫,过度的说,谩骂 discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon


Spelling Word: belabor
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v. 困扰 attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in


Spelling Word: beset
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v. 损害,玷污 瑕疵,缺点 mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind


Spelling Word: blemish
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v. 阻止生长,使枯萎,毁坏 blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate


Spelling Word: blight
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a. 牛的,迟钝的,耐心的 dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull


Spelling Word: bovine
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n. 自夸,吹嘘 boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; a very talkative person


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


Spelling Word: bravado