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n. Syn. support; mainstay
(骨幹,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column


Spelling Word: backbone
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n.
(選票,投票數,投票,表決) printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election


Spelling Word: ballot
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(破產了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined


Spelling Word: bankrupt
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n. Syn. obstacle; hindrance; hurdle
(屏障,障礙,柵欄) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit


Spelling Word: barrier
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v. Syn. trade; exchange
(物品交換,易貨貿易) trade goods or services without the exchange of money


Spelling Word: barter
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v. Syn. lave; immerse
(游泳,浸,洗,籠罩) wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self


Spelling Word: bathe
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n. Syn. flame
(燃燒,照耀) brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame


Spelling Word: blaze
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a. Syn. burning; bright
(熾燒的,閃耀的) light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor


Spelling Word: blazing
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v. Syn. whiten; blanch
(去色,漂白) make white or colorless; blanch


Spelling Word: bleach
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v. Syn. support; reinforce
(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion


Spelling Word: bolster