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n.
(水坝,筑坝) barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course


Spelling Word: dam
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v.
(使目眩,使眼花,使迷惑) overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy


Spelling Word: dazzle
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n. Syn. scarcity
(稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops


Spelling Word: dearth
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a.
(不实的,欺骗的) misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent


Spelling Word: deceptive
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v. Syn. consider; ponder
(深思熟虑的,商讨) consider; think about carefully; weigh


Spelling Word: deliberate
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n. Syn. thickness; compactness
(密度) thickness; quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume


Spelling Word: density
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a.
(手指的,脚趾的,数字的) of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers


Spelling Word: digital
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v.
(用餐,进食,宴请) eat principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to


Spelling Word: dine
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a. Syn. terrible; dreadful
(损失惨重的,悲伤的) extremely bad; terrible; dreadful


Spelling Word: disastrous
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(愿意,想干) prepared; inclined; be ready; being particular condition of body or of health


Spelling Word: disposed