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v.
(破译,解密) convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty


Spelling Word: decipher
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a.
(有缺陷的) having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking


Spelling Word: defective
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v.
(不服从,蔑视,挑战) refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand


Spelling Word: defy
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n.
(方言,土话) vocabulary that is for a specific group of people


Spelling Word: dialect
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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.
(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking


Spelling Word: digress
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v. Syn. release
(释放,排出) relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off


Spelling Word: discharge
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a. Syn. repulsed
(厌烦的,厌恶的) repulsed; having a strong distaste; irritated and out of patience


Spelling Word: disgusted
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v. Syn. scatter
(散开) move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known


Spelling Word: disperse
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n. Syn. length; space
(距离,远处) space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate


Spelling Word: distance