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n.
(滑车,复滑车,钓具,抓住,揪住,擒抱) apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball


Spelling Word: tackle
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a. Syn. boring; wearisome
(令人厌倦的) tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly


Spelling Word: tedious
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(充满,到处都是) be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers


Spelling Word: teem
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a. Syn. restrained
(节制的,自我控制的) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality


Spelling Word: temperate
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n. Syn. land; landform; topography
(地势,地形) piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground


Spelling Word: terrain
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n.
(自动调温器,恒温器) device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes


Spelling Word: thermostat
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a.
(猛打) beating or pounding strongly


Spelling Word: throbbing
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n. Syn. push; drive
(推力,冲) push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses


Spelling Word: thrust
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n.
(象征,记号,纪念品,金属代币,礼券) something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship


Spelling Word: token
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n. Syn. cyclone; windstorm
(旋风,龙卷风) cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm


Spelling Word: tornado