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n.
(讳忌的 禁忌) ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition


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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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n.
(被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团) uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged


Spelling Word: tangle
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v. Syn. discoloration; stain
(晦暗,污点) make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt


Spelling Word: tarnish
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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


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n.
(质地,(材料等)结构) rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric


Spelling Word: texture
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n.
(渴,口渴,渴望,热望) sensation of dryness in the throat


Spelling Word: thirst
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n. Syn. entrance; beginning
(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience


Spelling Word: threshold
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n. Syn. slant; lean
(倾斜) slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical


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a.
(尚好的,尚可以的,可以忍受的) capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.


Spelling Word: tolerable