ESL ACT Vocabulary
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n. (乐队指挥) conductor of a band |
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bang |
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n. (发出砰的一声,重击) a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success |
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bankrupt |
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v. (破产,生意失败) cause to become financially ruin; ruin |
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bar |
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n. Syn. caf‚ (吧,酒吧) a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick |
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barbecue |
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n. (烤肉野餐) a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors |
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barn |
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n. (谷仓,畜棚) an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals |
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baroque |
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a. Syn. embellished; elaborate (华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape |
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barren |
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a. Syn. desolate (荒芜的,贫瘠的) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking |
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basement |
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n. Syn. cellar (地下室) cellar; storage room |
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basin |
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n. (盆,盆地) bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids |
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beaded |
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a. (以珠装饰的,珠状的) covered with beads of liquid |
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behavior |
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n. Syn. conduct; manner (举止,行为) conduct; manner |
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beleaguer |
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v. Syn. harass (攻击,使烦恼) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
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belie |
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v. Syn. contradict (掩饰,造成假象,矛盾) contradict; give a false impression |
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bellows |
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n. (风箱) a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely |
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benefit |
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n. Syn. welfare; gain (利益,好处) advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain |
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betray |
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v. Syn. reveal (出卖,背叛) be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly |
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bicameral |
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a. Syn. cameral (两院立法制的) composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches |
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biography |
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n. (传记) an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life |
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bison |
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n. (美洲或欧洲的野牛) any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns |