3500 ACT Vocabulary

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abandon  Speak Example sentences
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(代理人,辩护律师) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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(没有约束,放任情绪) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(核算,稽核) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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(正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
abbreviate  Speak Example sentences
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(减短,缩写) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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(归因于,指派) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
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(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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(废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
abominable  Speak Example sentences
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(推动,促使) put into motion or action; activate
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(抗菌的) preventing infection; having cleansing effect
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(可恶的,非常糟糕) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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(删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
affirmation  Speak Example sentences
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(止痛药,起安慰作用的事物) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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(毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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(正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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(没有约束,放任情绪) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
agitation  Speak Example sentences
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(焦虑,不安,鼓动,煽动) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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(非正常的,不正常) not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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(归因于,指派) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
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(侮辱,冒犯,蓄意蔑视) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
agnostic  Speak Example sentences
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(废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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(不正常的) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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(无神论者) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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(评论,注释) comment; make explanatory notes
agrarian  Speak Example sentences
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(耕地的,耕种的) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
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(弯曲的,钩状的) curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
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(放弃) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(可恶的,非常糟糕) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
ambience  Speak Example sentences
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(不正常的) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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(删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(抗菌的) preventing infection; having cleansing effect
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(环境) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
angular  Speak Example sentences
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(有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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(营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
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(没有约束,放任情绪) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
apportion  Speak Example sentences
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((按比例或计划)分配) distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
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((问题的)方面,(事物的)一部分) distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind
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(耕地的,耕种的) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
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(辅助的) helper, additional or subsidiary