3500 ACT Vocabulary

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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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(废除,取消) ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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(助手,助教) helper; person who assists or helps someone else
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(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
abut  Speak Example sentences
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(鉴别) prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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(独裁) expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
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(毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
accessible  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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(可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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(关节炎) inflammation of a joint or joints
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(忍耐,忍受,遵守) endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
adjure  Speak Example sentences
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(毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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(有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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(恳求,恳请) appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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(无底的) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
adulation  Speak Example sentences
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(成就,功绩) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
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(可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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(独裁) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
alacrity  Speak Example sentences
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(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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(独裁) expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
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(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(鉴别) prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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(技巧,欺骗) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
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(聚集,累积) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
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(尖酸的（语气,脾气）) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
amplify  Speak Example sentences
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(放大) broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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(毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
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(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(毁灭,破坏) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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(选集) book of literary selections by various authors
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(有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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(日冕) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
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(分裂,分开) into separate parts or pieces; apart
article  Speak Example sentences
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(营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
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(论文,文章) essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
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(可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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(隐匿,逃避,躲债) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution