3500 ACT Vocabulary

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abash  Speak Example sentences
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(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(副业,业余爱好) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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(批判,自我牺牲) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
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(使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
abate  Speak Example sentences
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(减弱,减少) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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(支持,辩护) support; active pleading on behalf of something
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(机器人) mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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(接近的,逼近的) impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
abolish  Speak Example sentences
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(支持,辩护) support; active pleading on behalf of something
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(鉴别) prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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(废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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(降低,羞辱) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
abstruse  Speak Example sentences
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(可恶的,非常糟糕) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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(机器人) mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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(管理) govern; supervise; give or apply medications
affluence  Speak Example sentences
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(辩护者) person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
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(富足,财富) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
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(增长) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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(关于) with reference or regard; in respect
aggressive  Speak Example sentences
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(强有力的,坚持己见的) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
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(适应) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
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(加速度) faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
agitate  Speak Example sentences
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(废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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(增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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(积聚) increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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(激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
allay  Speak Example sentences
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(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(权力,权限,权威人士) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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(宣布) declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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(关于) with reference or regard; in respect
animate  Speak Example sentences
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(活的,有生命的) endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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(降低,羞辱) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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(权力,权限,权威人士) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
annihilate  Speak Example sentences
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((门窗等)微开的) half-open; slightly turned or opened
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(毁灭,破坏) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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(宣布) declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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(芬芳的) fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor