3500 ACT Vocabulary

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barber  Speak Example sentences
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(大手帕) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(理发师) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
barely  Speak Example sentences
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(漂白) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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(不合习俗,放荡不羁) unconventional in an artistic way
barricade  Speak Example sentences
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(堡垒,工事) fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
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(盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
bawdy  Speak Example sentences
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(猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
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(密友,伙伴) good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
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(夸张的) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(肿块,突起) impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
belabor  Speak Example sentences
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(有用的) helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(嘴贫,过度的说,谩骂) discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
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(气泡,水泡) foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
belated  Speak Example sentences
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(丧亲) grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
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(推迟的,延期的) having been delayed; done or sent too late
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(吓唬) bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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(猥亵的,下流的,卖淫的) indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
besiege  Speak Example sentences
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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(盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(气泡,水泡) foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
biennial  Speak Example sentences
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(使静止不动,使停泊) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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(两年一度) every two years; lasting or living for two years
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(夸张的) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
blanch  Speak Example sentences
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(漂白) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(旗帜,标语,横幅) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(祝福) blessedness; state of extreme happiness
bohemian  Speak Example sentences
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(不合习俗,放荡不羁) unconventional in an artistic way
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(怪物,怪兽) huge creature; something enormous in size or power
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(密友,伙伴) good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion