3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(两院立法制的) composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
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(花,开花) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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(帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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(（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet
barely  Speak Example sentences
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(困扰) attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
bate  Speak Example sentences
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(花,开花) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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(限制,抑制) let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
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(平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(两年一度) every two years; lasting or living for two years
benign  Speak Example sentences
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(平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(良性的,好的,和蔼可亲的) kindly; favorable; not malignant
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(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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(轰击（导弹）) attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
besiege  Speak Example sentences
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(毯子,厚的遮盖物) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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(反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
betoken  Speak Example sentences
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(挥舞) move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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(竖立的) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
bicker  Speak Example sentences
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(咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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(易碎的) easily broken; having little elasticity
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(困扰) attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
bill  Speak Example sentences
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(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
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(易碎的) easily broken; having little elasticity
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(帐单,发票) invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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(金条,银条) gold and silver in the form of bars
billowing  Speak Example sentences
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(删除) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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(退缩,畏缩) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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(盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
blanket  Speak Example sentences
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(大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光) loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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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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(退缩,畏缩) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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(毯子,厚的遮盖物) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing