3500 ACT Vocabulary

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bacchanalian  Speak Example sentences
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(滑稽的模仿) give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
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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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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
bald  Speak Example sentences
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(秃头的,光秃的) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(订婚) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(喝醉的,耍酒疯) drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
bard  Speak Example sentences
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(（吟游）诗人) poet, especially lyric poet
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(配重,沙袋) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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(遗产,遗赠) inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
barge  Speak Example sentences
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(驳船) flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(争吵) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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(竖立的) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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(攻击,使烦恼) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
bedizen  Speak Example sentences
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(刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的) having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
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(俗丽,俗气) ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
beleaguer  Speak Example sentences
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(吓唬) bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(攻击,使烦恼) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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(刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的) having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
bequest  Speak Example sentences
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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(困惑的,发呆的) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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(遗产,遗赠) inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
besiege  Speak Example sentences
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(反对,阻止) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(乐队指挥) leader of a dance band; musician who leads a band of musicians
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(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
bill  Speak Example sentences
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(可笑的,嘲弄的) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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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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(困惑的,发呆的) confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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(阿谀奉承) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart