3500 ACT Vocabulary

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bandy  Speak Example sentences
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits
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(传话) discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
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(小平房) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
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(预示,表示) signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
bantering  Speak Example sentences
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(可笑的,嘲弄的) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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(弹幕,火力网) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(给予) give as gift; present
baroque  Speak Example sentences
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(弹幕,火力网) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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(华丽的) complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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(平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
barricade  Speak Example sentences
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(良性的,好的,和蔼可亲的) kindly; favorable; not malignant
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(给予) give as gift; present
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(屏障,障碍物) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
besmirch  Speak Example sentences
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits
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(喧嚣,繁忙,熙熙攘攘) move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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(秃头的,光秃的) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(弄脏) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
bilious  Speak Example sentences
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(夸张的) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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(胡须,(麦)芒) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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(胡须,(麦)芒) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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(预算) estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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(分界线,边界) dividing line; border; frontier
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(钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
bluster  Speak Example sentences
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(小平房) small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
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(咆哮,吓唬) blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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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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(消化不良,易怒) suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
braggart  Speak Example sentences
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(良性的,好的,和蔼可亲的) kindly; favorable; not malignant
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(抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐) gloom; depressed spirits
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
brawn  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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(漂白) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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(秃头的,光秃的) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(强壮的肌肉) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs