3500 ACT Vocabulary

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dappled  Speak Example sentences
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(有斑点的) spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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(漂流,漂泊) float; moving aimlessly; wander
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(苦差事,苦工) hard monotonous routine work
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(伤害,危害) harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
daub  Speak Example sentences
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(渣滓,废物) waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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(涂抹) smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
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(干旱) dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
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(畏惧,恐怖) fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
daunt  Speak Example sentences
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(惊吓,胁迫) frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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(绝望的,不顾一切的,拼死的) having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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(冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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(成对角线地,斜对地) in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction
debauch  Speak Example sentences
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(门徒,弟子) follower; adherent; person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
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(堕落,放荡) corrupt; seduce from virtue
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(伤害,危害) harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
definite  Speak Example sentences
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(澄清,揭秘) clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
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(打油诗) poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
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(清楚的,明确的,确切的) fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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(苦差事,苦工) hard monotonous routine work
demagogue  Speak Example sentences
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(成对角线地,斜对地) in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction
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(热爱,忠诚) faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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(煽动政治家) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
deplore  Speak Example sentences
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(清楚的,明确的,确切的) fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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(悔恨) feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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(涂抹) smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
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(骚动,动乱) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
depreciation  Speak Example sentences
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(跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧) devaluation; decrease in price or value
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(忧郁的,沮丧的) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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(侦探) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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(背离) turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
desperate  Speak Example sentences
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(漂流,漂泊) float; moving aimlessly; wander
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(渣滓,废物) waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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(绝望的,不顾一切的,拼死的) having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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(澄清,揭秘) clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
devise  Speak Example sentences
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(设计,发明) form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
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(渣滓,废物) waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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(成对角线地,斜对地) in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction
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(分歧的) differing; tending to move apart in different directions