3500 ACT Vocabulary

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deface  Speak Example sentences
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(丑化) mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
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(漂流,漂泊) float; moving aimlessly; wander
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(大相径庭的,没关系的) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(剥夺（公民权）) deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
deference  Speak Example sentences
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(尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(湿透,浸透) wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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(多样的,各异的) vary; go in different directions from the same point
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(扩大,扩张) swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
deliberately  Speak Example sentences
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(故意地) intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent;
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(漂流,漂泊) float; moving aimlessly; wander
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(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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(使膨胀,使扩大) make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
depict  Speak Example sentences
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(顽固的,顽强的) determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
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(散开,分裂,消失) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(描述) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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(演讲,谈话) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
despot  Speak Example sentences
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(散开,分裂,消失) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(暴君) tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
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(昏聩,溺爱) be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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(热心的追随者) enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
detective  Speak Example sentences
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(贬低,降低) reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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(虔诚的,诚恳的) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(侦探) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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(忽略,轻视) belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
devout  Speak Example sentences
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(虔诚的,诚恳的) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(捐赠,捐款) grant; act of giving to a fund or cause
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(侦探) investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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(缩水,减少) shrink; reduce in size; become less
digress  Speak Example sentences
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(描绘,描述) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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(冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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(灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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(游离主题,扯开) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
disenfranchise  Speak Example sentences
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(冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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(文件的,纪录片) film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
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(剥夺（公民权）) deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
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(掠夺) plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
disinterested  Speak Example sentences
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(忽略,轻视) belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
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(公允的) not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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(剥夺（公民权）) deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
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(尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect