3500 ACT Vocabulary

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jostle  Speak Example sentences
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(又热又潮的天气) warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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(法学) philosophy or science of law; division or department of law
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(推,挤,撞) come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
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(暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
leap  Speak Example sentences
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(跳跃) jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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(范围) freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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(文学(上)的,从事写作的) knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
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(领导能力,领导阶层) guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
legend  Speak Example sentences
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(受损的) damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
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(抒情地) in a lyrical manner; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing
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(图例) explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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(奉为名人,游览名胜) look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
lionize  Speak Example sentences
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(侮辱,体罚) cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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(奉为名人,游览名胜) look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
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(陷入（泥塘）,麻烦缠身) cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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(悲恸,服丧) expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
liquidate  Speak Example sentences
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(倦怠的,冷漠的) lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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(动机) emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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(多面的) having many facets or aspects
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(清算) settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
listless  Speak Example sentences
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(奉为名人,游览名胜) look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
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(倦怠的,冷漠的) lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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(大而重的,庞大的,可观的) enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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(善变的,无常的) capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
lyrically  Speak Example sentences
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(范围) freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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(曲解) interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
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(疲乏) state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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(抒情地) in a lyrical manner; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing
malign  Speak Example sentences
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(毒辣的言语,诽谤) speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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(跳跃) jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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(侮辱,体罚) cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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(女家长,掌管全家的老太婆) woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
marred  Speak Example sentences
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(受损的) damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
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(图例) explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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(悲恸,服丧) expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
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(气象学) earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
maul  Speak Example sentences
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(女家长,掌管全家的老太婆) woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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(细节,细微之处) petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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(抒情地) in a lyrical manner; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing
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(粗手粗脚的处理) handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds