3500 ACT Vocabulary

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jettison  Speak Example sentences
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(投弃货物) throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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(巨大的) gigantic; of great comparative size
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(混乱的群众,群殴) fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy riotous fight
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(大理石) hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
libertine  Speak Example sentences
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(疲乏) state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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(放荡不羁的人,淫荡的人,放荡不羁的,淫荡的) free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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(疲倦的,无精打采的) lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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(不道德的,下流的,放纵的) amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
linen  Speak Example sentences
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(亚麻布,亚麻制品) fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
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(大都会) major city, especially chief city of country or region
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(豹,美洲豹) large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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(推,挤,撞) come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
lithe  Speak Example sentences
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(融化了的) made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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(渎职,不法行为) misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
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(柔软的) flexible; moving and bending with ease
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(移居的,候鸟的) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
lummox  Speak Example sentences
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(短途旅行) short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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(语言的) relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
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(亚麻布,亚麻制品) fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
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(大而笨重的(通常指人)) big or clumsy, often stupid person
malapropism  Speak Example sentences
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(公平的) exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
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(豹,美洲豹) large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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(可笑的用词错误) comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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(疲乏) state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
mammoth  Speak Example sentences
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((昆虫的)幼虫) newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
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(又热又潮的天气) warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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(随意地,不受限制地) freely; unrestrictedly; in a liberal manner
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(巨大的) gigantic; of great comparative size
messy  Speak Example sentences
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(柔软的) flexible; moving and bending with ease
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(投弃货物) throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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(肮脏的,凌乱的) dirty; unorganized; disorderly; unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve
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(衰弱,萧条) feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
metropolis  Speak Example sentences
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(投弃货物) throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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(短途旅行) short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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(大都会) major city, especially chief city of country or region
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(偷窃狂,盗窃癖) person who has compulsive desire to steal
migrant  Speak Example sentences
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(巨大的) gigantic; of great comparative size
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(又热又潮的天气) warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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(大都会) major city, especially chief city of country or region
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(移居的,候鸟的) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering