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a. 平凡,陳腐,老生常談 obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality


Spelling Word: banal
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n. 樂隊指揮 a conductor of a band


Spelling Word: bandmaster
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v. 破產,生意失敗 cause to become financially ruin; ruin


Spelling Word: bankrupt
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n. 利益,好處 advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain


Spelling Word: benefit
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a. 殘忍的 beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason


Spelling Word: bestial
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n. 阿諛奉承 flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart


Spelling Word: blandishment
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n. 混合,摻混 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture


Spelling Word: blend
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n. 錯誤 serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion


Spelling Word: blunder
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v. 臉紅,羞愧 become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame


Spelling Word: blush
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a. 狂暴,喧囂 rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


Spelling Word: boisterous