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n. 临时保姆,代人照顾婴儿者 a person engaged in caring for children when the parents are not home


Spelling Word: babysitter
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v. 放逐,摒弃 drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel


Spelling Word: banish
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a. 荒芜的,贫瘠的 desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


Spelling Word: barren
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n. 盆,盆地 the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids


Spelling Word: basin
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v. 接连重击,敲碎,用坏,奶油面糊 beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence


Spelling Word: batter
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ad. 预先,过早,匆忙 in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation


Spelling Word: beforehand
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v. 谴责,责备 condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure


Spelling Word: blame
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n. 毯子,厚的遮盖物 heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing


Spelling Word: blanket
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a. 钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝 having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


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


Spelling Word: blush