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n.
(滑车,复滑车,钓具,抓住,揪住,擒抱) apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball


Spelling Word: tackle
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a. Syn. boring; wearisome
(令人厌倦的) tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly


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v. Syn. offer; extend
(提供,扩充) offer formally; extend; propose a payment


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n.
(温度计,寒暑表) instrument for measuring temperature


Spelling Word: thermometer
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n. Syn. paper; dissertation
(论题,论文) paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument


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n. Syn. entrance; beginning
(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience


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v.
(使紧,变紧,使更严) draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.


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n. Syn. wood; lumber
(木材,木料) wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood


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n. Syn. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
(迟钝,麻木,不活泼) state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy


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n. Syn. contest; competition
(比赛,锦标赛) contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner


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