3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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n. Syn. support; mainstay
(骨幹,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column


Spelling Word: backbone
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n. Syn. luggage; packing
(行李) trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage


Spelling Word: baggage
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n.
(魚鉤,鉤狀物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark


Spelling Word: barb
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a. Syn. desolate
(荒蕪的,貧瘠的) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


Spelling Word: barren
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n. Syn. rafter; brace
(光束,鐵樑,木樑,一束電波) ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool


Spelling Word: beam
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n.
(十億(的)) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros


Spelling Word: billion
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v. Syn. whiten; blanch
(去色,漂白) make white or colorless; blanch


Spelling Word: bleach
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a. Syn. cold; cheerless
(陰冷的,寒冷的,沒有指望的,令人沮喪的) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


Spelling Word: bleak
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v. Syn. brag; vaunt
(自誇,自豪) show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride


Spelling Word: boast
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n. Syn. kindness; virtue
(慷慨,獎金,補助金) goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving


Spelling Word: bounty