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a. Syn. best
(最优的) most favorable or advantageous


Spelling Word: optimum
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v. Syn. restore; repair
(彻底检查,大修) examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate


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(交迭(的)) covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another


Spelling Word: overlapping
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v. Syn. reverse; overthrow
(推翻,翻倒,倾覆) reverse; overthrow; upset something


Spelling Word: overturn
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v.
(划桨,用桨划,戏水,玩水) row slowly and gently; move through water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs


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v. Syn. benumb; disable
(使瘫痪,使麻痹) make powerless and unable to function; disable


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n.
(超心理学) phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes


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n.
(光合作用) chemical combination brought about by the action of light


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(朝圣客,香客) traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee


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a. Syn. favorite
(流行的,受欢迎的) of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain


Spelling Word: popular