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v. Syn. discoloration; stain
(晦暗,污点) make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt


Spelling Word: tarnish
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v.
(充满,到处都是) be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers


Spelling Word: teem
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n.
(电信,远距离通讯,电信学) electronic systems used in transmitting messages


Spelling Word: telecommunication
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n.
((动物的)触角,触须,触手) a more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense or motion


Spelling Word: tentacle
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a. Syn. hesitant; experimental
(试探性的,尝试的,暂时的) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive


Spelling Word: tentative
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v. Syn. frighten
(使恐怖,使惊吓) frighten; fill with terror


Spelling Word: terrify
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ad. Syn. thus; accordingly; consequently
(因此,从而) thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that


Spelling Word: thereby
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v. Syn. prosper; flourish
(繁荣,昌盛) make steady progress; prosper; flourish


Spelling Word: thrive
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n.
(牵引) friction between body and surface on which it moves


Spelling Word: traction
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(半透明的) partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen


Spelling Word: translucent