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n.
(讳忌的 禁忌) ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition


Spelling Word: taboo
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n.
(焦油,沥青,柏油,水手) sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal


Spelling Word: tar
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a. Syn. retentive; adhesive
(顽强的) sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly


Spelling Word: tenacious
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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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n.
(质地,(材料等)结构) rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric


Spelling Word: texture
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v. Syn. melt; defrost
(解冻) melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze


Spelling Word: thaw
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n.
(词典,分类词汇汇编) book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms


Spelling Word: thesaurus
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n.
(渴,口渴,渴望,热望) sensation of dryness in the throat


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a.
(整洁的,有条不紊的) being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper


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n.
(忍受,宽容) capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain


Spelling Word: tolerance