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a. Syn. humid; moist; wet
(潮湿的,有湿气的) humid; moist; slightly wet


Spelling Word: damp
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v.
(突进,飞跑,冲撞,急匆匆地写) throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly


Spelling Word: dash
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v.
(认为,视为) decide; judge; sentence; condemn


Spelling Word: deem
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v.
(不服从,蔑视,挑战) refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand


Spelling Word: defy
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v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
(指定,任命) indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to


Spelling Word: designate
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n.
(绝望,失望) loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency


Spelling Word: despair
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v. Syn. feel; discover the presence of; discern; sense; identify
(察觉,发觉,探测,侦查) feel; discover the presence of; identify


Spelling Word: detect
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v. Syn. ruin; destroy
(毁坏) ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate


Spelling Word: devastate
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v. Syn. prescribe; determine
(口述,听写,规定) prescribe; rule as a dictator


Spelling Word: dictate
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v.
(漫射的,散开的,罗嗦的,冗长的) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely


Spelling Word: diffuse