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v. Syn. rush; cast
(飞奔,投掷) move suddenly and rapidly


Spelling Word: dart
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n. Syn. announcement; avowal; statement
(宣布,宣言) announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement


Spelling Word: declaration
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v.
(解释,下定义,阐述,定范围) determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain


Spelling Word: define
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v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
(指示,表示) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically


Spelling Word: denote
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v. Syn. leave
(离开,出发) take off; leave; set out


Spelling Word: depart
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v.
(蔑视,轻视,鄙视) dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn


Spelling Word: despise
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v. Syn. abhor; loathe
(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


Spelling Word: detest
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v. Syn. distinguish; discriminate
(区分,区别,分辨) set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between


Spelling Word: differentiate
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a.
(遵守纪律的) trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise


Spelling Word: disciplined
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n. Syn. expedition; sending off
(发送,急速,急件) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste


Spelling Word: dispatch