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2025-5-6 14:18
squashy Definition: (adjective) (Of soil) soft and watery. Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, soggy, swampy, waterlogged, sloppy Usage: The grass began to get squashy, and Kala Nag's feet sucked and squelched as he put them down.
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243樓
圆环之理
2025-5-7 14:26
mix-up Definition: (noun) A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another. Synonyms: confusion Usage: Due to a mix-up over travel arrangements, I missed my flight and had to rent a car and drive the 700 miles home.
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244樓
圆环之理
2025-5-8 14:19
chirpy Definition: (adjective) Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness. Synonyms: perky, buoyant Usage: You're very chirpy today—have you won the lottery or something?
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245樓
圆环之理
2025-5-9 12:13
ill-fated Definition: (adjective) Marked by or promising bad fortune. Synonyms: ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky, doomed Usage: Freed after months of captivity, the aid workers are relieved to have survived their ill-fated trip abroad.
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246樓
圆环之理
2025-5-10 14:29
caries Definition: (noun) Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth. Synonyms: tooth decay, cavity Usage: Failure to properly care for one's teeth can lead to the development of painful caries.
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247樓
圆环之理
2025-5-11 12:10
faint-hearted Definition: (adjective) Lacking conviction or boldness or courage. Synonyms: timid Usage: Crupp...became within a few days so faint-hearted, that rather than encounter my aunt upon the staircase, she would endeavor to hide her portly form behind doors...or would shrink into dark corners.
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248樓
圆环之理
2025-5-12 12:22
singsong Definition: (adjective) Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting. Synonyms: chantlike, intoned Usage: The art of his reading was supposed to lie in rolling out the words, quite independently of their meaning, in a loud and singsong voice alternating between a despairing wail and a tender murmur.
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249樓
圆环之理
2025-5-13 12:15
argus-eyed Definition: (adjective) Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger. Synonyms: open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful Usage: I prefer to be good because it is good to be good, rather than because I can't be bad because some argus-eyed old frump won't let me have a chance to be bad.
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250樓
圆环之理
2025-5-14 12:03
waffle Definition: (verb) Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness. Synonyms: hesitate, waver Usage: The mayoral candidate waffled on his position regarding abortion and gay rights.
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251樓
圆环之理
2025-5-15 12:18
imperil Definition: (verb) Pose a threat to; present a danger to. Synonyms: endanger, jeopardize, menace, threaten Usage: You imperil the lives of other road users by driving drunk.
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