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602樓
圆环之理
2026-5-5 18:13
cloak-and-dagger Definition: (adjective) Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Synonyms: clandestine, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger Usage: Action movies often feature spies involved in cloak-and-dagger operations.
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603樓
圆环之理
2026-5-6 12:02
overplay Definition: (verb) Exaggerate one's acting. Synonyms: ham Usage: The audience groaned as the actor overplayed his grief, beating his chest and wailing to the heavens.
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604樓
圆环之理
2026-5-7 12:10
follow-up Definition: (noun) A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment. Synonyms: reexamination, review Usage: Heather hated going to the doctor, but she knew it was important to go to her follow-up and make sure everything was healing properly.
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605樓
圆环之理
2026-5-8 19:33
overstate Definition: (verb) To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. Synonyms: exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, amplify Usage: I don't want to overstate things, but I feel like if I don't eat a hamburger in the next five minutes I am going to die of hunger.
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606樓
圆环之理
2026-5-9 12:18
pitfall Definition: (noun) An unsuspected difficulty or danger. Synonyms: booby trap Usage: She's like a gentle little doe feeding on lilies—she doesn't dream of the pitfalls ahead of her.
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607樓
圆环之理
2026-5-10 12:07
fecundity Definition: (noun) The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth. Synonyms: fruitfulness Usage: The island is famous for its fecundity and exports tropical fruits to countries around the globe.
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608樓
圆环之理
2026-5-11 12:59
devotee Definition: (noun) An ardent follower and admirer. Synonyms: buff, lover, fan Usage: He became a devotee of the moving-picture shows, spending as much as twenty and thirty cents a day and resolutely sitting out every repetition of program.
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609樓
圆环之理
2026-5-13 11:14
will-o'-the-wisp Definition: (noun) A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground. Synonyms: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern Usage: The white face of a dying man seemed suddenly to have floated up out of the darkness, to have come to him like a will-o'-the-wisp from the swamp.
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610樓
圆环之理
2026-5-14 12:29
lampblack Definition: (noun) A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink. Synonyms: crock, smut, soot Usage: Our pilgrims would have liked very well to get out their lampblack and stencil-plates and paint their names on that rock.
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611樓
圆环之理
2026-5-15 12:05
dolorous Definition: (adjective) Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain. Synonyms: lachrymose, weeping, tearful Usage: She always speaks with a wailing, dolorous voice—you are nervously expecting her to burst into tears every moment.
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