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squeak
v. 吱吱的叫 n.尖叫声, 吱吱声, 机会
In fact, it makes a great variety of squeaking, whistling, and clicking sounds, which have earned it the name of sea canary.
事实上，它得名海洋金丝雀是因为它发出各种吱吱声，口哨声和滴答声。
备注：
squeaker (n.发出短促刺耳声的人或物)
squeaky (adj.吱吱响的, 发轧声的)
squeak through 或 squeak by 险些：设法通过、战胜或活下来：
squeaked through the test; 勉强通过考试；
squeaks by on a limited income. 依靠一点有限的收入生活
We heard the squeaks of the rocking chair.我们听见摇椅吱吱响。
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steam
n.
The first steam engines in practical use in England and the United States were of low-pressure design.
在英美应用的第一台蒸汽机采用了低压设计。
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straight
adj.
In addition, Anasazi “engineers” surveyed and then constructed more than 250 miles of wide, straight roads to link their communities to each other and to the outside world.
另外，ANASAZI 的工程师勘察和修建了250公里多宽的整齐的公路，用来群落内部的连接和群落与外部世界的连接。
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subjugation
n.
Drawn by fresh land and low taxes, people would desert the small states for the large, leaving the former to fall into bankruptcy and eventually into political subjugation.
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sum
v. n.
When you ask them to work out a sum they take a piece of paper, cover it with rows of A’s, B’s and X’s and Y’s, scatter a mess of flyspecks over them, and give you an answer that’s all wrong.
当你要他们算出总数时，他们拿出纸，在纸上画许多横线，并撒开混乱的小点在上面，并且给你一个那些都错了的答案。
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suspend
v.
When incubators are not used, aviculturists sometimes suspend wooden boxes outdoors to use as nests in which to places eggs.
v.
Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board.
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tactics
n.
After this success, Dr King used his nonviolent tactics in efforts to change other discriminatory laws.
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telegraph
n.
The development of the railroad and telegraph systems during the nineteenth century led to significant improvements in the speed, volume, and regularity of shipments and communications.
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theater
n.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theater small orchestras were formed.
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ticket
n.
Now a stage full of happy and earnest oratorio singers must represent considerable potential ticket sales, and if this is true, it does not make much difference what work the singers select to perform.
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touch
v.
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged tangibly, in things that could be touched food, tools, and precious metals and stones.
v.
Twain drew on his own experiences and used dialect and common speech instead of literary language, touching off a major change in American prose style.
n.
Therefore the chorus can make a public appearance after long, leisurely preparation and add on at the last moment the final professional touches.
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transmission
n.
The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission.
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tropic
n.
The additional sea ice floating toward the tropics would increase.
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unaided
adj.
To answer these questions, one needs to see more detail than is visible to the unaided human eye.
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utilitarian
adj.
Beneath this glamorous but utilitarian garb, the cowhand was dressed like any other labor.
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vent
n.
For the same reason, tornado cellars must have an air vent.
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vision
n.
The midbrain handles vision, the hindbrain balance.
n.
Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel, Looking Backward, sold over a million copies in 1888, giving rise to the growth of organizations dedicated to the realization of Bellamy’s vision of the future.
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wax
n.
They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers.
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wit
n.
She was direct, impulsive, original, and the droll wit who said unconventional things which others thought but dared not speak, and said them incomparably well.
v. 吱吱的叫 n.尖叫声, 吱吱声, 机会
In fact, it makes a great variety of squeaking, whistling, and clicking sounds, which have earned it the name of sea canary.
事实上，它得名海洋金丝雀是因为它发出各种吱吱声，口哨声和滴答声。
备注：
squeaker (n.发出短促刺耳声的人或物)
squeaky (adj.吱吱响的, 发轧声的)
squeak through 或 squeak by 险些：设法通过、战胜或活下来：
squeaked through the test; 勉强通过考试；
squeaks by on a limited income. 依靠一点有限的收入生活
We heard the squeaks of the rocking chair.我们听见摇椅吱吱响。
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steam
n.
The first steam engines in practical use in England and the United States were of low-pressure design.
在英美应用的第一台蒸汽机采用了低压设计。
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straight
adj.
In addition, Anasazi “engineers” surveyed and then constructed more than 250 miles of wide, straight roads to link their communities to each other and to the outside world.
另外，ANASAZI 的工程师勘察和修建了250公里多宽的整齐的公路，用来群落内部的连接和群落与外部世界的连接。
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subjugation
n.
Drawn by fresh land and low taxes, people would desert the small states for the large, leaving the former to fall into bankruptcy and eventually into political subjugation.
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sum
v. n.
When you ask them to work out a sum they take a piece of paper, cover it with rows of A’s, B’s and X’s and Y’s, scatter a mess of flyspecks over them, and give you an answer that’s all wrong.
当你要他们算出总数时，他们拿出纸，在纸上画许多横线，并撒开混乱的小点在上面，并且给你一个那些都错了的答案。
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suspend
v.
When incubators are not used, aviculturists sometimes suspend wooden boxes outdoors to use as nests in which to places eggs.
v.
Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board.
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tactics
n.
After this success, Dr King used his nonviolent tactics in efforts to change other discriminatory laws.
---------------------------------------------------------
telegraph
n.
The development of the railroad and telegraph systems during the nineteenth century led to significant improvements in the speed, volume, and regularity of shipments and communications.
---------------------------------------------------------
theater
n.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theater small orchestras were formed.
---------------------------------------------------------
ticket
n.
Now a stage full of happy and earnest oratorio singers must represent considerable potential ticket sales, and if this is true, it does not make much difference what work the singers select to perform.
---------------------------------------------------------
touch
v.
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged tangibly, in things that could be touched food, tools, and precious metals and stones.
v.
Twain drew on his own experiences and used dialect and common speech instead of literary language, touching off a major change in American prose style.
n.
Therefore the chorus can make a public appearance after long, leisurely preparation and add on at the last moment the final professional touches.
---------------------------------------------------------
transmission
n.
The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission.
---------------------------------------------------------
tropic
n.
The additional sea ice floating toward the tropics would increase.
---------------------------------------------------------
unaided
adj.
To answer these questions, one needs to see more detail than is visible to the unaided human eye.
---------------------------------------------------------
utilitarian
adj.
Beneath this glamorous but utilitarian garb, the cowhand was dressed like any other labor.
---------------------------------------------------------
vent
n.
For the same reason, tornado cellars must have an air vent.
---------------------------------------------------------
vision
n.
The midbrain handles vision, the hindbrain balance.
n.
Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel, Looking Backward, sold over a million copies in 1888, giving rise to the growth of organizations dedicated to the realization of Bellamy’s vision of the future.
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wax
n.
They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers.
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wit
n.
She was direct, impulsive, original, and the droll wit who said unconventional things which others thought but dared not speak, and said them incomparably well.
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