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huddle (v) 聚集；擠在五起
The friends huddled together to keep each other warm.
Adept (adj) 熟練的
My dad thinks his new MP3 player is too confusing, but my 10-year-old sister isalready very adept at using it!
Old-fashioned (adj) 過(guò)時(shí)的；老式的
My grandmother has a beautiful, old-fashioned sewing machine. It looks it should be in a museum.
Proposal (n) 求婚
Matt’s proposal to Lisa was very special. He asked her to marry him at a baseball game in front of thousands of people.
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Consequence(n) 后果
The teacher taught her students about the dangerous consequences of smoking.
Swell (v) 腫脹
After the spider bit Jake’s hand, his fingers began to swell immediately.
Circulate (v) 循環(huán)；流通
The fan in my room helps the air to circulate and keep me cool.
Abbreviation (n) 縮寫(xiě)
The abbreviation for kilogram is kg, but the abbreviation for pound is lB.

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Text message (n) 文字短信
Tara sent Tom a text message to tell him she would be late for the concert.
Greeting card (n) 賀卡
People like to send greeting cards at Christmas. In fact, more than 2.6 billion cards are sent each Christmas!
Dash off something (v) 快速完成某事
I don’t have time to write a letter to Tom, so I’ll just dash off a quick note instead.

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