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thesaurus

noun [ C ] /θɪˈsɔː.rəs/

a type of dictionary in which words with similar meanings are arranged in groups

last-minute

B2 happening or done at the latest possible opportunity for doing something:

Daddy and I have a last-minute business trip…
a last-minute cancellation
His attorneys hoped for a last-minute reprieve.
If you want to avoid the last-minute rush, get your application in today.

tuck

verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] (BODY)
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to hold part of your body in a particular position:

tucked you back into your bed…
Stand up straight, tuck your tummy in and tuck your bottom under.
She sat with her legs tucked under her.

tummy

informal or child’s word

the stomach, or the lower front part of the body:

a tummy ache

tuck in/tuck into sth

UK informal
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to start eating something eagerly:

Judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry.
There’s plenty of food, so please tuck in.

lives 生命，人

but too many lives were at stake.

semantic

adjective /sɪˈmæn.tɪk/
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connected with the meanings of words

felicitous

adjective /fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ literary
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suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought or feeling:

He summed up Jack’s achievements in one or two felicitous phrases.

plating

a thin layer of metal, especially gold or silver, that is put on top of something:

molecule 分子

noun [ C ] /ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/

the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or more atoms

subatomic

adjective /ˌsʌb.əˈtɒm.ɪk/

smaller than or within an atom