umbraid (third-person singular simple present umbraids, present participle umbraiding, simple past and past participle umbraided)
(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To upbraid.


umbraid (plural umbraids)
(archaic or dialectal) Contention; strife.

Do lucky numbers really bring good luck? Some people think lucky numbers like 6 or 8 would bring them good luck. Because they bare similar pronunciation to the related Chinese characters which mean good luck. As a result, some young couples choose a

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(317) / 评论(0) 分类 疯狂英语易背作文

1. How many fingers do you have? I have eight fingers. 2. You have eight fingers? Eight fingers and two thumbs. 3. How many brothers does Ryan have? He has four (brothers). 4. How many students in your class? Thirty-five, including me. 5. How old is

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by Jason Marshall Lets kick things off with a bit of a strange question: If you were asked to walk up two stairs and then immediately back down three, how would you describe the total number of stairs youd climbed relative to where you began? Do any

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Early on the morning of April 5, United States law enforcement officials raided a meat processing factory in the state of Tennessee. Agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led the raid on the Southeastern Provisions meatpacking

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Grammar Girl here. Since this is my 100th episode, it seems like a fitting time to talk about how to use numbers in sentences. [Note: There are many exceptions to the rules about how to write numbers. These tips will point you in the right direction,

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by Jason Marshall Do you remember your very first encounter with numbers? No, I dont either. But I imagine it might have involved someone pointing to each of my fingers in turn, and with great fanfare, counting aloud: One, Two, Three, Four, Five! And

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 11 July 2006 President Bush makes remarks on the mid-session review in the East Room of the White House, July 11, 2006 The Bush administration says the U.S. budget deficit for this year will be much less than expected. Th

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 16 October 2006 Ly Tong, center, a South Vietnamese air force veteran who later became a US citizen, talks to reporters at Criminal Court in Bangkok, September 7, 2006 A small but growing number of dissidents in Vietnam is c

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 March 2007 Tuberculosis until a few years ago was off the informal list of priority diseases because it could be prevented and it could be cured. Now, as the world marks Tuberculosis Day, the disease is causing alarm be

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By Steve Mort Fort Lauderdale, Florida 05 April 2007 Watch Venezuelans in US The number of Venezuelans settling in the United States is growing. Experts say the reelection in December of leftist President Hugo Chavez has triggered a wave of migratio

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Maria was learning to add numbers. She liked to add numbers. It was easy to add numbers. She could add one and one. She knew that one and one are two. She knew that two and two are four. She knew that three and three are six. But that was it. She did

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By Greg Flakus Cactus, Texas 25 January 2007 On December 12, the United States government carried out the largest nationwide operation against illegal immigrants at their workplaces in U.S. history, arresting 1,300 people at six meat-packing plants

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By Jim Malone Washington 01 June 2006 A controversy over federal agents raiding the office of a congressman has its roots in the formation of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. The controv

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Sudanese Refugees Victims of Air Raid At least one Sudanese refugee was injured and 14 others are missing following an air raid Monday in South Sudan. The U.N. refugee agency says the attack occurred in Upper Nile State where Sudanese refugees have s

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US-Pakistan Joint Raid Viewed as Rare, Hopeful Sign for Troubled Ties Ties between the intelligence agencies of Pakistan and the United States have been severely strained since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a covert U.S. raid in Pakistan in May.

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By Tony Budny Washington 01 October 2007 U.S. law enforcement officials last week announced their largest crackdown ever on performance enhancing drugs. The nationwide raid calls attention to what officials say are the dangers of steroid use among pr

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Lyrics Dumb by Nirvana I'm not like them But I can pretend The sun is gone But I have a light The day is done But I'm having fun I think I'm dumb Or maybe just happy Think I'm just happy... My heart is broke But I have some glue Help me inhale And m

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U.S. President Barack Obama says he ordered the raid(袭击) against al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after deciding that the risks were outweighed by the possibility of finally getting our man.Mr. Obama said during a broadcast interview on CBS's 60 M

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今天我们要学的词是tumble。 Tumble, 做为动词,有大幅下降的意思。美国电器店百思买11月结束的财政季度销售表现低迷。 Best Buy stocks tumbled 14% on the newly released data, 新公布的数字使百思买的股价

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Pakistani lawmakers have denounced Wednesday's raid by foreign troops in Pakistani territory, passing a resolution condemning the operation and vowing to repel similar attacks in the future. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the Pakis

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adjoint matrix
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azimuthal magnetic field
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capacitive transducer
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catheptic enzyme
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chinoral
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Code Number Designating the Type of Packaging
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