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sighted [ˈsaıtıd] ADJ [常用以构成合成词]

heighten [ˈhaıtən] VB trans

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brighten [ˈbraıtən] VB trans, intr

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enlighten [ınˈlaıtən] VB trans

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overnighter [ˌəʊvəˈnaıtə] N

overnighter → overnight bag

See also overnight bag

overnight bag N, overnighter

late-nighter N

benign [bıˈnaın] ADJ

3. benign:

benign
良性的 liángxìngde
benign
无害的 wúhàide
benign tumour
良性肿瘤
▶ benignity [bıˈnıgnətı] N
▶ benignly ADV

frighten [ˈfraıtən] VB trans, intr

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eighteen [ˈeıˈtiːn] N ADJ

freighter [ˈfreıtə] N

clear-sighted ADJ

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It is not that we do not need reading schemes, home start support and parenting classes for these benighted families.
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He seems to be warning, appropriately enough, against benighted political correctness.
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Less candid telly-dons claim they seek mass exposure only to enlighten the benighted; however, their jealous common-room peers rarely seem convinced.
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Nowhere is this more evident than in the poor, benighted democracy that passes for a system in this country.
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In one scene he is shown commiserating with the benighted nations which are denied the benefits of the above-mentioned foods.
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The article attempted to "empathize" with us poor benighted souls.
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What is the benighted health fiend to make this week of a full page devoted to the pros and cons of coffee?
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Moreover, the influence of its missionary zeal upon the benighted heathen has probably been greater than that of any comparable area on earth.
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But the fortunes of this benighted land changed dramatically in 1995.
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The application of "sic" with intent to disparage has been called the benighted use because it creates a false sense of superiority in its users.
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