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refectory [rıˈfektərı] N

I . reformatory [rıˈfɔːmətərı] N

II . reformatory [rıˈfɔːmətərı] ADJ

refract [rıˈfrækt] VB trans

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refract
使折射 shǐ zhéshè
▶ refraction [rıˈfrækʃən] N

reflector [rıˈflektə] N

detractor N

perfunctory [pəˈfʌŋktərı] ADJ

directory [dıˈrektərı] N

3. directory COMPUT:

directory
目录 mùlù

protractor [prəˈtræktə] N

crematorium <crematoriums or crematoria [ˌkreməˈtɔːrıə] > [ˌkreməˈtɔːrıəm] N, crematory

refrigerator [rıˈfrıdʒəreıtə] N

satisfactory [ˌsætısˈfæktərı] ADJ

satisfactory
令人满意的 lìng rén mǎnyì de
▶ satisfactorily ADV

trajectory [ˈtrædʒıktərı] N

ex-directory [ˌeksdıˈrektərı] ADJ

introductory [ˌıntrəˈdʌktərı] ADJ

contractor [kənˈtræktə] N

lavatory [ˈlævətərı] N

desultory [ˈdesəltərı] ADJ

desultory
随意的 suíyìde
desultory
无条理的 wú tiáolǐ de
▶ desultorily ADV
▶ desultoriness N

dormitory [ˈdɔːmıtərı] N Am

dormitory → hall of residence

See also hall of residence

hall of residence N, hall, dormitory Am

mandatory [ˈmændətərı] ADJ

2. mandatory:

mandatory
强迫的 qiǎngpòde
mandatory
义务的 yìwùde
▶ mandatorily ADV

purgatory [ˈpɜːgətərı] N

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This gaseous mixture is used for torches to process refractory materials and was the first gaseous mixture used for welding.
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There are more than twenty deposits of refractory and fireclay.
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Patients with refractory advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma derive only minor benefit from chemotherapy.
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This refractory period makes it harder for females to mate, and females will continue to have difficulty as their age and mating frequency increase.
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In this case, hot gases are allowed to escape through a vessel that is packed with a refractory material until the packing is hot.
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Refractory production ceased in the area in the 1990s.
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This refractory period can prevent the animal from overdosing on a drug.
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Once the oil is flowing and is held at a very specific temperature, the oil takes on the same refractory properties as the quartz model.
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It is believed that the amount by which oxytocin is increased may affect the length of each refractory period.
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The duration of the refractory period varies considerably, even for a given individual.
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