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refute; mottled; barge; transport by lighter
Meanings
5 senses · 24 examplesverb
to refute; to oppose; to deny
neutralCommonly used in formal and academic contexts for argumentation.
He refuted his opponent's wrong arguments at the meeting.
I pushed back against his unfounded accusations.
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This absurd claim is not worth refuting.
The teacher immediately refuted the student's wrong hypothesis.
He used detailed data to refute the other party's doubts.
adjective
mottled; mixed colors; impure
literaryUsed exclusively in literary or formal written contexts.
This marble has mottled textures.
The setting sun shone on the mottled ancient wall, making it exceptionally warm.
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The paint on this ancient painting has become mottled and peeling.
His hair has mottled gray and white strands.
Mottled light and shadow filtered through the leaves and scattered on the ground.
verb
transport by lighter; barge
neutralRefers to transferring goods between ships and shore or between large ships and smaller vessels.
Dock workers are using lighters to transport containers.
This batch of goods needs to be unloaded onto small river boats via lighters.
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The port has a professional barge transport team.
We can dock directly during high tide without using lighters.
The barge transport fees are already included in the total quotation.
noun
barge; lighter
neutralRefers to a flat-bottomed boat used for transporting goods in harbors and rivers.
Many iron barges are docked at the port waiting to load and unload goods.
They used barges to transport building materials to the construction site.
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River barges are suitable for navigating in shallow water areas.
This iron barge has a load capacity of 500 tons.
Barges are important tools for cargo transfer at ports.
verb
extend embankment/shore
dialectUsed exclusively in northern Chinese dialects, especially in northern China.
This embankment is not wide enough; it's best to extend it outward by one meter.
The local government plans to raise and extend the river bank to prevent floods.
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We need to extend the shore to expand the usable area of the dock.
The village organized workers to build an extended new river embankment.