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quiescent  Speak Example sentences
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(睡眠的,休息的,暂停活动的) at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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(表示,表现) act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
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(使粉碎,破碎) destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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(吵闹的,狂暴的) characterized by unrest or disorder
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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(高消费阶层的) appropriate for people with good incomes
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(反复摩擦表面) abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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(石工,石匠) a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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(头骨) bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
shaft  Speak Example sentences
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(反复摩擦表面) abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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(心烦意乱的) concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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(杆状物,轴,垂直通道) axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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(因此,所以) consequently; hence
shell  Speak Example sentences
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(子弹,子弹壳, 壳) ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge; usually hard outer covering that encases certain organism
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(使粉碎,破碎) destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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(暴虐的,残暴的) dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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(赞誉,承认) acceptance ; appreciation; approval
shutter  Speak Example sentences
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(能把猎物找回来的猎狗) a dog that can be trained to retrieve game
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(传送者,发送器) any agent that carries and sends something
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(百叶窗) a hinged blind for a window
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(织锦,挂毯) a heavy textile with a woven design
slightly  Speak Example sentences
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(赞誉,承认) acceptance ; appreciation; approval
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(高消费阶层的) appropriate for people with good incomes
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(织锦,挂毯) a heavy textile with a woven design
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(些微地) a little; a bit
standpoint  Speak Example sentences
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(立场,观点) a mental position from which things are viewed
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(电报机,电报) apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
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(使粉碎,破碎) destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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(高消费阶层的) appropriate for people with good incomes
supposition  Speak Example sentences
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(竞争,比得上,并驾齐驱) compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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(概略地,大致地) approximately; more or less
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(子弹,子弹壳, 壳) ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge; usually hard outer covering that encases certain organism
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(假定,假想) act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
telegraph  Speak Example sentences
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(令人惊叹的,极好的) breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
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(电报机,电报) apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
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(恢复,翻新) act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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(吵闹的,狂暴的) characterized by unrest or disorder
temperature  Speak Example sentences
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(喇叭) brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
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(温度) degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; degree of heat or cold
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(球体) ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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(桶,浴盆) a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids