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quartz  Speak Example sentences
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(学者气质的,学术的) academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
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(朗诵,背诵,叙述) detailed account or description of something
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(石英) a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
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(喷射,喷溅) a quantity of small objects flying through air
resemble  Speak Example sentences
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(像,类似) be similar to; take after; look like
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(拖拉机) a truck that has a cab but no body
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(锈,生锈) become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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((绘画等)一笔,一击,中风) blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
roughly  Speak Example sentences
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(菠菜) dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
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(沉积物,沉淀物) deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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(清道夫,食腐动物) animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
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(概略地,大致地) approximately; more or less
sanction  Speak Example sentences
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(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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(制裁) approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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(野生动植物) animal in nature
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(拱顶,地下室) arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
scavenger  Speak Example sentences
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(贪婪地掠取) consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
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(沉积物,沉淀物) deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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(清道夫,食腐动物) animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
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(制服) consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
selection  Speak Example sentences
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(选择,精选品) choice; variety; collection
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(电压) difference in electrical charge between two points
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(决定,会议的正式文件,投票产生的决议) determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
smother  Speak Example sentences
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(典型的,有代表性的) conforming to a type; representative
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(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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(节省的,抠包的) careful about money; economical
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(录像带) a cassette for videotape
sphere  Speak Example sentences
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(腾出,空出) depart; leave
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(体积,容积,量) capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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(立场,观点) a mental position from which things are viewed
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(球体) ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
spray  Speak Example sentences
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(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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(喷射,喷溅) a quantity of small objects flying through air
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(节省的,抠包的) careful about money; economical
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(活力) active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
tableware  Speak Example sentences
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(体积,容积,量) capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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(餐具) articles for use at the table
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(连续的,相继的) consecutive
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(活力) active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force