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quartz  Speak Example sentences
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(石英) a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
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(筏,救生艇) a flat float made of logs or planks; a large number or amount or extent
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(辅助的,支流的) branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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(出租车) a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
rational  Speak Example sentences
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(宇宙) cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
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(石工,石匠) a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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(碟,盘子) an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
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(理性的,合理的) consistent with; based on; using reason
rental  Speak Example sentences
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(沉思,思索,投机) assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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(租金额,租赁,出租) amount paid or collected as rent; act of renting
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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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(菠菜) dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
revival  Speak Example sentences
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(海岸,海滨) coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
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(菠菜) dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
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(复兴,复活) bringing again into activity and prominence
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(节省的,抠包的) careful about money; economical
revolutionize  Speak Example sentences
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(沉思,思索,投机) assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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(彻底改革,革命) completely change; dramatically change
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(拱顶,地下室) arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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(筏,救生艇) a flat float made of logs or planks; a large number or amount or extent
sap  Speak Example sentences
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(表面上,似乎) apparently; supposedly
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(宁静,安静) a state of peace and quiet
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(一批,组,一套公寓,一套家具) apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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(减少,破坏) diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
seemingly  Speak Example sentences
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(光秃秃的,荒凉的) bare; complete or extreme
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(节省的,抠包的) careful about money; economical
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(修剪,整饰) clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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(表面上,似乎) apparently; supposedly
shell  Speak Example sentences
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(节省的,抠包的) careful about money; economical
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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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(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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(楼梯) a way of access consisting of a set of steps
sidestep  Speak Example sentences
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(躲闪,回避(困难)) avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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(失去知觉的,无意的,潜意识) lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
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(烟雾) air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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(胜利者,获胜者) conqueror; winner
smog  Speak Example sentences
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(光秃秃的,荒凉的) bare; complete or extreme
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(分歧,差异) an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
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(学者气质的,学术的) academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
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(烟雾) air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog