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salvo  Speak Example sentences
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阴郁的 gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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海底,海床 bottom of a sea or ocean
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解除武装,敬礼,保留条款 release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
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(绘画等)一笔,一击,中风 a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
sardonic  Speak Example sentences
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阴郁的 gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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规定,明细化 specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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讽刺的 disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
saturnine  Speak Example sentences
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阴郁的 gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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可溶解的,可解决的 able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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女裁缝 woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
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增补,补充 add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
screw  Speak Example sentences
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海岸,海滨 coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
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螺丝钉,钻进,拧紧 cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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解除武装,敬礼,保留条款 release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
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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
shanty  Speak Example sentences
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煎锅 long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的 firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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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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简陋的小木屋 a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
sheathe  Speak Example sentences
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脚手架,绞刑架 a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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争吵 a minor quarrel; a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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插入鞘 enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
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使徒劳,使显得愚笨,拆台 cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
shingle  Speak Example sentences
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小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌) small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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防卫措施,防范措施 one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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扼杀,勒死 act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
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巧妙的,聪明的 clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
shun  Speak Example sentences
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避免 avoid deliberately; keep away from
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(使)沉没,淹没 sink; immerse; put underwater
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剪,修剪 cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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扼杀,勒死 act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
sporadic  Speak Example sentences
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避免 avoid deliberately; keep away from
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海岸,海滨 coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
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零星的 occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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女裁缝 woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
squabble  Speak Example sentences
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零星的 occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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海底,海床 bottom of a sea or ocean
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薄片,部分,份 a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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争吵 a minor quarrel; a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter