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salacious  Speak Example sentences
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好色的,淫荡的 lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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嫩枝,小枝 a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
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温暖的,舒适的 a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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痴笑,傻笑 smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
sapling  Speak Example sentences
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怀疑的,不相信的 marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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怀疑论者 doubter; a person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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枯萎,皱缩 wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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树苗,年轻人 a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
scavenge  Speak Example sentences
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腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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雕刻,造型 create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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教唆 persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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专家,学者 scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
schematic  Speak Example sentences
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淤泥,淤沙,沉渣 mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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枯萎,皱缩 wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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示例的,示意的 relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
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催眠的 sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
scorch  Speak Example sentences
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催眠的 sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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烤焦,烧焦 burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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不舒服的,有病的,恶心的 affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
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背景,环境,装置 context and environment in which something is set
serpentine  Speak Example sentences
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腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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像蛇一样扭动的,蜿蜒的,曲折的 winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
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冶炼,精炼 melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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树苗,年轻人 a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
servile  Speak Example sentences
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侮辱品格或声誉 insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
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供应,配额,限制 length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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奴隶的,奴性的 slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
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沉静的,安静的 sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
shrivel  Speak Example sentences
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像蛇一样扭动的,蜿蜒的,曲折的 winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
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枯萎,皱缩 wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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撤退,脱离 act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
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怀疑论者 doubter; a person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
sill  Speak Example sentences
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基石,门槛,窗台 basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
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斜坡,斜面 be at an angle; incline
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监督 oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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讽刺,讽刺地描写,讥讽描述 make object of satire; attack with satire; censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.
spatial  Speak Example sentences
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温暖的,舒适的 a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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好色的,淫荡的 lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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专家,学者 scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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空间的 relating to space; existing in or connected with space