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backdrop  Speak Example sentences
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喧嚣,繁忙,熙熙攘攘 move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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挥舞 move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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骗 defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
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舞台背景,背景 background; the view behind something
badinage  Speak Example sentences
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俗丽,俗气 ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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开玩笑,揶揄,取消 teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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慷慨的,丰富的 liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
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刚硬的,短而硬的(毛发),易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
barterer  Speak Example sentences
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得子,产生 produce; give rise to
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挥舞 move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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聪明,辉煌 cleverness; great skill or intelligence
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交易商 trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
bastion  Speak Example sentences
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堡垒,工事 fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
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简短,短暂 quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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乐队指挥 a conductor of a band
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得子,产生 produce; give rise to
beet  Speak Example sentences
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刚硬的,短而硬的(毛发),易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
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甜菜 biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
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委员会,(薄而平的)木板 a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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烤,烧,炎热灼人,酷暑蒸人 cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
bemused  Speak Example sentences
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弄脏 soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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浮标,救生圈,支持,鼓励 a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
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乐队指挥 a conductor of a band
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困惑的,发呆的 confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
bestial  Speak Example sentences
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残忍的 beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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刚硬的,短而硬的(毛发),易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
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反对,阻止 stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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退缩,畏缩 a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
bilk  Speak Example sentences
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删除 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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欺骗,诱骗,消磨时间,消遣,迷住 mislead; delude; deceive by guile
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帐篷 temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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骗 defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
bivouac  Speak Example sentences
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退缩,畏缩 a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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乐队指挥 a conductor of a band
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发芽,成长 grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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帐篷 temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
blench  Speak Example sentences
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两院立法制的 composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
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冲击 main impact or shock; main burden
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交易商 trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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退缩,畏缩 a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear