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dearth  Speak Example sentences
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残杀(十个里面杀一个) destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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诬陷,抹黑,诽谤 change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
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稀缺,缺乏 scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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屈服,屈尊 condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
declaration  Speak Example sentences
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弄干 dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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宣布,宣言 announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
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漫射的,散开的,罗嗦的,冗长的 spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
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堕落,腐坏 extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
defect  Speak Example sentences
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掠夺 plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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描述 represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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缺点,瑕疵,变节 abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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有识别能力的,有偏见的 able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
demobilize  Speak Example sentences
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剥夺(公民权) deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote
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诬陷,抹黑,诽谤 change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
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遣散,使复员,从军队服务解职 retire from military service
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缺口,凹痕 cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
depletion  Speak Example sentences
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吸引,拉 cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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血统,世袭 ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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丑化,诽谤 harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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耗尽,枯竭 act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
derivative  Speak Example sentences
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派生的 unoriginal; derived from another source
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耗尽,枯竭 act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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使恶化,质量下降 become worse; decline
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诽谤 slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
desire  Speak Example sentences
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欲望,要求 anything which is longing for
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残杀(十个里面杀一个) destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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堕落,腐坏 extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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耗尽,枯竭 act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
despondent  Speak Example sentences
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欲望,要求 anything which is longing for
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遣散,使复员,从军队服务解职 retire from military service
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忧郁的,沮丧的 in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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下坡 downward slope, as of a hill
detergent  Speak Example sentences
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缺口,凹痕 cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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慢无目的的,断断续续的 aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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丑化,诽谤 harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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洗洁精,洗涤剂 cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
diffuse  Speak Example sentences
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堕落,腐坏 extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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区别,辨认 characterize; differentiate; recognize
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耗尽,枯竭 act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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漫射的,散开的,罗嗦的,冗长的 spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely