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patriarch  Speak Example sentences
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长者,家长,酋长,族长 father and ruler of family or tribe
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精确,精密度 exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
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姿态,造型 bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
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自命不凡,华而不实,自大 intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
perfection  Speak Example sentences
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张贴,揭示 display announcement  in a place of public view; publish  on a list
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尽善尽美,完美 flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
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拖延 make longer; draw out; lengthen
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优先,优先权 preceding in time, importance, or urgency
persuade  Speak Example sentences
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枕头 a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
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坚持不懈的 lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
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说服,劝说,(使)相信 advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
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实用性 concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
pillow  Speak Example sentences
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铺设,铺路 coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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枕头 a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
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掐,夹痛 clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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推迟,使延期 hold back to a later time; delay; defer
plague  Speak Example sentences
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养老金,退休金 something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
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瘟疫,讨厌的人或物 epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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追赶,追踪,从事 follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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说服,劝说,(使)相信 advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
plow  Speak Example sentences
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谨慎的 cautious; careful about one's own interests
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犁田 move in a way that is cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth
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剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面 outline; a biographical sketch
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专家的地位,特性或方法,专业主义 expertness characteristic of a professional person
polygon  Speak Example sentences
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尽善尽美,完美 flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
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穿透,戳穿 penetrate; make a hole into
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激增,繁殖 grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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多边形 a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
pose  Speak Example sentences
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尽善尽美,完美 flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
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枕头 a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
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重击 blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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姿态,造型 bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
post  Speak Example sentences
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宣传 organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
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专家的地位,特性或方法,专业主义 expertness characteristic of a professional person
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张贴,揭示 display announcement  in a place of public view; publish  on a list
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精确,精密度 exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
practicality  Speak Example sentences
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重击 blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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长者,家长,酋长,族长 father and ruler of family or tribe
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实用性 concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
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被动的 lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice