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a. 寄生的 having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return


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n. 人員,職員 group of people willing to obey orders


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n. 殺蟲劑 a chemical used to kill pests


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ad. 清楚地,明顯地 clearly or obviously; expressly


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a. 人口稠密的,人口多的 crowded; having a lot of people living there


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n. 擁有,佔有,財產 act of having and controlling property; belongings


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v. 突然撲過去,攫住,猛撲,突襲 attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something


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n. (事情發生的)先後次序,優先,優先權 fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech


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a. 寶貴的,珍貴的 of high worth or cost


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v. 激增,繁殖 grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce


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