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(必要的食品或商品,主要成分,加固,别针) necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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(石板,候选人名单提名) any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses
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(严厉的,严格的,难熬的,困难的,艰难的) serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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(雕像) sculpture representing a human or animal
shiny  Speak Example sentences
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(幼苗) young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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(绳,线之一股) complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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(参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)) observer; audience; one who looks on
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(有光泽的,发光的) reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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(存在,生存) something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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(剥夺,剥掉) remove the surface from
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(有光泽的,发光的) reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
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(屠宰(牲畜),屠杀,杀戮(人)) act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
soak  Speak Example sentences
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(浸泡,渗透) cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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(挑选,选择,择优) taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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(使稳定,使坚固) become stable or more stable
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(严厉的,严格的,难熬的,困难的,艰难的) serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
solitary  Speak Example sentences
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(迅速,敏捷) state or quality of being swift; speed; rapid motion; quickness; celerity
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(坦白的,诚实的,易懂的) proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
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(孤独的,独居的) isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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(照相,照片) photographic view or exposure
spinal  Speak Example sentences
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(后退,退步,挫折,挫败) unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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(级别或地位更高的) greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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(蹒跚,摇晃) sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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(脊骨的,脊髓的) of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column
stagger  Speak Example sentences
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(雕像) sculpture representing a human or animal
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(浸透) soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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(蹒跚,摇晃) sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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(屈服,屈从,死) submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
stain  Speak Example sentences
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(污点,瑕疵) soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
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(交响乐,交响曲) large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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(世故的,复杂的) wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
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(参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)) observer; audience; one who looks on
strand  Speak Example sentences
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(全体人员或职员) personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task
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(孤独的,独居的) isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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(绳,线之一股) complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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(后退,退步,挫折,挫败) unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
strip  Speak Example sentences
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(法令,条例) law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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(坦白的,诚实的,易懂的) proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
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(绳,线之一股) complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
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(剥夺,剥掉) remove the surface from