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(鞍子,马鞍) load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride


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n.
(盐分,盐度) relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth


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n. Syn. wit; satire
(挖苦,讽刺) cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony


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a. Syn. mocking; ironic
(讽刺的,挖苦的) mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule


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a. Syn. subordinate
(中级的) not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate


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(雨量非常少的,半干旱的) relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters


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n.
(序列,顺序) serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern


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(遮蔽的) protected from danger or bad weather


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n.
(软木材) wood of a coniferous tree


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a. Syn. stable
(稳的,牢固的) securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited


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