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v.
(注明日期,约会) mark the time of; assign a [___] to


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n.
(十年,十年期间) a group of ten, especially a period of ten years


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v.
(贡奉,奉献) set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate


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v. Syn. humiliate; debase
(使降级,贬低) reduce level; lower grade of something


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n.
(脱水,干燥) process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water


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a. Syn. relying; conditional
(依赖的,从属的,由…而定的) relying on or requiring the aid of another for support


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n.
(绝望,失望) loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency


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v. Syn. feel; discover the presence of; discern; sense; identify
(察觉,发觉,探测,侦查) feel; discover the presence of; identify


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v. Syn. abhor; loathe
(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards


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n.
(直径) length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference


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