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balmy  Speak Example sentences
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绷带,用绷带包扎 a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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柔和的,芳香的 mild and pleasant; fragrant
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皮带扣环,锁扣,扣环 fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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屠夫,肉商,屠宰,残杀,滥杀 one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
banner  Speak Example sentences
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旗帜,标语,横幅 flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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聪明,辉煌 cleverness; great skill or intelligence
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令人厌烦的 uninteresting and tiresome; dull
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公告,告示,公报,新闻简报 a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
batch  Speak Example sentences
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呼吸,呼出 respire; inhale and exhale air
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一批,大量 quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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使稳固,架稳 支撑物 something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
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豆子 various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
bestow  Speak Example sentences
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屠夫,肉商,屠宰,残杀,滥杀 one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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给予 give as a gift; present
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易碎的 easily broken; having little elasticity
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密友,伙伴 good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
bill  Speak Example sentences
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帐单,发票 invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
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半身(雕)像,过度饮食 the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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柔和的,芳香的 mild and pleasant; fragrant
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绷带,用绷带包扎 a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
billion  Speak Example sentences
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十亿(的) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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损害,玷污 瑕疵,缺点 mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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在…之下 lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
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使稳固,架稳 支撑物 something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
bland  Speak Example sentences
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燃烧(的) marked by flames or intense heat; of immediate import; urgent
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温和的 lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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弓,弓形 the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward
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大批,大部分 majority; the main part; volume; mass
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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花,开花 flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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燃烧,照耀 a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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柔和的,芳香的 mild and pleasant; fragrant
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半身(雕)像,过度饮食 the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
blur  Speak Example sentences
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抑郁,沮丧,布鲁斯音乐 gloom; depressed spirits
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模糊不清的事物 something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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公告,告示,公报,新闻简报 a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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吹嘘的,自负的 exhibiting self-importance
brittle  Speak Example sentences
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假装强壮,欺骗 the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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易碎的 easily broken; having little elasticity
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喧嚣,繁忙,熙熙攘攘 move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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公告,告示,公报,新闻简报 a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication