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backbone  Speak Example sentences
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阻止,阻礙 hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
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大批,大部分 majority; the main part; volume; mass
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骨幹,支柱 support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
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無遮蔽的,赤裸的,光(禿)的 lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
baggage  Speak Example sentences
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行李 trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
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苦(味)的 harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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樂隊指揮 leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians
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聰明,輝煌 cleverness; great skill or intelligence
ballot  Speak Example sentences
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陰冷的,寒冷的,沒有指望的,令人沮喪的 cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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選票,投票數,投票,表決 printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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寄宿公寓 a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
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令人厭煩的 uninteresting and tiresome; dull
barely  Speak Example sentences
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僅僅 just; only; hardly; scarcely
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腸,內部 a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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鐵匠 one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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選票,投票數,投票,表決 printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
bluff  Speak Example sentences
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假裝強壯,欺騙 the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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公告,告示,公報,新聞簡報 a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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呼吸,氣息 air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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放寬,變寬,擴大 widen; grow broad or broader
boring  Speak Example sentences
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馬籠頭抑制,控制 headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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放寬,變寬,擴大 widen; grow broad or broader
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鐵匠 one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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令人厭煩的 uninteresting and tiresome; dull
breakthrough  Speak Example sentences
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突破,衝破防線,突破性的發現 act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
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鐵匠 one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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放寬,變寬,擴大 widen; grow broad or broader
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假裝強壯,欺騙 the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
breath  Speak Example sentences
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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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預先,過早,匆忙 in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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無遮蔽的,赤裸的,光(禿)的 lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
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呼吸,氣息 air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
brighten  Speak Example sentences
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腸,內部 a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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突破,衝破防線,突破性的發現 act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
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點亮 lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
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駁船 flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
briskness  Speak Example sentences
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敏捷,活潑 liveliness and eagerness; quickness; vigor or rapidity in action
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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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馬籠頭抑制,控制 headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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皮帶扣環,鎖扣,扣環 fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat