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v. 划桨,用桨划,戏水,玩水 row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs


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n. 寄生,寄生体 animal or plant living on another


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n. 小鹅卵石 small smooth rounded rock


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n. 害虫,令人讨厌的人或物 persistently annoying person; an organism that injures livestock or crops


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a. 引起瘟疫的 tending to produce infectious disease; destructive


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n. 药丸 a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive


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n. 水管工人 the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances


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n. 钱袋,皮夹 purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book


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a. 多角形的,多边形的 having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons


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n. 贫困 lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts


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