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agony  Speak Example sentences
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[能力,才能] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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[粘紧,附着] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[选票,投票数,投票,表决] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[极大痛苦] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
alter  Speak Example sentences
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[改变,修改] modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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[眨眼] shut eyes briefly; wink
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[漂亮的,时髦的] good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
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[荒芜的,贫瘠的] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
arise  Speak Example sentences
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[花蕾] reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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[燃烧,照耀] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[灾难] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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[出现,发生,起来,站起] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
auditorium  Speak Example sentences
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[偏见,偏好] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[津贴,补助,认同,宽容,份额] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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[听众席,观众席] area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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[改变,修改] modify; cause to change; make different; convert
ballot  Speak Example sentences
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[选票,投票数,投票,表决] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[能力,才能] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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[不道德的,败德的,贪污的] changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
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[出现,发生,起来,站起] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
barren  Speak Example sentences
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[盒式磁带] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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[荒芜的,贫瘠的] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[会合的时机或状态,社团组织] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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[丰富的,富足的] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
batter  Speak Example sentences
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[钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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[接连重击,敲碎,用坏,奶油面糊] beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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[使恼怒,打扰] disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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[顶点,极点,巅峰] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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[燃烧,照耀] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[军火,弹药] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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[手工制品,容器] something made by people; vessel
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[禁止,查禁] official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
bleach  Speak Example sentences
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[禁止,查禁] official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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[去色,漂白] make white or colorless; blanch
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[出纳员] one who has charge of money; cash keeper
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[捐献,贡献,投稿] provide; bestow a quality on