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tarnish  Speak Example sentences
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(晦暗,污点) make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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(讳忌的 禁忌) ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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(趋势,倾向) trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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(辅助的,支流的) branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
telex  Speak Example sentences
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(细枝,嫩枝) small branch or division of a branch
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(电传,电传的文字,发电传) communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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(特征,特性) quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
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(践踏,踩坏) destroy; step on
temperate  Speak Example sentences
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(节制的,自我控制的) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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(讳忌的 禁忌) ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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(吵闹的,狂暴的) characterized by unrest or disorder
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(单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的) having no tone; unmusical.
terrestrial  Speak Example sentences
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(潮汐,潮流) periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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(学费) teaching pupils individually; fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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(滴,细流) flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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(地的,地球的) earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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(使恐怖,使惊吓) frighten; fill with terror
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(剧团) organization of performers and associated personnel
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(旋风,龙卷风) cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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(滴,细流) flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
thigh  Speak Example sentences
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(逃学者,旷课者,逃学,旷课) wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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(温度计,寒暑表) instrument for measuring temperature
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(大腿) part of the leg between the hip and the knee
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(半透明的) partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
threshold  Speak Example sentences
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(暴虐的,残暴的) dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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(整洁的,有条不紊的) being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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((小孩子的)蹒跚学步) walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
toddle  Speak Example sentences
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((小孩子的)蹒跚学步) walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
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(肿瘤) tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
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(喇叭) brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
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(辅助的,支流的) branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
toneless  Speak Example sentences
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(温度计,寒暑表) instrument for measuring temperature
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(辅助的,支流的) branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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(单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的) having no tone; unmusical.
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(剧团) organization of performers and associated personnel
transition  Speak Example sentences
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(透明的,容易检测的,明晰的) easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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(渴,口渴,渴望,热望) sensation of dryness in the throat
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(过渡,转换,跃迁) going from one state of action to another
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(潮汐,潮流) periodic rise and fall of the sea level