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taboo  Speak Example sentences
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(践踏,踩坏) destroy; step on
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(吵闹,混乱) noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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(讳忌的 禁忌) ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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((小孩子的)蹒跚学步) walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
tactic  Speak Example sentences
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(趋势,倾向) trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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((达到目的)手段,战术) plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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(穿过) go through or across, often under difficult conditions
tar  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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(渴,口渴,渴望,热望) sensation of dryness in the throat
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(焦油,沥青,柏油,水手) sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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(胆怯) lack of self-confidence or courage
tarnish  Speak Example sentences
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(喇叭) brass musical instrument with brilliant tone
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(论题,论文) paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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(单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的) having no tone; unmusical.
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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
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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(木材,木料) wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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(渴,口渴,渴望,热望) sensation of dryness in the throat
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(用力拉,使劲拖,拖拉,拖船) pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
tentative  Speak Example sentences
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(牵引) friction between body and surface on which it moves
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(尚好的,尚可以的,可以忍受的) capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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(试探性的,尝试的,暂时的) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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(学费) teaching pupils individually; fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
terse  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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(透明的,容易检测的,明晰的) easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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(焦油,沥青,柏油,水手) sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
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(简洁,扼要的) effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
textile  Speak Example sentences
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(试探性的,尝试的,暂时的) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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(沟,壕沟) canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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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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(纺织品) cloth; fabric
tile  Speak Example sentences
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(试探性的,尝试的,暂时的) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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(猛打) beating or pounding strongly
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(瓦,瓷砖,花砖) flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains
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(透明的,容易检测的,明晰的) easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
toneless  Speak Example sentences
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(单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的) having no tone; unmusical.
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(草皮,地盘) surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
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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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(驯服的,没精打采的,枯燥无味的) domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften