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decorate  Speak Example sentences
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(装饰,装潢,修饰) adorn; embellish
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(威慑,吓住) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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(剥夺,夺去,免去) deny; take away
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(不同,不像,相异) be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
defer  Speak Example sentences
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(贪婪地吃,吞食) consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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(推迟,延期) delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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(使恶化,质量下降) become worse; decline
deflate  Speak Example sentences
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(水坝,筑坝) barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course
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(外交的,老练的) relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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(泄出气体,放出空气) reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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(适当,合适,适度,当然,及时) as it ought to be; properly; regularly
delude  Speak Example sentences
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(密集的,浓厚的) thick; crowded closely together; compact
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(诈取,诈骗,骗取) deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
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(性情,倾向,安排; 布置) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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(盅惑) deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
demolish  Speak Example sentences
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(圆盘,唱片,磁盘) flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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(驱散,消散,浪费) spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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(泄出气体,放出空气) reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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(破坏,摧毁) raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
dense  Speak Example sentences
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(漂流,漂泊) float; moving aimlessly; wander
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(密集的,浓厚的) thick; crowded closely together; compact
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(明确的,确实的,不同的) definite; separate; different
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(欺骗,行骗) fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
depress  Speak Example sentences
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(泄出气体,放出空气) reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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(压下,压低) lower in spirits; press down
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(荒无人烟的) unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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(残破的,倒塌的,破旧的) in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
designate  Speak Example sentences
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(明确的,确实的,不同的) definite; separate; different
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(贪婪地吃,吞食) consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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(指定,任命) indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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(剥夺,夺去,免去) deny; take away
detect  Speak Example sentences
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(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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(察觉,发觉,探测,侦查) feel; discover the presence of; identify
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(毁坏) ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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(残破的,倒塌的,破旧的) in disrepair, run down; of very poor quality or condition
diminish  Speak Example sentences
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(明确的,确实的,不同的) definite; separate; different
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(减少,变小) dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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(性情,倾向,安排; 布置) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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(洗洁精,洗涤剂) cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap