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plaintive  Speak Example sentences
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(推进,推进力) push; driving force; act of propelling
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(柱子,柱状物,重要的支持者) column; post
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(哀伤的) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
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(声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
planetarium  Speak Example sentences
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(匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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(天文馆,天象仪) apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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(倾向,癖性) state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
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(弄湿,扑灭,熄灭,淬火) put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
plausible  Speak Example sentences
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(掐,夹痛) clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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(似是而非的) likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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(匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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(哀伤的) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
politic  Speak Example sentences
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(原型) original work used as a model; original type
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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(精明的,明智的,谨慎的) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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(寄生,寄生体) animal or plant living on another
portray  Speak Example sentences
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(描述,绘制) depict; describe; draw
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(推进,推进力) push; driving force; act of propelling
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(纵容,过分关怀) feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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(调查表,问卷) form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
precipitate  Speak Example sentences
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(匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的) rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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(纵容,过分关怀) feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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(朝圣客,香客) traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
predominant  Speak Example sentences
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(假定,假设,前提) proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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(刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的) stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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(杀虫剂) a chemical used to kill pests
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(支配的,主要的) most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
premise  Speak Example sentences
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(哀伤的) expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
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(表示语音的) of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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(假定,假设,前提) proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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(参与,参加,分享) take part in something; share in something
procure  Speak Example sentences
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(取得,获得) bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
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(支配的,主要的) most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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(精明的,明智的,谨慎的) expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
proficiency  Speak Example sentences
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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(刺穿,戳破) a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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(熟练,精通) skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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(恐怖) anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike