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purloin  Speak Example sentences
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[哄骗,诱骗] cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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[狂欢] merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
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[偷窃] steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
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[责难,非难,限制] restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
quintessence  Speak Example sentences
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[改变顺序,互换位置,〈音〉变调,移调] substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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[精粹,精华] pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
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[淤泥,淤沙,沉渣] mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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[震荡的] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
recidivism  Speak Example sentences
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[尖叫,大叫,尖叫,大叫] eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain
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[怀旧,回想] recollection; process of remembering
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[刺耳的,尖锐的,坚持不懈的] loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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[累犯,惯犯] habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
resumption  Speak Example sentences
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[恢复,重新开始] resuming; beginning again; recommencement
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[非常神圣的] regarded as sacred and inviolable
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[迷人的] agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
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[转运] change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
rhapsodize  Speak Example sentences
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[震荡的] marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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[狂热地描述,写狂想文,作狂想曲] speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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[不整洁的,漫不经心的] untidy; careless in work habits
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[谄媚的人,马屁精] a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
saunter  Speak Example sentences
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[漫步,闲逛] stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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[转运] change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
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[有名无实的] nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
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[野蛮,粗鲁] aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
slothful  Speak Example sentences
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[漫步,闲逛] stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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[懒的] lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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[野蛮,粗鲁] aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
sluggard  Speak Example sentences
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[懒人] lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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[鲁莽的] boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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[按命令沉自己的船] deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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[讽刺,讽刺地描写,讥讽描述] make object of satire; attack with satire; censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.
somnolent  Speak Example sentences
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[分水岭] crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
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[懒的] lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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[谄媚的人,马屁精] a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
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[催眠的,半睡半醒的] half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
stratify  Speak Example sentences
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[分门别类,分类,分层] divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
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[不整洁的,漫不经心的] untidy; careless in work habits
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[非常神圣的] regarded as sacred and inviolable
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[文雅的,高雅的,彬彬有礼的] showing a high degree of refinement