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despise  Speak Example sentences
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[拥抱,接受,包含] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
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[外观,装束] outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
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[走投无路,僵局] road or passage having no exit; deadlock
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[蔑视,轻视,鄙视] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
dubious  Speak Example sentences
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[可疑的] questionable; filled with doubt
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[无效的,弱的] insufficient to produce the desired effect; fruitless
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[爽快的,使人愉快的] invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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[掩盖] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
embody  Speak Example sentences
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[品尝家,美食比赛的评委] a person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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[偷窃,侵占] stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
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[具体化,包含,收录] give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
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[决定,测量,计算,解决] act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
embrace  Speak Example sentences
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[蔑视,轻视,鄙视] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[拥抱,接受,包含] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
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[仁慈] marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
entrepreneur  Speak Example sentences
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[爽快的,使人愉快的] invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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[商人,企业家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[仁慈] marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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[走投无路,僵局] road or passage having no exit; deadlock
fell  Speak Example sentences
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[凶猛的,致命的] capable of destroying; lethal
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[忠诚] faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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[可怕的] causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
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[幻觉,幻想] mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
foil  Speak Example sentences
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[讲可有可无的话,向蜜蜂一样单调低声] talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make a monotonous low, dull sound
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[阻止成功] prevent from being successful
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[暗示,旁侧敲击,暗讽,讽刺,冷嘲热讽] hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
gloss  Speak Example sentences
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[可疑的] questionable; filled with doubt
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[仁慈] marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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[掩盖] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[普通的,无关紧要的] having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
gourmet  Speak Example sentences
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[及其令人痛恨的,声名狼藉,令人吃惊的] notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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[基于假设的,设想的,假想的] based on assumptions; supposed
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[品尝家,美食比赛的评委] a person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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[过量饮食] stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
gruesome  Speak Example sentences
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[会意的,意会而不言传,暗示的] implied or understood though not directly expressed
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[偶像,象征,图标] religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
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[可怕的] causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
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[使悲伤,使焦虑] deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane