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despondent  Speak Example sentences
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[遗弃的,废弃的] left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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[忧郁的,沮丧的] in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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[难以理解的,深奥的] hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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[无病呻吟,忧郁症] patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
disparage  Speak Example sentences
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[忽略,轻视] belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
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[假装,捏造] make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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[剥夺] free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
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[封装,嵌入,插入] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
dissemble  Speak Example sentences
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[伪装,做作,掩饰] disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
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[异类,异种,不纯] consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
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[容易犯错的] likely to fail or be inaccurate
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[唤起的] tending to call up emotions, memories
divergent  Speak Example sentences
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[分歧的] differing; tending to move apart in different directions
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[放纵,挥霍] lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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[遗弃的,废弃的] left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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[忽略,轻视] belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
divest  Speak Example sentences
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[唤起的] tending to call up emotions, memories
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[放纵,挥霍] lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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[剥夺] free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
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[有害的] causing damage or harm; injurious
duplicity  Speak Example sentences
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[奸诈,狡猾,伪善,两面三刀,两面派] double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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[障碍物] something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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[胡闹,奇怪、出格的行为] wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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[恶化,加剧] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
elliptical  Speak Example sentences
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[激怒,挑起骚动,暴乱] agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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[小屋] shack; small, wretched house
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[椭圆的,有意模棱两可的] rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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[昆虫学] study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
embed  Speak Example sentences
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[封装,嵌入,插入] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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[假的,淡的,不鲜明的,佯攻] trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
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[骑师] one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
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[过分高兴的,兴高采烈] overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
epithet  Speak Example sentences
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[驯服的,听话的,善良的] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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[混淆] mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
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[绰号] word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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[花花公子,过分注意衣着的男人] vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
exacerbate  Speak Example sentences
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[驯服的,听话的,善良的] obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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[恶化,加剧] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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[偶然的] accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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[家谱] account or history of the descent of person or family from an ancestor; lineage