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pungent  Speak Example sentences
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[显著的,突出的,卓越的] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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[时尚] popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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[高度自制者,坚忍克己之人] indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
quorum  Speak Example sentences
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[低于正常感知的,下意识的] below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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[法定人数] number of members necessary to conduct a meeting; a select group
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[回绝] offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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[屈服,屈从,死] submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
rebuff  Speak Example sentences
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[回绝] offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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[支柱,支撑] supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness
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[法定人数] number of members necessary to conduct a meeting; a select group
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[高兴的,有希望的,乐天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
recession  Speak Example sentences
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[填饱,司炉] stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
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[低于正常感知的,下意识的] below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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[高度自制者,坚忍克己之人] indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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[撤退] withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
resolute  Speak Example sentences
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[极度贪婪的,捕食的,掠夺的] excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
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[坚定的,毅然的] firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
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[壅滞,郁积] condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from a static balance
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[归还,补偿] reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[全体同意,全体一致] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[时尚] popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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[回绝] offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
sanguine  Speak Example sentences
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[减少,变弱] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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[小船] small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
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[显著的,突出的,卓越的] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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[高兴的,有希望的,乐天的] cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
secular  Speak Example sentences
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[全体同意,全体一致] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[取代,推迟] be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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[归还,补偿] reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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[世俗的,现世的,永久的] worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
seminal  Speak Example sentences
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[供应,配额,限制] length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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[种子的,胚胎的,有发展潜力的] influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
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[狡猾的] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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[谴责] reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
skeptic  Speak Example sentences
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[晕眩] severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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[怀疑论者] doubter; a person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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[僵局] deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked