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propensity  Speak Example sentences
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[奴隶身份,苦工] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[自然倾向] natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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[适当] fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
propriety  Speak Example sentences
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[适当] fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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[沉默寡言的] silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
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[穿过] go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
retort  Speak Example sentences
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[反驳] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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[迷人的] wholly absorbing one's attention
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[渗出,渗漏] pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
skiff  Speak Example sentences
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[紧张的,整洁的] pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
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[小船] small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
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[醒目的] having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
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[奴隶身份,苦工] forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
squabble  Speak Example sentences
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[奢侈的,华丽的] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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[万能的,通用的,多面手的] having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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[争吵] a minor quarrel; a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
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[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
stipend  Speak Example sentences
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[神学院,学院,发祥地] school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
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[减少,变弱] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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[篡取] seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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[薪金,津贴] fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
stoic  Speak Example sentences
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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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[歪曲的,扭曲的] turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
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[穿过] go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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[退缩] the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
sustenance  Speak Example sentences
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[食物,生计] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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[奢侈的,华丽的] magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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[坚定的,强壮的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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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
thespian  Speak Example sentences
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[戏剧的] relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
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[纪念物,废墟,遗留] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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[薪金,津贴] fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
tiller  Speak Example sentences
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[歪曲的,扭曲的] turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
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[迅速增长,传播,扩散] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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[舵柄,农夫] lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter