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propensity  Speak Example sentences
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[地的,地球的] earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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[糟糕的,笨拙的] difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
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[自然倾向] natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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[扑灭,镇压,平息] extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
redress  Speak Example sentences
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[补偿,赔偿] remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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[冶炼,精炼] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[小船] small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
seminal  Speak Example sentences
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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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[偷懒,偷偷的移动] move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
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[切,削,损害] reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
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[结实,硬朗的] tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
skulk  Speak Example sentences
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[乏味的,单调的,冷漠的] dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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[自言自语,独白] talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
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[坚韧] firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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[偷懒,偷偷的移动] move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
smelt  Speak Example sentences
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[冶炼,精炼] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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[狡猾的] cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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[激怒] irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
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[决定,会议的正式文件,投票产生的决议] determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
snicker  Speak Example sentences
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[窃笑] laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
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[有味道的,吸引人的] appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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[胆怯] lack of self-confidence or courage
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[复制] duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
soliloquy  Speak Example sentences
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[激怒] irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy
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[复制] duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
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[多产的,丰富的] producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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[自言自语,独白] talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
stringent  Speak Example sentences
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[严厉的,迫切的] demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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[蒸发,汽化] turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
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[自言自语,独白] talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
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[使窒息,扑灭] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
supercilious  Speak Example sentences
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[扑灭,镇压,平息] extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
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[补偿,赔偿] remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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[自大的,傲慢的] arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
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[糟糕的,笨拙的] difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
timidity  Speak Example sentences
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[胆怯] lack of self-confidence or courage
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[糟糕的,笨拙的] difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
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[偷懒,偷偷的移动] move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
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[次要的,辅助的] subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement