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protege  Speak Example sentences
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[(手)灵巧的] skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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[令人满足的] giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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[被保护者,被保护人] a person guided and protected by a more prominent person
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[振动的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
rebuke  Speak Example sentences
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[烧焦,烧灼,灼伤,烧伤,用旺火烤肉] make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[吓跑,赶出,击退] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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[严厉批评,猛烈的训斥] scold harshly; criticize severely
repugnant  Speak Example sentences
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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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[拓扑学] physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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[不一致的,令人讨厌的] arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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[真实,准确性] truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
retrograde  Speak Example sentences
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[马屁精,阿谀奉承者] one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
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[倒退的] go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
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[术语学] a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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[显著的,突出的,卓越的] prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
salutary  Speak Example sentences
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[严厉批评,猛烈的训斥] scold harshly; criticize severely
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[倒退的] go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[序(诗歌,歌剧的)] introduction, usually to a poem or play
shear  Speak Example sentences
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[拓扑学] physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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[冷淡的,微热的] moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
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[剪,修剪] cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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[短时间的] existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
subjective  Speak Example sentences
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[主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
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[烧焦,烧灼,灼伤,烧伤,用旺火烤肉] make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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[休息,睡觉,平静,安静] relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
sultry  Speak Example sentences
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[主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
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[马屁精,阿谀奉承者] one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
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[闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
supposition  Speak Example sentences
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[冷淡的,微热的] moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
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[振动的] shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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[假定,假想] act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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[出产,产生结果或利润] amount produced; crop; income on investment; the energy released by an explosion
sycophant  Speak Example sentences
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[(手)灵巧的] skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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[无懈可击的] free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
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[革新,翻新,修复] restore to good condition; renew
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[马屁精,阿谀奉承者] one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man