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abdicate  Speak Example sentences
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[放弃] give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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[挑剔] criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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[吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰问] grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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[辩论,反驳] oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
addle  Speak Example sentences
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[使变疯,腐坏] muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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[友谊] friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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[警告] gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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[涂抹] smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
anthropomorphic  Speak Example sentences
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[人形的] having human form or characteristics
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[适应] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
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[类人的] manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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[被毁坏的,受病害的] suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
anticlimax  Speak Example sentences
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[像伯父(叔叔)一样的] in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
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[反高潮,突降] the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
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[揭穿,奚落] expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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[自治] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
antipathy  Speak Example sentences
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[尸体似的,苍白的] like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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[反对,厌恶] strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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[俗丽,俗气] ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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[发誓放弃] renounce upon oath; abandon forever
apogee  Speak Example sentences
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[有斑点的] spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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[顶点] the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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[原形] prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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[涂抹] smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
avocation  Speak Example sentences
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[副业,业余爱好] activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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[不和谐] discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
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[贬低,降低] reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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[被毁坏的,受病害的] suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
bedizen  Speak Example sentences
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[俗丽,俗气] ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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[发誓放弃] renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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[共犯,共同] participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing
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[喝醉的,耍酒疯] drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
cadaverous  Speak Example sentences
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[友谊] friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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[尸体似的,苍白的] like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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[警告] gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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[远古,上古,及其久远] antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
careworn  Speak Example sentences
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[警告] gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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[吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰问] grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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[发誓放弃] renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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[饱经忧患的,忧心忡忡的] worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses