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adventitious  Speak Example sentences
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[衰老,老耄] state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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[工匠] manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
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[偶然] accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
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[贬低,降低] reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
alacrity  Speak Example sentences
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[远古,上古,及其久远] antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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[没有表情的,呆板的] wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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[收敛的] causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
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[欢快的情绪] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
allegory  Speak Example sentences
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[寓言] symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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[地域,气候] region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate
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[可笑的,嘲弄的] good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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[有斑点的] spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
amplify  Speak Example sentences
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[无神论] denying existence of God; godless
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[强使,强逼] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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[放大] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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[尖酸的(语气,脾气)] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
artisan  Speak Example sentences
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[独裁] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[无条件,直截了当] absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
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[遮盖,不让看清楚] make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
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[工匠] manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
autocratic  Speak Example sentences
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[过滤器] bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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[脱水] remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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[独裁] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[诅咒] solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
bumptious  Speak Example sentences
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[没有表情的,呆板的] wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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[止痛药,起安慰作用的事物] source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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[黏合性,连贯性,一致性] logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
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[盲目自大] offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
carping  Speak Example sentences
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[恳求,恳请] appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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[不公正的不合理的批评] fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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[远古,上古,及其久远] antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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[煽动政治家] a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
categorical  Speak Example sentences
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[独裁] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[节制(饮食),调节] sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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[大本营] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[无条件,直截了当] absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
chicanery  Speak Example sentences
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[止痛药,起安慰作用的事物] source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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[不对称] not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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[强辩,狡辩,欺骗] mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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[补偿,对抗,抵消] act or react with equal force; ; counteract