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accretion  Speak Example sentences
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[磨損,侵蝕] wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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[遵守,順從,服從,遵奉] similarity in form or character; agreement
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[增長] growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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[醜化] mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
acerbity  Speak Example sentences
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[可笑的,嘲弄的] good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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[尖酸的(語氣,脾氣)] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
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[哀嘆,悲傷] regret strongly; express disapproval of
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[時代錯誤] having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
adulterate  Speak Example sentences
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[摻雜] make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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[減短,降低] cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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[失敗主義者] the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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[隆重的] marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
anachronistic  Speak Example sentences
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[使迷惑,使昏亂] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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[凝結] cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
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[尖酸的(語氣,脾氣)] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
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[時代錯誤] having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
authoritarian  Speak Example sentences
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[盲目自大] offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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[向心] tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
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[獨裁] expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
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[共犯,共同] participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing
beckon  Speak Example sentences
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[大本營] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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[刪除] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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[向致意,示意,吸引,引誘] signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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[使迷惑,使昏亂] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
betroth  Speak Example sentences
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[哀嘆,悲傷] regret strongly; express disapproval of
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[訂婚] become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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[反對,厭惡] strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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[考慮] think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
blare  Speak Example sentences
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[向致意,示意,吸引,引誘] signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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[醜化,誹謗] harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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[時代錯誤] having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
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[大聲喊叫,令人眩暈的強光] loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
castigate  Speak Example sentences
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[嚴厲批評,懲罰] criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
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[凝結] cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
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[反對,厭惡] strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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[考慮] think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
centripetal  Speak Example sentences
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[嚴厲批評,懲罰] criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
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[向心] tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
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[向致意,示意,吸引,引誘] signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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[醜化] mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of