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alacrity  Speak Example sentences
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(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
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(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(平静下来,(使)冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
allay  Speak Example sentences
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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(平静下来,(使)冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
annex  Speak Example sentences
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(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
apathetic  Speak Example sentences
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(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(节制(饮食),调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
apocryphal  Speak Example sentences
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(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
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(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
blasphemy  Speak Example sentences
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(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
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(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
blithe  Speak Example sentences
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(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(队伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
braggart  Speak Example sentences
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
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(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
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(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
brevity  Speak Example sentences
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(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
broach  Speak Example sentences
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(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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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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(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated