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adroit  Speak Example sentences
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(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
advocate  Speak Example sentences
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(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
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(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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(节制(饮食),调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
affable  Speak Example sentences
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(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
ameliorate  Speak Example sentences
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(节制(饮食),调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
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(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
bigot  Speak Example sentences
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((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
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(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
blasphemy  Speak Example sentences
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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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(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
blatant  Speak Example sentences
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(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(节制(饮食),调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
boorish  Speak Example sentences
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(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(默许) assent; agree without protesting
brevity  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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(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
cantankerous  Speak Example sentences
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(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from