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(悔恨) feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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(畏缩,谄媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(威慑,吓住) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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(限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
clairvoyant  Speak Example sentences
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(预知,预言者) having foresight; fortuneteller
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(措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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(假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive
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(灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
cryptic  Speak Example sentences
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(非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
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(秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive
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(措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
deprecate  Speak Example sentences
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(预知,预言者) having foresight; fortuneteller
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(美食者,享乐主义者) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
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(恶化,加剧) increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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(抗议,蔑视) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
desecrate  Speak Example sentences
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(肤浅的,不重要的) not essential; coming from outside
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(亵渎) violate with violence, especially to sacred place
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(有害的) having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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(开脱,洗脱) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
desist  Speak Example sentences
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(停止,中止) cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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(产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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(开脱,洗脱) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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(美食者,享乐主义者) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
despondent  Speak Example sentences
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(可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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(尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(忧郁的,沮丧的) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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(愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
discern  Speak Example sentences
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(颂词,赞美词) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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(热情,激情) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
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(非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
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(看出,察觉到) detect; perceive
enigma  Speak Example sentences
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(谜) puzzle; difficult problem
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(限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
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(打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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(朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time
ephemeral  Speak Example sentences
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(产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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(朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time
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(停止,中止) cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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(奇怪的,不可预测的) no fixed or regular course; wandering