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profane  Speak Example sentences
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(亵渎) violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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(闹哄哄的,令人捧腹大笑的) characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
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(阻碍,挫败) hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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(冶炼,精炼) melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
prosaic  Speak Example sentences
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(事实的,平淡的,缺乏想象力的) dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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(简洁,扼要的) effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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(巨大的) impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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(超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass
robust  Speak Example sentences
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(奸恶,卑鄙) depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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(健壮的) vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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(强调) draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
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(听从,辞职) act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, or office; surrender
salubrious  Speak Example sentences
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(好色的,淫荡的) lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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(闹哄哄的,令人捧腹大笑的) characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
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(对健康有益的,利于养生的) healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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(讽刺的) disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
sanctimonious  Speak Example sentences
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(假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
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(爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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(冶炼,精炼) melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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(隐退,隔离) isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
scale  Speak Example sentences
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(责备) severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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(懒散的,死气沉沉的) having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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(多产的,丰富的) producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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(爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
skirmish  Speak Example sentences
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(陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
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(明白清楚的) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
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(强调) draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
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(小规模战争,小打小闹) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
sluggard  Speak Example sentences
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(理想主义的,空想的) idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
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(懒人) lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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(陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
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(暂时的) momentary; temporary; staying for short time
smelt  Speak Example sentences
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(冶炼,精炼) melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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(陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
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(有用的,有益的) tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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(不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
torpid  Speak Example sentences
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(空前的) having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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(懒散的,死气沉沉的) having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others
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(梦游症患者) sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep