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acumen  Speak Example sentences
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(暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(一致,協議) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(思想敏銳) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(歪曲,漫畫,諷刺畫) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
aesthetic  Speak Example sentences
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(盲目愛國主義) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(建築,建造) act of constructing or building something
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(不和諧) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affable  Speak Example sentences
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(不和諧) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰問) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(思想敏銳) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
allusion  Speak Example sentences
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(風度,行為) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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(暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(獨斷的,教條的,固執的) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
apathetic  Speak Example sentences
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(弔唁,哀悼) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(弄髒) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
archetype  Speak Example sentences
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(悲傷,沮喪) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(迷惑,擾亂,使難堪) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(原形) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(誘惑,引誘) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
besmirch  Speak Example sentences
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(弄髒) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(一致,協議) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(恰當的,貼切的) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(神,被奉若神明的人或物) god; divinity; supernatural things
boorish  Speak Example sentences
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(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(平靜的,公平的) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(迷惑,擾亂,使難堪) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
chauvinist  Speak Example sentences
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(盲目愛國主義) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(端莊的,認真的,靦腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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(暗指) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(草率,匆忙) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
compensation  Speak Example sentences
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(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(控制,抑制,約束) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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(補償的錢或物) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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(同盟者,盟友) ally; form a group or unite