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mercenary  Speak Example sentences
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(唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
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(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
mottled  Speak Example sentences
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(有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors
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(专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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(拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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(解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
mundane  Speak Example sentences
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(世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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(插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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(烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
nocturnal  Speak Example sentences
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(偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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(化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
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(解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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(夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
obtrude  Speak Example sentences
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(插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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(突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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(岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
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(弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
obtrusive  Speak Example sentences
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(恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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(突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
ostracize  Speak Example sentences
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(遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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(放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
panegyric  Speak Example sentences
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(负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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(推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
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(放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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(早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early
peremptory  Speak Example sentences
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(烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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(推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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(不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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(专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
pertinacious  Speak Example sentences
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(拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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(有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors
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(岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
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(突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.