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redolent  Speak Example sentences
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(功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show
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(暂时的) not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly
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(分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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(有味道的,有香味儿的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
resentment  Speak Example sentences
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; scrape or shave off
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(征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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(怨恨,愤恨) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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(宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific
rudimentary  Speak Example sentences
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(原始的,最初的,原来的) relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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(征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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(暂时放弃,屈从) give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
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(报复) action taken in return for injury or offense
sacrosanct  Speak Example sentences
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(随意,冲动) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
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(裁缝的,缝纫机的) relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
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(非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
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(彻底摧毁) destroy completely; scrape or shave off
sagacity  Speak Example sentences
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(万能的,通用的,多面手的) having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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(聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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(无常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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(纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance
sanctimonious  Speak Example sentences
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(肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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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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(复仇,补偿,惩罚) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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(随意,冲动) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
sinecure  Speak Example sentences
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(闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility
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(征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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(转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
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(懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
sordid  Speak Example sentences
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(嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(靠着的,斜躺的,不动的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part
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(邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil
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(肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
stoic  Speak Example sentences
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(鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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(变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel
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(高度自制者,坚忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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(聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
tangible  Speak Example sentences
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(征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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(闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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(暂时的) not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly
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(可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable