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raconteur  Speak Example sentences
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(高度自製者,堅忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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(震蕩的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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(善談的人,滿肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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(魯莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
ramification  Speak Example sentences
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(復仇,補償,懲罰) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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(可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
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(魯莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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(分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
respite  Speak Example sentences
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(無常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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(反駁) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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(寧靜的,安靜的) free from disturbance; pacific
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(暫緩) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
retribution  Speak Example sentences
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(嘲笑,譏笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(復仇,補償,懲罰) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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(暫時放棄,屈從) give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
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(閑職,報紙茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility
sacrosanct  Speak Example sentences
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(骯髒,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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(非常神聖的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
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(魯莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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(彈性的) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
sordid  Speak Example sentences
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(骯髒,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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(有味道的,有香味兒的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
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(萬能的,通用的,多面手的) having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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(征服,擊潰) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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(征服,擊潰) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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(君主的,至高無上的) having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
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(零星的) occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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(裁縫的,縫紉機的) relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
stoic  Speak Example sentences
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(代理的,代理人的) acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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(嘲笑,譏笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(高度自製者,堅忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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(功利的,實利的) practical and functional, not just for show
sultry  Speak Example sentences
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(悶熱的,酷熱的,放蕩的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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(殘暴的,凶狠的,野蠻的,言詞刻毒的,粗野的) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
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(震蕩的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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(可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
taunt  Speak Example sentences
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(嘲笑,譏笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(報復) action taken in return for injury or offense
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(重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back
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(互相的,互動的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting