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misnomer  Speak Example sentences
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(陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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(错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
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(遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
monologue  Speak Example sentences
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(细读) read or examine, typically with great care
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(独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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(掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals
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(新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity
motley  Speak Example sentences
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(多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
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(钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money
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(撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action
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(概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form
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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(分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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(有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
noisome  Speak Example sentences
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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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(有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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(特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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(想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
obdurate  Speak Example sentences
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(厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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(石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
obtrusive  Speak Example sentences
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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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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(想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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(分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
panegyric  Speak Example sentences
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(想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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(推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
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(弹性的) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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(错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
peruse  Speak Example sentences
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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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(钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money
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(根本的,激进的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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(细读) read or examine, typically with great care
ponderous  Speak Example sentences
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(惩罚的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
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(有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion