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monologue  Speak Example sentences
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(有斑點的,弄髒的) spotted with different shades or colors
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(學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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(獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
noisome  Speak Example sentences
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(根本的,激進的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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(錯誤的名字,寫錯名字,用詞不當) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
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(怨恨,憤恨) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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(有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
paraphrase  Speak Example sentences
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(顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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(解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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(輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault
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(鳴不平的,易發牢騷的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
peccadillo  Speak Example sentences
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(重申,重複) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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(學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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(輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault
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(臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
peremptory  Speak Example sentences
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(重申,重複) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
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(鳴不平的,易發牢騷的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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(推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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(專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
platitude  Speak Example sentences
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(陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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(錯誤的名字,寫錯名字,用詞不當) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
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(解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
precarious  Speak Example sentences
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(不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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(有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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(鳴不平的,易發牢騷的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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(反駁) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
prelude  Speak Example sentences
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(負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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(遺忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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(根本的,激進的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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(序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
presumption  Speak Example sentences
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(假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof
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(可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
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(學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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(輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault
prognosis  Speak Example sentences
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(預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
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(入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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(書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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(重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back