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saddle  Speak Example sentences
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(鞍子,马鞍) load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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(状况,身份,地位) position relative to others; standing
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(自然地,本能地) without advance preparation; naturally
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(风格化的,程式化的) using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
shell  Speak Example sentences
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(下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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(剥落,脱壳) remove from husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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(播种) plant; place seeds in or on
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(怀疑的) suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
shrivel  Speak Example sentences
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(剥落,脱壳) remove from husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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(手提箱,衣箱) portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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(枯萎,皱缩) wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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(状况,身份,地位) position relative to others; standing
significant  Speak Example sentences
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(有意义的,重要的,重大的) fairly large; important in effect or meaning
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(签字,签名) name written in own handwriting
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(主题,学科,(艺 术品的)主题,被处理的对象) something to be treated; course or area of study
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(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others
silicate  Speak Example sentences
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(勾引,诱惑) tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
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((乐器的)弦,细绳,带子) lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
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(硅酸盐) compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
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(泉,弹簧) develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
slam  Speak Example sentences
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(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others
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(下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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(泉,弹簧) develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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(砰地关门,用力关门,猛推) shut with force and a loud noise; strike with force
sophisticated  Speak Example sentences
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(世故的,复杂的) wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
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(淀粉,淀粉食物) naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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(签字,签名) name written in own handwriting
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(下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
spontaneous  Speak Example sentences
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(明智的,合理的) able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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(序列,顺序) serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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(有意义的,重要的,重大的) fairly large; important in effect or meaning
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(自发的,自然的) arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
starch  Speak Example sentences
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(参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)) observer; audience; one who looks on
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(淀粉,淀粉食物) naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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(使安全,保卫) free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
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(风格化的,程式化的) using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
statistics  Speak Example sentences
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((人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的) robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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(统计学) a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
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(清醒的,庄重的) not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
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(文体,风格,式样) particular kind; a way of expressing something