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scoop  Speak Example sentences
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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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(铲子,勺子,(挖土机上的)铲斗) vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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(气味,香味) distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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(过剩的) remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
seedling  Speak Example sentences
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(幼苗) young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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(发言人,代言人) man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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(感情,情绪,情操) thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
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(怀疑的) suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
semiarid  Speak Example sentences
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(雨量非常少的,半干旱的) relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
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(手提箱,衣箱) portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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(溅,泼) cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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(弄脏,污损) material in the surface of the earth
sensitive  Speak Example sentences
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(灵敏的) able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
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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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(气味,香味) distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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(幼苗) young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
sentiment  Speak Example sentences
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(弄脏,污损) material in the surface of the earth
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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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(感情,情绪,情操) thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
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(范围,界限) range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
shipment  Speak Example sentences
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(装运,装载的货物) sending of cargo; act of sending off something
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(传唤,召唤,召呼) call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
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(巧妙的,聪明的) clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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(孤独的,独居的) isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
siege  Speak Example sentences
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(泉,弹簧) develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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(篡位,取代) replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
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(包围,围攻) seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
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(屠宰(牲畜),屠杀,杀戮(人)) act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
skeptical  Speak Example sentences
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(怀疑的) suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
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(自发的,自然的) arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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(单桅帆船) single-mast sailing boat
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(收缩,缩小) become smaller or draw together; compress
slip  Speak Example sentences
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(严厉的,严格的,难熬的,困难的,艰难的) serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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(兵法,军事学) elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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(滑行,片,纸片) move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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(法令,条例) law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
solitary  Speak Example sentences
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(严厉的,严格的,难熬的,困难的,艰难的) serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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(孤独的,独居的) isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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(浸泡,弄湿,陡坡,悬崖) soak; make thoroughly wet
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(构造,结构,构造物,建筑物) complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge