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backbone  Speak Example sentences
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(骨干,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
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(球茎,球状物) rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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(缚,绑,装订,使应当,联合) tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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(违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty
backward  Speak Example sentences
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(眨眼) shut eyes briefly; wink
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(宴会,出席宴会,参加宴会) feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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(酿造,酝酿,孕育) boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
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(向后的,返回的,落后的,没有自信的,羞怯的) directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
band  Speak Example sentences
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(养育,繁殖) raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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(咬,(虫)叮,(鱼)咬饵) pierce skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
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(球茎,球状物) rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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(乐队,队) orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
banner  Speak Example sentences
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(旗帜,标语,横幅) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(眨眼) shut eyes briefly; wink
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(煮沸,煮,使人怒气冲天) be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
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(商标,牌子,燃烧的木头,烙印) burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
banquet  Speak Example sentences
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(烦恼,无聊) tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
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(宴会,出席宴会,参加宴会) feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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(芭蕾舞) a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
barrier  Speak Example sentences
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(缚,绑,装订,使应当,联合) tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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(乐队,队) orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
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(打扰,烦扰,麻烦) annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
bearing  Speak Example sentences
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(耐心应对,分娩) carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; act of producing or giving birth
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(烤肉野餐) a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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(打扰,烦扰,麻烦) annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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(养育,繁殖) raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
beat  Speak Example sentences
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(打击,敲击,打败) whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
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(故障,损坏,衰弱,崩溃) process of failing to function or continue; sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
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(违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty
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(球茎,球状物) rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
belly  Speak Example sentences
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(乐队,队) orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
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(养育,繁殖) raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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(代表) represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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(腹部,腹状物) part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
blast  Speak Example sentences
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(爆破) explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
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((汽车前后的)保险杆) something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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(肠,内部) a part or division of intestine; interior of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver, brain
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(光束,铁梁,木梁,一束电波) ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool