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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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(慷慨,奖金,补助金) goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(盐水的,咸的) salty; any very large body of salt water
bankruptcy  Speak Example sentences
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(破产) state of being unable to pay your debts
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(代表) represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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(破产了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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(公牛,雄性大动物(如象,鲸等)) male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
barb  Speak Example sentences
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(埋葬,葬礼) grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
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(违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty
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(公文包) portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
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(鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
beaten  Speak Example sentences
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(破产了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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(锻打的,被击败的,人迹罕至的) formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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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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(慷慨,奖金,补助金) goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
bilateral  Speak Example sentences
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(屠夫,肉商,屠宰,残杀,滥杀) one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in theater
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(绷带,用绷带包扎) strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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(残忍的,严酷的) like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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(两边的,双边的) two-sided; mutual
bind  Speak Example sentences
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(自夸,自豪) show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
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(欺负,玩弄,折磨) harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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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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(模糊不清的事物) something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot
bitter  Speak Example sentences
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(苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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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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(碗,碗状物) throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
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(两边的,双边的) two-sided; mutual
bloom  Speak Example sentences
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(鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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(花,开花) flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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(绷带,用绷带包扎) strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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(钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(打赌,打赌,赌注,赌金) stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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(眨眼) shut eyes briefly; wink
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(破产了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined
blur  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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(模糊不清的事物) something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot
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(锻打的,被击败的,人迹罕至的) formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted