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ballot  Speak Example sentences
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(边,边缘,边境,国界) outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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(欺负,玩弄,折磨) harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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(吧,酒吧) a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
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(选票,投票数,投票,表决) printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
barrel  Speak Example sentences
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(自夸,自豪) show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
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(闷想) think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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(传记) an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
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(桶) vessel; large cylindrical container
beverage  Speak Example sentences
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(红利,奖金,额外津贴,意外收获) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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(皮带扣环,锁扣,扣环) fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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((除水之外的)饮料) liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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(闷想) think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
bleak  Speak Example sentences
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(脸红,羞愧) become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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(蝴蝶) insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
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(阴冷的,寒冷的,没有指 望的,令人沮丧的) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
blonde  Speak Example sentences
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(鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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(花蕾) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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(白肤金发的(女人),白肤金发女子) of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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(矮树丛,灌木) place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild forest
blossom  Speak Example sentences
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(接连重击,敲碎,用坏,奶油面糊) beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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(花蕾) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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(打击,敲击,打败) whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
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(桶) vessel; large cylindrical container
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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(芽,蓓蕾) one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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(深爱的,钟爱的) greatly loved; dear to the heart
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(阴冷的,寒冷的,没有指 望的,令人沮丧的) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
bonus  Speak Example sentences
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(令人厌烦的) uninteresting and tiresome; dull
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((除水之外的)饮料) liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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(红利,奖金,额外津贴,意外收获) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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(无遮蔽的,赤裸的,光(秃)的) lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
boom  Speak Example sentences
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(繁荣) bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
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(利益,好处) advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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(红利,奖金,额外津贴,意外收获) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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(阴冷的,寒冷的,没有指 望的,令人沮丧的) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
border  Speak Example sentences
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(煞车 减速,阻止) a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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(边,边缘,边境,国界) outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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(鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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(气泡,水泡) foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief