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backbone  Speak Example sentences
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(花蕾) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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(游泳,浸,洗,笼罩) wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
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(骨干,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
barrier  Speak Example sentences
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(芽,蓓蕾) one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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(欺负,威协) noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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(煞车 减速,阻止) a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
basement  Speak Example sentences
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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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(地下室) cellar; storage room
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(苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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(负担,支撑) support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
beforehand  Speak Example sentences
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(燃烧,照耀) brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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(地下室) cellar; storage room
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(十亿(的)) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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(预先,过早,匆忙) in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
blossom  Speak Example sentences
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(荒凉) property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
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(洞穴,供居住或躲藏的洞或地道) tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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(花蕾) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
boring  Speak Example sentences
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(燃烧,照耀) brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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(令人厌烦的) uninteresting and tiresome; dull
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(变为,成为,适合,相称,遭遇,发生) suit or be suitable to; be worthy of, or proper for; cause to appear well; grow or come to be
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
braid  Speak Example sentences
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(变为,成为,适合,相称,遭遇,发生) suit or be suitable to; be worthy of, or proper for; cause to appear well; grow or come to be
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(游泳,浸,洗,笼罩) wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
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(编织) weave; interweave three or more strands
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(腹部,腹状物) part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
break  Speak Example sentences
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(骨干,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
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(腹部,腹状物) part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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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
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(机会,运气) opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; sudden change
brood  Speak Example sentences
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(闷想) think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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(洞穴,供居住或躲藏的洞或地道) tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
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(交易,合同交易,协议讲价,谈条件) agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
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(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion