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balloonist  Speak Example sentences
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(气球驾驶者) someone who flies a balloon
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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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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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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
battery  Speak Example sentences
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(气球驾驶者) someone who flies a balloon
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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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(暴风雪) snowstorm; storm
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(电池,殴打) beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
become  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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(编织) weave; interweave three or more strands
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(谷仓,畜棚) an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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(苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
beforehand  Speak Example sentences
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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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(预先,过早,匆忙) in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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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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(谷仓,畜棚) an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
bend  Speak Example sentences
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(混合,掺混) combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
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(弯曲,倾,使倾,专心于,屈服,顺从) strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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(花蕾) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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(慷慨,奖金,补助金) goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
blank  Speak Example sentences
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(水桶,吊桶,倾泻) vessel for drawing up water from a well; vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
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(苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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(空白的,无表情的,漠然的,无兴趣的) of a white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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(豆子) various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
blend  Speak Example sentences
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(两边的,双边的) two-sided; mutual
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(混合,掺混) combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
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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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(地下室) cellar; storage room
blizzard  Speak Example sentences
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(暴风雪) snowstorm; storm
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(放宽,变宽,扩大) widen; grow broad or broader
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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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(臭虫,窃听器) general name applied to various insects
blur  Speak Example sentences
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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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(埋葬,葬礼) grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
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(豆子) various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
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(地下室) cellar; storage room
bolster  Speak Example sentences
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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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(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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(球茎,球状物) rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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(繁荣) bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish