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besiege  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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(精品店,时装精品屋) shop or place where sold at retail; small shop within a large department store or supermarket
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(煞车 减速,阻止) a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
billion  Speak Example sentences
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(十亿(的)) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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(放逐,摒弃) drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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(自夸,自豪) show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
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(徽章) distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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(围攻) surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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(违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty
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(怪异的) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(跳起,弹回) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
bleach  Speak Example sentences
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(自助餐) table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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(放逐,摒弃) drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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(电池,殴打) beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
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(去色,漂白) make white or colorless; blanch
bleak  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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(碗,碗状物) throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
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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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(去色,漂白) make white or colorless; blanch
bless  Speak Example sentences
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(祝福,颂扬) make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
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(青铜,铜像) an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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(捆,束,包) packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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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.
bound  Speak Example sentences
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(打扰,烦扰,麻烦) annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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(编织) weave; interweave three or more strands
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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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(范围,限制) tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
bowel  Speak Example sentences
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(职业,职责,本分,事务) rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
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(十亿(的)) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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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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(打扰,烦扰,麻烦) annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
breach  Speak Example sentences
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(违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty
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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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(打击,敲击,打败) whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
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(自助餐) table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
brew  Speak Example sentences
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(花蕾) reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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(秃头的,光秃的) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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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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(电池,殴打) beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current