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decree  Speak Example sentences
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(灾难,不幸,彻底的失败) catastrophe; misfortune
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(命运,天命,定数,命运之神) event that will inevitably happen in the future
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(沉迷于酒色的,浪荡的) unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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(命令,法令,颁布命令,公告) order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
dehydrate  Speak Example sentences
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(脱水) remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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(钻孔,打眼,锻炼) bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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(驯养的,家养的) tame; accustomed to home life
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(打败,战胜,失败,击败) disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
depression  Speak Example sentences
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(不景气,萧条期) recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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(哑的) mute; lacking the power of speech
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(饮食,食物) nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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(扩大,扩张) swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
deputy  Speak Example sentences
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(睡着的,隐匿的) sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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(代理人,代表,副职) one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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(命运,天命,定数,命运之神) event that will inevitably happen in the future
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(赤字,不足额) inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
description  Speak Example sentences
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(脱水) remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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(描述,形容,描写) act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
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(迫切地,危急地) with great urgency; seriously; severely
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((药)剂量,一剂) quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
detest  Speak Example sentences
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(依赖的,从属的,由…而定的) relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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(可怕的) very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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(绝望,失望) loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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(深恶,憎恶) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
dialect  Speak Example sentences
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(方言,土话) vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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(灾难,不幸,彻底的失败) catastrophe; misfortune
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(挫败,使气馁) something that discourages; tending to deter
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(打败,战胜,失败,击败) disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
diffuse  Speak Example sentences
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(可怕的) very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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(使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏) upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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(代理人,代表,副职) one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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(漫射的,散开的,罗嗦的,冗长的) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dispute  Speak Example sentences
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(牛奶场,奶制品厂,奶品店) place where milk is produced, kept, or converted into butter or cheese
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(沉迷于酒色的,浪荡的) unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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(争论,争执) argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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(否认,否定) act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
disrupt  Speak Example sentences
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(使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏) upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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(拒绝,排除) stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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(消化) break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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(转移,(使)转向) distract; withdraw money and move into a different location