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dearth  Speak Example sentences
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(器械,装置) technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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(假扮,掩饰) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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(发送,急速,急件) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
defendant  Speak Example sentences
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(城镇商业中心) commercial center of a town or city
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(资料,材料) collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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(一副(纸牌)) a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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(被告) one required to make answer in an action or suit
deficiency  Speak Example sentences
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(缺乏,不足) scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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(稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(干燥的,脱水的) suffering from excessive loss of water
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(困境,进退两难) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
deliver  Speak Example sentences
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(饮食,食物) nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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(假扮,掩饰) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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(解释,下定义,阐述,定范围) determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
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(释放,递交,呈递,予以) set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
dialect  Speak Example sentences
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(草图,草稿) rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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(方言,土话) vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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(解释,下定义,阐述,定范围) determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
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(假扮,掩饰) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
diet  Speak Example sentences
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(饮食,食物) nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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(水坝,筑坝) barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course
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(方言,土话) vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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(一副(纸牌)) a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
dip  Speak Example sentences
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(扩大,扩张) swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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(哑的) mute; lacking the power of speech
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(发送,急速,急件) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(降下一点,浸渍,蘸湿) insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten; appear to move downward
diploma  Speak Example sentences
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(用餐,进食,宴请) eat principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
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(资料,材料) collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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(水坝,筑坝) barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course
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(文凭,毕业证书) document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
diplomacy  Speak Example sentences
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(美味的,可口的) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
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(外交,交际手腕) tact; politics; negotiation between nations
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(注明日期,约会) mark the time of; assign a date to
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(困境,进退两难) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
disgrace  Speak Example sentences
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(依赖,信赖) reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
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(玷污,出丑,丢脸) state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
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(解释,下定义,阐述,定范围) determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
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(发送,急速,急件) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste