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nonfiction  Speak Example sentences
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(盎司) unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
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(最初的,原始的) not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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(无意中听到,从旁听到) hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
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(非小说的散文文学) writing that is not fictional
normally  Speak Example sentences
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((化学)有机的) simple and healthful and close to nature
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(通常地) usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
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(讨厌的人,讨厌的事) something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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(本地产的,土产的,土著的) being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
notation  Speak Example sentences
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(符号,记号) technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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(非小说的散文文学) writing that is not fictional
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(彻底检查,大修) examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
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(抵消,中和) make neutral and thus inoffensive
numb  Speak Example sentences
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(罪犯,歹徒) person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
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(麻木的,使失去感觉) without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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(一点点地咬,慢慢啃) bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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(绿州) fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
objection  Speak Example sentences
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(反对,抗议) act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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(麻木的,使失去感觉) without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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(无意中听到,从旁听到) hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
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(即,就是,换句话说) by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say
objective  Speak Example sentences
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(机会,时机) favorable or advantageous circumstance; chance for progress or advancement
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(不为情所动的,公平的,客观的) not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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(绿州) fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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(非小说的散文文学) writing that is not fictional
oblivious  Speak Example sentences
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(选项,选择权) act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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(标准,规范) convention; standard; rule
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(遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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(乐观主义) tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
optimism  Speak Example sentences
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(乐观主义) tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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(反对,抗议) act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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(生物,有机物) living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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(彻底检查,大修) examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
organic  Speak Example sentences
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(恶梦,可怕的事) dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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(本地产的,土产的,土著的) being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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((化学)有机的) simple and healthful and close to nature
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(义务,职责) act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
ounce  Speak Example sentences
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(无意中听到,从旁听到) hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
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(盎司) unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
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((化学)有机的) simple and healthful and close to nature
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(恶梦,可怕的事) dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing