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refrigerate  Speak Example sentences
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[使冷却,冷藏] preserve by chilling; cool or chill something
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[地震仪,测震仪] measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
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[移动,改变位置或方向] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
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[口头的] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
retire  Speak Example sentences
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[律师,法律顾问] a petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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[沼泽,湿地] low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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[退休,引退] move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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[紧急的,迫切的] pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
ridicule  Speak Example sentences
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[不应得的,不该受的] not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
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[缘故,原因] purpose; reason for wanting something done
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[嘲笑] words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
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[中级的] not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
rumble  Speak Example sentences
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[正当的,有效的] logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
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[低沉的隆隆声,年轻人帮派间的打斗] loud low, dull, continuous noise; the fight between rival gangs of adolescents
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[状况,身份,地位] position relative to others; standing
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[原始的,最初的,原来的] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
saliva  Speak Example sentences
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[代表,代理人] one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
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[口水,唾液] the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
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[精炼,精制] purify; make more precise; improve
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[贝,有壳的水生动物] the meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
shift  Speak Example sentences
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[未施肥的,未受精的] not having been fertilized; made for no more suitable for growth
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[阳光] moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
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[口头的] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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[移动,改变位置或方向] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
soy  Speak Example sentences
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[大豆] soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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[使都市化,使文雅] make more industrial or city-like
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[球的,球状的] of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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[嘲笑] words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
spherical  Speak Example sentences
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[扫描,细看,审视] make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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[球的,球状的] of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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[正当的,有效的] logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
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[能养活的,可行的] practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
string  Speak Example sentences
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[缘故,原因] purpose; reason for wanting something done
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[地震仪,测震仪] measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
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[不应得的,不该受的] not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
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[(乐器的)弦,细绳,带子] lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
sunflower  Speak Example sentences
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[未使用的] not drawn upon or used
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[状况,身份,地位] position relative to others; standing
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[向日葵] a plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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[大豆] a southeast Asian annual leguminous plant; source of oil