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(边缘) brink; perimeter; margin
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(不赞成) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
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(定义) clarity of outline; concise explanation
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(激怒,挑起骚动,暴乱) agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
deform  Speak Example sentences
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(有表现力的,富有表情的,生动的) demonstrative; indicative
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(使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面) change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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(服装(尤指某类人穿的)) costume; dress
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(驯养,驯化) cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
descent  Speak Example sentences
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(边缘) brink; perimeter; margin
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(驯养,驯化) cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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(血统,世袭) ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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(灾难,不幸,彻底的失败) catastrophe; misfortune
desire  Speak Example sentences
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(欲望,要求) anything which is longing for
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(耗尽,减少) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(动物志) animals of a period or region
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(血统,世袭) ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
diligently  Speak Example sentences
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(毁坏) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(勤勉地,尽职地,小心翼翼地) conscientiously; in a diligent manner
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(脚后跟) back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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(有表现力的,富有表情的,生动的) demonstrative; indicative
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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(灾难,不幸,彻底的失败) catastrophe; misfortune
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(迷人的,富有魅力的) attractive; charming
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(有表现力的,富有表情的,生动的) demonstrative; indicative
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(使沮丧,使害怕) destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
edge  Speak Example sentences
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(气垫船) a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
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(不赞成) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
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(边缘) brink; perimeter; margin
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(使免除,豁免) be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
eradicate  Speak Example sentences
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(勤勉地,尽职地,小心翼翼地) conscientiously; in a diligent manner
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(根除,杜绝) completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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(基本的,初级的) basic; fundamental
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(灾难,不幸,彻底的失败) catastrophe; misfortune
exempt  Speak Example sentences
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(授权,委任代表) authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
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(使免除,豁免) be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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(游荡,打搅) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
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(土器,陶器) ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
exploit  Speak Example sentences
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(康复,治愈) cure; make or get healthy again
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(刺激,使兴奋) arouse
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(不赞成) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
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(壮举) deed or action, particularly a brave deed