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sapphire  Speak Example sentences
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藍寶石 a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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懇求,教唆 act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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守財奴,吝嗇鬼 one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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偷懶,偷偷的移動 move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
scuttle  Speak Example sentences
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按命令沉自己的船 deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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懇求,教唆 act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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股東 one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
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減少,破壞 diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
shareholder  Speak Example sentences
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雕刻,造型 create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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篩,過濾 separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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股東 one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
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扼殺,勒死 act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
shrivel  Speak Example sentences
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枯萎,皺縮 wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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救援,援助 aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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堅定的,強壯的 marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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藍寶石 a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
shyster  Speak Example sentences
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訟棍,政界的奸詐之徒 a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
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一知半解的,不成熟的 immature; half-baked, like a sophomore
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股東 one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
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海底,海床 bottom of a sea or ocean
simper  Speak Example sentences
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痴笑,傻笑 smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
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充滿生氣的,活潑的,敏捷的 vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
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半文盲,有初等文化者 barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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似是而非的 seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
slipshod  Speak Example sentences
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不整潔的,慢吞吞的,漫不經心的 untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
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按命令沉自己的船 deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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空間的 relating to space; existing in or connected with space
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不足的,缺乏的 scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
slur  Speak Example sentences
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未婚女人,老處女 a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin
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頭骨 a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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海底,海床 bottom of a sea or ocean
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侮辱品格或聲譽 insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
solemnity  Speak Example sentences
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使心滿意足,使過度滿足,使膩 satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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嚴肅的,一本正經的 seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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堅定的,強壯的 marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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暗中的,秘密的 secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
solicitation  Speak Example sentences
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不足的,缺乏的 scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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有味道的,吸引人的 appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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篩,過濾 separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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懇求,教唆 act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal