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taper  Speak Example sentences
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逐漸尖細 give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
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有暴風雨的,暴力的 very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
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拓撲學 physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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馴良的,溫順的,易處理的 easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
tarry  Speak Example sentences
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等候,逗留,混日子 delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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平靜,冷靜 calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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分娩時的陣痛,臨死前的痛苦掙扎,苦鬥 a severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
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急流,洪水 rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
tavern  Speak Example sentences
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奸惡,卑鄙 depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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小酒店,客棧 building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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可信賴的 dependable; reliable; able to be trusted
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有暴風雨的,暴力的 very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
temperance  Speak Example sentences
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變化,轉化,改革 change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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節制,自製,戒酒,禁酒 restraint; avoiding excesses
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平靜,冷靜 calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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誘惑人的 attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
terminology  Speak Example sentences
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術語學 a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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舵柄,農夫 lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
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急流,洪水 rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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吵鬧,混亂 noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising
terminus  Speak Example sentences
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誘惑人的 attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
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有暴風雨的,暴力的 very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
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終點站,終點 last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
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觸覺的 used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
terrestrial  Speak Example sentences
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修剪,整飾 clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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鋒利的 forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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極好的 causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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地的,地球的 earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
throe  Speak Example sentences
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完全的,徹底的 accurate or careful; complete
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分娩時的陣痛,臨死前的痛苦掙扎,苦鬥 a severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
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有暴風雨的,暴力的 very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
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暫時的 momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
topography  Speak Example sentences
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平靜,冷靜 calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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畫面,活人畫(舞台上活人扮的靜態畫面) striking and vivid representation; picture
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同義反复的 needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
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拓撲學 physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
torpor  Speak Example sentences
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遲鈍,麻木,不活潑 state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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極好的 causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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地的,地球的 earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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可信賴的 dependable; reliable; able to be trusted