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decadent  Speak Example sentences
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頹廢的 self-indulgent; moral decay
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有斑點的 spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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神,被奉若神明的人或物 god; divinity; supernatural things
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遺棄的,廢棄的 left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
demean  Speak Example sentences
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頹廢的 self-indulgent; moral decay
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使鬱悶 cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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靈巧的,右撇子 skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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降級,貶低 degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
denouement  Speak Example sentences
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結局,結果 outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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不誠懇的 giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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靈巧的,敏銳地 quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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暴君 tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
denounce  Speak Example sentences
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沙漠 an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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咒罵,批評 condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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昏聵,溺愛 be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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靈巧的,敏銳地 quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
dentistry  Speak Example sentences
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使惡化,質量下降 become worse; decline
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牙科 branch of medicine dealing with teeth
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獨裁的,專制的,專橫的, pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
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門徒,弟子 follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
destitute  Speak Example sentences
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剝奪 free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
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暴君 tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
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一貧如洗 extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
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魔鬼的 extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
deteriorate  Speak Example sentences
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褻瀆 violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
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使惡化,質量下降 become worse; decline
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鑽孔,打眼,鍛煉 bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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精神錯亂 a mental disorder marked by confusion
dexterous  Speak Example sentences
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靈巧的,右撇子 skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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扭曲,歪曲 twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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沙漠 an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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暴力壓制 rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
digression  Speak Example sentences
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離題,枝節話 wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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鑽孔,打眼,鍛煉 bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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魔鬼的 extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
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精神錯亂 a mental disorder marked by confusion
dingy  Speak Example sentences
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骯髒的,褪色的 darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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離題,枝節話 wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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昏聵,溺愛 be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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解散,解體 loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter