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secular  Speak Example sentences
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(庇护,保护) protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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(稳定的,相对固定的) not easily moved or disturbed
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(世俗的,现世的,永久的) worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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(夫,妻,配偶的一方) man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
sedimentary  Speak Example sentences
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(凶猛的,野蛮的) in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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(沉积的,沉淀性的) resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles
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(杆状物,轴,垂直通道) axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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(盐度) property of containing salt
seedling  Speak Example sentences
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(幼苗) young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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(模仿,冒充) make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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(夫,妻,配偶的一方) man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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(杆状物,轴,垂直通道) axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
separate  Speak Example sentences
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(浸透) soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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(石板,候选人名单提名) any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses
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(外科,手术室) medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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(分开,隔开,阻隔) set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
shatter  Speak Example sentences
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(切成细条,撕成碎片) a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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(使粉碎,破碎) destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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(废料,残余物) small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
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(法令,条例) law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
shocked  Speak Example sentences
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(分开,隔开,阻隔) set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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(震惊的,震撼的) struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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(石板,候选人名单提名) any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses
shred  Speak Example sentences
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(标语) phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
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(切成细条,撕成碎片) a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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(夫,妻,配偶的一方) man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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(模仿,冒充) make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
silicate  Speak Example sentences
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(硅酸盐) compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
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(熄灭,覆盖) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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(盐度) property of containing salt
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(标语) phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
skeptical  Speak Example sentences
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(节,段落(诗的),盘(棋的)) unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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(使分散,扩散) sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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(外科,手术室) medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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(怀疑的,不相信的) marked by or given to doubt; questioning
slide  Speak Example sentences
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(节,段落(诗的),盘(棋的)) unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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(颠覆性的,破坏性的) tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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(包围,围攻) seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
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((使)滑动,(使)滑行) slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface