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obedient  Speak Example sentences
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(好交际的,外向的) sociable; going out or away; departing
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(服从的,顺从的) subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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(说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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(相反的事物) two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
obscene  Speak Example sentences
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(淫秽的) offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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(钱袋,皮夹) purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book
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(人行道) floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make hard and convenient surface for travel
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(行动,进行) a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
occasional  Speak Example sentences
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(说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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(偶然的,临时的) random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
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(剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面) outline; biographical sketch
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(滤出,滴出) spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
oratorio  Speak Example sentences
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(第一位的,主要的) of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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(行动,进行) a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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(请愿) plea; formal message requesting something
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(声乐,清唱剧) musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
overestimate  Speak Example sentences
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(拖延) make longer; draw out; lengthen
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(小鹅卵石) small smooth rounded rock
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(评价过高) make too high an estimate of
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(声乐,清唱剧) musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
paranoia  Speak Example sentences
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(擦亮) remove flaws from; perfect or complete
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(预言性的,成为先兆的) prophetic; of or relating to prediction
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(妄想狂,偏执狂) psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
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(期刊,杂志) publication that appears at fixed intervals
parasite  Speak Example sentences
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(朝圣客,香客) traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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(第一位的,主要的) of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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(寄生,寄生体) animal or plant living on another
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(拖延) make longer; draw out; lengthen
penal  Speak Example sentences
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(偶然的,临时的) random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
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(刑罚的,刑法上的) subject to punishment by law
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(钱袋,皮夹) purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book
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(第一位的,主要的) of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
periodical  Speak Example sentences
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(期刊,杂志) publication that appears at fixed intervals
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(先决条件) something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
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(说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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(第一位的,主要的) of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
petition  Speak Example sentences
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(收益) profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
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(奇才,天才) person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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(石油) dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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(请愿) plea; formal message requesting something