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ban  Speak Example sentences
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禁止,查禁 official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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(杯,碗等)边,边缘,(河)边 brink; the very top edge of a container
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微风 light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
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小河,小溪 creek; a small stream
bankrupt  Speak Example sentences
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易碎的 easily broken; having little elasticity
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钻孔,令人厌烦 drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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怪异的 fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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破产了的 penniless, without any money; financially ruined
barge  Speak Example sentences
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绷带,用绷带包扎 a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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怪异的 fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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驳船 flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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仅仅 just; only; hardly; scarcely
batch  Speak Example sentences
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一批,大量 quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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捆,束,包 packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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喧嚣,繁忙,熙熙攘攘 move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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(汽车前后的)保险杆 something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
bathe  Speak Example sentences
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游泳,浸,洗,笼罩 wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
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垫子,枕垫 long narrow pillow or cushion
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去色,漂白 make white or colorless; blanch
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使稳固,架稳 支撑物 something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
bitter  Speak Example sentences
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(杯,碗等)边,边缘,(河)边 brink; the very top edge of a container
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理发师 haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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活泼的,轻快的 marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
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苦(味)的 harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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破产了的 penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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怪异的 fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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钻孔,令人厌烦 drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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去色,漂白 make white or colorless; blanch
blacksmith  Speak Example sentences
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眨眼 shut eyes briefly; wink
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脸红,羞愧 become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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铁匠 one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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钝的,直率的,不客气的,使变钝 having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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慈善的 generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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一批,大量 quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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(杯,碗等)边,边缘,(河)边 brink; the very top edge of a container
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燃烧,照耀 a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
bleach  Speak Example sentences
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偏见,偏好 preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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阻止,阻碍 hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
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去色,漂白 make white or colorless; blanch
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生物学家 a scientist who studies living organisms