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sedulous  Speak Example sentences
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(安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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(睡眠,卧铺,枕木,冬眠的动物) something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
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(勤奋的,勤勤恳恳的) diligent; hardworking; persevering and constant in effort or application
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(久坐的,坐惯的) requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
semblance  Speak Example sentences
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(外貌,相似) seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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(严肃的,一本正经的) seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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(插入鞘) enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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(怀疑论者) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
shift  Speak Example sentences
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(隔离) isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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(挥霍的人) one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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(移动,改变位置或方向) moving from one setting or context to another; moving very slightly
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(守财奴,吝啬鬼) one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
significant  Speak Example sentences
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(外貌,相似) seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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(一知半解的,不成熟的) immature; half-baked, like a sophomore
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(逃避,推卸,避免) avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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(有意义的,重要的,重大的) fairly large; important in effect or meaning
sinister  Speak Example sentences
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(邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil
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(纺纱,纺线,快速旋转,回旋) turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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(光谱) colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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(感官的,肉欲的,感官论的) physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
sleeper  Speak Example sentences
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(奴隶的,奴性的) slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor
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(睡眠,卧铺,枕木,冬眠的动物) something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
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(插入鞘) enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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(宗派主义的,地区主义的,狭窄的) relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
slew  Speak Example sentences
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(逃避,推卸,避免) avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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(守财奴,吝啬鬼) one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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((使)旋转,大量,许多) rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot
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(安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
sluggish  Speak Example sentences
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(行动迟缓的) lazy; with little movement; very slow
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(纺纱,纺线,快速旋转,回旋) turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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(小规模战争,小打小闹) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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(久坐的,坐惯的) requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
soliloquy  Speak Example sentences
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(感官的,肉欲的,感官论的) physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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(自言自语,独白) talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience
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(争论,口角,扇巴掌) minor dispute; brief quarrel
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(渗出,渗漏) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
soluble  Speak Example sentences
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(可溶解的,可解决的) able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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(自满的,自命不凡的) studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly or conceitedly smart; self-satisfied in any respect
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(宗派主义的,地区主义的,狭窄的) relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
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(嘲弄,奚落) mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily