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tarnish  Speak Example sentences
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(质地,(材料等)结构) rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
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(晦暗,污点) make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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(吵闹,混乱) noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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(猛打) beating or pounding strongly
taxation  Speak Example sentences
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(征税,课税,税款,税) laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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(细枝,嫩枝) small branch or division of a branch
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(论文) systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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(使恐怖,使惊吓) frighten; fill with terror
terminate  Speak Example sentences
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(停止,结束) stop; bring to an end or halt
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(台风) tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
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(吵闹,混乱) noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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(暴虐的,残暴的) dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
terrain  Speak Example sentences
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(地势,地形) piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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(辛苦,辛勤劳作) exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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(吵闹的,狂暴的) characterized by unrest or disorder
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(台风) tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
thaw  Speak Example sentences
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(解冻) melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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(引诱,诱惑物) act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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(滴,细流) flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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(比赛,锦标赛) contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
toil  Speak Example sentences
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(开始,开端) entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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((达到目的)手段,战术) plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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(木材,木料) wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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(辛苦,辛勤劳作) exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
token  Speak Example sentences
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(征税,课税,税款,税) laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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(践踏,踩坏) destroy; step on
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(象征,记号,纪念品,金属代币,礼券) something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship
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(旅行) travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
tournament  Speak Example sentences
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(辅导,当家庭教师) guide; give individual instruction
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(租赁,租用,租赁期限) possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
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(默许的,会意的) indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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(比赛,锦标赛) contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tow  Speak Example sentences
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(急流,洪水) rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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(拖引,牵引) draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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(吵闹的,狂暴的) characterized by unrest or disorder
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(适时的,及时的) being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
tract  Speak Example sentences
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(辅导,当家庭教师) guide; give individual instruction
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(黎明,微明,黄昏,薄暮) light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light; dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed
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(质地,(材料等)结构) rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
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(地域,小册子) expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet