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(缩写,缩写词) shortening something by omitting parts of it
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(讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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(大批,大部分) majority; main part; volume; mass
admission  Speak Example sentences
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(沥青) mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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(破产了的) penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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(弧形,拱形) continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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(准许进入,准许加入,入场费,会费,承认,招认) act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
amuse  Speak Example sentences
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(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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(使欢乐,逗…笑,娱乐,消遣) occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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(增长) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
arbitrary  Speak Example sentences
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(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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(空气的,空中的) of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
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(绷带,用绷带包扎) strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
arouse  Speak Example sentences
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(吃草,浏览) graze; skim or glance at casually
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(讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(刺激,激起,唤醒) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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(挫败) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
assess  Speak Example sentences
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((船)停泊) space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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(分配,指定,让与) appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
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(期望,预料) something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
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(估计,估算,评估,评价) estimate value; judge worth of something
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(慷慨,奖金,补助金) goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
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(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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(养育,繁殖) raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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(听得见的) perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
authoritative  Speak Example sentences
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(屏障,障碍,栅栏) obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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(刺激,激起,唤醒) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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(自动(化)的,无意识的,机械的) mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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(权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
backward  Speak Example sentences
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(修订,修改,变更) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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(听众席,观众席) area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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(向后的,返回的,落后的,没有自信的,羞怯的) directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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(混合,减少纯度) combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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(听众席,观众席) area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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(修订,修改,变更) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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(黏着) stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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(困扰) attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in