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famine  Speak Example sentences
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(饥荒,饥饿) shortage of food; starvation
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(挑逗,调戏) deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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(摸索,探索) search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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(泡沫) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
feeble  Speak Example sentences
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(几何学) mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
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(奉承,谄媚) compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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(图表) chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
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(微弱的,衰弱的) lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
finite  Speak Example sentences
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(愤怒,狂怒) violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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(易弯曲的,柔软的,变通的) pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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(有限的,限定的) having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
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(纤维,纤维织品) slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure
flaw  Speak Example sentences
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(拍动,拍击声,拍打) flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
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(一瞥,一看) glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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(瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕) crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
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(饥荒,饥饿) shortage of food; starvation
flexible  Speak Example sentences
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(喷泉,喷水池,喷水) spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
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(易弯曲的,柔软的,变通的) pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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(奉承,谄媚) compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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(瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕) crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
flock  Speak Example sentences
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(狂热的,盲信的) person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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(固定设备) commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
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(一群同类的牲畜) group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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(精华) most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
foam  Speak Example sentences
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(一群同类的牲畜) group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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(精华) most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
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(泡沫) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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(巨大的) exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
formidable  Speak Example sentences
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(宴会,筵席,宗教节日) festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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(一瞥,一看) glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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(威胁的,险恶的) arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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(谋生,挡开,避开) ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
fragment  Speak Example sentences
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(魅力,魔力) air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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(瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕) crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
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(碎片) small part broken off or detached; fraction
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(泡沫) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
fringe  Speak Example sentences
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(易弯曲的,柔软的,变通的) pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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(边缘,边界) margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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(宴会,筵席,宗教节日) festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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(刺激,激励,驱策) urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to