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jagged  Speak Example sentences
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(值得称赞的) deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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(锯齿状的,不整齐的) unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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(落后) delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
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(易于,有(还债)责任的) bound or obliged in law or equity
jeopardise  Speak Example sentences
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(道德,道义) set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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(逗留,闲逛,流连) be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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(哀悼,哀伤) express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
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(置于危险,威胁) pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten
lateral  Speak Example sentences
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(侧面的,侧向的) coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
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(杰作,名著) chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
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(修改,变更) alter; change
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(主旨,本意,动机) dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
laudable  Speak Example sentences
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(主旨,本意,动机) dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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(置于危险,威胁) pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten
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(修改,变更) alter; change
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(值得称赞的) deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
layoff  Speak Example sentences
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(裁减雇员) dismissal of employees from their jobs
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(道德,道义) set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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(市的,市政的) metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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(敏锐的,敏捷的) acute; incisive; sharp ; express grief verbally
liaison  Speak Example sentences
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(迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的) make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in confused or aimless manner
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(月亮的) pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
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(投掷物) weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
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(联络,连音) close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
literature  Speak Example sentences
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(意外,灾难) unfortunate accident; bad luck
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(文学作品,印刷品) imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
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(修改,变更) alter; change
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(海事的,海运的,海上的) relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
marble  Speak Example sentences
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(大理石) hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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(强壮的,肌肉发达的) having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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(文学作品,印刷品) imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
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(哀悼,哀伤) express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
mercantile  Speak Example sentences
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(投掷物) weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
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(座右铭,箴言) short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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(商业的,贸易的) trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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(发光的,闪耀的) shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
metallic  Speak Example sentences
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(最小化) reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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(逗留,闲逛,流连) be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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(金属的,含金属的,铿锵的) of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
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(商业的,贸易的) trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders