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jagged  Speak Example sentences
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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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(慢跑) run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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(值得称赞的) deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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(位置,地方) place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
lace  Speak Example sentences
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(饰带,花边) delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
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(裁减雇员) dismissal of employees from their jobs
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(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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(世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
laudable  Speak Example sentences
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(单调乏味的,无变化的) boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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(值得称赞的) deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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(混合,干预,干涉) mix; mingle; interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs, specifically, to handle or disturb another's property without permission
layoff  Speak Example sentences
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(悲伤,恸哭) grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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(裁减雇员) dismissal of employees from their jobs
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(机械,机理,运作机制) device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
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(镣铐) handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; instrument of iron for fettering the hand
matrimony  Speak Example sentences
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(经度,经线) an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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(婚姻,结婚) union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
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(恶作剧,淘气,) behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
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(独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
mechanism  Speak Example sentences
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(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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(征收) impose fine or tax; collect payment
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(独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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(机械,机理,运作机制) device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
millennium  Speak Example sentences
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(而且,此外) beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
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(饰带,花边) delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
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(繁多的,多种的) various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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(一千年的) span of one thousand years; thousandth anniversary
minimise  Speak Example sentences
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(薄雾,模糊不清 的东西) visible watery vapor suspended in atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
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(最小化) reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree
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(独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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(值得称赞的) deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
ministry  Speak Example sentences
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(位置,地方) place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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(立法) make laws; create or pass laws
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((政府的)部,部的办公楼,部长) act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister
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(薄雾,模糊不清 的东西) visible watery vapor suspended in atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
misgiving  Speak Example sentences
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(一千年的) span of one thousand years; thousandth anniversary
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
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(最大化) make as big or large as possible
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(责任,缺点,债) something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible