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nautical  Speak Example sentences
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(向海外,在海外,在国外) beyond or across the sea; abroad
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(航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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(坦率直言的) given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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(名存实亡的,名义上的) in name only; insignificantly small
negligence  Speak Example sentences
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(对手,反对者) contestant; someone who offers opposition ; adverse; hostile; opposing
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(果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
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(起源,开端,出身) the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
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(疏忽,没能尽力的) neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
notify  Speak Example sentences
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(居住) inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
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(虽然如此,但是) anyway; however
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(讨厌的人,讨厌的事) something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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(通知) make known; give notice to; inform by notice
notwithstanding  Speak Example sentences
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(绿州) fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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(尽管,虽然,可是,然而) nevertheless; in spite of; despite anything to the contrary
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(可选的) not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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(讨厌的人,讨厌的事) something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
nurture  Speak Example sentences
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(大声疾呼,强烈抗议) strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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(阻塞(道路,通道等),妨碍,阻挠) stop; impede; shut out from view
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(无意中听到,从旁听到) hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
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(养育,教育) nourish; help grow or develop; foster
obsess  Speak Example sentences
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(氮) colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume
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(通知) make known; give notice to; inform by notice
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(振荡) swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver
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(纠缠,困扰) preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
obsolete  Speak Example sentences
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(有秩序的,有顺序的,有条理的) conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated
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(过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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(一点点地咬,慢慢啃) bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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(无意中听到,从旁听到) hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
obstinate  Speak Example sentences
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(坚定的,倔强的) stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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(使暗淡,使模糊,隐藏) darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
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(可以通航的) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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(剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out
occupy  Speak Example sentences
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(臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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(养育,教育) nourish; help grow or develop; foster
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(居住) inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
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(使暗淡,使模糊,隐藏) darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
omen  Speak Example sentences
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(征兆,预兆) any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
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(有秩序的,有顺序的,有条理的) conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated
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(歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion
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(轨道) path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle