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(迟到的,过期的) past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
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(航海) guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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(夸示,炫耀) making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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(抵消,中和) make neutral and thus inoffensive
nicety  Speak Example sentences
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(确定方向,校准) focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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(提名,任命) designate; appoint
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(准确,精密) precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
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(拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
nominal  Speak Example sentences
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(确定方向,校准) focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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(名存实亡的,名义上的) in name only; insignificantly small
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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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(果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
notary  Speak Example sentences
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(公证人) one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
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(器官,机关,机构) natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
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(显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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(果园) garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
null  Speak Example sentences
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(无效的,无价值的,等于零的) invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
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(航海) guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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(夸示,炫耀) making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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(长期的冒险旅行) long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
oar  Speak Example sentences
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(迟到的,过期的) past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
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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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(橹,桨,划(船)) long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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(监督) supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
observatory  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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(天文台,气象台) place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of space
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(推翻,颠覆,瓦解,灭亡) throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
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(夸示,炫耀) making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
oppose  Speak Example sentences
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(反对,反抗,对抗) place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
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(出生的,诞生的) of one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth; native
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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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(长期的冒险旅行) long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
optimism  Speak Example sentences
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(乐观主义) tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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(出生的,诞生的) of one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth; native
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(离岸的,海面上的) at some distance from the shore
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(监督) supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
orbit  Speak Example sentences
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(夸示,炫耀) making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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(提名,任命) designate; appoint
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(轨道) path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle
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(热情洋溢的喝彩) enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome