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pavement  Speak Example sentences
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(踏板,踏蹬) foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
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(人行道) floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make hard and convenient surface for travel
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(弄湿,扑灭,熄灭,淬火) put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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(前任,前辈) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
persist  Speak Example sentences
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(延长) prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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(声明,宣告) declare; announce
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(坚持,持续) continue; insist; persevere
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(死,暴卒) be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
pinch  Speak Example sentences
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(临时的) temporary; provided for present need only
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(平静的) peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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(爱国主义,爱国心) love of country; devotion to welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of patriot
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(掐,夹痛) clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
pinpoint  Speak Example sentences
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(一部分,部分) section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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(准确地确定,标出精确位置) spot; locate or identify with precision
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(坚持,持续) continue; insist; persevere
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(精神病学) application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
ponderous  Speak Example sentences
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(序言,开端) something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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(临时的) temporary; provided for present need only
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(弥漫,普及) pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
poultry  Speak Example sentences
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(一部分,部分) section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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(家禽,食用家禽) domestic fowls reared for eating, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese
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(性质的,定性的) relating to quality; having the character of quality
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(牧场,草地) field covered with grass; meadow
pragmatic  Speak Example sentences
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(精神病学) application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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(声明,宣告) declare; announce
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(实际的,注重实效的) practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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(厚木板) board; lumber
precaution  Speak Example sentences
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(实际的,注重实效的) practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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(预防措施,警惕) prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
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(一部分,部分) section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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(巨大的) impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
prelude  Speak Example sentences
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(家禽,食用家禽) domestic fowls reared for eating, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese
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(摆,钟摆) a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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(弥漫,普及) pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
prodigious  Speak Example sentences
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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(精神病学) application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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(粉刺,丘疹,脓疱) any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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(巨大的) impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous