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painstaking  Speak Example sentences
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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(瘫痪,废止) make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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((事情发生的)先后次序,优先,优先权) fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
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(序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
parachute  Speak Example sentences
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(凝视,仔细看) gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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(降落伞) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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(柱子,柱状物,重要的支持者) column; post
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(使合格,使具有资格) make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
partisan  Speak Example sentences
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(刺穿,戳破) a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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(国会,议会) discussion; formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
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(一边倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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(文件夹,股份单) portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
petal  Speak Example sentences
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(犁,犁田) break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
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(研究生) student who continues studies after graduation
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(降落伞) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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(花瓣) one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
picturesque  Speak Example sentences
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(临时的) temporary; provided for present need only
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(虔诚) religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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(使合格,使具有资格) make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
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(如画的,美丽的) scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
piety  Speak Example sentences
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(顶尖,顶点) peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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(种植园,种植园) farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(虔诚) religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
platitude  Speak Example sentences
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(虔诚) religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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(活塞) sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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((文章的)段,段落,(报纸的)一则新闻) distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
pliable  Speak Example sentences
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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(可容许的,可承认的) proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
postgraduate  Speak Example sentences
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(降落伞) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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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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(活塞) sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against; mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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(研究生) student who continues studies after graduation
precipice  Speak Example sentences
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(坚忍) endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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(悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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(瘫痪,废止) make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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(预见,预见能力,预言) declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future