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pacify  Speak Example sentences
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(安抚,平静) ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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(剽窃) steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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(非法翻印,海盗行为) crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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(靠近极地的,靠近北极(或南极)的) pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
painstaking  Speak Example sentences
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(平静的) peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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(陶器,陶器场) craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
palatable  Speak Example sentences
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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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(可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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(蛋白质) any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
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(特有的,专有的) special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
partial  Speak Example sentences
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(部分的) incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
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(特有的,专有的) special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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(刺穿,渗入,了解) pierce; go through; permeate
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(掐,夹痛) clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
peer  Speak Example sentences
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(凝视,仔细看) gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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(准时的,按时的) consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise
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(假定,假设,前提) proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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(刺穿,渗入,了解) pierce; go through; permeate
perturb  Speak Example sentences
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(陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(深刻的) deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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(感到不安) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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(可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
piecemeal  Speak Example sentences
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(推进,推进力) push; driving force; act of propelling
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(自命不凡,华而不实,自大) intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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(一次一个的,逐个的,渐渐的) by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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(比例,比率) percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
pinch  Speak Example sentences
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(偏见,成见,损害) opinion formed without due examination; leaning toward one side of a question
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(解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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(掐,夹痛) clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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(圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
placid  Speak Example sentences
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(蛋白质) any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
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(平静的) peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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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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(靠近极地的,靠近北极(或南极)的) pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
postmortem  Speak Example sentences
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(验尸,死后解剖,事后的调查分析) occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
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(部分的) incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
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(刺穿,渗入,了解) pierce; go through; permeate
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(陶器,陶器场) craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay