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painstaking  Speak Example sentences
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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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(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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(悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
paradox  Speak Example sentences
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(刺,戳,嘲弄) push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed in slow or lazy manner; thrust forward
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(普遍的,流行的) widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
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(悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
partition  Speak Example sentences
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(点,微粒) a tiny piece of anything
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(分裂开来) divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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(离奇古怪的) odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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(天文馆,天象仪) apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
persevere  Speak Example sentences
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(点,微粒) a tiny piece of anything
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(纠缠,强求) trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
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(坚忍) endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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(筛子似的) full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
pessimism  Speak Example sentences
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(调药,配药,制药,药房,药店) art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
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(悲观主义者) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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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
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(感到不安) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
pinpoint  Speak Example sentences
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(未来的,预期的) being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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(告发,检举) seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
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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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(不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
proclaim  Speak Example sentences
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(消遣,娱乐) something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
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(悲观主义者) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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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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(声明,宣告) declare; announce
prologue  Speak Example sentences
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(坚忍) endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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(声明,宣告) declare; announce
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(序(诗歌,歌剧的)) introduction, usually to a poem or play
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(上古的,原始的) belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
propaganda  Speak Example sentences
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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
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(序(诗歌,歌剧的)) introduction, usually to a poem or play
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(宣传) organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
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(感到不安) disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
propel  Speak Example sentences
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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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(推进) drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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(垂直落下) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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(天文馆,天象仪) apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling