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jocose  Speak Example sentences
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[轻蔑,蔑视的] tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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[小气的,吝啬的,太节省的] excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
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[预定,预先确定] determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
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[诙谐的] given to joking; merry; humorous
junta  Speak Example sentences
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[轻罪,轻微冒犯] slight offense; small sin or fault
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[名气,尊严] celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
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[小集团,政治团伙] group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
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[语音学] branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
lackadaisical  Speak Example sentences
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[懒洋洋的,没上进心的] lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
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[病菌,病原体] any disease-producing agent
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[昏睡的,瞌睡的] drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
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[津贴,补贴,奖金] any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
liniment  Speak Example sentences
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[赠送,赠礼] generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
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[富豪统治] society or government ruled by wealthy class
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[强烈的,感人的,尖锐的] state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
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[药膏,擦油] the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
luminary  Speak Example sentences
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[健壮的,肥胖的,魁梧的] inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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[赠送,赠礼] generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
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[名气,尊严] celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
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[秘方,秘药,万应灵药] patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
onus  Speak Example sentences
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[负担,责任] burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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[不存在] person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
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[轻蔑,蔑视的] tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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[富豪统治] society or government ruled by wealthy class
opprobrious  Speak Example sentences
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[负担,责任] burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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[疲乏] state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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[十分轻蔑的,辱骂的] bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
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[小集团,政治团伙] group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
papyrus  Speak Example sentences
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[狂妄自大] mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
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[纸草,草纸(古代的)] ancient paper made from stem of plant
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[关键] something that holds or links various parts together
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
parallelism  Speak Example sentences
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[平行状态,相似的] state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency
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[诙谐的] given to joking; merry; humorous
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[新生词] new or newly invented word or phrase
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[少量,缺乏] scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
pejorative  Speak Example sentences
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[健壮的,肥胖的,魁梧的] inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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[撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄] lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
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[轻蔑,蔑视的] tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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[消除,排除,避免] bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of