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linchpin  Speak Example sentences
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[包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥] remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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[秘方,秘藥,萬應靈藥] patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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[關鍵] something that holds or links various parts together
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[出色的,出類拔萃的] outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
marred  Speak Example sentences
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[巫術,妖術,招魂術] belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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[麝香味兒的] having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
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[鳥類學] branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
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[受損的] damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
monastic  Speak Example sentences
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[嚴格紀律的人] strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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[僧侶的,遁入空門的,不問世事] related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
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[麝香味兒的] having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
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[強烈的,感人的,尖銳的] state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
necromancy  Speak Example sentences
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[巫術,妖術,招魂術] belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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[患黃疸病的,有偏見的] prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of the skin; yellow or yellowish
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[包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥] remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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[嚴格紀律的人] strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
nonplus  Speak Example sentences
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[使迷惑,使為難,混淆] perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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[討厭,憎惡] strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
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[強烈的,感人的,尖銳的] state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
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[錢的,貨幣的] relating to money; requiring payment of money
nostrum  Speak Example sentences
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[巫術,妖術,招魂術] belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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[詼諧的] humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
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[秘方,秘藥,萬應靈藥] patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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[犯罪分子] criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
obviate  Speak Example sentences
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[消除,排除 避免] bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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[狂熱好戰分子,侵略主義者] extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism
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[可怕的,恐怖的,令人毛骨悚然的,] suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
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[好色,動機不純] unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
onus  Speak Example sentences
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[所有權] an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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[魔術(用手錶演)] cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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[詼諧的] humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
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[負擔,責任] burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
paean  Speak Example sentences
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[歡樂歌,讚美歌] song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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[放蕩的,放肆的,不檢點的] inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
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[當權者] monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
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[譏諷的,尖酸的] bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
panacea  Speak Example sentences
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[自由主義者] one who advocates individual rights and free will
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[包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥] remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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[僧侶的,遁入空門的,不問世事] related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
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[延長] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time