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raucous  Speak Example sentences
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[可伸展的,可拉长的] capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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[沙哑的] harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
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[放松,放慢] become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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[逗弄,使其干着急] tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
reverent  Speak Example sentences
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[尊敬的,可敬的] respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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[示例的,示意的] relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
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[适宜的,合适的] proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
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[神权政治] the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
rote  Speak Example sentences
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[真实性] undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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[害怕的] fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
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[断奏,断唱] played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
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[生搬硬套,死记硬背] memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
sectarian  Speak Example sentences
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[宗派主义的,地区主义的,狭窄的] relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
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[餐,宴会] food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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[攻不破的] impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
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[懒的] lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
sententious  Speak Example sentences
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[好斗的] combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
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[废物,饭桶,放荡的人] one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
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[明喻,比较] comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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[简洁的,警句式的,格言式的] concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
seraphic  Speak Example sentences
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[天使般的] angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
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[沙哑的] harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
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[废物,饭桶,放荡的人] one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
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[狂欢] merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
shard  Speak Example sentences
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[碎片(陶瓷的)] fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
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[匆促的] haphazard; careless; done hastily
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[淤泥,淤沙,沉渣] mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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[狂欢] merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
staccato  Speak Example sentences
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[夸大的,充气的,虚胖的,踩高跷的] stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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[恳求,祈祷] ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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[断奏,断唱] played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
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[宗派主义的,地区主义的,狭窄的] relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
stilted  Speak Example sentences
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[夸大的,充气的,虚胖的,踩高跷的] stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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[神权政治] the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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[断奏,断唱] played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
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[腐蚀的,硫酸的,讽刺的] harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
temporize  Speak Example sentences
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[好色的,渴望的] having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
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[似是而非的] seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
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[拖延时间,见风使舵] act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
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[量的,数量的,定量的,与数量有关的] expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity