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indomitable  Speak Example sentences
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[不屈服的,不可被征服的] unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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[早熟的] advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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[实用主义者] who acts in response to particular situations; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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[欺骗,瞒骗] outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
instigate  Speak Example sentences
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[精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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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
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[驱使,激励,鼓动] goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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[令人厌恶的,冗长乏味的] causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
irksome  Speak Example sentences
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[爱哭的] weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
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[岛屿的,似岛屿的,心胸狭窄的] of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
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[天真,单纯,缺少经验] lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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[令人厌恶的,冗长乏味的] causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
malaise  Speak Example sentences
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[偏爱,偏好] condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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[沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的] deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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[哀伤的] expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
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[不适,欠佳] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
meddlesome  Speak Example sentences
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[千篇一律的] uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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[爱管闲事的,好事的,好插手的] inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
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[狭小的,地方的] narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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[不适,欠佳] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
misgiving  Speak Example sentences
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[精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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[怀疑,疑虑] feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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[突然一阵的,突发的(痛苦,笑,愤怒)] a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
monotony  Speak Example sentences
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[漩涡] whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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[千篇一律的] uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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[不适,欠佳] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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[不相容的,矛盾的] incompatible; not able to be resolved
ostensible  Speak Example sentences
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[显然的,虚假的] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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[间歇的,断断续续的] periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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[悬崖,危险的位置] cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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[蒙太奇] photographic composition combining elements from different sources
parochial  Speak Example sentences
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[漩涡] whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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[序,先驱,先导] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[狭小的,地方的] narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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[倒转,翻转] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
patriarch  Speak Example sentences
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[长者,家长,酋长,族长] father and ruler of family or tribe
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[大都会] a major city, especially the chief city of country or region
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[实用主义者] who acts in response to particular situations; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
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[索然无味的,单调的] lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull