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qualm  Speak Example sentences
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[手铐,枷锁,脚镣] chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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[论文] systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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[锐化,刺激] sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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[疑虑,不安,恶心] a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
rapacious  Speak Example sentences
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[默许的,会意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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[极度贪婪的,捕食的,掠夺的] excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
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[倒退的] go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
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[手铐,枷锁,脚镣] chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
retrograde  Speak Example sentences
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[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[倒退的] go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
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[革新,翻新,修复] restore to good condition; renew
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[锐化,刺激] sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
sanction  Speak Example sentences
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[反责,反击] countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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[模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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[批准,许可] give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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[坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
shackle  Speak Example sentences
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[零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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[手铐,枷锁,脚镣] chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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[纪念物,废墟,遗留] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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[世俗的,现世的,永久的] worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
slur  Speak Example sentences
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[允许,赐予] guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
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[锯齿状的] saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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[革新,翻新,修复] restore to good condition; renew
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[模糊不清地说] speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
sojourn  Speak Example sentences
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[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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[批准,许可] give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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[手铐,枷锁,脚镣] chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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[壅滞,郁积] condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from a static balance
steadfast  Speak Example sentences
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[坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[真实的,有实质的,大量的] essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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[残留物] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
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[肮脏,悲惨,贫穷] filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
stipulate  Speak Example sentences
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[规定,明细化] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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[有偿付能力的] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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[急流,洪水] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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[允许,赐予] guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
subsidy  Speak Example sentences
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[残留物] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
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[政府的补助] direct financial aid by the government
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[归还,补偿] reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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[零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time