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acidulous  Speak Example sentences
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[酸的,尖锐,刻薄] slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
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[巨变,剧变,灾难] an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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[好斗的,好战的] warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
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[描绘,描述] portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
agnostic  Speak Example sentences
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[无神论者] one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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[腐蚀] destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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[补偿] serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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[粗鲁的] difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
amble  Speak Example sentences
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[漫步,缓行] moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
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[描绘,描述] portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
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[使迷惑,使昏乱] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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[两年一度] every two years; lasting or living for two years
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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[召集] call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
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[批判的] critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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[选集] book of literary selections by various authors
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[滑稽的] clowning;  arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks, and postures
atypical  Speak Example sentences
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[批判的] critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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[非正常的,不正常] not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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[使虚弱,衰弱] make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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[可笑的,嘲弄的] good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
autocratic  Speak Example sentences
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[搭讪,邂逅] approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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[迷惑] confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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[独裁] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[不公正的不合理的批评] fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
befuddle  Speak Example sentences
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[迷惑] confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
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[取消,废除] cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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[独裁] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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[减损,毁损] annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
bewilder  Speak Example sentences
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[先于] precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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[大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光] loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
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[好斗的,好战的] warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
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[使迷惑,使昏乱] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
bursar  Speak Example sentences
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[大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光] loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
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[共存] existing concurrently; in company or combination
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[（大学的）会计员，出纳员，事务员] treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
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[严酷,粗暴] the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
caldron  Speak Example sentences
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[不公正的不合理的批评] fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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[大锅] large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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[（大学的）会计员，出纳员，事务员] treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
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[无神论者] one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality