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nullify  Speak Example sentences
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(困境,危险的境地,两难) tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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(寄生,寄生体) animal or plant living on another
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(细微差别) subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
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(使无效) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
obsequious  Speak Example sentences
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(使无效) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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(不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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(谄媚的,拍马屁的,奴性的) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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(狭小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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(入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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(狭小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community
ordain  Speak Example sentences
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(苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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(有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health
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(指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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(困境,危险的境地,两难) tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
pallid  Speak Example sentences
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(前任,前辈) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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(原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser
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(前提,基于的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption
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(苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
palpable  Speak Example sentences
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(悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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(可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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(易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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(倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
parity  Speak Example sentences
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(倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
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(撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action
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(特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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(相等,势均力敌,奇偶) equality in status or amount; similarity or close
partisan  Speak Example sentences
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(一边倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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(行政区) district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
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(不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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(前任,前辈) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
patron  Speak Example sentences
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(相等,势均力敌,奇偶) equality in status or amount; similarity or close
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(装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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(赞助人,资助人,(会员性的)顾客) benefactor; regular customer
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(干旱的,干渴的) dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
ponderous  Speak Example sentences
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(喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(指挥台,检阅台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it
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(辩论的,好辩的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious