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proscribe  Speak Example sentences
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(禁止) command against; banish; outlaw
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(沉默不语的) inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
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(迈着碎步轻快的走) scurry; run with short, rapid steps
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(摇摆,摇摇欲坠) walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
protagonist  Speak Example sentences
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(驯良的,温顺的,易处理的) easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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(技巧,策略,计谋) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
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((小说中的)主角,领导者,积极参加者) principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
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(宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific
rigor  Speak Example sentences
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(取消) cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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(陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
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(严格,苛刻,精确) strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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(理想主义的,空想的) idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
salubrious  Speak Example sentences
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(懒人) lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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(应该谴责的) deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
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(对健康有益的,利于养生的) healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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(安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
salutary  Speak Example sentences
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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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(辉煌的,光辉的) dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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(宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific
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(有用的,有益的) tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
sanction  Speak Example sentences
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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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(摇摆,摇摇欲坠) walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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(取消) cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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((小说中的)主角,领导者,积极参加者) principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
savant  Speak Example sentences
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(取消) cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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(不知情的) not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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(懒人) lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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(专家,学者) scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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(对健康有益的,利于养生的) healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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(安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others
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(禁止) command against; banish; outlaw
serene  Speak Example sentences
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(驯良的,温顺的,易处理的) easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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(应该谴责的) deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
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(平静的,安详的) completely clear and fine
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(恳求) request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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(对健康有益的,利于养生的) healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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(陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
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(坚定,决心,决定) determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
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(恳求) request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application