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salubrious  Speak Example sentences
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(恳求) request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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(爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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(高兴的,有希望的,乐天的) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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(对健康有益的,利于养生的) healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
scale  Speak Example sentences
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(反复咀嚼,消化,深思,反刍) chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
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(结局,最后结果) final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
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(浪费的) wasteful; reckless with money
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(爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others
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(非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
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(穿过) go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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(暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
skeptical  Speak Example sentences
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(非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
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(怀疑的,不相信的) marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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(安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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(爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
skirmish  Speak Example sentences
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(替罪羊) someone who bears the blame for others
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(小规模战争,小打小闹) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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(结局,最后结果) final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
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(锯齿状的) saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
tenuous  Speak Example sentences
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(梦游症患者) sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
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(好色的,淫荡的) lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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(理想主义的,空想的) idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
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(纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance
tirade  Speak Example sentences
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(专家,学者) scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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(复制) copy; write over again in same words
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(长篇慷慨激昂的演说) extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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(强调) draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
transcribe  Speak Example sentences
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(解除神职) strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy
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(复制) copy; write over again in same words
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(新手) beginner in learning something; novice
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(功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show
trinket  Speak Example sentences
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(结局,最后结果) final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
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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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(小玩意儿) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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(沉默不语的) inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
unctuous  Speak Example sentences
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(犹豫不定,踌躇不决) sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
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(反复咀嚼,消化,深思,反刍) chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
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(明白清楚的) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
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(假情假义的,假殷勤的,油质的) oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness