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retreat  Speak Example sentences
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[消退,退却] fall or drawback; withdraw or retire; slope backward
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[自发的,自然的,无预谋的] naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
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[几乎不,简直没有] hardly; barely; only just
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[真实的,有实质的,大量的] essential; not imaginary; actual or real
scholarship  Speak Example sentences
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[打开,显露] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[奖学金] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[临时] for a limited time only
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[居民] one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
securely  Speak Example sentences
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[不拘束的,悠闲的] easygoing; made less tense or rigid; relieved
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[度假,休假] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[安心地,安全地] in a manner free from fear or risk
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[(使)窒息而死] kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
shocking  Speak Example sentences
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[度假,休假] leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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[骇人听闻的] jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
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[侵蚀,风化] erosion; exposure; the action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or composition
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[修复,整修] improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
silly  Speak Example sentences
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[沟,壕沟] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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[愚蠢的,糊涂的,傻的] exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
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[险峻的,陡峭的] having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
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[感伤性的,感情脆弱的] emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
spark  Speak Example sentences
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[险峻的,陡峭的] having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
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[同步,同时发生] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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[火花,火星] flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
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[安心地,安全地] in a manner free from fear or risk
starfish  Speak Example sentences
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[海星] echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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[奖学金] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[行动迟缓的] lazy; with little movement; very slow
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[胆怯] lack of self-confidence or courage
steep  Speak Example sentences
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[生存,幸存] existence; remaining alive
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[开始,开端] entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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[催促,力劝,恳求] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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[险峻的,陡峭的] having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
temporarily  Speak Example sentences
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[临时] for a limited time only
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[催促,力劝,恳求] force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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[(使)窒息而死] kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
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[[鸟]织巢鸟之一种] finch-like colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
tenderness  Speak Example sentences
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[亲切,温柔] gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
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[减轻] free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
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[行动迟缓的] lazy; with little movement; very slow
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[假正经的,假装神圣的] excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious