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[淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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[学期] term; half a year; 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
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[(植物的)刺,棘] something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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[毋庸置疑地,确凿地] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
severe  Speak Example sentences
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[代表,为…之典型] represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
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[苗条的,纤细的,微少的] having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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[不幸地] unluckily; by bad luck
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[严厉的,严格的,难熬的,困难的,艰难的] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
slide  Speak Example sentences
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[高低不平的,崎岖的] uneven; rough; very difficult
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[颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
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[(使)滑动,(使)滑行] slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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[毋庸置疑地,确凿地] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
solder  Speak Example sentences
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[焊接] repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
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[向一旁,向侧面地] with the side forward; to or from a side
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[粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[敏感] sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
squarely  Speak Example sentences
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[柳树] trees usually having narrow leaves
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[雕像] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[暴力引起的,暴烈的] turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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[坚实的,坚固地] solidly; in a straight direct way; in a square shape
starch  Speak Example sentences
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[毋庸置疑地,确凿地] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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[粘的] sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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[包围,围攻] seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
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[淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
statue  Speak Example sentences
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[雕像] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[坚实的,坚固地] solidly; in a straight direct way; in a square shape
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[焊接] unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
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[暴动,骚乱] state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
subsistence  Speak Example sentences
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[存在,生存] something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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[代表,为…之典型] represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
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[老兵,老手] someone who has given long service
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[录音室,艺术家工作室] workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
thorn  Speak Example sentences
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[(植物的)刺,棘] something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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[具体的,特指的] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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[打开包裹(或行李),卸货] unwrap; unfold; remove the contents of
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[维护,支持] support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
unfortunately  Speak Example sentences
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[小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌)] small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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[高低不平的,崎岖的] uneven; rough; very difficult
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[不幸地] unluckily; by bad luck
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[顽固的,固执的] unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat