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ephemeral  Speak Example sentences
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(假的,誤導的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive
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(不合時宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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(陰險的,奸詐的,狡猾的,鬼鬼祟祟的) spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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(朝生暮死,短暫,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time
exploit  Speak Example sentences
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(發源,源頭) coming into being of something; origin
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(不正當的利用,開發) make use of, sometimes unjustly
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(心無城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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(少數意見,異端) opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
fleeting  Speak Example sentences
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(隱姓埋名的,化名) with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
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(假裝,捏造) make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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(短暫的,飛逝的) transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
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(難以理解的,深奧的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group
gibe  Speak Example sentences
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(隱姓埋名的,化名) with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
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(輕蔑的,不理睬的) unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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(解釋,啟迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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(嘲笑) mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
glut  Speak Example sentences
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(充斥,過量) fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
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(潛在的) present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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(發源,源頭) coming into being of something; origin
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(控告,檢舉,彈劾) make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
harbinger  Speak Example sentences
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(措辭巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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(先驅,先兆) forerunner; an indication of approach of something or someone
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(致命的) deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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(完整性) quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
haughty  Speak Example sentences
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(離開,啟程) departure of a large number of people
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(容易犯錯的) likely to fail or be inaccurate
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(致命的) deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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(傲慢的,自大的) high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
heedless  Speak Example sentences
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(短暫的,飛逝的) transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
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(假的,淡的,不鮮明的,佯攻) trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
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(輕蔑的,不理睬的) unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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(充斥,過量) fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
histrionic  Speak Example sentences
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(嘲笑) mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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(戲劇性的) characteristic of acting or stage performance
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(傲慢的,自大的) high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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(發源,源頭) coming into being of something; origin
hoax  Speak Example sentences
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(不受影響的,無敵的) invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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(推論,推斷,推斷的結果,結論) inferring by deduction or induction; truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; conclusion; deduction
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((崇拜的)神物) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
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(伎倆,小聰明) act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke