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maudlin  Speak Example sentences
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(多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
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(悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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(假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof
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(厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
mediocre  Speak Example sentences
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(臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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(普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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(细读) read or examine, typically with great care
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(预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
mundane  Speak Example sentences
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(微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
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(世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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(有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors
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(化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
myriad  Speak Example sentences
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(预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
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(不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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(掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals
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(无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
nettle  Speak Example sentences
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(普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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(世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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(烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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(陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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(想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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(不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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(新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity
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(剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
ostracize  Speak Example sentences
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(放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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(烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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(钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money
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(多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
paradox  Speak Example sentences
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(解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
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(多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
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(有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors
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(悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
pedant  Speak Example sentences
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(学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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(微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
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(世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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(臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
pedantic  Speak Example sentences
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(书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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(唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
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(厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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(沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull