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querulous  Speak Example sentences
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(严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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(鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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(嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility
raconteur  Speak Example sentences
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(非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
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(善谈的人,满肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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(转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
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(懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
ramification  Speak Example sentences
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(分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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(转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
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(狂热者) fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal
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(征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
sagacious  Speak Example sentences
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(震荡的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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(仔细检查) examine closely and critically
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(功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show
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(精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight
sanguine  Speak Example sentences
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(巨大的,大得惊人的) astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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(反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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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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(超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass
soporific  Speak Example sentences
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(闷热的,酷热的,放荡的,粗暴的) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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(超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass
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(催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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(鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
stringent  Speak Example sentences
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(宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific
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(嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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(春天的,春天似的,春天发生的,) related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
tantamount  Speak Example sentences
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(肿胀的) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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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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(懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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(同等的) equivalent in effect or value
taunt  Speak Example sentences
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(懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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(狂热者) fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal
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(嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner
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(暂时的) not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly
temerity  Speak Example sentences
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(薄板,外表) thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
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(征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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(肿胀的) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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(鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger