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pithy

/ˈpɪθi/

Meanings
adjective

精炼，简洁，言简意赅。

Concise and meaningful.

Examples :

"Her teacher's response to the student's question was pithy: "Practice makes perfect." "
老师对学生问题的回答很精炼：“熟能生巧”。
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Related Words

Illustration meaningful

meaningful adjective

/ˈminɪŋfʊl/

有意义的, 重要的

"I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today."

我认为我们今天为这个项目做出了有意义的贡献。

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important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

重要，关键，至关重要。

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

给予女儿生活上的独立性，让她从经验中学习，这一点至关重要。

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

问题，疑问。

"What is your question?"

你的问题是什么？

Illustration concise

concise verb

/kənˈsaɪs/

精简， 简略。

"The professor concised the lengthy report into a brief summary for the students. "

教授把冗长的报告精简成了一份简短的摘要，供学生们参考。

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要反复练习台词，才能在表演时发挥出色。

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abounding verb

/əˈbaʊndɪŋ/

充满，富于。

"During the spring, the garden was abounding with colorful flowers. "

春天的时候，花园里到处都是五颜六色的鲜花，鲜花盛开。

Illustration response

response noun

/ɹɪˈspɒns/

回应，答复。

"My teacher asked for a response to the question, so I wrote an answer on the board. "

我的老师让大家对这个问题做出回应，所以我把答案写在了黑板上。

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sentences noun

/ˈsɛntənsɪz/

判决，裁决

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控做出了有罪判决，但对第二项指控做出了无罪判决。

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration perfect

perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

完成时

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

完成时，用于描述在另一时间之前完成的动作，是一种非常有用的语法工具。

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

信息，资料

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

关于项目截止日期的信息消除了我的不确定性；现在我知道需要完成什么了。