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voodoo

/ˈvuːduː/

Meanings
noun

伏都教，巫毒教

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

Examples :

"The voodoo practitioner performed rituals in a small, dimly lit room. "
那位伏都教的信徒在一个昏暗的小房间里举行仪式。
religion culture mythology tradition

Related Words

Illustration statistical

statistical adjective

/stəˈtɪstɪkəl/

统计的, 统计学的

"The teacher used statistical data to show how many students passed the math exam. "

老师使用了统计数据来展示有多少学生通过了数学考试。

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particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

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grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

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performed verb

/pə.ˈfɔːmd/ /pɚ.ˈfɔɹmd/

执行，履行，完成。

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

他只花了二十分钟就完成了这项任务。

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irrational noun

/ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/

无理数

"Pi is an irrational number. "

圆周率π是一个无理数。

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practitioner noun

/pɹækˈtɪʃənə/ /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/

从业者，实践者

"The experienced practitioner of yoga taught her students several new poses. "

这位经验丰富的瑜伽从业者教了她的学生几个新的姿势。

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spiritual noun

/ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/

灵歌

"The church choir practiced the new spirituals for their Sunday service. "

教堂合唱团正在排练新的灵歌，准备在周日的礼拜仪式上演唱。

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traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

老古板，思想保守的人。

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

我的奶奶是个老古板，非常重视家庭价值观。

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practiced adjective

/ˈpræktɪst/ /ˈpræktɪsd/

熟练，有经验的。

"Because she had been a dancer for years, she was a practiced performer. "

因为跳舞多年，她是一位经验丰富的表演者。(Yīnwèi tiàowǔ duōnián, tā shì yī wèi jīngyàn fēngfù de biǎoyǎnzhě.)

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religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

僧侣，修女.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

这些僧侣和修女们把大量时间奉献给祈祷和冥想。

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explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

那个解释又长又拖沓。

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practices noun

/ˈpɹæktɪsɪz/

练习，实践。

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

他需要对这些台词进行大量的练习，才能在表演时表现出色。