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entrust; abandon; committee; tortuous; indeed
Meanings
10 senses · 38 examplesverb
to entrust; to appoint
Used for assigning tasks, duties or positions to others.
The company appointed him as the overseas marketing director.
The higher authorities entrusted this project to our team.
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The leader entrusted him with an important task to oversee the new campus construction.
He was dispatched abroad to attend an academic exchange conference.
The parents entrusted the teacher to take care of their sick child.
verb
to abandon; to discard
formalFormal and literary usage, referring to discarding items or people.
He discarded his old clothes on the ground.
The company decided to abandon outdated production technologies.
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He does not want to abandon the hobbies he has cultivated over many years.
Many people were forced to abandon their homes during the war.
Do not discard any items that are still usable.
verb
to shift blame; to shirk responsibility
neutralRefers to blaming others for one's own mistakes or faults.
They shifted blame to each other after the problem occurred.
Officials cannot shift blame to subordinates to cover up their own mistakes.
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He refused to shift blame and took the initiative to take responsibility.
The company management avoided the situation of shifting blame to each other.
Do not rush to shift blame when you make a mistake; reflect on yourself first.
noun
committee; member
formalUsed as a suffix for formal organizations and official bodies.
He was elected as a member of the school teaching committee.
The municipal party committee held a plenary meeting of its members.
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We need to set up a special committee to handle this issue.
Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference submitted multiple proposals.
The editorial committee is responsible for reviewing submissions to the journal.
noun
surname Wei
A common Chinese family name.
Mr. Wei is a new colleague at our company.
I know a retired teacher with the family name Wei.
adjective
tortuous; winding
neutralDescribes paths, stories or relationships that are not straight or straightforward.
This mountain road is winding and tortuous.
His life experience is full of twists and turns.
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The emotional expression in this poem is euphemistic and subtle.
We followed the winding stream to the end of the valley.
He hinted at his dissatisfaction in a roundabout way.
verb
to accumulate; to gather
literaryLiterary and formal written usage.
Ancient people said to accumulate grain for times of famine.
This museum has accumulated a large number of precious cultural relics.
noun
downstream; end; outcome
literaryLiterary usage, often used in formal academic or written contexts.
We traced back to the source and found the origin and end of this river.
The thorough research allowed us to fully understand this topic.
adjective
listless; dejected
neutralDescribes a person's low spirits or tired state.
He didn't sleep well last night and looks very listless today.
Working overtime continuously made him look dejected and low-spirited.
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This defeat left the team's morale low and dejected.
He has been listless since recovering from his illness.
Everyone was worried when they saw his listless appearance.
adverb
indeed; truly
literaryLiterary and formal written usage, used to emphasize the truth of a statement.
This matter is indeed our fault.
What he said is truly reasonable.