The bristle brush allows for greater carrying capacity and better smoothing and spreading action.

硬毛刷允许更大的承载能力、更平滑和涂抹效果。

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Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading.

消防队员立即采取了行动制止大火蔓延。

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Joe pointed me to this example of how retweeting is spreading the word on a specific action and cause

Joe举了一个例子，这个例子显示了这个系统怎么传播一个特定的行动和事件

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That reduced their spreading action and slowed their speed.

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Instead, they created the illusion of action by spreading the many components of the settlement among various committees--much as kids spread lima beans around their plates to create the illusion of eating them.

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The new class of drugs - DFSAs - permanently bind to the enzyme, blocking its action and stopping it from spreading further, the journal Science reported.

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But now SDMI lawyers have stepped in with the threat of legal action to try to stop the group spreading information about the deficiencies of the technologies, some of which are already being used in commercial products.

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