These terms are often used imprecisely and interchangeably.

这些术语的使用常常不够精确，而且常常交互使用。

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Bell peppers are often used in a salad.

沙拉中经常用到甜椒。

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The word "placeman" is often used contemptuously.

“官吏”这个词在使用时常常带有轻蔑的含义。

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Bits of paper called "confetti" are often used at parties, so Hailey chose a festive word for her festive music.

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Ruralness is often used to explain the distinctiveness of Southern writing and art and so on.

一般来说,乡村气息通常被归结为,南方文学艺术的特色

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Because of the sort of particular character of the bassoon sound, it's often used to play sort of funny, little low-note characters in the orchestra.

由于巴松管的声音有这种特点,它总是用来表现幽默,在管弦乐队中演奏比较低沉部分

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The substance he abused: Bakelite, a phenolic resin invented in 1909 and often used as an electrical insulator.

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These days DMSO is most often used by veterinarians for horses and dogs with sore joints.

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Banking regulators frown on this behaviour, as it is often used to disguise bad loans.

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