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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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detest  Speak Example sentences
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[喷泉,喷水池,喷水] spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
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[回声,发出回声,重复] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
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[谋生,挡开,避开] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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[深恶,憎恶] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[回声,发出回声,重复] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
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[精致的,近完美的] excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
disregard  Speak Example sentences
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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[不理会,漠视] ignore; discount; take no notice of
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[深恶,憎恶] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
doom  Speak Example sentences
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[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different
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[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[智力] ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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[变化无常的,薄情的] not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
edible  Speak Example sentences
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[熔炉,高炉,火炉] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[面粉,制成粉] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
employment  Speak Example sentences
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[被雇用,雇用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[深恶,憎恶] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[减弱下去,褪色,消失,枯萎] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
feeble  Speak Example sentences
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[微弱的,衰弱的] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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[牵连,牵扯(犯罪),暗示] incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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[直觉] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
fend  Speak Example sentences
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[使成薄片,雪片] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[洞察力,见识] understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[谋生,挡开,避开] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
fundamental  Speak Example sentences
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[直觉] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different
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[财政,金融] management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive