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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
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[伤心,悲痛,使人悲痛,使人伤心] cause to be sorrowful; distress
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[推行,实施,强迫,强制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
digest  Speak Example sentences
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[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[消化,分解] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[愤怒,狂怒] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
distribute  Speak Example sentences
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[延长,扩大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[分配,分发,散布] hand out; disseminate; allocate
disturbance  Speak Example sentences
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[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
filth  Speak Example sentences
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[精华] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
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[兴奋的,繁忙的] feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
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[肮脏,粗语] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
flap  Speak Example sentences
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[拍动,拍击声,拍打] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
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[无敌的] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
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[造成,遭受(痛苦,损伤)] impose something unpleasant; cause
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[露齿而笑,咧嘴笑,露齿而笑] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
flour  Speak Example sentences
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[教,命令] teach; make aware of
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[面粉,制成粉] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[艰苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[兴奋的,繁忙的] feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
gloomy  Speak Example sentences
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[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[阴暗的,没有希望的] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[激怒,使过敏] rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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[伤心,悲痛,使人悲痛,使人伤心] cause to be sorrowful; distress
gloss  Speak Example sentences
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[延长,扩大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[掩盖] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[智力] ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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[缩成一团,挤成一团] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together