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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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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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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[造成,遭受(痛苦,损伤)] impose something unpleasant; cause
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[精华] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
dispute  Speak Example sentences
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[功绩,特指勇敢的行为,壮举] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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[厌恶,恶心,憎恶] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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[争论,争执] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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[检查,细看] formal or official examination
engage  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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[吸引,雇佣,答应,订婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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[无价的,其价值无法衡量的] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[造成,遭受(痛苦,损伤)] impose something unpleasant; cause
exaggerate  Speak Example sentences
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[夸大,夸张] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
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[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[短暂的,飞逝的] transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
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[衣服] any article of clothing, as coat or gown
feud  Speak Example sentences
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[劝诱,导致,引起] persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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[世仇,部落或家族间的怨恨] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[松软的绒毛团,软毛,填充材料] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
filter  Speak Example sentences
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[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[球,球状物,地球仪] body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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[宴会,筵席,宗教节日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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[造成,遭受(痛苦,损伤)] impose something unpleasant; cause
flake  Speak Example sentences
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[用力拉,举] cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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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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[缩成一团,挤成一团] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
foil  Speak Example sentences
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[夸大,夸张] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
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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
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[阻止成功] prevent from being successful
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[格格地笑,傻笑,格格笑,傻笑] laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
furnace  Speak Example sentences
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[微弱的,衰弱的] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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[松软的绒毛团,软毛,填充材料] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[决定,测量,计算,解决] act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
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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
gist  Speak Example sentences
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[通货膨胀] the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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[精细的,精心的,详尽的] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[普通的] of an entire group or class; general
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[精华] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea