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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[保险] make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
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[熔合,熔化] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different
distinct  Speak Example sentences
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[礼仪,礼节] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different
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[标准量度,计量器] measuring instrument; measure; judge
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[大破坏,混乱] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
distribute  Speak Example sentences
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[卫生] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
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[分配,分发,散布] hand out; disseminate; allocate
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[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different
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[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[阴谋,诡计] captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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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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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[重力,严重,庄严,严肃] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
electrician  Speak Example sentences
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[电工] one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
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[孵化] breed; emerge from the egg
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[阴谋,诡计] captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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[畏惧,恐怖] fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
exhaust  Speak Example sentences
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[充满欢乐的,引起大笑的] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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[排气,耗尽] gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
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[掩盖] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
fend  Speak Example sentences
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[无价的,其价值无法衡量的] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[内部(的)] inside; inner part; internal; inner
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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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[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
flee  Speak Example sentences
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[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
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[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
forthcoming  Speak Example sentences
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[挑逗,调戏] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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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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[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[即将到来的,准备好的,现成的] ready or about to appear; making appearance
freight  Speak Example sentences
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[货物,货运] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
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[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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[半球,半脑] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[内部(的)] inside; inner part; internal; inner