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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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enterprise  Speak Example sentences
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[事业,企业] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[不相称的,不合适的,不称职的] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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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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[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
estimate  Speak Example sentences
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[凶猛的] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
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[领域,范围] field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
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[估计] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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[无限的,无穷的,极大的] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
expand  Speak Example sentences
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[扩大,膨胀,扩张] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[智力的] of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
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[智力] ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
flee  Speak Example sentences
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[漂流,漂泊] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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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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[种族的] relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
gravity  Speak Example sentences
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[投入于,献身,用于] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
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[重力,严重,庄严,严肃] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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[撤退,撤离] make empty; remove contents of
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
handbook  Speak Example sentences
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[手册,指南] concise reference book providing specific information
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[凶猛的] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
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[尚未被人碰到的,完整的] undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
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[撤退,撤离] make empty; remove contents of
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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[世袭的,祖传的,遗传的] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
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[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
imply  Speak Example sentences
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[(等级,社会地位,质量等)差的,低的] poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
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[事业,企业] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[有历史意义的,历史上著名的] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
incentive  Speak Example sentences
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[慢跑] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
inept  Speak Example sentences
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[分配,分发,散布] hand out; disseminate; allocate
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[无限的,无穷的,极大的] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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[不相称的,不合适的,不称职的] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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[饰带,花边] delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets