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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dictate  Speak Example sentences
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[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
dreadful  Speak Example sentences
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[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[检查,审查] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
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[无价的,其价值无法衡量的] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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[外交的,老练的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
echo  Speak Example sentences
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[漩涡] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[青少年(的)] youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
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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
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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[漩涡] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
etiquette  Speak Example sentences
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[礼仪,礼节] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away
exterior  Speak Example sentences
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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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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[外交的,老练的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
fend  Speak Example sentences
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[图像的,图画的] represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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[谋生,挡开,避开] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
flap  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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[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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[开导,启发] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
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[干预,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[面粉,制成粉] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
grid  Speak Example sentences
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[眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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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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[格子,格栅] the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering