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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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differ  Speak Example sentences
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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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[愤怒,狂怒] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[卫生] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
digest  Speak Example sentences
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[消化,分解] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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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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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
digital  Speak Example sentences
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[增加,改进] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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[手指的,脚趾的,数字的] of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
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[堆,堆积,大量] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[及其重要,及其关键] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
disposition  Speak Example sentences
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[性情,倾向,安排; 布置] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[管理员,管门人] door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
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[手指的,脚趾的,数字的] of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
economics  Speak Example sentences
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[经济学] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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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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[烧瓶,细颈瓶] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[青少年(的)] youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
enlighten  Speak Example sentences
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[增加,改进] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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[异常的,杰出的] extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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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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[忠诚] faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
exceptional  Speak Example sentences
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
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[异常的,杰出的] extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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[使害怕] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[才能,教职员组织] inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
exile  Speak Example sentences
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[注射,注入,灌溉] put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
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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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[礼仪,礼节] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
fade  Speak Example sentences
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[瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
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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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[减弱下去,褪色,消失,枯萎] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[礼仪,礼节] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
flatter  Speak Example sentences
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[奉承,谄媚] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[阴暗的,没有希望的] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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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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[才能,教职员组织] inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers