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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dictate  Speak Example sentences
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[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[检查,审查] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[智力的] of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
doom  Speak Example sentences
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[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[兽群,一群] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
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[模仿,仿制品] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[持续时间] length of time something lasts
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[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[仪器,工具,乐器] tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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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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[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
enterprise  Speak Example sentences
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[漂流,漂泊] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[事业,企业] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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[兽群,一群] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
flaunt  Speak Example sentences
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[强调,着重] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
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[使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[招摇,炫耀] display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
forfeit  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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[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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[丧失,没收,丧失物] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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[智力的] of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[猎狗,不断骚扰] a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
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[电子学,电子工业] branch of physics that deals with the behavior of electrons; electronic devices
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[持续时间] length of time something lasts
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
glamour  Speak Example sentences
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[魅力,魔力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[模仿,仿制品] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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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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[丧失,没收,丧失物] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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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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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished