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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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disgust  Speak Example sentences
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[外交的,老练的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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[厌恶,恶心,憎恶] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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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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[电子学,电子工业] branch of physics that deals with the behavior of electrons; electronic devices
disregard  Speak Example sentences
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[普通的] of an entire group or class; general
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[转移,(使)转向] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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[不理会,漠视] ignore; discount; take no notice of
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[劝诱,导致,引起] persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[外交的,老练的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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[挑逗,调戏] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
efficient  Speak Example sentences
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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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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[临时准备,即席创作,现编] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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[过度的,额外的] amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
exclusively  Speak Example sentences
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[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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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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[衣服] any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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[排外地,专有地] without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
expand  Speak Example sentences
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[排外地,专有地] without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
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[法庭的,法官的] pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
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[扩大,膨胀,扩张] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[急速的,匆匆的,急躁的] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[过度的,额外的] amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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[变化无常的,薄情的] not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[法庭的,法官的] pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
garment  Speak Example sentences
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[衣服] any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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[卫生] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
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[学院,学会,协会] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
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[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
hardy  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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[漂流,漂泊] float; moving aimlessly; wander
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[学院,学会,协会] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
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[艰苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[产生,创造] bring into being; give rise to; produce
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[较老的] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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[急速的,匆匆的,急躁的] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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[短暂的,飞逝的] transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly