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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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liberal  Speak Example sentences
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[开放的,主张变革的,自由主义的] open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
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[可选的] not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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[有效的] powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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[绕线筒,线轴,磁带盘,卷轴] frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
loaf  Speak Example sentences
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[一条(面包)] any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
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[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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[引诱,诱惑] bait; charm; attract
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[标准,规范] convention; standard; rule
lure  Speak Example sentences
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[有效的] powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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[引诱,诱惑] bait; charm; attract
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[开放的,主张变革的,自由主义的] open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
mediocre  Speak Example sentences
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[向海外,在海外,在国外] beyond or across the sea; abroad
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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[智力,心理状态] mental action or power; intellectual activity; intellectuality
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
mentality  Speak Example sentences
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[纠正] set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
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[责骂,斥责,咆哮] scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
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[智力,心理状态] mental action or power; intellectual activity; intellectuality
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[罪犯,歹徒] a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
misfortune  Speak Example sentences
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[易于,有(还债)责任的] bound or obliged in law or equity
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[恶运,灾祸,不幸的情况] bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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[殉道者,殉教者,烈士] one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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[神经病患者] of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
mode  Speak Example sentences
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[时尚,方式,模式] prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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[额外费用,保险金,奖金] prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
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[有名望的,有威信的] honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
nuisance  Speak Example sentences
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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[公民表决,公民投票] the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
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[预言,预告] state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
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[乱丢] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
optional  Speak Example sentences
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[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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[可选的] not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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[指示,规定] dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
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[巨大的,大数量级的] extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
organism  Speak Example sentences
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[背诵,细述,列举] repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor
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[可商量的,(支票)可兑现的] capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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[出版,发行,公开,发表] make public; make known to humankind, or people in general
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[生物,有机物] living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body