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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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liaison  Speak Example sentences
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[同样地,也] similarly; as well; too
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[联络,连音] a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
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[(事情发生的)先后次序,优先,优先权] fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
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[唯利是图] interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
ludicrous  Speak Example sentences
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[可笑的,滑稽的,不重要的] laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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[谦虚的,适度的] humble; less ambitious; moderate
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[精神病学] application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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[隐喻] implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
magistrate  Speak Example sentences
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[地方保安官] a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
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[管弦乐队] a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
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[薄雾,模糊不清 的东西] visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
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[混合,干预,干涉] try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
maternal  Speak Example sentences
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[壮观的游行,露天历史剧] elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
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[母性的] motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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[前景,期望] possibility of future success; belief about future
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[接近,亲近] state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
metaphor  Speak Example sentences
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[说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的] having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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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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[隐喻] implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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[果肉] fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
misfortune  Speak Example sentences
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[恶运,灾祸,不幸的情况] bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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[薄雾,模糊不清 的东西] visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
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[(事情发生的)先后次序,优先,优先权] fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
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[原型] original work used as a model; original type
mythology  Speak Example sentences
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[一点点地咬,慢慢啃] bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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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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[明白的,显然的,证明,表现] clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
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[(总称)神话] study of myths; a collection of myths
negotiable  Speak Example sentences
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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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[(总称)神话] study of myths; a collection of myths
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[不正当的,邪恶的,做作的] stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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[精神病学] application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
nibble  Speak Example sentences
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[壮观的游行,露天历史剧] elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
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[奇怪的,疯狂的] odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
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[一点点地咬,慢慢啃] bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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[不正当的,邪恶的,做作的] stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
notorious  Speak Example sentences
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[谦虚的,适度的] humble; less ambitious; moderate
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[自命不凡,华而不实,自大] intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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[混合,干预,干涉] try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
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[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous