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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lucrative  Speak Example sentences
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[乱丢] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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[优点,价值] virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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[有利润的] profitable; producing a good profit
magnetic  Speak Example sentences
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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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[标准,规范] convention; standard; rule
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[磁的,有磁性的] having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive;  being to draw or pull
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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
manufacture  Speak Example sentences
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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[即,就是,换句话说] by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say
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[制造,用机器制造,捏造] make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
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[妄想狂,偏执狂] psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
merit  Speak Example sentences
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[刺,戳,嘲弄] push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed slowly or lazily; thrust forward
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[优点,价值] virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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[天文馆,天象仪] apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
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[瘫痪,中风] loss of the ability to move a body part
moustache  Speak Example sentences
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[贫困] lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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[纯洁,纯净,纯粹] condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
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[收割,收获] gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of the effort
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[胡须] hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
novelty  Speak Example sentences
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[优点,价值] virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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[新奇] quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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[居住] inhabit;  live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
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[仔细考虑] weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
orderly  Speak Example sentences
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[危险物] danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
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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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[责任,缺点,债] something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
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[有秩序的,有顺序的,有条理的] conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated
overall  Speak Example sentences
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[全部的,全面的] general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
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[刺,戳,嘲弄] push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed slowly or lazily; thrust forward
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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[瘫痪,中风] loss of the ability to move a body part
paddle  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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[纯洁,纯净,纯粹] condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
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[责任,缺点,债] something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
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[划桨,用桨划,戏水,玩水] row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
paragraph  Speak Example sentences
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[制造,用机器制造,捏造] make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
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[(文章的)段,段落,(报纸的)一则新闻] the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
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[膨胀,迅速生长] multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
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[有秩序的,有顺序的,有条理的] conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated