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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lash  Speak Example sentences
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[装饰,装饰物] decoration; something used to beautify
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[一部分,部分] section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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[鞭子] any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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[强壮的,肌肉发达的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
liner  Speak Example sentences
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[接受的东西,容纳] receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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[刺穿,戳破] a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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[大客轮,邮轮] a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
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[筏,救生艇] a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent
litter  Speak Example sentences
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[冗余的,多余的] exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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[死,暴卒] be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
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[参与,参加,分享] take part in something; share in something
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[乱丢] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
longitude  Speak Example sentences
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[经度,经线] an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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[操纵,(用策略)调动] plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate, coordinated movement; strategy
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[道德,道义] set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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[一部分,部分] section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
misguided  Speak Example sentences
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[参与,参加,分享] take part in something; share in something
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[误入歧途的] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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[接受的东西,容纳] receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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[强壮的,肌肉发达的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
mortgage  Speak Example sentences
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[抵押贷款,抵押证书抵押] transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
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[大理石] a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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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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[婚姻的] relating to marriage; relating to husband
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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[激怒,惹,煽动,挑起] stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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[赞助人,资助人,(会员性的)顾客] benefactor; regular customer
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[过时的,无用的] no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
overhear  Speak Example sentences
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[预防措施,警惕] prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
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[无意中听到,从旁听到] hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
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[强壮的,肌肉发达的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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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
pillar  Speak Example sentences
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[柱子,柱状物] a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
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[精确的] exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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[强壮的,肌肉发达的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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[乱丢] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
portion  Speak Example sentences
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[一部分,部分] section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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[误入歧途的] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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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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[冗余的,多余的] exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy