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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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liaison  Speak Example sentences
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[球拍] a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle
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[朝圣客,香客] traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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[联络,连音] a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
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[接近,亲近] state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
monarchy  Speak Example sentences
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[座右铭,箴言] short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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[布道,鼓吹] advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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[君主制,君主整体] government under a single ruler
monstrous  Speak Example sentences
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[人行道] floor or covering of solid material laid to make a hard and convenient surface for travel
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[巨大的,可怕的] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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[特有的,专有的] special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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[猎物,受害者] victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
muster  Speak Example sentences
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[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
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[深刻的] deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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[似是而非的] likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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[收集,集合] call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
negligence  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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[配额,定量,定额] limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
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[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
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[深刻的] deep; not superficial; far-reaching
notorious  Speak Example sentences
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[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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[肥料,施肥] fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
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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
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[做错事,犯罪,使人不快,伤感情] strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
numb  Speak Example sentences
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[麻木的,使失去感觉] without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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[向海外,在海外,在国外] beyond or across the sea; abroad
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[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
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[对手,反对者] contestant; someone who offers opposition
offspring  Speak Example sentences
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[子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal
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[导致,促使,击败,盛行] induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
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[君主制,君主整体] government under a single ruler
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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
organ  Speak Example sentences
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[现象] appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
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[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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[器官,机关,机构] natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
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[配额,定量,定额] limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
outright  Speak Example sentences
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[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
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[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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[做错事,犯罪,使人不快,伤感情] strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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[彻底地,完全地] altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception