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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[(总称)神话] study of myths; a collection of myths
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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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[大客轮,邮轮] a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
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[察觉,发觉] become aware of through the senses; detect
mantle  Speak Example sentences
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[忽略,没注意到] ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
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[地幔,斗蓬,覆盖物,壁炉架] a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
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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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[原型] original work used as a model; original type
mist  Speak Example sentences
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[最小的,最少的] the fewest; the least possible
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[无效的,无价值的,等于零的] invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
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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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[迫使,责成] force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
monstrous  Speak Example sentences
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[巨大的,可怕的] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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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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[比例,比率] percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
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[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
mythology  Speak Example sentences
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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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[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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[(军事或商业机构的)配合人员] association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
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[(总称)神话] study of myths; a collection of myths
neglect  Speak Example sentences
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[月台,平台,讲坛] stage; a raised horizontal surface
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[强制的,命令的,义不容辞的] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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[察觉,发觉] become aware of through the senses; detect
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[疏忽,忘记] disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
obsess  Speak Example sentences
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[杰作,名著] chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
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[纠缠,困扰] preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
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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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[婚姻的] relating to marriage; relating to husband
opponent  Speak Example sentences
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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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[对手,反对者] contestant; someone who offers opposition
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[淫秽的] offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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[无效的,无价值的,等于零的] invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
pedal  Speak Example sentences
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[地区,地域] province; district; tract; neighborhood; the upper air; sky or heavens; inhabitants of a district
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[踏板,踏蹬] foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
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[疏忽,忘记] disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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[即,就是,换句话说] by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say
perceive  Speak Example sentences
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[淫秽的] offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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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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[行动,进行] a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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[察觉,发觉] become aware of through the senses; detect