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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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martial  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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[婚姻,结婚] union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
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[好战的,尚武的] relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
maternal  Speak Example sentences
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[母性的] motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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[好战的,尚武的] relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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[猎物,受害者] victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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[肥料,施肥] fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
misguided  Speak Example sentences
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[自由,放肆] official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
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[精确的] exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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[误入歧途的] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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[贫困] lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
moist  Speak Example sentences
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[赎罪,实践(诺言)] purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
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[离岸的,海面上的] at some distance from the shore
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[罪犯,歹徒] a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
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[潮湿的,多雨的] slightly wet; damp or humid
navigation  Speak Example sentences
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[航海] guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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[杠杆,起杠杆作用的部件] a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
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[离岸的,海面上的] at some distance from the shore
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[婚姻,结婚] union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
nobility  Speak Example sentences
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[贵族,高贵的身份,高贵] quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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[绕线筒,线轴,磁带盘,卷轴] frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
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[亚麻布,亚麻制品] fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
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[正在进行中的,前进的] continuing to exist or develop; existing
novelty  Speak Example sentences
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[航海] guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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[新奇] quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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[范围] freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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[指示,规定] dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
offshore  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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[贵族,高贵的身份,高贵] quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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[离岸的,海面上的] at some distance from the shore
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[精确的] exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
outline  Speak Example sentences
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[好战的,尚武的] relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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[外形,轮廓,提纲,要点] the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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[母性的] motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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[倾向于] inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
pharmacy  Speak Example sentences
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[调药,配药,制药,药房,药店] art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
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[有名望的,有威信的] honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
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[小册子] brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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[对手,反对者] contestant; someone who offers opposition