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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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mandate  Speak Example sentences
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[生物,有机物] living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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[母性的] motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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[椭圆形] elliptic; rounded like an egg
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[委任,命令] authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
marble  Speak Example sentences
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[通知] make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
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[刻痕,切口,槽口] small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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[可选的] not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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[大理石] a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
marvel  Speak Example sentences
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[奇异的事物,罕见的例子,大为惊异,觉得惊奇] wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
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[可能性] possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
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[突然扑过去,攫住,猛扑,突袭] attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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[失误,(时间等)流逝] gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
maternal  Speak Example sentences
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[婚姻的] relating to marriage; relating to husband
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[恶作剧,淘气,] behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
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[母性的] motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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[委任,命令] authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
mischief  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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[宣传] organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
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[恶作剧,淘气,] behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
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[页边的空白,(湖,池等的)边缘] border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another
monstrous  Speak Example sentences
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[椭圆形] elliptic; rounded like an egg
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[引诱,诱惑] bait; charm; attract
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[巨大的,可怕的] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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[长期的冒险旅行] long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
moustache  Speak Example sentences
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[偏见,成见,损害] opinion formed without due examination; leaning toward one side of a question
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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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[抵制,抵抗,远离,节制] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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[胡须] hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
neutral  Speak Example sentences
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[中型的,自然的,中庸的,公允的] impartial; not supporting one side over another
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[粉刺,丘疹,脓疱] any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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[生物,有机物] living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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[装饰,装饰物] decoration; something used to beautify
oasis  Speak Example sentences
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[绿州] fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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[淫秽的] offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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[人行道] floor or covering of solid material laid to make a hard and convenient surface for travel
outbreak  Speak Example sentences
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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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[通知] make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
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[成果,后果] result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
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[发作,爆发] the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion