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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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ludicrous  Speak Example sentences
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[危险] danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
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[小册子] brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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[可笑的,滑稽的,不重要的] laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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[跳进,投入,陷入] dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
masculine  Speak Example sentences
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[提神的,凉爽的] invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
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[男人的,男子气概的,阳性的] of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
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[隐喻] implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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[虽然如此,但是] despite what has just been said or done; however
meadow  Speak Example sentences
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[草地,牧草场] a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
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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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[易于,有(还债)责任的] bound or obliged in law or equity
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[跳进,投入,陷入] dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
mode  Speak Example sentences
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[跛行 无力的,松软的] walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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[危险] danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
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[月亮的] pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
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[时尚,方式,模式] prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
module  Speak Example sentences
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[易于,有(还债)责任的] bound or obliged in law or equity
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[模数,模块,(独立的)舱] standard or unit of measurement; self-contained component of a system; unit of education covering a single topic
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[咆哮] speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
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[半径,半径范围] a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery
notwithstanding  Speak Example sentences
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[尽管,虽然,可是,然而] nevertheless; despite; despite anything to the contrary
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[多产的,能生产的,生产的] having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
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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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[彻底地,完全地] altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
obsolete  Speak Example sentences
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[奇怪的,疯狂的] odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
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[预防措施,警惕] prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
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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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[过时的,无用的] no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
offence  Speak Example sentences
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[冒犯] act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
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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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[深刻的] deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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[月亮的] pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
outfit  Speak Example sentences
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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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[过时的,无用的] no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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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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[有秩序的,有顺序的,有条理的] conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated
pamphlet  Speak Example sentences
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[小册子] brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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[朗诵,背诵,叙述] a detailed account or description of something
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[彻底地,完全地] altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
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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