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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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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
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[国会,议会] formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
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[道德,道义] set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
latitude  Speak Example sentences
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[猎物,受害人,牺牲品] the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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[道德,道义] set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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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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[制造,用机器制造,捏造] make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
liner  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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[大客轮,邮轮] a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
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[使堕落,滥用] cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
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[接近,亲近] state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
manuscript  Speak Example sentences
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[手稿,手抄本] written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
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[接近,亲近] state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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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
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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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[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
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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
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[额外费用,保险金,奖金] prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
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[误入歧途的] based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
meddle  Speak Example sentences
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[椭圆形] elliptic; rounded like an egg
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[文件夹,股份单] portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
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[蔓延,侵占,超过,超出] run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
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[混合,干预,干涉] try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
morality  Speak Example sentences
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[接受的东西,容纳] receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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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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[道德,道义] set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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[众多的,很多的] many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
negligence  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[踏板,踏蹬] foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
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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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[类似,相似,] make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
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[蔓延,侵占,超过,超出] run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
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[公民表决,公民投票] the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
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[椭圆形] elliptic; rounded like an egg
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[手稿,手抄本] written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
pamphlet  Speak Example sentences
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[文件夹,股份单] portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
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[座右铭,箴言] short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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[小册子] brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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[婚姻的] relating to marriage; relating to husband