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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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remedy  Speak Example sentences
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[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[迷信,盲目恐惧] excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
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[药物] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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[鞍子,马鞍] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
resemblance  Speak Example sentences
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[屠宰(牲畜),屠杀,杀戮(人)] act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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[相似,酷肖] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[杆状物,轴,垂直通道] axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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[夫,妻,配偶的一方] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
retrieve  Speak Example sentences
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[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[辅导,当家庭教师] guide; give individual instruction
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[卖国贼,叛徒] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
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[药物] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
scenery  Speak Example sentences
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[辅导,当家庭教师] guide; give individual instruction
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[趋势,倾向] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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[风景,景色] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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[虚荣,自负] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
slit  Speak Example sentences
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[虚荣,自负] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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[修剪,整饰] clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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[撕裂裂口,裂缝] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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[摇摆,摇动] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
smash  Speak Example sentences
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[趋势,倾向] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[显示,泄露的事实] act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
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[捣碎,摔碎] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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[违犯,违反,破坏,侵扰] treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
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[滑车,复滑车,钓具,抓住,揪住,擒抱] apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
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[迷信,盲目恐惧] excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
tile  Speak Example sentences
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[相似,酷肖] likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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[跨度,一段时间] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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[血管,静脉,木纹,矿脉,岩脉] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
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[瓦,瓷砖,花砖] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
timber  Speak Example sentences
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[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[竞争,比得上,并驾齐驱] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[发抖,哆嗦,打颤] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
tolerance  Speak Example sentences
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[迷信,盲目恐惧] excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
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[滑车,复滑车,钓具,抓住,揪住,擒抱] apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
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[忍受,宽容] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
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[违犯,违反,破坏,侵扰] treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt