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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reluctant  Speak Example sentences
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[编织,编织样式] pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace
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[通过,经过,转口,过境运输] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[不情愿的,勉强的] not wanting to take some action; averse
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[标语] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
resolution  Speak Example sentences
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[修辞色彩的,花言巧语的] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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[坚定,决心,决定] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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[播种] plant; place seeds in or on
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[自愿的,志愿的] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
rhythm  Speak Example sentences
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[资源,财力,办法,智谋] materials; abilities; available source
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[无情的,残酷的] unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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[节奏,乐曲的速度] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[节奏,韵律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
salute  Speak Example sentences
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[通过,经过,转口,过境运输] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[行举手礼,欢迎,祝贺] give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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[坚定,决心,决定] determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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[有同情心的] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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[自愿的,志愿的] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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[标语] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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[播种] plant; place seeds in or on
sphere  Speak Example sentences
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[球体] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[传动,播送消息,动力传送器] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[踢马刺] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
spur  Speak Example sentences
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[有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[行举手礼,欢迎,祝贺] give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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[强调,突出,重点] the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
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[踢马刺] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
stain  Speak Example sentences
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[废料,残余物] a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
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[刮,擦,擦痕] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[踢马刺] urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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[污点,瑕疵] soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
stem  Speak Example sentences
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[合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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[传动,播送消息,动力传送器] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[制止流出,阻挡] stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
sympathetic  Speak Example sentences
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[神志清楚] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
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[浸泡,渗透] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[无教养的,平常的,粗俗的] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[有同情心的] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes