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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adopt  Speak Example sentences
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[芭蕾舞] a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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[职业,职责,本分,事务] rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
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[采用,采纳] accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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[徽章] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
ashamed  Speak Example sentences
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[证书,凭证,执照] the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
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[欺负,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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[羞愧的,惭愧的,不好意思] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[使窒息] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
aside  Speak Example sentences
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[在旁边,向旁边,撇开] on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
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[要价,索价,要人支付,收费] set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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[救护车,野外医院] field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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[机密的,秘密的,参与机密的] treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
attractive  Speak Example sentences
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[指责,归咎] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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[吸引人的,有魅力的] appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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[红利,奖金,额外津贴,意外收获] an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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[举止,表现] perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
bacon  Speak Example sentences
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[熏猪肉,培根肉] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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[空白的,无表情的,漠然的,无兴趣的] of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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[要价,索价,要人支付,收费] set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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[收缩] constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
badge  Speak Example sentences
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[委员会] special group delegated to consider some matter
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[要价,索价,要人支付,收费] set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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[徽章] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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[可卡因,古柯碱] drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
behave  Speak Example sentences
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[小礼拜堂] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[举止,表现] perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
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[烘,烤,烘干使硬] prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
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[古董,过时的] any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
bother  Speak Example sentences
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[打扰,烦扰,麻烦] annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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[空气,空中] be broadcast on television or radio
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[马戏团,流动戏班,马戏] public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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[清理,清除,安全调查,结关证] act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
bug  Speak Example sentences
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[熏猪肉,培根肉] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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[芭蕾舞] a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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[臭虫,窃听器] general name applied to various insects
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[机密的,秘密的,参与机密的] treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
bump  Speak Example sentences
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[肿块,突起] impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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[马戏团,流动戏班,马戏] public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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[权力,权限,权威人士] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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[警报,警报器,警铃,闹钟,惊慌] any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger