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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[联盟,同盟者] confederate; partner; collaborator
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[边,边缘,边境,国界] outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
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[嗡嗡声,发出嗡嗡声] confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
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[指责,归咎] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
audience  Speak Example sentences
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[观众] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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[祝福,颂扬] make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
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[被控告的,被告] defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
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[轻视,鄙视] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
authority  Speak Example sentences
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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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[乐队,队] orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
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[串,束,群] clump; cluster; gathering
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[镇静的,沉着的] demand for something as rightful or due
battery  Speak Example sentences
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[电池,殴打] beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current
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[谷类,谷类食品] grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
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[指责,归咎] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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[有能力的] having the ability required for a specific task
bore  Speak Example sentences
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[(教堂的)走廊,耳堂,(剧院观众席间的)狭长过道] passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
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[电池,殴打] beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current
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[轻视,鄙视] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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[钻孔,令人厌烦] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
bribe  Speak Example sentences
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[贿赂,贿赂] something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
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[拥护] protect or fight for the first place
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[公文包] portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
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[教练] tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
brief  Speak Example sentences
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[弯曲,倾,使倾,专心于,屈服,顺从] strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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[短暂的,简短的,简单地说] short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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[注释,评论] express an opinion; remark
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[轻视,鄙视] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
briefcase  Speak Example sentences
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[(教堂的)走廊,耳堂,(剧院观众席间的)狭长过道] passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
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[公文包] portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
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[机会,运气] opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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[概念,观念] something formed in mind; thought or notion
bug  Speak Example sentences
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[使相信,信服,说服] overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
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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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[祝福,颂扬] make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
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[臭虫,窃听器] general name applied to various insects
capable  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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[分开,离开,拆开,个别,单独] separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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[有能力的] having the ability required for a specific task
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[镇静的,沉着的] demand for something as rightful or due