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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[比较,对照,比喻] examine and note the similarities or differences of
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[白肤金发的(女人),白肤金发女子] of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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[酸] sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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[徽章] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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[欺负,威协] noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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[调整,使适于] change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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[徽章] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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[取消] revoke; call off; omit or delete
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[宪法,构造,体质,体格] law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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[应用,适用] exert; put into service; avail oneself to
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[观众] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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[流血,(指内心)悲痛,放血,取血] emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
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[矮树丛,灌木] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[获得,挪用,据为己有] acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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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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[欺负,威协] noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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[参加,入学] be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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[海湾] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
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[采用,采纳] accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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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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[外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的] dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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[矮树丛,灌木] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[观众] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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[海峡,沟,途径,渠道,频道] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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[发出砰的一声,重击] a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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[使接触,联系] get in touch with; reach
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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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[强有力的,坚持己见的] making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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[候选人] a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
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[概念,观念] something formed in mind; thought or notion
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[阳台,(戏院的)楼座] platform projecting from the wall of a building
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[流血,(指内心)悲痛,放血,取血] emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
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[周年,周年纪念] annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
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[应用,适用] exert; put into service; avail oneself to
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[偶然遇到,遭遇] capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
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[吸引力] attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
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[海峡,沟,途径,渠道,频道] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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[深爱的,钟爱的] greatly loved; dear to the heart
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[参加,入学] be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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[领袖,首长,首领] highest in office or rank; principal; head