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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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irony  Speak Example sentences
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[反话,讽刺] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[接待,招待会] act of receiving; how something is greeted
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[拉,拖,牵] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
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[(人坐着时)大腿的朝上部分,(赛跑等的)一圈] the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
item  Speak Example sentences
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[丑陋的,令人不愉快的] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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[项目] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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[公开,宣传] state of being public; information to attract public notice
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[明白的,显然的,显而易见的] exposed; easily discovered; plain
log  Speak Example sentences
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[日志,圆木] record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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[证明是正当的或有理的,辩护] adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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[不可思议的,了不起的] wonderful; extraordinarily good
magnificent  Speak Example sentences
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[项目] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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[图例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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[华丽的,高尚的,丰富的] grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
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[忆起,记忆] remember; call back; cause to be returned
marrow  Speak Example sentences
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[骨髓,精华] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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[棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心] the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
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[刺探,打听,撬开] move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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[证明是正当的或有理的,辩护] adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
marvelous  Speak Example sentences
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[标签,说明性短语,标示,标明] paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
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[剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面] outline; a biographical sketch
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[不可思议的,了不起的] wonderful; extraordinarily good
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[反话,讽刺] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
nasty  Speak Example sentences
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[反话,讽刺] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心] the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
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[丑陋的,令人不愉快的] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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[袭击] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
nightmare  Speak Example sentences
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[明白的,显然的,显而易见的] exposed; easily discovered; plain
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[恶梦,可怕的事] dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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[袭击] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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[剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面] outline; a biographical sketch
nursery  Speak Example sentences
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[婴儿室,托儿所,苗圃] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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[复原,恢复,召集,集合] call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
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[日志,圆木] record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
obsessed  Speak Example sentences
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[心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的] having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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[不可思议的,了不起的] wonderful; extraordinarily good
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[反话,讽刺] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心] the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae