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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invisible  Speak Example sentences
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[怪物,巨兽] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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[看不见的,无形的] incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see
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[领域] kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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[拒绝,抵制] turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
jerk  Speak Example sentences
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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
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[猛然一拉] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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[洗衣店,要洗的衣服] washing; a workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
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[动机] emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
leak  Speak Example sentences
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[漏,渗] escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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[心理学,心理] the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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[肢,翼,树枝] arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
limb  Speak Example sentences
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[找出,定位,设置] find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o
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[肢,翼,树枝] arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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[猛然一拉] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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[洗衣店,要洗的衣服] washing; a workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
lounge  Speak Example sentences
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[废物,废旧货] a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
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[有前途的,有希望的] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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[懒散地斜靠,休息室] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
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[猛然一拉] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
motive  Speak Example sentences
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[懒散地斜靠,休息室] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
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[动机] emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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[猛然一拉] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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[义务,职责] act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
nasty  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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[相反的事物] two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
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[小路,小巷,航线,车道] passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
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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
original  Speak Example sentences
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[情节,阴谋] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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[心理学,心理] the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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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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[最初的,原始的] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
palm  Speak Example sentences
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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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[部长,公使,外交使节] one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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[废物,废旧货] a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
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[未煮过的,生的,天然的,未加工处理过的] in the natural, unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
pitch  Speak Example sentences
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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
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[懒散地斜靠,休息室] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
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[未煮过的,生的,天然的,未加工处理过的] in the natural, unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
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[找出,定位,设置] find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o