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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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marsh  Speak Example sentences
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[医生,内科医生] a person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to treat diseases; doctor of medicine
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[私人的,个人的,亲自的] particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
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[铺设,铺路] coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
method  Speak Example sentences
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[擦亮] remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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[方法,办法,条理,秩序] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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[潜在的] existing in possibility; expected to become or be
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[全套服装,全套设备] a set of clothing, often with accessories; a set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose
minimum  Speak Example sentences
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[最小的,最低的] the smallest possible quantity
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[潜在的] existing in possibility; expected to become or be
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[修改,变更] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[医生,内科医生] a person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to treat diseases; doctor of medicine
modify  Speak Example sentences
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[诺言,希望,展望] declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; an indication of something favorable to come
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[修改,变更] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[网状系统,网络] any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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[拒绝,抵制] turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
network  Speak Example sentences
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[网状系统,网络] any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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[可能的机会,几率] probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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[微小的,不重要的] trivial; of small importance; very small
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[天堂,伊甸乐园,天国] garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
nickel  Speak Example sentences
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[镍,镍币] a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
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[袭击] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
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[圈成环,缠绕] circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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[潜在的] existing in possibility; expected to become or be
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[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[天堂,伊甸乐园,天国] garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
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[塞子,栓,电插头] something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
odds  Speak Example sentences
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[袭击] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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[可能的机会,几率] probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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[诺言,希望,展望] declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; an indication of something favorable to come
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[网状系统,网络] any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
offer  Speak Example sentences
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[收据,收条,接受,收到] act of receiving;  acknowledgment of goods delivered or money paid
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[提供,提议,出价,报盘] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
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[圈成环,缠绕] circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
parade  Speak Example sentences
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[游行] march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display
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[塞子,栓,电插头] something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
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[方法,办法,条理,秩序] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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[收据,收条,接受,收到] act of receiving;  acknowledgment of goods delivered or money paid