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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lease  Speak Example sentences
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[显著的,值得注意的] worthy of notice; extraordinary
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[药方,处方] written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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[租约] rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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[枕头] a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
legend  Speak Example sentences
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[折磨,使痛苦] framework for holding objects
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[情况,方面,见解] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[利润,利益,得益] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
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[图例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
mansion  Speak Example sentences
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[难题,谜] difficult question or problem
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[追赶,追踪,从事] follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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[大厦,公寓] dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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[图例] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
medium  Speak Example sentences
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[对手,相似物,配偶,比赛,竞争] something that resembles or harmonizes with
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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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[很少地,罕有地] not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
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[媒体,媒介,方法] state that is intermediate between extremes
neat  Speak Example sentences
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[整洁的,整齐的] clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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[痛苦的,悲惨的,可怜的] very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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[追赶,追踪,从事] follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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[媒体,媒介,方法] state that is intermediate between extremes
pierce  Speak Example sentences
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[穿透,戳穿] penetrate; make a hole into
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[圈成环,缠绕] circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
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[军事的,军用的,军队的,军人的] about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers
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[原则,主义,原理,定律] basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
pitch  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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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
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[肾,肾脏,腰子] the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
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[剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面] outline; a biographical sketch
plug  Speak Example sentences
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[折磨,使痛苦] framework for holding objects
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[推迟,使延期] hold back to a later time; delay; defer
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[很少地,罕有地] not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
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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
polish  Speak Example sentences
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[追捕,追赶,寻求] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[门廊,走廊] covered and enclosed entrance to the building; the covered passage
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[抛掷] action or manner of throwing something
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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
precious  Speak Example sentences
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[调查,研究] explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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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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[利润,利益,得益] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
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[宝贵的,珍贵的] of high worth or cost