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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[修改,变更] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[情节,阴谋] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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[产卵,下蛋] put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
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[(有锁的)存衣柜,存物箱] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
lock  Speak Example sentences
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[一绺卷发] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
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[泵] draw fluid or gas by pressure or suction; supply in great quantities
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[怪物,巨兽] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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[骨髓,精华] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
locker  Speak Example sentences
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[推荐,介绍(信)] making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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[追捕,追赶,寻求] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[(有锁的)存衣柜,存物箱] storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
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[过程,加工] act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
maintenance  Speak Example sentences
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[酒精饮料] any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
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[修改,变更] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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[维修,保养] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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[情节,阴谋] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
measure  Speak Example sentences
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[随机的] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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[提醒,使记得] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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[量度,度量衡制,计量单位,量具] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
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[动机] emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
miracle  Speak Example sentences
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[奇迹,奇事] wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
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[追捕,追赶,寻求] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[推荐,介绍(信)] making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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[一绺卷发] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
nasty  Speak Example sentences
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[量度,度量衡制,计量单位,量具] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
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[丑陋的,令人不愉快的] very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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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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[随机的] without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
opposed  Speak Example sentences
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[别针,饰针] a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together
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[反对的] having an opponent; averse of
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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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[极小的] extremely small; short note
original  Speak Example sentences
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[最初的,原始的] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
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[维修,保养] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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[追捕,追赶,寻求] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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[项目] a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
paradise  Speak Example sentences
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[流,倾泻,(雨)倾盆而下,倒茶] flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
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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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[开始进行,继续进行,起诉,控诉,源于] follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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[否定的,负的] adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic