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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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limb  Speak Example sentences
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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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[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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[利润,利益,得益] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
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[推迟,使延期] hold back to a later time; delay; defer
marsh  Speak Example sentences
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[运动] movement; an act of changing location; ability or power to move
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[一组人,小版子或小垫子] a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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[操作] operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
obsessed  Speak Example sentences
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[加上,附加的,超过的] involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
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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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[合理的,懂道理的,通情达理的] showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
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[宝贵的,珍贵的] of high worth or cost
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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[一组人,小版子或小垫子] a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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[操作] operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[肾,肾脏,腰子] the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
pants  Speak Example sentences
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[裤子,短裤] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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[利润,利益,得益] advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
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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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[袭击] search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
patch  Speak Example sentences
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[寻找,探索] act of searching for something
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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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[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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[片,补缀,碎片] a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
period  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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[时期,学时,周期] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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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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[反对(某人或某事)] be averse to or express disapproval of
personality  Speak Example sentences
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[个性,性格] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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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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[面具] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[最小的,最低的] the smallest possible quantity
physician  Speak Example sentences
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[香味,香水] pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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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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[合理的,懂道理的,通情达理的] showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
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[提供,提议,出价,报盘] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
plot  Speak Example sentences
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[时期,学时,周期] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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[情节,阴谋] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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[讲演,讲课,教训,训斥] teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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[门廊,走廊] covered and enclosed entrance to the building; the covered passage