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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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knot  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[(绳索等的)结,(树)节,木节,群,簇] fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
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[有前途的,有希望的] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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[私人的,个人的,亲自的] particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
marsh  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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[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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[需要,要求] insist upon having;  request and expect
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[护照] legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
modify  Speak Example sentences
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[依靠,依赖,信任,信赖] rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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[挤进,塞入,夹住,陷入困境,果酱] crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
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[政策,方针,权谋,保险单] settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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[修改,变更] alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
municipal  Speak Example sentences
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[计算,估计,猜想] compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
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[行列,范围] limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities
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[需要,要求] insist upon having;  request and expect
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[市的,市政的] metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
outfit  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[额外费用,保险金,奖金] having or reflecting superior quality or value
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[媒体,媒介,方法] state that is intermediate between extremes
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[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
pace  Speak Example sentences
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[寻找,探索] act of searching for something
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[(绳索等的)结,(树)节,木节,群,簇] fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
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[拉,拖,牵] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
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[一步,步幅,步态,(马的)溜蹄,慢慢地走] a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
peel  Speak Example sentences
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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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[可靠的,可信赖的] worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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[剥皮,削皮,脱落,剥落] come off in flakes or thin small pieces; strip the skin off; get undressed
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[野餐,轻松的工作] eat in the open air; have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
pin  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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[期刊,杂志] magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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[剥皮,削皮,脱落,剥落] come off in flakes or thin small pieces; strip the skin off; get undressed
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[私人的,个人的,亲自的] particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
premium  Speak Example sentences
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[额外费用,保险金,奖金] having or reflecting superior quality or value
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[本地产的,土产的,土著的] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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[丛林] land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
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[需要,要求] insist upon having;  request and expect
professional  Speak Example sentences
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[痛苦,不幸,悲惨] great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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[专业的,职业的] engaged in, or suitable for a profession
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[小说] printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
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[护照] legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad