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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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aboard  Speak Example sentences
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[在(船,飞机,车)上,上(船,飞机,车)] on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business
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[马笼头 抑制,控制] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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[丰富,富足] plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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[法庭,球场] enclosed space; courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
absorption  Speak Example sentences
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[承认,招供] public declaration of faith
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[拍手声,霹雳声] applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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[出租马车,汽车] taxi; a one-horse vehicle for public hire
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[吸收] process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
accumulation  Speak Example sentences
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[积聚] increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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[傲慢,骄傲] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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[丰富,富足] plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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[腐败,贪污,堕落] illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
advanced  Speak Example sentences
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[债务] liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
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[合作,协作] the practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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[法庭,球场] enclosed space; courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
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[高级的,年老的,先进的] improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
aircraft  Speak Example sentences
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[勤奋的付出,密切关注] close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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[司令官,指挥员] chief; an officer who is in charge of a military operation
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[循环,流通] spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
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[飞行器,飞机,飞艇] a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
brain  Speak Example sentences
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[砍] hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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[道歉] beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
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[脑,大脑,头脑,智力] organ or seat of the intellect; understanding or imagination
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[消费者] patron; one that buys goods or services
brook  Speak Example sentences
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[专心的,专注的,全神贯注] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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[小河,小溪] creek; a small stream
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[道歉] beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
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[傲慢,骄傲] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
chop  Speak Example sentences
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[粘着的] cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
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[砍] hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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[专心的,专注的,全神贯注] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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[马笼头 抑制,控制] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
circulation  Speak Example sentences
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[小河,小溪] creek; a small stream
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[循环,流通] spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
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[大陆的,大陆性的] being or concerning or limited to a continent
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[率直的,坦白的] straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
clap  Speak Example sentences
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[脑,大脑,头脑,智力] organ or seat of the intellect; understanding or imagination
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[大陆的,大陆性的] being or concerning or limited to a continent
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[拍手声,霹雳声] applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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[在…之下] lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below