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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dessert  Speak Example sentences
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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[排除,逐出] rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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[餐后甜点] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[咬,啃] bite or chew on with the teeth
displacement  Speak Example sentences
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[移置,转移] act of removing from office or employment
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[好客的] disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
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[承受,忍受] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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[决心,决意,决定,确定] fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
distribution  Speak Example sentences
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[密度] thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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[分发,分配] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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[广的,多方面的,广泛的] widespread; far-reaching; wide
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[外来的移民,移居入境] migration into a place; moving into a place
embroider  Speak Example sentences
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[萎缩,衰退] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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[镶边,绣花,添油加醋] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[多样性] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[移置,转移] act of removing from office or employment
employer  Speak Example sentences
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[抽屉,画家,制图员] a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
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[雇主,老板] a person or firm that employs workers
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[统治,管理,控制] make and administer the public policy and affairs of
entertain  Speak Example sentences
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[取悦] give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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[娱乐,款待] amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
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[赞美诗] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
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[统治,管理,控制] make and administer the public policy and affairs of
evidence  Speak Example sentences
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[证据] something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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[镶边,绣花,添油加醋] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[精通,亲近,不拘礼仪] state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
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[餐后甜点] a dish served as the last course of a meal
exclusion  Speak Example sentences
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[染色] a substance used to color materials
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[排除,逐出] rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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[多样性] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
explorer  Speak Example sentences
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[外来的移民,移居入境] migration into a place; moving into a place
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[脚后跟] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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[探险家,探测者] someone who travels into little known regions
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[好客的] disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
fertilizer  Speak Example sentences
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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[萎缩,衰退] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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[惊骇,恐怖] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[含义,暗示] something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied