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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discourage  Speak Example sentences
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[根除,销毁] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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[鼓励,支持] activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[划分,分开,分裂] sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
dwell  Speak Example sentences
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[空的,空洞的,空虚的] containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents
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[(马)飞奔,疾驰] move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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[咬,啃] bite or chew on with the teeth
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[居,住,栖息,细思,详述,详评] live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
effort  Speak Example sentences
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[努力,尽力,成果] the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object
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[移置,转移] act of removing from office or employment
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[水滴,v.(使)滴下] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops
expressly  Speak Example sentences
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[特意地,特别地,清楚地] particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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[想象中的,虚构的] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[入迷,迷恋,魅力] capacity to attract intense interest
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[用,使用] engage the services of; put to work; apply
fasten  Speak Example sentences
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[用锄耕地,锄] weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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[禁止] not allow; prohibit; prevent
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[从前,以前] previously; at an earlier time; once
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[使固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
fertilizer  Speak Example sentences
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[使固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[空心的,凹陷的] sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
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[想象中的,虚构的] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
fixed  Speak Example sentences
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[固定的,不变的] firmly in position; stationary
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[想象中的,虚构的] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[幽默的,滑稽的] employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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[灵活性] quality of being adaptable or variable
forbid  Speak Example sentences
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[鼓励,支持] activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
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[固定的,不变的] firmly in position; stationary
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[结实的,坚定的] hard; solid; resolute; determined
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[禁止] not allow; prohibit; prevent
fortunate  Speak Example sentences
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[从前,以前] previously; at an earlier time; once
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[水滴,v.(使)滴下] process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops
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[根除,销毁] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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[幸运的] lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
functional  Speak Example sentences
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[想象中的,虚构的] having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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[空心的,凹陷的] sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
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[宝石,珠宝] a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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[功能的,有用的] useful; in good working order