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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discourage  Speak Example sentences
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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[海湾] an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[赞美诗] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
displacement  Speak Example sentences
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[改编成戏剧,编写剧本] represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to
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[移置,转移] act of removing from office or employment
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[开发,开采] unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
dive  Speak Example sentences
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[潜水,跳水] plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
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[味,风味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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[幽默的,滑稽的] employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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[流行的,时髦的,上流社会的] conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
endless  Speak Example sentences
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[热爱,忠诚] faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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[注意,关注,留意] pay attention to; listen to, and consider
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[依赖的,从属的,由…而定的] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
exact  Speak Example sentences
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[概括] an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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[精确的,准确地] precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
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[惯用的,通顺的] having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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[思家的,思乡病的] unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
excellent  Speak Example sentences
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[印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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[降级,降格,退化] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[依赖的,从属的,由…而定的] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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[优良的,杰出的] surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
exit  Speak Example sentences
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[出口] passage or way out; an act of going away or out
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[损失惨重的,悲伤的] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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[降级,降格,退化] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
expansion  Speak Example sentences
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[好客,殷勤] act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
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[出口] passage or way out; an act of going away or out
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[扩张,发展] growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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[实证,示范] proof; an act of showing or making evident
faithful  Speak Example sentences
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[使人激动的,令人兴奋的] creating or producing excitement
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[错觉] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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[信徒] believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
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[难懂的,难捉摸的,令人困惑的] difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
fiction  Speak Example sentences
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[小说,(虚构)故事] story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
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[使人激动的,令人兴奋的] creating or producing excitement
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[家具] movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
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[雇主,老板] a person or firm that employs workers