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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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deform  Speak Example sentences
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[例证,插图] picture; drawing; showing by example
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[使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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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
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[效率,功效] effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
digestion  Speak Example sentences
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[闪烁,闪耀] sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
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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
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[爆发,喷发] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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[消化,理解] the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
divergence  Speak Example sentences
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[分歧,岔开] difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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[形成,结构] the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
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[效率,功效] effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
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[有害的,伤害的] damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
dormitory  Speak Example sentences
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[吸引,拉] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[宿舍] a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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[惊骇,恐怖] terror; fear; intense dislike
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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
ecstasy  Speak Example sentences
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[全神贯注,入迷,高兴] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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[被浪费,白费] draw out; flow out; waste
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[给…提供住所] provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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[定义] clarity of outline; concise explanation
elusive  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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[给…提供住所] provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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[被浪费,白费] draw out; flow out; waste
enchant  Speak Example sentences
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[根除,销毁] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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[使迷醉,施魔法于] charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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[跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧] devaluation; decrease in price or value
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[例外] the instance that does not conform to a rule
endeavor  Speak Example sentences
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[分开,分割] act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
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[损失惨重的,悲伤的] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
endless  Speak Example sentences
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[吸引,拉] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[肃静,安静] make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
entertain  Speak Example sentences
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[娱乐,款待] amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
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[灵活性] quality of being adaptable or variable
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[跌价,贬值,轻视,毁谤,折旧] devaluation; decrease in price or value
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[领会,调查,测量] measure the depth; come to understand