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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dime  Speak Example sentences
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[喂养,饲养,吃草,靠…为生] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[有帮助的,有益的] giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
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[(美)一角硬币] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
dismal  Speak Example sentences
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[移民(出国)] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[疲备,耗尽] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[忧郁的,凄凉的,抑郁的,阴暗的] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
drain  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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[疲备,耗尽] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[用,使用] engage the services of; put to work; apply
draw  Speak Example sentences
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[喂养,饲养,吃草,靠…为生] give food to; supply with nourishment
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[不同的,相异的] different; unlike; not similar
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[疲备,耗尽] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[吸引,拉] cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
employ  Speak Example sentences
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[坦白的,直率的] honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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[印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[用,使用] engage the services of; put to work; apply
engraving  Speak Example sentences
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[住处,寓所] residence; place to live in; abode
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[家常的朴素的,不漂亮的] of home; domestic; familiar; intimate; plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished
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[雕刻术,雕版,雕版图] the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
excitement  Speak Example sentences
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[禁止] not allow; prohibit; prevent
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[激动,兴奋,刺激] state of being emotionally aroused
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[赞美诗] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
expressly  Speak Example sentences
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[赞美诗] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
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[移民(出国)] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[特意地,特别地,清楚地] particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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[(牛羊等的)角] one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
fiber  Speak Example sentences
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[地震] quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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[印记,特点,特徵] sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
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[释放,解放] freeing someone from the control of another
fluctuation  Speak Example sentences
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[疲备,耗尽] act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying of the contents; state of being exhausted
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[潜水者,跳水运动员] one who works underwater
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[波动,起伏] a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
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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