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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[缺乏的,不足的] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[使变硬] become hard or harder
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[愚蠢的] marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
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[庇护,隐藏] provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
dent  Speak Example sentences
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[缺口,凹痕] cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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[使固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[(美)一角硬币] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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[定义] clarity of outline; concise explanation
descendant  Speak Example sentences
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[咬,啃] bite or chew on with the teeth
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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
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[子孙,后裔] offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
disappointment  Speak Example sentences
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[拖动] move or bring by force or with great effort
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[水平的] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
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[预示,预测] tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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[失望] feeling of dissatisfaction
drip  Speak Example sentences
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[便利的,容易取得的] useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[不道德的,淫荡的] not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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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
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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[咬,啃] bite or chew on with the teeth
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[化石,僵化的事物] remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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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[讨价还价] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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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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[赞美诗] song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
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[固定的,不变的] firmly in position; stationary
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[雇员] worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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[晋升,赞扬] raise in rank or dignity; praise
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[失望] feeling of dissatisfaction
fasten  Speak Example sentences
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[缺乏的,不足的] inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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[犹豫,踌躇] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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[不道德的,淫荡的] not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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[使固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
gasoline  Speak Example sentences
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[尝试,努力] try to do something by employing effort
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[热爱,忠诚] faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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[汽油] petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
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[使固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position