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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defective  Speak Example sentences
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[加速] accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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[有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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[树叶] masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
diction  Speak Example sentences
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[措辞,用语] choice and use of words in speech or writing
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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[水平的] flat; level; parallel to or in a baseline
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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
digestion  Speak Example sentences
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[承受,忍受] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
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[离婚] end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
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[区域,地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
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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
distribution  Speak Example sentences
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[餐后甜点] a dish served as the last course of a meal
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[排除,除去] act of removing or getting rid of something
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[分发,分配] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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[庇护,隐藏] provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
district  Speak Example sentences
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[惊骇,恐怖] terror; fear; intense dislike
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[潜水,跳水] plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
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[努力,尽力] effort; expenditure of much physical work
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[区域,地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
emigrant  Speak Example sentences
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[离婚] end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
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[教育,培养] act or process of educating; the result of educating
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[移民(出国)] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[分发,分配] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
fiber  Speak Example sentences
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[分配,分发] distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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[加速] accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[区域,地区] region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
forbid  Speak Example sentences
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[禁止] not allow; prohibit; prevent
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[香的,芬芳的] pleasant-smelling; odorous
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[努力,尽力] effort; expenditure of much physical work
harmonious  Speak Example sentences
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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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[和谐的] concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
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[禁止] not allow; prohibit; prevent
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[承受,忍受] tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
hasten  Speak Example sentences
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[加速] accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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[努力,尽力] effort; expenditure of much physical work
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[和谐的] concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft