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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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displacement  Speak Example sentences
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[虚构的] imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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[要塞,城堡] fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
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[移置,转移] act of removing from office or employment
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
diversity  Speak Example sentences
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[多样性] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[正式的,形式的,合乎礼仪的] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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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
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[讨价还价] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
drip  Speak Example sentences
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[硕果累累的,成功的] productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
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[娱乐,款待] amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
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[正式的,形式的,合乎礼仪的] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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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
dweller  Speak Example sentences
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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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[居住者,居民] a person who inhabits a particular place
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[住处,寓所] residence; place to live in; abode
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[危及,危害] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
effectiveness  Speak Example sentences
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[决心,决意,决定,确定] fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
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[香的,芬芳的] pleasant-smelling; odorous
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[效力] efficiency; quality of being effective
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[促进,增进] get greater distance; make more in advance
explorer  Speak Example sentences
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[虚构的] imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
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[镶边,绣花,添油加醋] decorate with needlework; add details to
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[探险家,探测者] someone who travels into little known regions
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[节约,节省] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
formal  Speak Example sentences
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[注意,关注,留意] pay attention to; listen to, and consider
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[使固定] attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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[正式的,形式的,合乎礼仪的] official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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[勘察,探究] travel for discovery
fruitful  Speak Example sentences
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[硕果累累的,成功的] productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
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[抓住,抓紧] grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
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[推迟,耽搁] act later than planned; put off; adjournment
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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
grasp  Speak Example sentences
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[雇主,老板] a person or firm that employs workers
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[公平的] not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
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[抓住,抓紧] grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
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[一把,少数] a small number; an amount of something that can be held in one hand
gulp  Speak Example sentences
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[效力] efficiency; quality of being effective
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[吞,吞咽] swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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[离婚] end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage
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[蚱蜢,蚂蚱] terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training