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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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decorative  Speak Example sentences
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[措辞,用语] choice and use of words in speech or writing
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[祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[装饰的,可作装饰的] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
disapproval  Speak Example sentences
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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[特别的,非凡的] exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
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[危及,危害] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[不赞成] a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
distortion  Speak Example sentences
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[扭曲,歪曲] the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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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
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[纤维,光纤] slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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[嘶哑的,粗嗄的] having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
drag  Speak Example sentences
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[不赞成] a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
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[拖动] move or bring by force or with great effort
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[潜水者,跳水运动员] one who works underwater
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[流行的,时髦的,上流社会的] conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
elasticity  Speak Example sentences
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[祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
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[嘶哑的,粗嗄的] having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[弹性 伸缩力] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
employer  Speak Example sentences
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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[雇主,老板] a person or firm that employs workers
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[祖先,祖宗] an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
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[努力,尽力] effort; expenditure of much physical work
excessive  Speak Example sentences
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[抽屉,画家,制图员] a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
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[过度的,过分的,过多的] extreme; inordinate; too much
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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[崇高的,高贵的] superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
extravagant  Speak Example sentences
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[奢侈的 无节制的] wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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[(木材,金属等做的)框架] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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[破坏,毁灭] havoc; event that completely destroys something
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[雇主,老板] a person or firm that employs workers
fatigue  Speak Example sentences
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[弹性 伸缩力] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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[使气馁,阻碍] depress; take away hope from
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[居住者,居民] a person who inhabits a particular place
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[疲乏,劳累] physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
fluctuation  Speak Example sentences
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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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[改编成戏剧,编写剧本] represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to
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[小说,(虚构)故事] story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
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[不朽的,流芳百世的] not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever