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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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ingenious  Speak Example sentences
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[聪明的] clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
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[黑色皮肤的人,旷野地,荒野,使(船)停泊] a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
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[冲突,干涉] obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
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[污染,玷污] make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
interpretation  Speak Example sentences
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[憔悴,消瘦] summit; apex; maximum; prime
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[无能,无力] lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
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[液体,流体] fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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[解释] explanation;  performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
juicy  Speak Example sentences
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[现今,时下] during the current time; presently
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[多汁液的] full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
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[磁,磁力] the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets
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[职业] act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
magnetism  Speak Example sentences
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[窗格玻璃] framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
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[有益的,教育性的] serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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[贫穷的,生活艰辛的] poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
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[磁,磁力] the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets
mechanical  Speak Example sentences
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[监禁] confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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[机械的,机械性的,呆板的] automatic; monotonous; relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
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[污染,玷污] make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
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[液体,流体] fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
merchant  Speak Example sentences
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[监禁] confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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[豹,美洲豹] large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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[贫穷的,生活艰辛的] poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
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[商人] one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
moan  Speak Example sentences
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[窗格玻璃] framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
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[使成锯齿状,缩进排印,缩进书写,犬牙交错] nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
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[无能,无力] lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
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[(痛苦的)呻吟,(不满的)抱怨] a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
mute  Speak Example sentences
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[沉默的,弱音器] refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
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[脉搏,脉冲] beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats
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[豹,美洲豹] large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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[解释] explanation;  performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
needy  Speak Example sentences
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[憔悴,消瘦] summit; apex; maximum; prime
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[坚持认为,坚决主张] stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
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[着陆,降落] touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
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[贫穷的,生活艰辛的] poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
nowadays  Speak Example sentences
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[绝缘,隔离,孤立] act of insulating; separation;  state of being detached, from other objects
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[精确,精密度] exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
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[现今,时下] during the current time; presently
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[表演者] entertainer; who performs or takes part in a play or performance of any kind