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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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amuse  Speak Example sentences
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[使欢乐,逗…笑,娱乐,消遣] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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[雪崩] a great mass of falling snow and ice
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[数据库] collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
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[上下文,语境] circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
aquarium  Speak Example sentences
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[血统,世袭] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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[水族馆] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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[花蕾] reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
architect  Speak Example sentences
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[洞,腔,蛀洞] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
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[亲切,衷心] gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
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[建筑师] one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
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[预期,预料] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
artificial  Speak Example sentences
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[肤色,局面] state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
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[同意,答应,允许] agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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[当代的,存在的] modern; belonging to the same period of time
assemble  Speak Example sentences
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[十年,十年期间] a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
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[集合,装配] put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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[选票,投票数,投票,表决] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[隐藏,隐瞒] keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
attendant  Speak Example sentences
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[选票,投票数,投票,表决] printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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[侍者,护理人员] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[血统,世袭] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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[使欢乐,逗…笑,娱乐,消遣] occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[同意,答应,允许] agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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[混合,掺混] combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
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[授权,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[恶化] become worse; decline; fall
bundle  Speak Example sentences
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[捆,束,包] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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[亲切,衷心] gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
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[合唱队,歌舞团] any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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[板球运动,蟋蟀] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
complexion  Speak Example sentences
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[简明扼要的,紧缩的] closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
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[肤色,局面] state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
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[预期,预料] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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[并发症,复杂,复杂性] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
complication  Speak Example sentences
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[便利,方便] state of being suitable
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[并发症,复杂,复杂性] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[板球运动,蟋蟀] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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[附件] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item