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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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analogy  Speak Example sentences
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[密集的,浓厚的] thick; crowded closely together; compact
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[意外事件,可能性] condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
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[类比,相似] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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[指南针,圆规,两脚规] go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
anthem  Speak Example sentences
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[垫子,软垫] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[明显的,明白的,外表的,表面上的] capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
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[手工制品,容器] something made by people; vessel
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[圣歌,赞美诗] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
attendant  Speak Example sentences
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[食橱,碗碟柜] a small room or cabinet used for storage space
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[黄瓜] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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[侍者,护理人员] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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[圣歌,赞美诗] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
banquet  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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[破译,解密] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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[飞奔,投掷] move suddenly and rapidly
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[宴会,出席宴会,参加宴会] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
brew  Speak Example sentences
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[酿造,酝酿,孕育] boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
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[去色,漂白] make white or colorless; blanch
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[黄瓜] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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[宴会,出席宴会,参加宴会] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
compartment  Speak Example sentences
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[分隔间,火车车厢里的小房间] one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
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[(问题的)方面,(事物的)一部分] distinct feature or element in a problem
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[接连重击,敲碎,用坏,奶油面糊] beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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[协调,相配合] bring order and organization to; harmonize
complication  Speak Example sentences
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[破译,解密] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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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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[集合,群体] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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[婴儿摇篮,策源地,吊架,支持物] small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
conception  Speak Example sentences
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[垫子,软垫] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[保守的,谨慎的,守旧的] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[飞奔,投掷] move suddenly and rapidly
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[开始,构思] beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
conditioning  Speak Example sentences
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[奸诈的,狡猾的] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[搞乱,使糊涂] cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
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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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[(心理)条件作用,训练] process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
consumption  Speak Example sentences
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[突然的,意外的] broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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[小册子] pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
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[手工制品,容器] something made by people; vessel
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[消耗,消费] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource