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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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addict  Speak Example sentences
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[剥夺,夺去,免去] deny; take something take away
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[伙伴,同盟,集合] partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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[小心的,谨慎的] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[使上瘾,使沉溺] cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
ammunition  Speak Example sentences
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[小心的,谨慎的] conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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[模糊不清的事物] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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[去色,漂白] make white or colorless; blanch
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[军火,弹药] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
assurance  Speak Example sentences
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[担保,保证,确定,自信] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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[粘紧,附着] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[使上瘾,使沉溺] cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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[运河,沟渠,(人体内的)管道] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
banquet  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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[荒芜的,贫瘠的] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[足够的,充实的] sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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[宴会,出席宴会,参加宴会] feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
beforehand  Speak Example sentences
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[赤字,不足额] inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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[伪造,仿造] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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[预先,过早,匆忙] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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[丰富的,富足的] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
boost  Speak Example sentences
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[增加,提高,促进] raise; advance; push or shove upward
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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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[剥夺,夺去,免去] deny; take something take away
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[伪造,仿造] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
brochure  Speak Example sentences
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[足够的,充实的] sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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[预先,过早,匆忙] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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[小册子] pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
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[创造,建立,作品,创造物] fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
canvas  Speak Example sentences
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[消耗,消费] eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
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[帆布,画布] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[档案,档案馆] public records; place where public records are kept
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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
cling  Speak Example sentences
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[恶化] become worse; decline; fall
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[使上瘾,使沉溺] cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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[习惯,传统,惯例] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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[粘紧,附着] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
considerable  Speak Example sentences
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[人口调查,人口普查] official examination of the details of a country's population
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[相当大(多)的,相当可观的] worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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[考虑周到的,体贴的] thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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[安慰,抚慰] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort