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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[热望,热心于] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[缩写,缩写词] shortening something by omitting parts of it
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[分析法的,善于分析的] of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
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[南极的] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
abolish  Speak Example sentences
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[揭露,揭发,泄露] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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[废除] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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[按年代顺序排列的] arranged in order of time of occurrence
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[减刑,交换,折算,定期往返于两地间] obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
allocate  Speak Example sentences
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[南极的] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
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[使人愉快的] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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[分配,制定] assign; distribute according to plan
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[注定,指定为] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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[矛盾,抵触] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
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[揭露,揭发,泄露] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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[使惊异] affect with wonder; surprise; shock
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[选集] book of literary selections by various authors
appraisal  Speak Example sentences
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[包括] include; consist of; be composed of
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[评价,估价] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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[威慑,吓住] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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[青春期] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
ascend  Speak Example sentences
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[器械,设备] a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
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[文献学] list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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[顺从,谦让] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
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[(渐渐)上升,升高,攀登] move up or climb something; mount
aspire  Speak Example sentences
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[引用,掌握] quote; adduce as an instance
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[热望,热心于] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[废除] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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[揭露,揭发,泄露] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
badminton  Speak Example sentences
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[缩写,缩写词] shortening something by omitting parts of it
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[羽毛球运动] game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
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[南极的] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
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[模棱两可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
bibliography  Speak Example sentences
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[文献学] list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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[长期票通勤旅客,经常来往于两地之间的人] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
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[通信,信件] similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
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[(渐渐)上升,升高,攀登] move up or climb something; mount
chore  Speak Example sentences
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[顺从,谦让] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
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[羽毛球运动] game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
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[减刑,交换,折算,定期往返于两地间] obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
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[家务杂事] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee