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Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
aboriginal 
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 | [保存,保藏] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste |
| [压缩] close; squeeze or press together; contract |
| [原来的,土著的] being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native |
| [使膨胀,使扩大] make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen |
abridge
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| [蹲伏,弯腰] bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear |
| [删节,节选] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
| [小卖部,临时流动餐馆,军用炊具,水壶] a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria |
| [商品,日用品] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit |
amend
3
| [修订,修改,变更] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors |
| [世界主义] sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| [背离] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
| [耕种,培养] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
axis
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| [轴,轴心] the center around which something rotates; pivot |
| [纪念] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| [挫败] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| [按份额分配] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot |
canteen
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| [沥青] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame |
| [(渐渐)上升,升高,攀登] move up or climb something; mount |
| [世界主义] sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| [小卖部,临时流动餐馆,军用炊具,水壶] a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria |
characterize
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| [表现的特色,刻画的性格] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of |
| [破坏,摧毁] raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to |
| [一百周年纪念] relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years |
| [背离] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge |
commemorate
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| [挫败] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of |
| [(渐渐)上升,升高,攀登] move up or climb something; mount |
| [纪念] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
| [模棱两可] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
commodity
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| [商品,日用品] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit |
| [申请人] candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job |
| [压缩] close; squeeze or press together; contract |
| [指示,表示] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically |
commute
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| [表现的特色,刻画的性格] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of |
| [指示,表示] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically |
| [破坏,摧毁] raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to |
| [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 |
comparable
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| [相似的] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with |
| [吊唁,哀悼] expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. |
| [按份额分配] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot |
| [耕种,培养] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |