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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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embark  Speak Example sentences
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[间隔时间] pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
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[装入,放入封套,围绕] include; surround on all sides; close in
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[开始旅程,开始,登机,上船,上车] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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[精力充沛的,积极的] active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
empirical  Speak Example sentences
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[经验主义] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[开始旅程,开始,登机,上船,上车] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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[推论,推断,推断的结果,结论] a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
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[有弹性的,灵活的] springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
entrepreneur  Speak Example sentences
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[丰富多样的] differing in some characteristics; various
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[湿气,湿度] dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
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[商人,企业家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[同类的] of the same or similar nature or kind
equitable  Speak Example sentences
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[使绝缘,使隔离] make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
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[使着迷,使神魂颠倒] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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[拍翅振翼,振翼而飞,不安,焦急] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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[公平的,公允的] marked by or having equity; just and impartial
exceed  Speak Example sentences
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[超越,胜过] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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[移置,转移,取代,替代] move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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[使着迷,使神魂颠倒] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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[装入,放入封套,围绕] include; surround on all sides; close in
exert  Speak Example sentences
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[运用(力量),施加] use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
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[整合,合并] make whole; combine; make into one unit
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[统治,支配,控制] monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in
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[可行的] capable of being accomplished or brought about
expire  Speak Example sentences
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[超越,胜过] go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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[期满,到期] come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
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[蔑视] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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[照亮,明朗,澄清] provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
fascinate  Speak Example sentences
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[同类的] of the same or similar nature or kind
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[运用(力量),施加] use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
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[使着迷,使神魂颠倒] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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[湿气,湿度] dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
flyover  Speak Example sentences
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[开始旅程,开始,登机,上船,上车] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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[立交桥] flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
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[经验主义] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[开始,早期的] beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
grope  Speak Example sentences
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[摸索,探索] search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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[巨大的,无边的] enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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[享用,成就,实现] bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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[联盟,同盟,联邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league