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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discriminate  Speak Example sentences
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[驱散,消散,浪费] spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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[努力,力争] effort or attempt; the exertion of physical or mental powers toward the attainment of an object
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[体育馆,健身房] place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics
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[区别,辨别,歧视] make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
dissipate  Speak Example sentences
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[驱散,消散,浪费] spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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[喷涌,涌流] flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
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[满的] furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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[滴下,渗漏] drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
ecology  Speak Example sentences
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[满的] furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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[强项,特殊才能] particular skill; special talent
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[生态学] science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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[照亮,明朗,澄清] provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
embed  Speak Example sentences
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[开始,早期的] beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
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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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[封装,嵌入,插入] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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[肥沃的,富饶的,能繁殖的] rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
endurance  Speak Example sentences
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[逃避,规避] get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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[忍耐,持久(力)] perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
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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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[开始,早期的] beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
enquire  Speak Example sentences
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[肥沃的,富饶的,能繁殖的] rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
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[问,询问] seek information by asking a question
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[推导,总结] deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
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[驱散,消散,浪费] spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
exacerbate  Speak Example sentences
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[强项,特殊才能] particular skill; special talent
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[嘈杂,喧哗] loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
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[巨大的,无边的] enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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[恶化,加剧] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
exorbitant  Speak Example sentences
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[嘈杂,喧哗] loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
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[时代] a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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[过度的] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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[预测,预报] prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
exterminate  Speak Example sentences
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[根除,灭绝] eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
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[开始,开幕,开幕式] start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
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[制造,编造(谎言)] build; put together out of components or parts
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[内陆的,内地的,向内地,在内地] within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
grit  Speak Example sentences
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[阻碍,挫败] make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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[沙粒,硬粒] sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat
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[制造,编造(谎言)] build; put together out of components or parts
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[改革,革新] change or alter by bringing in something new