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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[驱逐,开除] expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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[实体] real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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[劫机,劫车,劫持,绑架] stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
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[推导,总结] deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
erroneous  Speak Example sentences
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[公平的,公允的] marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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[错误] containing or derived from error; mistaken
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[惰性的,不活跃的] inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
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[区别,辨别,歧视] make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
excerpt  Speak Example sentences
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[摘抄,摘录] passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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[谷仓,主要来源] building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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[限制,防止,阻碍] restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
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[监狱,监牢] place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
exempt  Speak Example sentences
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[区别,辨别,歧视] make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
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[构架,骨架] fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
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[(用图或例子)说明,阐明] represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
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[被免除的] not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
flabby  Speak Example sentences
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[腺体] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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[惰性的,不活跃的] inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
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[优柔寡断的性格,软弱的,没气力的] weak; lacking firmness
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[围绕,围墙] a place where animals are kept
fume  Speak Example sentences
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[恳求] plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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[有害,浓烈或难闻的气体] a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
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[问,询问] ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
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[雕刻,镌版,铭刻在心] carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
gradual  Speak Example sentences
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[提问] search for knowledge; systematic investigation
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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
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[逐渐的,逐步的,渐进的] proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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[问,询问] ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
hierarchy  Speak Example sentences
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[分级,排序了的] arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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[逐渐的,逐步的,渐进的] proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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[惰性的,不活跃的] inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
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[(宝石的)琢面,方面] small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
illustrate  Speak Example sentences
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[谷仓,主要来源] building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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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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[(依法)驱逐] put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
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[(用图或例子)说明,阐明] represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
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[合并,联合] combine something into a larger whole; unite
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[提问] search for knowledge; systematic investigation
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[不可缺少的,必需的] essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
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[被免除的] not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation