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  Academic Words Level 5 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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allegory  Speak Example sentences
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[寓言] symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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[红衣主教] high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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[活的,有生命的] endowed with life; alive; living; animated
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[债权人] a person to whom a debtor owes money
animated  Speak Example sentences
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[大为吃惊,(极度的)惊愕,惊恐] intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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[憎恨] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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[大胆的,鲁莽的] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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[活跃的,有生气的] having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
apprehensive  Speak Example sentences
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[武士的,勇武的,有武士风度的,有骑士气概的] having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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[恐惧的,担心的] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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[集市,商店集中区] market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
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[吵闹声,噪音] noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
bazaar  Speak Example sentences
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[彼此合得来的,意气相投的] compatible; friendly, and pleasant
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[埋伏,伏击] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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[天体的,天堂的] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[集市,商店集中区] market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
blade  Speak Example sentences
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[悬而未决] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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[刀锋,刀口] the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
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[债权人] a person to whom a debtor owes money
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[大胆的,鲁莽的] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
booming  Speak Example sentences
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[悬而未决] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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[聪明,敏锐] wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
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[天体的,天堂的] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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[快速增长的,欣欣向荣] deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
bundle  Speak Example sentences
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[彼此合得来的,意气相投的] compatible; friendly, and pleasant
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[有知识的,知晓的] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
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[憎恨] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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[包裹,聚集,赶快] tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
cautiously  Speak Example sentences
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[小心地,谨慎地] gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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[灵巧的,右撇子] skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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[聪明,敏锐] wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
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[活跃的,有生气的] having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
celestial  Speak Example sentences
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[大为吃惊,(极度的)惊愕,惊恐] intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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[分离,保留] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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[贵族] one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
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[天体的,天堂的] relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
chivalrous  Speak Example sentences
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[爱情的] moved by sexual love; loving
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[债务人] a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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[武士的,勇武的,有武士风度的,有骑士气概的] having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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[继续,延长] prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point