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  Academic Words Level 5 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dogma  Speak Example sentences
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[不能取消的,不能变更的] unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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[无法解释的,难理解的] not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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[教条,教义] a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
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[柄,把手,处理] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
effectual  Speak Example sentences
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[彻底的,完全的] treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
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[厌倦] the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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[凶猛,残暴] savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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[有效的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
ellipsis  Speak Example sentences
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[省略] omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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[马夫,新郎,男孩,青年人] boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
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[委屈,冤情,不平] cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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[熏香,焚香的烟] smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
exploit  Speak Example sentences
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[柄,把手,处理] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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[难以明了的,无形的,暧昧的,模糊的] not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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[短柄斧] short ax used to chop wood
flora  Speak Example sentences
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[植物志] plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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[不停的] uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
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[作嘘声,(蛇等)发出嘶嘶声] prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
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[有效的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
groom  Speak Example sentences
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[(使)入伍从军,征募] enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
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[马夫,新郎,男孩,青年人] boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
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[福音] the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
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[壮举] deed or action, particularly a brave deed
harness  Speak Example sentences
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[福音] the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
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[使免除,豁免] be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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[有效的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
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[利用(河流,瀑布等)产生动力] gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
hiss  Speak Example sentences
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[作嘘声,(蛇等)发出嘶嘶声] prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
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[有治疗作用的] curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
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[柄,把手,处理] touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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[愚笨,愚蠢,荒唐事] foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
immediately  Speak Example sentences
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[立即,马上] proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
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[有效的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
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[拨款,财务支持] provide or raise funds or capital for; supply funds to
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[用废毛棉填充,用纤维物覆盖] gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
immutable  Speak Example sentences
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[不可动摇的,不能改变的] unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
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[仪式,礼节] quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
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[马夫,新郎,男孩,青年人] boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
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[置于危险之中] endanger; imperil; put at risk