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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laser  Speak Example sentences
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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[总统职位,总统任期] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[难忘的] unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
malaise  Speak Example sentences
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[不适,欠佳] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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[猫头鹰] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[难忘的] unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
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[控制,调制到标准,调制(信号)] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
materialism  Speak Example sentences
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[唯物主义] the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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[同行,同伙] a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
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[手枪] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
memorable  Speak Example sentences
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[难忘的] unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
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[不适,欠佳] general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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[一小块(食物),小量] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[猫头鹰] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
naturalist  Speak Example sentences
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[浪费的] wasteful; reckless with money
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[自然主义者,博物学着] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[手枪] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
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[一小块(食物),小量] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
negotiation  Speak Example sentences
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[淘气的,有害处的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[更新,复兴] act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
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[商议,谈判] discussion intended to produce an agreement
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[反叛] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
oak  Speak Example sentences
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[橡树] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[主要考虑因素,全神贯注,抢先占据] state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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[机动脚踏两用车] a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
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[敏捷的,灵活的] light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
oscillate  Speak Example sentences
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[费解,不明了,不出名] quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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[振荡] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[主要考虑因素,全神贯注,抢先占据] state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
overlapping  Speak Example sentences
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[交迭(的)] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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[橡树] any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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[控制,调制到标准,调制(信号)] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
paltry  Speak Example sentences
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[振荡] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[唯物主义] the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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[不显著的,微小的] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[同行,同伙] a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age