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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurels  Speak Example sentences
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[容器] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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[人口稠密的,人口多的] crowded; having a lot of people living there
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[桂冠,荣誉] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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[可更新的,可恢复的] capable of being renewed or extended
magnetic  Speak Example sentences
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[拍动,跳动,搏动] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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[奖牌,勋章] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[磁铁,有磁性的金属] any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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[易于领会的,明显的] tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
membrane  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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[(动植物的)膜,薄膜] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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[易于领会的,明显的] tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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[振荡] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
mirth  Speak Example sentences
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[辐射,发光,放热] tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
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[欢笑] gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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[演讲者] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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[费解,不明了,不出名] quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
oscillate  Speak Example sentences
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[人口稠密的,人口多的] crowded; having a lot of people living there
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[振荡] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[汗水,出汗] process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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[剃刀,刮胡刀] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
packaging  Speak Example sentences
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[包装] the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
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[突出的,伸出的] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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[遗址,废墟] all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
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[演讲者] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
passionate  Speak Example sentences
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[充满热情的,热烈的] zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
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[拍动,跳动,搏动] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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[长矛,鱼叉] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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[过量,过剩] overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
peninsula  Speak Example sentences
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[提醒者] a message that helps to remember something
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[奖牌,勋章] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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[半岛] a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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[许可的,宽容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
penitent  Speak Example sentences
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[立法机关] part of government which makes laws
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[悔过的] feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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[剃刀,刮胡刀] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[动机,刺激] incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
postcard  Speak Example sentences
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[人口稠密的,人口多的] crowded; having a lot of people living there
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[沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的] deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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[明信片] card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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[自然主义者,博物学着] biologist knowledgeable about natural history