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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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locust  Speak Example sentences
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[蝗虫,贪吃的人] any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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[可以忽视的,小湖] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[铁板,乌合之众,暴民,下等人] lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
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[值得注意的,报仇的目标] noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
lodge  Speak Example sentences
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[可恨的,可耻的] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[备忘录] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
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[提供暂时的住宿] provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
luxuriant  Speak Example sentences
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[泥瓦匠] one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
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[丰富的,富足的,丰富多彩,肥沃的] abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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[没有宗教信仰的人,异教徒] one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
membrane  Speak Example sentences
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[鬼怪,幽灵,幻象] something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
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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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[细微差别] a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
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[可恨的,可耻的] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
memo  Speak Example sentences
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[拍动,跳动,搏动] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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[美人鱼] legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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[备忘录] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
mere  Speak Example sentences
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[可以忽视的,小湖] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[弄倒,降伏] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[提供暂时的住宿] provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
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[总统职位,总统任期] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
oxen  Speak Example sentences
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[更新,复兴] act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[没有宗教信仰的人,异教徒] one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
palpitate  Speak Example sentences
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[拍动,跳动,搏动] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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[勘探矿产资源(石油)] search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
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[餐,宴会] food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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[盛况,不必要的炫耀] dignified or magnificent display; splendor
perpetuate  Speak Example sentences
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[占有者,居住者] tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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[困惑于难题] baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
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[美人鱼] legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
precipitous  Speak Example sentences
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[备忘录] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
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[细微差别] a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
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[陡峭的,急躁的] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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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