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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laser  Speak Example sentences
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[牧师,牧羊人] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
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[使平静,哄骗,使安静] cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
lunatic  Speak Example sentences
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[奇特地,古怪地] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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[疯子,极蠢的] insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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[引诱,诱惑物] something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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[钱的,货币的] relating to money; requiring payment of money
maple  Speak Example sentences
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[推进器] machine for propelling an aircraft or boat; one who propels
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[枫树] tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
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[放弃,断绝关系] abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
mason  Speak Example sentences
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[子午线,正午,顶点,全盛时期] imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
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[环绕] revolve around a center of attraction
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[餐,宴会] food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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[泥瓦匠] one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
moat  Speak Example sentences
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[不显著的,微小的] insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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[使人困惑的,令人费解的] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[枫树] tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
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[护城河,壕沟] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
muffler  Speak Example sentences
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[放弃,断绝关系] abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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[钱的,货币的] relating to money; requiring payment of money
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[消音器,围巾] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[牧师,牧羊人] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
oak  Speak Example sentences
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[疯子,极蠢的] insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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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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[租金额,租赁,出租] amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
offense  Speak Example sentences
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[禁止的,阻碍的,阻止的] tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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[消音器,围巾] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[原始的,最初的] serving as an essential component
pastor  Speak Example sentences
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[租金额,租赁,出租] amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
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[消音器,围巾] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[纪念] commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
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[牧师,牧羊人] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
perplexing  Speak Example sentences
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[护城河,壕沟] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[使人困惑的,令人费解的] puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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[使平静,哄骗,使安静] cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm