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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lean  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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[挤压,印刷机,出版物] machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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[倾斜,斜靠瘦骨嶙峋的] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[轿车,小客车] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
libel  Speak Example sentences
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[同等,平均量] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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[诽谤,中伤] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[包装] the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
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[(计划等)实施中的,生效的] having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
limousine  Speak Example sentences
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[负责,指挥] be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer
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[排序,整理] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[轿车,小客车] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
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[生理学] branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
magical  Speak Example sentences
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[排序,整理] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[侦查] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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[重现,反覆] act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return
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[魔术的,不可思议的] possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
magnetic  Speak Example sentences
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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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[针,针叶] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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[环绕] revolve around a center of attraction
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[许可的,宽容的] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
marshal  Speak Example sentences
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[突出的,伸出的] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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[负责,指挥] be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer
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[排序,整理] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[(计划等)实施中的,生效的] having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
memo  Speak Example sentences
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[突出的,伸出的] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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[生理学] branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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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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[备忘录] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
moped  Speak Example sentences
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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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[突出的,伸出的] extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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[赎金,赎身,赎回,解救] release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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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
obscurity  Speak Example sentences
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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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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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[针,针叶] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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[费解,不明了,不出名] quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
overlapping  Speak Example sentences
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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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[交迭(的)] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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[反射,仔细考虑] throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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[田园的,乡下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life