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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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microcosm  Speak Example sentences
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[一千年,千禧年] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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[微观世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[声名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[包装] the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
niche  Speak Example sentences
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[壁龛,合适的环境] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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[强烈的欲望] pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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[即将发生的,未决的] not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
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[多种的,混杂的] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
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[包装] the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
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[声名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[桂冠,荣誉] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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[纪念物,废墟,遗留] surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
oblivion  Speak Example sentences
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[方法论,方法学] system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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[大老鼠,背叛,背信] any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
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[遗忘,赦免] condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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[桂冠,荣誉] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
ordinance  Speak Example sentences
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[弄倒,降伏] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[议会(制)的] having the supreme legislative power
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[声名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[法令,政令] decree; authoritative command or order
packaging  Speak Example sentences
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[大老鼠,背叛,背信] any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
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[分配,配额,定量,配给量] allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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[包装] the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
pantry  Speak Example sentences
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[起诉人] one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[姿态,造型] bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
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[名望] fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
parliamentary  Speak Example sentences
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[和解,讲和] act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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[壁龛,合适的环境] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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[起诉人] one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
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[议会(制)的] having the supreme legislative power
perpetuate  Speak Example sentences
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[保护免于灭绝] make something last; preserve from extinction
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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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[补充] fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
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[一千年,千禧年] a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
presidency  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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[甜瓜] juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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[壁龛,合适的环境] small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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[遗赠] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor