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  Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[部分,片断] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[补助,资助] support through finance; fund
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[剧变] violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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[放肆的,肆虐的] violent; not restrained or controlled
slippery  Speak Example sentences
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[节,段落(诗的),盘(棋的)] unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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[同义字] two words that can be interchanged in a context
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[蜿蜒的,弯曲复杂的,不老实的] winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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[(物体表面)滑的,光滑的] smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
subsidize  Speak Example sentences
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[湍流,骚乱,动荡] state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
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[补助,资助] support through finance; fund
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[挥发的,飞行的,可变的,爆炸的] tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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[破坏] weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
subsistence  Speak Example sentences
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[同义字] two words that can be interchanged in a context
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[蜿蜒的,弯曲复杂的,不老实的] winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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[存在,生存] something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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[范例,样品] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
synthetic  Speak Example sentences
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[合成材料,化合物] synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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[剧变] violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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[排水设备,污水] waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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[竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
tariff  Speak Example sentences
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[遗迹,痕迹,残留物] trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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[暴风雨] storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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[补助,资助] support through finance; fund
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[关税,关税表,价目表,价格表] tax on goods coming into a country
thereby  Speak Example sentences
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[排水设备,污水] waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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[因此,从而] thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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[范例,样品] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
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[风格化的,程式化的] using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
tilt  Speak Example sentences
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[倾斜] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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[转移,转学] shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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[激发,激励] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
torrent  Speak Example sentences
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[连排住宅,梯田,台地,阳台] a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
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[急流,洪水] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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[挥发的,飞行的,可变的,爆炸的] tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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[屈服,屈从,死] submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
tuition  Speak Example sentences
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[因此,从而] thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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[学费] teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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[秘密] something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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[大亨] wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate