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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discreet  Speak Example sentences
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[激怒,使过敏] rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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[小心的,谨慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[配料,成份] element in a mixture or compound
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
editorial  Speak Example sentences
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[编辑的,社论] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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[放逐] force separation from one's native country
encyclopedia  Speak Example sentences
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[百科全书] a reference work containing articles on various topics
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[解释,说明,翻译] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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[经济的,经济学的,有利润的] pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
exterior  Speak Example sentences
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[放任,沉溺,使满足] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
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[(信息的)反馈] response to an inquiry or experiment
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[旋钮,按钮,小圆块] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
filter  Speak Example sentences
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[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[编辑的,社论] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[学院,学会,协会] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
flask  Speak Example sentences
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[烧瓶,细颈瓶] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
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[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[星系,一群显赫的人,一系列重要的人或物] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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[通货膨胀] the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
garment  Speak Example sentences
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[永恒的,持久的,无止境的] continuing forever or indefinitely
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[基本的,初级的] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[使人难忘的,壮丽的] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[衣服] any article of clothing, as coat or gown
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[配料,成份] element in a mixture or compound
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[变化无常的,薄情的] not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
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[减弱下去,褪色,消失,枯萎] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
hectic  Speak Example sentences
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[兴奋的,繁忙的] feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
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[百科全书] a reference work containing articles on various topics
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[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[旋钮,按钮,小圆块] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump