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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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disturbance  Speak Example sentences
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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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[不理会,漠视] ignore; discount; take no notice of
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[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[推行,实施,强迫,强制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
dome  Speak Example sentences
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[开始,发源] begin; originate; admit into membership
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[圆屋顶] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[扩大,膨胀,扩张] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
editorial  Speak Example sentences
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[通过空气传染的,有传染性的] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
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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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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
elementary  Speak Example sentences
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[谋生,挡开,避开] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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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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[基本的,初级的] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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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
exhaust  Speak Example sentences
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[使颠簸,猛击] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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[排气,耗尽] gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
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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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[一时冲动的,即兴的] without previous preparation
exquisite  Speak Example sentences
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[有历史意义的,历史上著名的] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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[谋生,挡开,避开] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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[撤退,撤离] make empty; remove contents of
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[精致的,近完美的] excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
finance  Speak Example sentences
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[精致的,近完美的] excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
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[通过空气传染的,有传染性的] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
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[富于想象力的] marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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[财政,金融] management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
flirt  Speak Example sentences
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[挑逗,调戏] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
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[减弱下去,褪色,消失,枯萎] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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[强加于,施加影响] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
fraction  Speak Example sentences
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[松软的绒毛团,软毛,填充材料] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[互相作用,互相影响] interplay; act together or towards others or with
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[大破坏,混乱] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
glare  Speak Example sentences
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[使颠簸,猛击] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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[互相作用,互相影响] interplay; act together or towards others or with
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[眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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[撤退,撤离] make empty; remove contents of