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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[可疑的,疑心的] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[皱眉] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
devote  Speak Example sentences
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[投入于,献身,用于] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
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[无敌的] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
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[合格的,有资格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[安息所,避难所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[精致的,近完美的] excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
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[奉承,谄媚] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[吸引,雇佣,答应,订婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
disturbance  Speak Example sentences
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[皱眉] look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
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[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
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[新闻记者] writer for newspapers and magazines
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[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
economic  Speak Example sentences
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[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[争论,争执] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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[经济的,经济学的,有利润的] pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
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[附带地,偶然地] by chance; accidentally
fidelity  Speak Example sentences
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[使害怕] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[配料,成份] element in a mixture or compound
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[忠诚] faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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[旋钮,按钮,小圆块] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
filth  Speak Example sentences
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[肮脏,粗语] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
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[精致的,近完美的] excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
furthermore  Speak Example sentences
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[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
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[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[全体,歌舞团,套装] union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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[忠诚] faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
grieve  Speak Example sentences
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[肮脏,粗语] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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[伤心,悲痛,使人悲痛,使人伤心] cause to be sorrowful; distress
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[狂乱] highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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[可疑的,疑心的] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
haven  Speak Example sentences
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[安息所,避难所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[理想的,完美的,空想的] existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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[新闻记者] writer for newspapers and magazines
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[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize