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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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[熔合,熔化] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[干预,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[争论,争执] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
dissertation  Speak Example sentences
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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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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[圆盘,唱片,磁盘] flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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[论文(博士生)] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[重力,严重,庄严,严肃] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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[遗产,继承物,传统] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[持续时间] length of time something lasts
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[地平线,眼界,视野] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
enlighten  Speak Example sentences
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[继承] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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[礼仪,礼节] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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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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[开导,启发] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
expertise  Speak Example sentences
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[专业知识,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[持续时间] length of time something lasts
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[干预,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
handbook  Speak Example sentences
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[熔合,熔化] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[手册,指南] concise reference book providing specific information
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[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
haste  Speak Example sentences
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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[专业知识,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[匆忙,急忙,草率] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[世袭的,祖传的,遗传的] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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[世袭的,祖传的,遗传的] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[鼓舞,给以灵感] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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[干预,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize
highlight  Speak Example sentences
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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[检查,细看] formal or official examination
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[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[干预,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
incentive  Speak Example sentences
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[出现,浮现] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[匆忙,急忙,草率] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[手册,指南] concise reference book providing specific information