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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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differ  Speak Example sentences
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[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[回声,发出回声,重复] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
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[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
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[不同,不像,相异] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
dispose  Speak Example sentences
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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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[粗野的,无礼的] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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[有意于,安排,摆脱,断绝,处置] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[等式,方程式,相等] making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
disposition  Speak Example sentences
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[卫生] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
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[直觉] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[性情,倾向,安排; 布置] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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[回声,发出回声,重复] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
dissertation  Speak Example sentences
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[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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[论文(博士生)] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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[较老的] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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[等式,方程式,相等] making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
distinction  Speak Example sentences
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[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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[评价,估价] judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
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[卫生] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
engage  Speak Example sentences
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[匆忙,急忙,草率] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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[回声,发出回声,重复] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
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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
equation  Speak Example sentences
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[等式,方程式,相等] making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[急速的,匆匆的,急躁的] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[使成薄片,雪片] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
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[论文(博士生)] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
fret  Speak Example sentences
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[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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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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[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive