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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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detergent  Speak Example sentences
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[强加于,施加影响] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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[洗洁精,洗涤剂] cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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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
efficient  Speak Example sentences
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[旅行计划,路线] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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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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[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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[(动物)咆哮,吼叫] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
evaluate  Speak Example sentences
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[闪光,闪耀] suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
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[评价,估价] judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
extract  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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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[熔炉,高炉,火炉] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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[拔出,榨取] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
feedback  Speak Example sentences
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[(信息的)反馈] response to an inquiry or experiment
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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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[再见,一路平安] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
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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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[灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[敏锐的,敏捷的] acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
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[霜,霜冻] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
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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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[阴暗的,没有希望的] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[象牙,乳白色,象牙制品] teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
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[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
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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[强加于,施加影响] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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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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[电工] one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
inept  Speak Example sentences
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[认可,默许,支持] acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
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[露齿而笑,咧嘴笑,露齿而笑] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[不相称的,不合适的,不称职的] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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[医院,医务室] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[泡沫] white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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[洗洁精,洗涤剂] cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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[小心的,谨慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable