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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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legislation  Speak Example sentences
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[立法] lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body
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[(文章的)段,段落,(报纸的)一则新闻] the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
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[抵消,中和] make neutral and thus inoffensive
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[强制的,命令的,义不容辞的] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
liner  Speak Example sentences
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[大客轮,邮轮] a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
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[便携的,手提的,轻便的] mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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[即,就是,换句话说] by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say
mandatory  Speak Example sentences
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[强制的,命令的,义不容辞的] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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[特有的,专有的] special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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[现象] appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
mobile  Speak Example sentences
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[特有的,专有的] special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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[移动的] movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
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[可预见的] expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
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[新奇] quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
monopoly  Speak Example sentences
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[发表,公布,出版,发行物] act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
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[外形,轮廓,提纲,要点] the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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[独占,垄断] exclusive control or possession of something; domination
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[月亮的] pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
nuisance  Speak Example sentences
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[监督] supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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[生物,有机物] living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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[有利润的] profitable; producing a good profit
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
paragraph  Speak Example sentences
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[发表,公布,出版,发行物] act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
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[层,层次,阶层] tier; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
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[起源,开端,出身] the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
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[(文章的)段,段落,(报纸的)一则新闻] the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
perish  Speak Example sentences
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[情况,状况,困境] condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
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[现象] appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
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[发表,公布,出版,发行物] act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
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[死,暴卒] be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
plantation  Speak Example sentences
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[种植园,种植园] farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
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[陶器,陶器场] the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
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[有利润的] profitable; producing a good profit
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[发表,公布,出版,发行物] act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
plight  Speak Example sentences
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[情况,状况,困境] condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
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[普通的,一般的] moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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[讨厌的人,讨厌的事] something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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[外形,轮廓,提纲,要点] the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech