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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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retrieve  Speak Example sentences
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[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[通过,经过,转口,过境运输] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[看得见的,可见的] being often in the public eye; obvious to the eye
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[序列,顺序] serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
saddle  Speak Example sentences
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[(光线,色彩)鲜艳的,强烈的] bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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[特征,特性] quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
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[复兴,再生] revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
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[鞍子,马鞍] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
septic  Speak Example sentences
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[受感染的,腐败的] of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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[传动,播送消息,动力传送器] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[辅导,当家庭教师] guide; give individual instruction
sequence  Speak Example sentences
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[虚荣,自负] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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[传动,播送消息,动力传送器] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[序列,顺序] serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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[表面上,似乎] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
specialize  Speak Example sentences
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[教育,教养] process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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[专攻,专门研究,专务] mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
spotlight  Speak Example sentences
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[破坏] weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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[强调,突出,重点] the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
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[发抖,哆嗦,打颤] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[通用的] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
sufficient  Speak Example sentences
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[自动调温器,恒温器] the device, as in a home heating system, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
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[资源,财力,办法,智谋] materials; abilities; available source
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[表面上,似乎] apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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[足够的,充足的] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
summary  Speak Example sentences
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[(光线,色彩)鲜艳的,强烈的] bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
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[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[总结,摘要,概略] brief statement that presents the main points
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[口头的] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
tame  Speak Example sentences
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[保持,使用] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[拆开,解决] undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
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[足够的,充足的] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[(由于冷或恐 惧)打冷战,发抖,打得粉碎] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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[通过,经过,转口,过境运输] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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[潮汐,潮流] periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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[监督,指导] administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly