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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resignation  Speak Example sentences
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[听从,辞职] act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
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[奇观,展示,景象] an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
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[风景,景色] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
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[过剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[微不足道,琐事] a thing of very little value or importance
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[斜坡,斜面] be at an angle; incline
souvenir  Speak Example sentences
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
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[事实上,实质上] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
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[纪念品] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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[听从,辞职] act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
spectrum  Speak Example sentences
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[光谱] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[节奏,乐曲的速度] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[潮汐,潮流] periodic rise and fall of the sea level
strategic  Speak Example sentences
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[有效的,实质的,虚的] existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
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[战略的,战略性的] helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
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[光谱] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[挨饿] hunger; deprive of food
stumble  Speak Example sentences
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[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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[绊倒] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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[填料,填塞物,馅] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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[凶猛的,野蛮的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
submarine  Speak Example sentences
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[潜水艇,潜艇] submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[绕转,旋转,考虑,细想] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
surplus  Speak Example sentences
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[凶猛的,野蛮的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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[过剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[无教养的,平常的,粗俗的] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[风景,景色] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
tedious  Speak Example sentences
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[过剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[令人厌倦的] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[论题,论文] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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[公用事业公司,公用设备] something useful; public service
tempo  Speak Example sentences
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[节奏,乐曲的速度] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[无教养的,平常的,粗俗的] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[风景,景色] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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[纪念品] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value