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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rendezvous  Speak Example sentences
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[约会,约会地点,会合] meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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[细阅,详细检查,仔细研究] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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[严格的,严重的] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
restless  Speak Example sentences
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[跨度,一段时间] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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[闪烁,闪耀,闪闪发光] open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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[不安宁的,好动的] never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
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[锈,生锈] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
rust  Speak Example sentences
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[船,液体容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[根本的,在下面的,潜在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[有同情心的] expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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[锈,生锈] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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[发言人,代言人] man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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[参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
scatter  Speak Example sentences
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[严格的,严重的] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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[切成细条,撕成碎片] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[使分散,扩散] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
smother  Speak Example sentences
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[挑选,选择,择优] taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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[旧病复发,再恶化] falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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[熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[镇压,抑制,查禁] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
span  Speak Example sentences
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[跨度,一段时间] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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[合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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[血管,静脉,木纹,矿脉,岩脉] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
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[楔形物,楔子] a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
spectator  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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[使分散,扩散] sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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[参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)] observer; audience; one who looks on
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[旧病复发,再恶化] falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
startle  Speak Example sentences
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[使惊跳,使惊愕,使吃惊] move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
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[消失,灭绝] disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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[技术人员,专门技师] one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
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[事实上,实质上] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
suppress  Speak Example sentences
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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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[约会,约会地点,会合] meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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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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[镇压,抑制,查禁] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed