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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resignation  Speak Example sentences
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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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[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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[太阳的] of or relating to the sun
retain  Speak Example sentences
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[太阳的] of or relating to the sun
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[条约,协约,协定] act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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[黎明,微明,黄昏,薄暮] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
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[保持,使用] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
shiver  Speak Example sentences
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[比赛,锦标赛] contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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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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[不幸的,潦倒的(人),质量差的,令人不满意的] very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
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[体育场,运动场] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
solemn  Speak Example sentences
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[浸泡,渗透] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[负责人,保证人,赞助人] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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[倾向,趋势] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
spectacle  Speak Example sentences
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[事实上,实质上] almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[黎明,微明,黄昏,薄暮] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
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[奇观,展示,景象] an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
sponsor  Speak Example sentences
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[负责人,保证人,赞助人] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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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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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[体育场,运动场] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
starve  Speak Example sentences
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[资源,财力,办法,智谋] materials; abilities; available source
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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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[打开,显露] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[挨饿] hunger; deprive of food
stitch  Speak Example sentences
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[缝,针脚,缝针] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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[但是,相反,鉴于,因] while on the contrary; while at the same time
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[负责人,保证人,赞助人] one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
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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
sum  Speak Example sentences
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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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[总数,总和,概括,总结] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
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[坦白的,诚实的,易懂的] proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank
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[骚动,混乱] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
supervise  Speak Example sentences
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[但是,相反,鉴于,因] while on the contrary; while at the same time
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[监督,指导] administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
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[不重要的] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin