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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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remorse  Speak Example sentences
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[懊悔,自责] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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[趋势,倾向] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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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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[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
restless  Speak Example sentences
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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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[不重要的] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[感情,情绪,情操] thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
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[标本,样品] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
rumour  Speak Example sentences
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[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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[猛打] beating or pounding strongly
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[卖国贼,叛徒] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
slate  Speak Example sentences
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[猛打] beating or pounding strongly
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[石板,候选人名单提名] any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
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[无条件的,无限制的,绝对的] made without condition; absolute; unreserved
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[静态的] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
smash  Speak Example sentences
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[船,液体容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[悬挂,悬浮,悬浮体,〈汽车〉悬挂] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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[捣碎,摔碎] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[节奏,韵律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
stationery  Speak Example sentences
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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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[迷信,盲目恐惧] excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
tendency  Speak Example sentences
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[船,液体容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[不情愿的,勉强的] not wanting to take some action; averse
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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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[趋势,倾向] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
token  Speak Example sentences
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[沟,壕沟] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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[卖国贼,叛徒] one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
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[船,液体容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[象征,记号,纪念品,金属代币,礼券] something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship
transparent  Speak Example sentences
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[透明的,容易检测的,明晰的] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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[翻滚,翻落] fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
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[革命] act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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[船,液体容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
trench  Speak Example sentences
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[沟,壕沟] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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[感情,情绪,情操] thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[悬挂,悬浮,悬浮体,〈汽车〉悬挂] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation