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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resignation  Speak Example sentences
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[鞍子,马鞍] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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[捣碎,摔碎] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[听从,辞职] act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender
rigid  Speak Example sentences
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
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[冒险(事业),投机活动] put at risk; adventure
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[拖引,牵引] draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
rival  Speak Example sentences
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[立体声,立体声系统] stereophonic sound-reproduction system
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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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[竞争,比得上,并驾齐驱] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[过剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
slogan  Speak Example sentences
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[标语] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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[公用事业公司,公用设备] something useful; public service
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[缝,针脚,缝针] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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[挥发的,飞行的,可变的,爆炸的] tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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[外科手术刀,解剖刀] a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
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[锈,生锈] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
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[挥发的,飞行的,可变的,爆炸的] tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
starve  Speak Example sentences
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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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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[挨饿] hunger; deprive of food
stereo  Speak Example sentences
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
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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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[立体声,立体声系统] stereophonic sound-reproduction system
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[无用的,无结果的,枉然] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
superstition  Speak Example sentences
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
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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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[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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[专攻,专门研究,专务] mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
surplus  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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[无用的,无结果的,枉然] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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[地势,地形] piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
tempo  Speak Example sentences
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[热的,热学的] relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
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[冒险(事业),投机活动] put at risk; adventure
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[体育场,运动场] large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
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[节奏,乐曲的速度] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace