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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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shovel  Speak Example sentences
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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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[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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[铲子,铁锨铲] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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[繁荣,昌盛] make steady progress; prosper; flourish
souvenir  Speak Example sentences
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[纪念品] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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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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[活门,阀] device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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[停止,结束] stop; bring to an end or halt
specimen  Speak Example sentences
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[足够的,充足的] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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[标本,样品] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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[打开,显露] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
spectrum  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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[光谱] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[繁荣,昌盛] make steady progress; prosper; flourish
stack  Speak Example sentences
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[孤独的,独居的] isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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[摞,叠,大堆,谷堆] an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
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[纪念品] token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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[足够的,充足的] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
striking  Speak Example sentences
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[序列,顺序] serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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[锈,生锈] become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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[缝,针脚,缝针] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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[醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
stumble  Speak Example sentences
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[绊倒] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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[呵欠] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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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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[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
survey  Speak Example sentences
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[调查] poll; detailed critical inspection
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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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[旋风,龙卷风] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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[停止,结束] stop; bring to an end or halt
thermostat  Speak Example sentences
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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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[播种] plant; place seeds in or on
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[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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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
tonic  Speak Example sentences
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[摞,叠,大堆,谷堆] an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
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[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin