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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rigid  Speak Example sentences
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[易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的] easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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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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[打赌,赌注,打赌,保证] something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
roam  Speak Example sentences
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[经由,途经,通过,凭藉] by the way of
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[当时,有时,时时] while;  at the same time
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[漫游,漫步] wander; ramble; stroll
segment  Speak Example sentences
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[不重要的] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[笔直的,直立的,柱子,直立物] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[细阅,详细检查,仔细研究] close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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[部分,片断] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
shred  Speak Example sentences
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[保持,使用] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
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[斑纹,条纹] a kind or category; band; ribbon
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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
solemn  Speak Example sentences
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[修剪,整饰] clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[忍受,宽容] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
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[当时,有时,时时] while;  at the same time
specialize  Speak Example sentences
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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[专攻,专门研究,专务] mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
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[当时,有时,时时] while;  at the same time
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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
substantial  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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[毋庸置疑地,确凿地] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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[坚实的,充实的] fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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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
susceptible  Speak Example sentences
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[微不足道,琐事] a thing of very little value or importance
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[毋庸置疑地,确凿地] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的] easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
suspension  Speak Example sentences
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[易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的] easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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[悬挂,悬浮,悬浮体,〈汽车〉悬挂] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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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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[不情愿的,勉强的] not wanting to take some action; averse
thirst  Speak Example sentences
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[质量极高的,极好的,威严的] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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[笔直的,直立的,柱子,直立物] in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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[渴,口渴,渴望,热望] the sensation of dryness in the throat
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober