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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rumour  Speak Example sentences
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[扭曲,曲解,折磨,拉] twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
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[用力拉,使劲拖,拖拉,拖船] pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
saddle  Speak Example sentences
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[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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[神志清楚] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
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[教育,教养] process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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[鞍子,马鞍] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
siege  Speak Example sentences
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[冒险(事业),投机活动] put at risk; adventure
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[速度] rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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[包围,围攻] seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
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[鞍子,马鞍] load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
smother  Speak Example sentences
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[撕裂裂口,裂缝] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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[机警的,警惕的] attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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[熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
stale  Speak Example sentences
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[不新鲜的,陈腐的] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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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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[速度] rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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[熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
tilt  Speak Example sentences
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[倾斜] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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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
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[太阳的] of or relating to the sun
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[最后通牒] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
tornado  Speak Example sentences
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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[旋风,龙卷风] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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[克制,抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on
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[拆开,解决] undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
transaction  Speak Example sentences
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[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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[倾向,趋势] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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[机警的,警惕的] attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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[交易] deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
transition  Speak Example sentences
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[出口,出路] small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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[传动,播送消息,动力传送器] act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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[旋风,龙卷风] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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[过渡,转换,跃迁] going from one state of action to another
trivial  Speak Example sentences
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[无情的,残酷的] unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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[挨饿] hunger; deprive of food
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[教育,教养] process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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[不重要的] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace