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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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[支撑,延续] admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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[但是,相反,鉴于,因] while on the contrary; while at the same time
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[镇压,抑制,查禁] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
shuttle  Speak Example sentences
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[梭子,公共交通工具(往返固定的线路)] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
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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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[球体] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[填料,填塞物,馅] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
span  Speak Example sentences
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[跨度,一段时间] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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[最后通牒] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
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[潜水艇,潜艇] submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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[俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
spiral  Speak Example sentences
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[悬念,情节] uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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[螺旋形的,盘旋的] rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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[但是,相反,鉴于,因] while on the contrary; while at the same time
stabilize  Speak Example sentences
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[使稳定,使坚固] become stable or more stable
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[梭子,公共交通工具(往返固定的线路)] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
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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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[潜水艇,潜艇] submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
superb  Speak Example sentences
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[填料,填塞物,馅] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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[溅,泼] cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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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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[最后通牒] last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
sway  Speak Example sentences
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[梭子,公共交通工具(往返固定的线路)] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
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[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[摇摆,摇动] swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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[跨度,一段时间] duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
tidy  Speak Example sentences
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[旧病复发,再恶化] falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
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[整洁的,有条不紊的] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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[虚荣,自负] quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
truce  Speak Example sentences
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[俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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[像,类似] be similar to; take after; look like
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[停战,休战(协定)] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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[使稳定,使坚固] become stable or more stable
underlying  Speak Example sentences
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[温度计,寒暑表] an instrument for measuring temperature
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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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[根本的,在下面的,潜在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties