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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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revenue  Speak Example sentences
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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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[收入,国家的税收] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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[旧病复发,再恶化] falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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[忍受,宽容] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
shiver  Speak Example sentences
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[楔形物,楔子] a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
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[(由于冷或恐 惧)打冷战,发抖,打得粉碎] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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[垂直的,竖直的] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
slit  Speak Example sentences
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[撕裂裂口,裂缝] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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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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[渴,口渴,渴望,热望] the sensation of dryness in the throat
solemn  Speak Example sentences
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[合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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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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[无教养的,平常的,粗俗的] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
transaction  Speak Example sentences
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[爬行动物] cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
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[破坏] weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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[交易] deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
transparent  Speak Example sentences
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[无教养的,平常的,粗俗的] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[透明的,容易检测的,明晰的] easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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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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[调查] poll; detailed critical inspection
treaty  Speak Example sentences
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[交易] deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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[条约,协约,协定] act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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[摔跤,角力] contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
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[渴,口渴,渴望,热望] the sensation of dryness in the throat
tremble  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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[打开,显露] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[发抖,哆嗦,打颤] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[黎明,微明,黄昏,薄暮] light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
trespass  Speak Example sentences
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[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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[立体声,立体声系统] stereophonic sound-reproduction system
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[渴,口渴,渴望,热望] the sensation of dryness in the throat
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[编织,编织样式] pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace
trifle  Speak Example sentences
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[无教养的,平常的,粗俗的] common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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[悬念,情节] uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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[微不足道,琐事] a thing of very little value or importance
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[无用的,无结果的,枉然] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying