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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[(从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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[无条件的,无限制的,绝对的] made without condition; absolute; unreserved
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[论题,论文] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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[有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
rhetorical  Speak Example sentences
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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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[悬挂,悬浮,悬浮体,〈汽车〉悬挂] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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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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[修辞色彩的,花言巧语的] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
ruthless  Speak Example sentences
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[无情的] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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[有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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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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[服从,提交] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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[口头的] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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[捣碎,摔碎] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[刮,擦,擦痕] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
skim  Speak Example sentences
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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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[(从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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[论题,论文] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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[冒险(事业),投机活动] put at risk; adventure
smash  Speak Example sentences
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[制止流出,阻挡] stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
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[标语] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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[捣碎,摔碎] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
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[(使)变形,改观] change in outward structure or looks; convert
smother  Speak Example sentences
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[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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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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[无情的] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
soak  Speak Example sentences
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[浸泡,弄湿,陡坡,悬崖] soak; make thoroughly wet
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[熄灭,覆盖] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[浸泡,渗透] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
sociology  Speak Example sentences
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[社会学] branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
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[标语] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
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[当时,有时,时时] while;  at the same time
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[毛线,棉纱线,丝线] woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
soil  Speak Example sentences
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[悬挂,悬浮,悬浮体,〈汽车〉悬挂] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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[弄脏,污损] material in the surface of the earth
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[零售的] selling of goods to consumers
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[服从,提交] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present