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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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agenda  Speak Example sentences
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[成年的,已成人的,成年人] one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
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[议程] items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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[空白的,无表情的,漠然的,无兴趣的] of white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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[证实] support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
anyhow  Speak Example sentences
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[无论如何,不管怎样] in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
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[(政治或商业性)活动,竞选活动] battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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[论文,文章] essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
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[旗帜,标语,横幅] flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
appointment  Speak Example sentences
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[指定,约会] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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[竞争,竞赛] struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
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[矮树丛,灌木] place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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[供膳宿的,上飞机(或轮船)的,(由几块木板拼成的)大木板] wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
arrogant  Speak Example sentences
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[傲慢的,自大的,傲慢] arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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[赞成,正式批准] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
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[成年的,已成人的,成年人] one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
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[无论如何,不管怎样] in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
article  Speak Example sentences
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[供膳宿的,上飞机(或轮船)的,(由几块木板拼成的)大木板] wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
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[赞成,正式批准] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
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[论文,文章] essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
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[助手] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
auction  Speak Example sentences
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[拍卖] public sale of property to the highest bidder
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[恭维,称赞] praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
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[谴责,责备] condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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[冲刺,快速移动] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
balcony  Speak Example sentences
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[候选人] a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
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[用混凝土修筑,浇混凝土,凝结] solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel
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[阳台,(戏院的)楼座] platform projecting from the wall of a building
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[耐心应对,分娩] carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth
banner  Speak Example sentences
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[旗帜,标语,横幅] flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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[校园] the field where the buildings of a university are situated
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[打赌,打赌,赌注,赌金] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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[欺负,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
beloved  Speak Example sentences
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[羞愧的,惭愧的,不好意思] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的] having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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[深爱的,钟爱的] greatly loved; dear to the heart
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[证书,凭证,执照] the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
bolt  Speak Example sentences
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[羞愧的,惭愧的,不好意思] affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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[冲刺,快速移动] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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[魔力,护身符,咒文,符咒,魅力] power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit
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[小夹子,回形针,弹夹,选录,摘录] a small section of filmed or filed material