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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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anonymous  Speak Example sentences
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[使相信,信服,说服] overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
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[辉煌的,才气焕发的] full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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[范围,区域,地区,面积,领域] a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
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[匿名的] having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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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[橱柜,政府内阁] group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
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[姿势,态度,看法,意见] posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
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[发出砰的一声,重击] a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
assault  Speak Example sentences
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[(武力)袭击,(口头)攻击] a violent attack; an onslaught
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[获得,挪用,据为己有] acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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[商业的,贸易的] money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
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[方法] a way of considering or doing something
attack  Speak Example sentences
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[进攻,攻击,抨击,侵袭] offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
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[使相信,信服,说服] overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
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[桶] vessel; large cylindrical container
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[滑稽的,好笑的,喜剧的] arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
badge  Speak Example sentences
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[徽章] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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[阿斯匹林] white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
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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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[碎片,(赌注用)筹码,油煎土豆片] cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
bay  Speak Example sentences
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[苦(味)的] harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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[海湾] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
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[指定,约会] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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[忧虑,焦虑,不安] concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
bet  Speak Example sentences
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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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[旗帜,标语,横幅] flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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[商业的,贸易的] money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
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[第一流的,模范的,著名的,典型的] work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
bubble  Speak Example sentences
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[气泡,水泡] foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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[发出砰的一声,重击] a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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[橱柜,政府内阁] group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
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[串,束,群] clump; cluster; gathering
bully  Speak Example sentences
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[欺负,威协] noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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[苦(味)的] harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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[影响,假装] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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[边,边缘,边境,国界] outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
bunch  Speak Example sentences
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[影响,假装] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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[串,束,群] clump; cluster; gathering
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[忧虑,焦虑,不安] concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
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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