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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accuse  Speak Example sentences
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[使冷,变冷,冷却] cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
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[证明有罪,宣告有罪] find or declare guilty
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[指责,归咎] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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[锻打的,被击败的,人迹罕至的] formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
affect  Speak Example sentences
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[门诊所] healthcare facility for outpatient care
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[肿块,突起] impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
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[知道的,明白的] knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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[影响,假装] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
appropriate  Speak Example sentences
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[比较,对照,比喻] examine and note the similarities or differences of
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[影响,假装] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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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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[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
attractive  Speak Example sentences
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[助手] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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[吸引人的,有魅力的] appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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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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[比较,对照,比喻] examine and note the similarities or differences of
aware  Speak Example sentences
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[残忍的,严酷的] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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[周年,周年纪念] annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
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[比较,对照,比喻] examine and note the similarities or differences of
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[知道的,明白的] knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
bearing  Speak Example sentences
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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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[角,犄角,(街道等的)拐角] position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
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[二轮运货马(或牛)车,手推车] common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
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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
bitter  Speak Example sentences
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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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[助手] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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[苦(味)的] harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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[商业的,贸易的] money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
briefcase  Speak Example sentences
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[公文包] portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
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[出价,投标,(打牌时)叫牌] make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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[指责,归咎] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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[欺负,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
brutal  Speak Example sentences
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[残忍的,严酷的] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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[知道的,明白的] knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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[欺负,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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[海图,图表] graph; diagram;  map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
capture  Speak Example sentences
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[捕获,俘获,赢得,缴获品] act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem
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[打击,敲击,打败] whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
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[指责,归咎] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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[马戏团,流动戏班,马戏] public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals