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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alien  Speak Example sentences
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[外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的] dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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[消费者] people who buy goods or services
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[混乱,混淆] a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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[室,房间] cell; compartment; room
appointment  Speak Example sentences
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[信心] feeling secure or certain about something
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[机密的,秘密的,参与机密的] treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
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[指定,约会] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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[进攻,攻击,抨击,侵袭] offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
attack  Speak Example sentences
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[欺负,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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[感激,增值,赏识] be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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[芽,蓓蕾] one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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[进攻,攻击,抨击,侵袭] offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
bid  Speak Example sentences
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[轻视,鄙视] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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[壁橱,衣橱,碗橱,私室] a small room or apartment; room for privacy
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[使集中于一点,浓缩] bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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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
blonde  Speak Example sentences
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[商标,牌子,燃烧的木头,烙印] a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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[白肤金发的(女人),白肤金发女子] of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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[马戏团,流动戏班,马戏] public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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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
bore  Speak Example sentences
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[信心] feeling secure or certain about something
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[钻孔,令人厌烦] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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[历法,日历,月历,一览表,记录表] the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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[平民的,民用的,,非军事的] of or relating to non-military life
brand  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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[商标,牌子,燃烧的木头,烙印] a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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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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[尝试] the action of trying at something
cellar  Speak Example sentences
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[地下室,酒窖] room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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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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[阴谋] plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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[机会,运气] opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
circus  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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[比赛,竞争,争夺] contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
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[马戏团,流动戏班,马戏] public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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[关联,联合] connect or join together; combine
clinic  Speak Example sentences
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[门诊所] healthcare facility for outpatient care
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[勇敢的,大胆的,放肆无礼的] brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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[混乱,混淆] a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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[胃口,食欲] instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink