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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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agency  Speak Example sentences
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[容量,生产量,能力] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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[(武力)袭击,(口头)攻击] a violent attack; an onslaught
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[代理,代办,代理处,经销处,社,机构,作用,力量] a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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[使冷,变冷,冷却] cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
annual  Speak Example sentences
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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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[证实] support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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[没有约束,放任情绪] lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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[每年的] occurring or payable every year
assault  Speak Example sentences
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[竞争的,有竞争力的] of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition
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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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[(马)跳跃,振作精神,高兴起来] move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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[(武力)袭击,(口头)攻击] a violent attack; an onslaught
auction  Speak Example sentences
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[躲避,规避] shield away from; prevent
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[拍卖] public sale of property to the highest bidder
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[冲刺,快速移动] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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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
avoid  Speak Example sentences
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[容量,生产量,能力] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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[代理人,辩护律师] lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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[躲避,规避] shield away from; prevent
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[采用,采纳] accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
bacon  Speak Example sentences
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[熏猪肉,培根肉] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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[缆索,钢丝绳,电缆] solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
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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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[非正式的,随便的,漫不经心的] informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
barely  Speak Example sentences
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[仅仅] just; only; hardly; scarcely
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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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[分开,离开,拆开,个别,单独] separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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[委员会] special group delegated to consider some matter
bump  Speak Example sentences
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[宪法,构造,体质,体格] law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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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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[阴谋] plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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[冲刺,快速移动] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
cafe  Speak Example sentences
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[熏猪肉,培根肉] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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[容量,生产量,能力] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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[咖啡馆,小餐馆] coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
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[拍卖] public sale of property to the highest bidder
capacity  Speak Example sentences
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[流产,流产儿,不足月婴儿,失败,夭折] termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
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[证实] support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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[容量,生产量,能力] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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[阻止,阻碍] hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch