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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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costume  Speak Example sentences
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[创造,创作] make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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[决定性时刻,危机,难关] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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[怪物,奇事反常的] rare and unpredictable event; person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
couch  Speak Example sentences
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[不管,不顾,即使] lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
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[器械,装置] technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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[长沙发,睡椅] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
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[热诚的,一心一意的,专用的] devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
crisis  Speak Example sentences
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[等级,级别,年级,成绩] step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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[试穿,试样,设备,装备] small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
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[天才,天赋,才华] exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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[决定性时刻,危机,难关] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
date  Speak Example sentences
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[紧抱,搂抱] crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
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[注明日期,约会] mark the time of; assign a date to
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[燃料,刺激物,加燃料] substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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[决定性时刻,危机,难关] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
drown  Speak Example sentences
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[疯狂的] exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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[草图,草稿] rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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[(身体贴近地面)爬行,匍匐而行] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[淹死,淹溺] kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
essence  Speak Example sentences
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[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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[精髓,要素] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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[歇斯底里的,情绪激动的] marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
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[版,版本] the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
facility  Speak Example sentences
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[热诚的,一心一意的,专用的] devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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[恐怖的,可怕的,令人讨厌的] exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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[设施,设备] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
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[爱好,奇特,想象] capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
fitting  Speak Example sentences
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[试穿,试样,设备,装备] small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
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[疯狂的] exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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[指示,指出,象征,表明] point out; direct to a knowledge of
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[单腿跳,跳跃] move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
foster  Speak Example sentences
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[养育,培养,鼓励] rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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[试穿,试样,设备,装备] small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
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[等级,级别,年级,成绩] step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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[悲痛,不幸,穷困] discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
fuel  Speak Example sentences
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[(身体贴近地面)爬行,匍匐而行] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[要塞,堡垒] a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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[免疫,抵抗] resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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[燃料,刺激物,加燃料] substance that can be consumed to produce energy