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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lamb  Speak Example sentences
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[提出,提议] make a proposal, declare a plan for something
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[小羊,羔羊,受骗上当者] the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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[父权,父道,父系] relation of a father to his child
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[私下的,秘密的,亲密的,宣告] give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
log  Speak Example sentences
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[日志,圆木] record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
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[华丽的,高尚的,丰富的] grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
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[每百中,百分之,百分点] out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
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[狂暴的,疯狂的] a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
massive  Speak Example sentences
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[军事的,军用的,军队的,军人的] about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers
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[混合食物,流食,一份食物] soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
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[大而重的,庞大的,可观的] enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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[私下的,秘密的,亲密的,宣告] give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
mess  Speak Example sentences
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[拉,拖,牵] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
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[流,倾泻,(雨)倾盆而下,倒茶] flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
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[小睡,打盹] a period of time spent sleeping
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[混合食物,流食,一份食物] soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
military  Speak Example sentences
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[每百中,百分之,百分点] out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
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[反对的] having an opponent; averse of
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[军事的,军用的,军队的,军人的] about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers
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[狂暴的,疯狂的] a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
nursery  Speak Example sentences
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[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[标签,说明性短语,标示,标明] paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
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[裤子,短裤] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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[婴儿室,托儿所,苗圃] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
opportunity  Speak Example sentences
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[机会,时机] favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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[不可思议的,了不起的] wonderful; extraordinarily good
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[忠诚的,忠实的] steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
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[义务,职责] act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
opposed  Speak Example sentences
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[理性的,合理的] consistent with; based on; using reason
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[丢失,失败,减少,丧失] fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
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[反对的] having an opponent; averse of
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[怪物,巨兽] beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
pants  Speak Example sentences
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[华丽的,高尚的,丰富的] grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
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[私下的,秘密的,亲密的,宣告] give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
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[裤子,短裤] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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[发动] begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
partner  Speak Example sentences
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[意见,看法,舆论] notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation
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[伙伴,合作者,合伙人] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
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[小羊,羔羊,受骗上当者] the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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[裤子,短裤] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle