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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rub  Speak Example sentences
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[放弃不必须的,节约] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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[名字,等级,拥有权] right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
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[擦,揩拭,摩擦] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[任务,工作,艰苦的事情] labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor
sacrifice  Speak Example sentences
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[泉,弹簧] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[卫士,保护人,城区,(医院的)病区] guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
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[供奉,祭祀,祭品,牺牲] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[解开,松开] release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
setting  Speak Example sentences
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[背景,环境,装置] context and environment in which something is set
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[自发的,自然的] arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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[擦,揩拭,摩擦] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[平滑的,平坦的,平稳的,没有困难] free from obstructions; make surface shine
shave  Speak Example sentences
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[掠过,几乎触及] touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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[松弛的(绳子或铁丝),不牢固的,脆弱的,煤屑,煤渣] area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
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[级别或地位更高的] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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[签字,签名] name written in own handwriting
slight  Speak Example sentences
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[(绘画等)一笔,一击,中风] a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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[怠慢,斥责,侮辱] almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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[溢出] pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
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[泉,弹簧] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
stable  Speak Example sentences
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[稳定的,相对固定的] not easily moved or disturbed
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[誓言,誓约,许愿,立誓出家修行,发誓,立誓,许愿] a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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[签字,签名] name written in own handwriting
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[符号,记号,象征] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
stroke  Speak Example sentences
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[题目,论题,话题] the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
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[录音室,艺术家工作室] workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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[(绘画等)一笔,一击,中风] a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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[种类,分类] kind or species; a class of
symbol  Speak Example sentences
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[怠慢,斥责,侮辱] almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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[独奏曲] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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[符号,记号,象征] sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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[棍,棒,手杖] fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
throat  Speak Example sentences
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[咽喉,喉咙,喉头] part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
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[沉浸,下降,降低,变小,减少,减低价值] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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[酷刑,折磨] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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[名字,等级,拥有权] right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
title  Speak Example sentences
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[看到的,形象化的,视力的] seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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[解答,解决] method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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[怠慢,斥责,侮辱] almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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[名字,等级,拥有权] right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film