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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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decorative  Speak Example sentences
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[节约,节省] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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[装饰的,可作装饰的] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[清楚地,显然] clear to the mind;  in a distinct way
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[潜水者,跳水运动员] one who works underwater
defective  Speak Example sentences
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[恳求] beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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[有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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[探险家,探测者] someone who travels into little known regions
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
disastrous  Speak Example sentences
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[潜水者,跳水运动员] one who works underwater
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[脚后跟] back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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[损失惨重的,悲伤的] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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[好客,殷勤] act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
diverge  Speak Example sentences
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[裂口,缺口] opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
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[恳求] beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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[有效的,生效的] efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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[多样的,各异的] vary; go in different directions from the same point
documentary  Speak Example sentences
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[固定的,不变的] firmly in position; stationary
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[文件的,纪录片] film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
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[仁慈] marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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[依赖的,从属的,由…而定的] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
dwelling  Speak Example sentences
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[多样性] point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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[危及,危害] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[筹集资金,融资] subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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[住处,寓所] residence; place to live in; abode
economize  Speak Example sentences
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[特意地,特别地,清楚地] particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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[节约,节省] save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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[有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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[恳求] beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
embrace  Speak Example sentences
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[装饰的,可作装饰的] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[拥抱,接受,包含] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
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[潜水者,跳水运动员] one who works underwater
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[忧郁的,凄凉的,抑郁的,阴暗的] causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
endanger  Speak Example sentences
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[危及,危害] threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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[肥料] any substance used to make the soil more fertile
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[山羊,色鬼] any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat
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[住处,寓所] residence; place to live in; abode
exploration  Speak Example sentences
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[筹集资金,融资] subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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[拥抱,接受,包含] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
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[渡口,渡船] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[勘察,探究] travel for discovery