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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defective  Speak Example sentences
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[有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
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[夸张] overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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[杉木] any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
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[(美)一角硬币] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
deform  Speak Example sentences
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[把…包住,裹住] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[蒸发,消失] process of extracting moisture
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[使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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[(美)一角硬币] a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
dependent  Speak Example sentences
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[依赖的,从属的,由…而定的] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
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[巨人,巨大的怪物] person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
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[公平地,相当地] in a fair manner; with justice; frankly
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[逃脱,逃走,避开,避免] act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
discomfort  Speak Example sentences
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[不适] distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
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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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[把…包住,裹住] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[错觉] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
disgrace  Speak Example sentences
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[逃脱,逃走,避开,避免] act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
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[玷污,出丑,丢脸] state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
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[(大学)毕业生,研究生] one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
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[有帮助的,有益的] giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
divide  Speak Example sentences
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[玷污,出丑,丢脸] state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
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[伪善,造作] pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
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[划分,分开,分裂] sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
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[椭圆的,有意模棱两可的] rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
eccentricity  Speak Example sentences
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[有帮助的,有益的] giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary
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[怪僻,古怪,特性] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[移民(出国)] someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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[把…包住,裹住] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
election  Speak Example sentences
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[子孙,后裔] offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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[椭圆的,有意模棱两可的] rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
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[选举,当选] voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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[逃脱,逃走,避开,避免] act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
elliptical  Speak Example sentences
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[消化,理解] the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
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[子孙,后裔] offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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[使残废,使外形破坏,损毁表面] change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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[椭圆的,有意模棱两可的] rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
endless  Speak Example sentences
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[怪僻,古怪,特性] oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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[逃脱,逃走,避开,避免] act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
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[无止境的] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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[(大学)毕业生,研究生] one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study