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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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impractical  Speak Example sentences
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[怀疑的] difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
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[不切实际的] unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
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[预示的] suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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[(指天空)阴天的,阴暗的] covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
imprisonment  Speak Example sentences
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[妒忌,羡慕] envy; jealous attitude or disposition
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[新闻业,报章杂志] the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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[监禁] confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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[有益的,教育性的] serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
indicative  Speak Example sentences
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[海盗,剽窃者盗印,掠夺] robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
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[阻塞,妨碍,障碍物] act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult
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[完美的,理想的] having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
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[预示的] suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
injury  Speak Example sentences
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[证据] evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation
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[伤害,侮辱] any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
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[超时,加班] beyond the regular time
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[预示的] suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
lively  Speak Example sentences
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[引用语] passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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[液体,流体] fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
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[使成锯齿状,缩进排印,缩进书写,犬牙交错] nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
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[活泼的,活跃的,栩栩如生的] busy; energetic; vigorous
merchandise  Speak Example sentences
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[不切实际的] unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
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[商品] objects for sale; goods
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[繁荣,好运] good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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[长命不老] long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
monument  Speak Example sentences
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[有益的,教育性的] serving to instruct or enlighten or inform; enlightening
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[前进,发展] moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advancing
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[纪念碑,纪念物] a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
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[沉思] be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
obstruction  Speak Example sentences
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[阻塞,妨碍,障碍物] act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult
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[引用语] passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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[量的,数量的,定量的,与数量有关的] expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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[熟练的,精通的] skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
ounce  Speak Example sentences
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[盎司] unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound
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[阻塞,妨碍,障碍物] act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult
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[海盗,剽窃者盗印,掠夺] robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
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[持久的,永恒的,耐力的] continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
overcast  Speak Example sentences
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[(指天空)阴天的,阴暗的] covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
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[劳动者] worker; someone who works with their hands
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[持久的,永恒的,耐力的] continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
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[结伴,成配偶] a fellow member of a team