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  Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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inadequate  Speak Example sentences
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[最主要的] chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
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[相互作用] communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
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[小鹅卵石] small smooth rounded rock
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[不充分的,不适当的] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
informative  Speak Example sentences
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[重击] blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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[独占,垄断] dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
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[提供消息的,见闻广博的] instructive; illustrative; providing or conveying information
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[污染,玷污] contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
interrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[打断,使中断] terminate; make a break in
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[码头] dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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[可得到的] available; capable of being obtained
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[职业] act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
juice  Speak Example sentences
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[重击] blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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[(水果)汁,液] liquid; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
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[憔悴,消瘦] summit; apex; maximum; prime
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[流行,受大众欢迎] quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
keyboard  Speak Example sentences
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[提供消息的,见闻广博的] instructive; illustrative; providing or conveying information
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[大草原] treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
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[合乎逻辑的,合理的] reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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[键盘] a device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
leading  Speak Example sentences
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[药丸] a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
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[领导能力,领导阶层] guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
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[最主要的] chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
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[攻击的,冒犯的] causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
load  Speak Example sentences
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[打断,使中断] terminate; make a break in
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[重担,重任] burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
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[污染,玷污] contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
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[文学(上)的,从事写作的] knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
logical  Speak Example sentences
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[非正式的,不拘礼节的] absence of ceremony; casual
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[合乎逻辑的,合理的] reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
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[有资格的,有限制的,被限制的] restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
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[重担,重任] burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
monopolize  Speak Example sentences
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[消化不良] a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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[独占,垄断] dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
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[小鹅卵石] small smooth rounded rock
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[大草原] treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
peculiarity  Speak Example sentences
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[不充分的,不适当的] not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
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[巨大的,压倒性的] overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
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[特性,怪癖] eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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[可得到的] available; capable of being obtained