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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recollection  Speak Example sentences
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[热带的] relating to a region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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[记忆力,记性,记忆中的往事] memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
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[简单,朴素] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
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[激励,鼓舞,刺激] arousing an organism to action
repute  Speak Example sentences
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[名声] ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
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[宁静的,安静的] free from disturbance; pacific
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[四轮马车] any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
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[桶,浴盆] a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
scramble  Speak Example sentences
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[攀爬,搅乱,使混杂] unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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[驾驶,掌舵] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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[擦洗,刷洗] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[代替,取代] substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
serenity  Speak Example sentences
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[攀爬,搅乱,使混杂] unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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[婚礼] marriage ceremony; an act of marrying; the anniversary of a marriage
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[平静] the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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[记忆力,记性,记忆中的往事] memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
simplicity  Speak Example sentences
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[平静] the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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[旋转] revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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[宁静的,安静的] free from disturbance; pacific
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[简单,朴素] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
sociable  Speak Example sentences
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[好交际的,随和的] gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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[拱顶,地下室] arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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[平稳地,顺利地] in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
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[四轮马车] any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
steer  Speak Example sentences
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[擦洗,刷洗] rub hard; wash with rubbing
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[旋转] revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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[驾驶,掌舵] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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[繁殖,再生,复制] have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
stimulation  Speak Example sentences
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[激励,鼓舞,刺激] arousing an organism to action
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[使复活,使振奋] restore from a depression; renew
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[适当的,相配的] appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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[通风] act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
stout  Speak Example sentences
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[好交际的,随和的] gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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[通风] act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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[拱顶,地下室] arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
streak  Speak Example sentences
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[线条,条纹,加线条] a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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[主管,管理人] director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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[代替,取代] substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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[桶,浴盆] a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids