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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rejection  Speak Example sentences
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[都市的] metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city
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[拒绝] act of rejecting something
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
restraint  Speak Example sentences
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[抑制,控制] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
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[(人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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[(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully
salmon  Speak Example sentences
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[围巾,披肩] a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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[储蓄,存款] resources; money saved
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[鲑鱼] several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
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[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
savings  Speak Example sentences
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[模糊的,含糊的] imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
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[节省的,抠包的] careful about money; economical
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[平静] the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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[储蓄,存款] resources; money saved
scarf  Speak Example sentences
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[(人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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[律师,法律顾问] a petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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[围巾,披肩] a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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[(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully
shrill  Speak Example sentences
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[头骨] a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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[缰绳,控制] a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or restraining
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[隐伏跟踪(猎物)] go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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[尖锐的,剌耳的] acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
soldier  Speak Example sentences
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[军人,士兵] one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
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[概略地,大致地] approximately; more or less
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[使复活,使振奋] restore from a depression; renew
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[疾病,呕吐] state that precedes vomiting; disease
solicitor  Speak Example sentences
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[小提琴,小提琴手] a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
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[修订,校订] modification; correction; an act of altering
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[律师,法律顾问] a petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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[安全] freedom from risk or danger; safety
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
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[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
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[隐伏跟踪(猎物)] go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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[宗教] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
steer  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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[驾驶,掌舵] drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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[拒绝] act of rejecting something
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[隐伏跟踪(猎物)] go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly