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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recreation  Speak Example sentences
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[(语音)音节] a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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[战术,策略] strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
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[娱乐,消遣] enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
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[空白,空缺] space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
renew  Speak Example sentences
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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[诗,韵文] writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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[使更新,使恢复,重新开始] renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
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[依靠,依靠的人或物] dependence; certainty based on experience
reproduction  Speak Example sentences
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[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
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[立场,观点] a mental position from which things are viewed
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[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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[复制品,繁殖] act of making copies
restraint  Speak Example sentences
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[制品,器具] articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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[抑制,控制] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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[才能,行业,职业] career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
revision  Speak Example sentences
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[依靠,依靠的人或物] dependence; certainty based on experience
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[系统,体系] organized structure for arranging or classifying
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[监督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
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[修订,校订] modification; correction; an act of altering
revolutionary  Speak Example sentences
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[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
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[贡品,殷勤,颂词,礼物] payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
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[依靠,依靠的人或物] dependence; certainty based on experience
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[才能,行业,职业] career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
sensational  Speak Example sentences
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[极好的,绝妙的,引起轰动的] arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
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[电报机,电报] apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
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[敏锐,机智,圆滑] the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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[优雅的,精制的] cultured; purified; made pure
soothe  Speak Example sentences
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[使(某人情绪)平静,安慰] cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
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[诗,韵文] writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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[元音] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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[忍受,容许] endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
stout  Speak Example sentences
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[立场,观点] a mental position from which things are viewed
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[抑制,控制] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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[复制品,繁殖] act of making copies
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[结实的,勇敢坚定的] dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
superintendent  Speak Example sentences
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[同情,同情心] compassion; pity; concern
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[贡品,殷勤,颂词,礼物] payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
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[主管,负责人] director; the person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building
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[反驳] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect