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  Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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recognize  Speak Example sentences
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[识别,辨认] perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
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[专业的,专门的] developed or designed for a special activity or function
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[冰箱,冷藏库] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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[温度] degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
refrigerator  Speak Example sentences
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[识别,辨认] perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
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[容忍的,宽容的] showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
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[同情,同情心] compassion; pity; concern
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[冰箱,冷藏库] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
reproduce  Speak Example sentences
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[繁殖,再生,复制] have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
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[识别,辨认] perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
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[理论的] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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[消尖,使敏锐,使敏捷] make pointed; make sharp or sharper
scare  Speak Example sentences
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[活力] active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
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[惊吓,使受惊] frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
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[暴力,强暴] the physical force exerted to violate, damage, or abuse
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[都市的] metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city
shell  Speak Example sentences
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[子弹,子弹壳, 壳] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
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[望远镜] a magnifier of images of distant objects
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[变化,转化,改革] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[冰箱,冷藏库] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
slipper  Speak Example sentences
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[猩红的,鲜红的] bright red; of a brilliant red color
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[拖鞋] low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
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[理论的] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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[罢工,打击] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
sovereignty  Speak Example sentences
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[激励,鼓舞,刺激] arousing an organism to action
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[承租人,房客] occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
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[松弛,缓和] state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
tailor  Speak Example sentences
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[危险的,冒险的] involving risk or danger; hazardous
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[繁殖,再生,复制] have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
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[主权,统治权] the power of a country to control its own government
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[裁缝师] one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
temperature  Speak Example sentences
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[温度] degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
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[专业的,专门的] developed or designed for a special activity or function
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[活力] active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
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[自愿者] a person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
tenant  Speak Example sentences
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[承租人,房客] occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
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[变化,转化,改革] change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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[专业的,专门的] developed or designed for a special activity or function
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[破坏,毁灭] fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate