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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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acquire  Speak Example sentences
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[获取] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
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[(附在商品上的)赠券,订货单,配给券] negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
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[授权,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[小册子] pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
agony  Speak Example sentences
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[不正直的,不诚实的,欺诈的] having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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[贡奉,奉献] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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[垫子,软垫] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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[极大痛苦] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
aquarium  Speak Example sentences
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[缺乏,不足] scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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[煞车 减速,阻止] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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[奸诈的,狡猾的] knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
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[水族馆] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
authorize  Speak Example sentences
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[全面的] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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[偏见,偏好] preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
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[伤痕,擦伤,瘀伤,擦伤] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[授权,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction
beforehand  Speak Example sentences
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[获取] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
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[飞奔,投掷] move suddenly and rapidly
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[预先,过早,匆忙] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
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[授权,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction
biography  Speak Example sentences
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[传记] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[缺乏,不足] scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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[(附在商品上的)赠券,订货单,配给券] negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
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[获取] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
bruise  Speak Example sentences
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[获得] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[树皮,狗叫] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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[伤痕,擦伤,瘀伤,擦伤] injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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[潮湿的,有湿气的] humid; moist; slightly wet
category  Speak Example sentences
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[碎片,残骸] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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[种类,类目,范畴] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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[树皮,狗叫] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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[预先,过早,匆忙] in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
commentary  Speak Example sentences
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[捐款,捐助,所捐之款,捐助物] act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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[雪崩] a great mass of falling snow and ice
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[弧形,拱形] the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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[注释,解说词] written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
compensate  Speak Example sentences
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[忠诚] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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[亲切,衷心] gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
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[种类,类目,范畴] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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[补偿,赔偿] make amends for; reimburse