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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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activate  Speak Example sentences
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[刺激,使活动] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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[板球运动,蟋蟀] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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[水坝,筑坝] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
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[离开,出发,启航] take off; leave; set out
advertise  Speak Example sentences
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[剥夺,夺去,免去] deny; take something take away
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[登广告,做广告,广告商] give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
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[阴冷的,寒冷的,没有指 望的] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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[弧形,拱形] the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
aggravate  Speak Example sentences
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[激怒,打扰] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
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[食橱,碗碟柜] a small room or cabinet used for storage space
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[使恶化,使加重] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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[燃烧,照耀] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
anthropology  Speak Example sentences
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[不服从,蔑视,挑战] refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
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[分配,指定,让与] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[禁止,查禁] official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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[人类学] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
assumption  Speak Example sentences
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[使恼怒,打扰] disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
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[和谐的] harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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[假定,设想,采取] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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[拱,脚弓,使弯成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
ban  Speak Example sentences
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[水族馆] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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[出现,发生,起来,站起] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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[禁止,查禁] official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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[板球运动,蟋蟀] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
blossom  Speak Example sentences
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[花蕾] reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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[集合,群体] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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[燃烧,照耀] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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[人类学] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
buffet  Speak Example sentences
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[密集的,浓厚的] thick; crowded closely together; compact
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[并发症,复杂,复杂性] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[自助餐] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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[使恼怒,打扰] disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
cater  Speak Example sentences
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[不服从,蔑视,挑战] refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
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[迎合] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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[补偿,赔偿] make amends for; reimburse
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[地图集] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
chronic  Speak Example sentences
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[慢性的] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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[恶化] become worse; decline; fall
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[出现,发生,起来,站起] come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
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[弧形,拱形] the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape