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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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aquarium  Speak Example sentences
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[血统,世袭] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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[诵经,喃喃地唱,单调重复地唱] utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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[估计,估算,评估,评价] estimate  value; judge worth of something
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[水族馆] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
artificial  Speak Example sentences
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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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[分句,条款] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[授权,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction
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[阴冷的,寒冷的,没有指 望的] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
athlete  Speak Example sentences
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[运动员] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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[暗杀] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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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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[(问题的)方面,(事物的)一部分] distinct feature or element in a problem
auditorium  Speak Example sentences
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[听众席,观众席] area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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[血统,世袭] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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[煮沸,煮,使人怒气冲天] be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
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[干的,硬的,易碎的,脆的,新鲜的] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
bathe  Speak Example sentences
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[游泳,浸,洗,笼罩] wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
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[庇护所] place of refuge or shelter; protection
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[球茎,球状物] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[对比差异] act of distinguishing by comparing differences
bowel  Speak Example sentences
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[捆,束,包] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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[肠,内部] a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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[人造的,人工的] made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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[拱,脚弓,使弯成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
bulb  Speak Example sentences
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[球茎,球状物] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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[混合,掺混] combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
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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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[协调,相配合] bring order and organization to; harmonize
checkup  Speak Example sentences
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[审查,身体检查] thorough physical examination
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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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[分句,条款] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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[钳子,钳紧] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
circumstance  Speak Example sentences
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[环境,情况] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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[捆,束,包] packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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[孤立,树敌] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[盒式磁带] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
clamp  Speak Example sentences
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[孤立,树敌] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[钳子,钳紧] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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[拱,脚弓,使弯成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
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[球茎,球状物] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball