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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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amplify  Speak Example sentences
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[放大] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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[男女同校教育] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
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[计算] reckon; make a mathematical calculation
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[稀缺,缺乏] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
ascent  Speak Example sentences
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[屏障,障碍物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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[钙] silvery, moderately hard metallic element
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[攀登,上升] upward slope or grade; movement upward
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[老化,磨损] weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
avail  Speak Example sentences
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[攀登,上升] upward slope or grade; movement upward
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[屏障,障碍物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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[利用,效用,促进] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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[稀缺,缺乏] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
barricade  Speak Example sentences
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[传下,遗传] move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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[攀登,上升] upward slope or grade; movement upward
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[屏障,障碍物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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[世界主义] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
bilateral  Speak Example sentences
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[建造,创立] form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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[图表] graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
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[两边的,双边的] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
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[放大] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
blunder  Speak Example sentences
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[祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
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[错误] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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[屏障,障碍物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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[粗笨的,累赘] heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
coarse  Speak Example sentences
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[设计,发明] form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
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[计算] reckon; make a mathematical calculation
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[压下,压低] lower in spirits; press down
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[粗糙的] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
coeducation  Speak Example sentences
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[设计,发明] form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
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[建造,创立] form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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[男女同校教育] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
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[错误] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
coil  Speak Example sentences
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[世界主义] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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[增加,附于] fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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[屏障,障碍物] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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[(一)卷,线圈] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
cosmopolitan  Speak Example sentences
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[粗笨的,累赘] heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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[航空,航空学] art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
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[男女同校教育] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
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[世界主义] sophisticated; of worldwide scope