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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abrasion  Speak Example sentences
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[道歉的,歉意的] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[磨(擦)破,擦伤处(尤指皮肤因磨擦等造成者).表面磨损] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
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[抵抗,不屈服] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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[学校的全部课程] the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
adjacent  Speak Example sentences
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[邻近的,毗邻的] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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[道歉的,歉意的] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[相应的] accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable
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[修订,修改,变更] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
adolescence  Speak Example sentences
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[青春期] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
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[抵制] refrain from buying or using
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[字母的,按字母顺序] arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
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[学校的全部课程] the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
affiliate  Speak Example sentences
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[用具,器具] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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[热望,热心于] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[悔恨] feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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[使隶属,接纳为成员] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
agitation  Speak Example sentences
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[焦虑,不安,鼓动,煽动] anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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[堆积,积聚,积累] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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[(船)停泊] space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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[灵巧的,敏锐地] quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
antagonism  Speak Example sentences
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[污斑,污迹,污渍,(品行上的)污点] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
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[相应的] accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable
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[模棱两可] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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[反抗,敌对] active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
apologetic  Speak Example sentences
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[必须做的,被强制的] mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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[道歉的,歉意的] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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[显著的,显而易见的] noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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[用具,器具] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
aspire  Speak Example sentences
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[洞穴,供居住或躲藏的洞或地道] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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[灵巧的,敏锐地] quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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[用具,器具] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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[热望,热心于] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
burrow  Speak Example sentences
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[托运,托人看管] give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
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[模棱两可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
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[抵抗,不屈服] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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[洞穴,供居住或躲藏的洞或地道] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
collide  Speak Example sentences
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[使隶属,接纳为成员] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
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[碰撞,冲突] bump; hit something violently
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[荒无人烟的] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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[勤勉的,勤奋的] assiduous; industrious; hard-working