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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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embargo  Speak Example sentences
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[愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的] foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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[容易犯错的] likely to fail or be inaccurate
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[禁运] ban on commerce or other activity
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[烟筒,漏斗] passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship
equivocal  Speak Example sentences
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[喷涌,涌流] flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
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[节约的,精打细算] sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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[蓄意误导,含混,模棱两可] open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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[有帮助的,可作为手段的] serving or acting as a means or aid; helpful; relating to musical instruments
evict  Speak Example sentences
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[实体] real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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[模式,格式] pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
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[(依法)驱逐] put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
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[发明,变革] introduction of something new
finite  Speak Example sentences
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[蓄意误导,含混,模棱两可] open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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[有帮助的,可作为手段的] serving or acting as a means or aid; helpful; relating to musical instruments
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[瞌睡,假寐,微睡] slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
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[有限的,限定的] having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
flabby  Speak Example sentences
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[逗留,盘旋,等待] hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
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[抱怨] utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
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[优柔寡断的性格,软弱的,没气力的] weak; lacking firmness
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[提问] search for knowledge; systematic investigation
flourish  Speak Example sentences
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[生长,繁荣,茂盛,健康成长] grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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[系统地阐述,创立理论] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
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[两星期] a period of fourteen consecutive days
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[优柔寡断的性格,软弱的,没气力的] weak; lacking firmness
formulate  Speak Example sentences
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[注入,流入] flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
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[喷涌,涌流] flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
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[系统地阐述,创立理论] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
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[移置,转移,取代,替代] move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
forte  Speak Example sentences
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[强项,特殊才能] particular skill; special talent
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[高的] standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
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[固有的,内在的,与生俱来的] firmly established by nature or habit
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[招致] bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
frugal  Speak Example sentences
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[弱的] physically weak; easily broken
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[张着嘴呆看,裂缝] open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
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[节约的,精打细算] sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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[高的] standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
funnel  Speak Example sentences
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[烟筒,漏斗] passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship
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[间歇的,断断续续的] periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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[抱怨] utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
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[张着嘴呆看,裂缝] open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness