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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jeer  Speak Example sentences
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
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[主旨,本意,动机] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[超过] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
laden  Speak Example sentences
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[宽宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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[恳切的,热心助人的] happy and ready to do favors for others
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[装载的,充满的,负担,负重] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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[温和的,适度的,有节制的] temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
latent  Speak Example sentences
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[描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw
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[子孙,后裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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[装载的,充满的,负担,负重] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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[潜在的] present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
lull  Speak Example sentences
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[伤害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[安静,暂停,温和气候] moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
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[符号,记号] technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
metallic  Speak Example sentences
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[终年的,永久的] lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
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[疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
natal  Speak Example sentences
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[枚举,列举,记数] enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration
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[迅速增长,传播,扩散] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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[主旨,本意,动机] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[出生的,诞生的] relating to where a person or animal was born; native
offhand  Speak Example sentences
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[从业者] someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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[暗的,不透明的] impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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[安静,暂停,温和气候] moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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[草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
overwhelm  Speak Example sentences
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[泛滥,压倒] cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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[陷入(泥塘),麻烦缠身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
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[超过] exceed or surpass; leave behind
pendulum  Speak Example sentences
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[安抚,平静] ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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[安静,暂停,温和气候] moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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[摆,钟摆] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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[终年的,永久的] lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
percussion  Speak Example sentences
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
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[安静,暂停,温和气候] moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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[打击] striking one object against another sharply