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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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levy  Speak Example sentences
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[匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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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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[征收] impose fine or tax; collect payment
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
monsoon  Speak Example sentences
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[序,先驱,先导] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
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[高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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[季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
murmur  Speak Example sentences
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[假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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[多边的,多 国参加的] having many sides; many-sided
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[柔声地说,喃喃而言] make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
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[移动,迁徙] move from one country or region to another and settle there
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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[赶上,超过] come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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[解说的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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[在之前,早于,优先于] be or go before something or someone in time or space
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[恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
odour  Speak Example sentences
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[气味,香味] any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
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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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[多边的,多 国参加的] having many sides; many-sided
paradigm  Speak Example sentences
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[无,零,(运动中)零分] nothing; of no account; worthless; zero
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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[接近,靠近] coming nearer; approaching
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[典范,模式] a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
paraphrase  Speak Example sentences
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[序(诗歌,歌剧的)] introduction, usually to a poem or play
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[活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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[解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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[更重要,超过] go beyond; surpass; exceed
pastime  Speak Example sentences
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[解说的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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[高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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[消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
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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
poise  Speak Example sentences
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[虔诚] religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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[序,先驱,先导] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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[使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
postage  Speak Example sentences
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[取消] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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[邮资] token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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[狂热] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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[活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion