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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[恳请,借助于,找来,调用] call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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[虔诚] religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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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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[使溢出,使泛滥,充满,洋溢] flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
isle  Speak Example sentences
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[泥土] crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
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[网状织物,网丝,陷阱,圈套] opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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[营养品] a source of materials to nourish the body
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[岛,岛屿] island; spot within another of a different color
mackintosh  Speak Example sentences
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[营养品] a source of materials to nourish the body
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[雨衣,防水胶布] waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
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[平静的] peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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[阻塞(道路,通道等),妨碍,阻挠] stop; impede; shut out from view
malnutrition  Speak Example sentences
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[爱国主义,爱国心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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[属于,关于] belong; have a connection with or dependence on
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[营养不良] state of poor nutrition
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[生理学的] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
mitigate  Speak Example sentences
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[减轻,减缓,中和] make less severe or harsh; moderate
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[网状织物,网丝,陷阱,圈套] opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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[家禽,食用家禽] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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[解说的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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[有名无实的,名存实亡的,名义上的] in name only; insignificantly small
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[确定方向,校准] focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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[杀虫剂] a chemical used to kill pests
nicety  Speak Example sentences
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[新手] beginner; person new to a field or activity
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
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[泥土] crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
nought  Speak Example sentences
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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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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[服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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[宽宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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[爱国主义,爱国心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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[潜在的] present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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[悖论] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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[服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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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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[网状织物,网丝,陷阱,圈套] opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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[出汗,排汗] sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
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[服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command