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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laden  Speak Example sentences
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[提名,任命] officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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[单调乏味的,无变化的] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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[装载的,充满的,负担,负重] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
legislate  Speak Example sentences
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[立法] make laws; create or pass laws
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[恐怖] anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
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[极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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[(圆形的)边缘] edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
malignant  Speak Example sentences
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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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[恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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[(圆形的)边缘] edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
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[(使)合并,(使)融合] combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
maritime  Speak Example sentences
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[发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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[(圆形的)边缘] edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
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[海事的,海运的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
molest  Speak Example sentences
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[极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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[立法] make laws; create or pass laws
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[骚扰,干扰] trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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[描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw
monotonous  Speak Example sentences
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[单调乏味的,无变化的] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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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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[装载的,充满的,负担,负重] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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[迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
mundane  Speak Example sentences
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[剽窃] steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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[杀虫剂] a chemical used to kill pests
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[世俗的,日常的] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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[想家,乡愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[移动,迁徙] move from one country or region to another and settle there
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[海事的,海运的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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[迷惑的,搞乱了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
outlying  Speak Example sentences
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[边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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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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[骚扰,干扰] trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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[描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw
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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[使需要,使成为必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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[骚扰,干扰] trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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[可接受的,美味的] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten