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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lenient  Speak Example sentences
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[点燃,照亮,激起] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[使发狂,使发怒] make mad; drive to madness; craze; excite violently with passion; make very angry
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[宽大的,仁慈的] relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
lucid  Speak Example sentences
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[悖论] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[(圆形的)边缘] edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
meditate  Speak Example sentences
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[考虑,深思,冥想,仔细计划] dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
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[不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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[亚洲的,东方的] of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
merge  Speak Example sentences
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[生理学的] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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[使发狂,使发怒] make mad; drive to madness; craze; excite violently with passion; make very angry
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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[(使)合并,(使)融合] combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
meticulous  Speak Example sentences
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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[点燃,照亮,激起] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[期刊,杂志] a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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[感到不安] disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
mire  Speak Example sentences
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
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[子孙,后裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
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[陷入(泥塘),麻烦缠身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
monologue  Speak Example sentences
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[感到不安] disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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[浮游生物] all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[(使)合并,(使)融合] combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
obstinate  Speak Example sentences
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[描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw
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[生理学的] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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[坚定的,倔强的] stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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[子孙,后裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
oriental  Speak Example sentences
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[悖论] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[亚洲的,东方的] of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
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[在前的] ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
outcry  Speak Example sentences
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[亚洲的,东方的] of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
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[大声疾呼,强烈抗议] strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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[色素] a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details