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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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madden  Speak Example sentences
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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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[橹,桨,划(船)] long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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[厚木板] a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
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[旁观者] one that looks on; spectator
meagre  Speak Example sentences
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[使无效] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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[有威胁的,恶兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
necessitate  Speak Example sentences
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[使需要,使成为必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
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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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[霉(因温湿而生)] growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
nil  Speak Example sentences
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[黏液的,分泌黏液的] slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
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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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[无,零,(运动中)零分] nothing; of no account; worthless; zero
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[旁观者] one that looks on; spectator
nitrogen  Speak Example sentences
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[氮] colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume
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[亵渎] violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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[厚木板] a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
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[解说的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
nullify  Speak Example sentences
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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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[使无效] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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[使需要,使成为必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
obligatory  Speak Example sentences
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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[生产力,生产率] quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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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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[宽大的,仁慈的] relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
overflow  Speak Example sentences
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[使无效] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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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
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[传单] small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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[旁观者] one that looks on; spectator
overt  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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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
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[传单] small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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[表示语音的] of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
permissible  Speak Example sentences
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[宽宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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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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[旁观者] one that looks on; spectator
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[可容许的,可承认的] proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.