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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lubricate  Speak Example sentences
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[加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery
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[分裂开来] divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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[大声疾呼,强烈抗议] strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
melodious  Speak Example sentences
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[生产力,生产率] quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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[旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
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[分子] the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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[富豪,要人,突出的人物] powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
mildew  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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[霉(因温湿而生)] growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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[从业者] someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
multilateral  Speak Example sentences
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[多边的,多 国参加的] having many sides; many-sided
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[生产力,生产率] quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[枢轴,中心点,重点] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
nurture  Speak Example sentences
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[可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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[发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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[养育,教育] nourish; help grow or develop; foster
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[旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
offset  Speak Example sentences
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[伤害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[从业者] someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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[抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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[谦卑的,驯服的,温和的,顺从的] quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
outcry  Speak Example sentences
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[大声疾呼,强烈抗议] strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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[发票,开发票] bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
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[消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
overwrought  Speak Example sentences
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[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
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[大声疾呼,强烈抗议] strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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[位置,地方] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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[旋律优美的,悦耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
paramount  Speak Example sentences
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[枢轴,中心点,重点] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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[高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
pastime  Speak Example sentences
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[明显的,公然的] open to view; not secret or hidden
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[省略,省去,忽略] leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
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[坚忍] endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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[消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement