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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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pseudonym  Speak Example sentences
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[假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[监督] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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[超出,超越] surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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[模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
punctual  Speak Example sentences
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[准时的,按时的] consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise
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[(灵魂)重生,新生] renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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[系统的,体系的] ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
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[限制,约束] keep or confine within limits
pungent  Speak Example sentences
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[烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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[质地,(材料等)结构] rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
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[辅助的,支流的] a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
readily  Speak Example sentences
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[容易地,欣然地,立刻地] easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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[藉此,凭这个,由此] by which; by what; how
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[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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[假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
restrict  Speak Example sentences
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[限制,约束] keep or confine within limits
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[位于之下,成为基础] be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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[坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[环绕,完全笼罩,做成花环] cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
scorn  Speak Example sentences
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[烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[使人厌倦,令人作呕,患病,生病] make sick; disease;  impair; weaken; become sick; fall into disease
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[轻蔑,瞧不起] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[长出,萌芽] have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
sicken  Speak Example sentences
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[模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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[使人厌倦,令人作呕,患病,生病] make sick; disease;  impair; weaken; become sick; fall into disease
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[辩护,维护] clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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[可溶解的,可解决的] able to be dissolved; able to be explained
simulate  Speak Example sentences
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[保养,保养费] act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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[模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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[章程,内容简介] summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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[剪,修剪] cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
solvent  Speak Example sentences
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[膳务员,伙食管理员,管家,管事] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
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[合成] combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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[有偿付能力的] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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[剪,修剪] cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
steamer  Speak Example sentences
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[蒸笼,蒸锅,汽船,轮船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[系统的,体系的] ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
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[国务活动家,政治家] one occupied with the affairs of government and influential in shaping policy
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[可溶解的,可解决的] able to be dissolved; able to be explained