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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[修改,修订] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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[简陋的小木屋] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
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[耸肩(表示怀疑)] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
qualification  Speak Example sentences
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[不情愿,勉强] state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action
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[管制,控制] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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[气质,性情] person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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[资格,条件] an attribute or requirement that must be met
regulate  Speak Example sentences
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[保证书,质保书,证书] guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
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[海峡,狭窄的,困难的] difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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[征服] quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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[管制,控制] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
repel  Speak Example sentences
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[管制,控制] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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[撤退,退却] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[不情愿,勉强] state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action
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[飞,翱翔,骤升,升腾] fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
revise  Speak Example sentences
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[管制,控制] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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[超出,超越] surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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[修改,修订] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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[被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
sparse  Speak Example sentences
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[调查表,问卷] a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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[屈服,屈从,死] submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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[默许的,会意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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[稀少的,稀疏的] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
sprint  Speak Example sentences
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[全速奔跑] run very rapidly; run at full speed.
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[假名,笔名] pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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[下划线,强调] mark a line below, as words; underscore.
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[铆钉] metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
starch  Speak Example sentences
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[默许的,会意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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[淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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[修改,修订] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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[净化,清除,拉肚子] remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
subdue  Speak Example sentences
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[耸肩(表示怀疑)] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[稀少的,稀疏的] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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[规定,明细化] specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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[征服] quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
subtract  Speak Example sentences
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[残留物] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
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[减去,除去] remove a part from the whole
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[调查表,问卷] a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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[被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团] a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged