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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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revise  Speak Example sentences
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[修改,修订] amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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[撤退,退却] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[静止的,单调的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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[浸透] soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
saturate  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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[浸透] soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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[减去,除去] remove a part from the whole
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[租赁,租用,租赁期限] possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
soluble  Speak Example sentences
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[热心,热诚] intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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[可溶解的,可解决的] able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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[团结,团结一致] union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
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[单方面的,单边的] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
stimulate  Speak Example sentences
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[刺激,激励,激发] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur;  excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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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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[呼吸,呼吸作用,呼气] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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[机警的,小心的] very cautious; on guard; watchful
subtract  Speak Example sentences
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[超越,超过] pass over or beyond; surpass
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[摇摆,犹豫] play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
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[撤退,退却] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[减去,除去] remove a part from the whole
superintend  Speak Example sentences
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[延长] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[盼望,渴望] pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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[监督] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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[减少,变弱] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
surpass  Speak Example sentences
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[超越] be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
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[裂开,突然炸开,决裂] act of making a sudden noisy break
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[撤退,退却] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[监督] oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
tenacious  Speak Example sentences
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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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[单方面的,单边的] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
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[浸透] soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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[顽强的] sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
tentative  Speak Example sentences
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[使恐怖,使惊吓] frighten; fill with terror
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[适时的,及时的] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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[刺激,激励,激发] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur;  excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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[试探性的,尝试的,暂时的] hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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[使恐怖,使惊吓] frighten; fill with terror
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[静止的,单调的] not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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[单方面的,单边的] being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
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[稀少的,稀疏的] occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense