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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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protract  Speak Example sentences
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[延长] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[默许的,会意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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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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[逃学者,旷课者,逃学,旷课] wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
protrude  Speak Example sentences
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[突出] extend out or project in space; stick out
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[晶体管,晶体管收音机] a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
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[延长] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[残留物] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
rampant  Speak Example sentences
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[猖獗的,滋生的,猛烈的] unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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[急流,洪水] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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[超越,超过] pass over or beyond; surpass
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[残留物] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
reticent  Speak Example sentences
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[防卫措施,防范措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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[起义,造反] act of rising; steep place; insurrection; popular revolt
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[沉默不语的] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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[灌木,灌木丛] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
shimmer  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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[微光] shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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[延长] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[使飞快地旋转,眩晕,乱七八糟] act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
slender  Speak Example sentences
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[苗条的,纤细的,微少的] having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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[晶体管,晶体管收音机] a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
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[和别人隔离] isolate; separate; keep away from others
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[结合,连接] join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
spatial  Speak Example sentences
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[空间的] relating to space; existing in or connected with space
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[超越,超过] pass over or beyond; surpass
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[隔离] isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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[怀疑的,不相信的] marked by or given to doubt; questioning
starch  Speak Example sentences
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[微光] shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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[灌木,灌木丛] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
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[隔离] isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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[淀粉,淀粉食物] naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
strait  Speak Example sentences
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[组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的] consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections
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[起义,造反] act of rising; steep place; insurrection; popular revolt
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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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[延长] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
subsidy  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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[穿过] go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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[结合,连接] join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
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[政府的补助] direct financial aid by the government