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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reciprocal  Speak Example sentences
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[导致毁灭的,使人破产的] causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
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[互相的,互动的,互惠的] concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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[不必要的,多余的] being beyond what is required or sufficient
saturate  Speak Example sentences
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[缝,接缝] line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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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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[导致毁灭的,使人破产的] causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
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[加强,巩固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
signify  Speak Example sentences
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[刺激,激励,激发] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur;  excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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[全速奔跑] run very rapidly; run at full speed.
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[辛苦,辛勤劳作] exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
speciality  Speak Example sentences
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[糟糕的,笨拙的] awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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[特殊情况,与众不同] a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
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[同时发生的] existing, happening, or done at the same time
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[变异,变种] act of changing or altering
swarm  Speak Example sentences
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[词典,分类词汇汇编] book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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[一大群,挤满,占满,蜂拥] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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[凋谢,枯萎] shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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[互相的,互动的,互惠的] concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
synchronize  Speak Example sentences
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[不必要的,多余的] being beyond what is required or sufficient
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[同步,同时发生] happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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[旅行,旅游,观光] the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
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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
tangle  Speak Example sentences
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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
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[纺织品] a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
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[(自异国)遣返] restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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[减少,变弱] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
terrify  Speak Example sentences
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[使恐怖,使惊吓] frighten; fill with terror
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[几乎不,简直没有] hardly; barely; only just
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[熟练的,精通的] acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
textile  Speak Example sentences
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[纺织品] a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
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[同时发生的] existing, happening, or done at the same time
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[减少,变弱] decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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[剧团] organization of performers and associated personnel
thesaurus  Speak Example sentences
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[微波,涟漪,起涟漪] wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom
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[简洁,扼要的] effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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[熟练的,精通的] acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
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[词典,分类词汇汇编] book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms