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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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scant  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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[象征] represent; signify; stand for
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[上层构造,(船舶的)上层部分,(楼房的)上层建筑] physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation
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[不足的,缺乏的] scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
segregate  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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[隔离] isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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[单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的] having no tone; unmusical.
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[主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
shear  Speak Example sentences
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[剪,修剪] cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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[单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的] having no tone; unmusical.
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[默许的,会意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
signify  Speak Example sentences
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[经历,遭受] experience; suffer; pass through
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[表示,意味] denote; mean; indicate
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[君主的,至高无上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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[藉此,凭这个,由此] by which; by what; how
sovereign  Speak Example sentences
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[君主的,至高无上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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[刺激,刺激物] helps something to happen more quickly
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[合成] combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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[后继者,继起之物,继承人,继任者,接班人] one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
spacious  Speak Example sentences
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[广大的,宽敞的] wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
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[改变,变化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
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[站得住脚的,无懈可击的] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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[反驳] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
steadfast  Speak Example sentences
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[单调的,平板的,枯燥无味的] having no tone; unmusical.
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[坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的] firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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[后继者,继起之物,继承人,继任者,接班人] one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
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[使恐怖,使惊吓] frighten; fill with terror
stimulus  Speak Example sentences
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[改变,变化] change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
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[刺激,刺激物] helps something to happen more quickly
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[经历,遭受] experience; suffer; pass through
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[君主的,至高无上的] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
stipulate  Speak Example sentences
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[职业的] of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
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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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[站得住脚的,无懈可击的] capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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[反驳] reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
succession  Speak Example sentences
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[继续,连续,一连串的人或事,继位,继任] act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place; sequence
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[使恐怖,使惊吓] frighten; fill with terror
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[隔离] isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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[职业的] of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge