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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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quarterly  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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[简洁,扼要的] effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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[每季地] every three months; in three-month intervals
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[登记员,记录员,(法院的)书记员] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
quench  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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[主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
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[弄湿,扑灭,熄灭,淬火] put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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[广大的,宽敞的] wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
registrar  Speak Example sentences
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[费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
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[登记员,记录员,(法院的)书记员] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
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[限制,约束] keep or confine within limits
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[次要的,辅助的] subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
reticent  Speak Example sentences
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[沉默不语的] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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[可触摸的,真实的] able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
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[每季地] every three months; in three-month intervals
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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
sieve  Speak Example sentences
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[副标题,小标题,字幕] secondary or explanatory title;  printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
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[急流,洪水] rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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[叫起,唤醒,激发,激怒] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[筛,滤杓筛出,滤出] a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
slag  Speak Example sentences
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[保养,保养费] act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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[矿渣,炉渣,渣滓] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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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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[广大的,宽敞的] wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
soar  Speak Example sentences
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[性质的,定性的] relating to quality; having the character of quality
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[努力,奋斗,力求] endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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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
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[不同的,另一种形式的] varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
spacious  Speak Example sentences
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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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[广大的,宽敞的] wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
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[费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
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[可触摸的,真实的] able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
synchronize  Speak Example sentences
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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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[适时的,及时的] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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[矿渣,炉渣,渣滓] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[窜改,玩弄] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
tamper  Speak Example sentences
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[窜改,玩弄] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
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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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[穿过] go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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[四轮车] four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon