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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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[剃刀,刮胡刀] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[长矛,鱼叉] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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[容器] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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[神话的,虚构的] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
lean  Speak Example sentences
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[倾斜,斜靠瘦骨嶙峋的] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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[行列,前进] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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[可以忽视的,小湖] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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[倾斜] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
literate  Speak Example sentences
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[有文化的,有阅读和写作能力的] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[备忘录,便笺] written proposal or reminder
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[显著的,明确的] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
mythical  Speak Example sentences
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[刑罚的,刑法上的] subject to punishment by law
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[懒洋洋的坐或靠] be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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[神话的,虚构的] legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
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[长矛,鱼叉] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
oddly  Speak Example sentences
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[奇特地,古怪地] curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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[反叛] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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[行列,前进] act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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[中子] an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
odious  Speak Example sentences
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[倾斜] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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[遗赠] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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[可恨的,可耻的] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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[叫花子,很可怜的人] very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
odor  Speak Example sentences
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[气味] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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[(植物)授粉] fertilize by transferring pollen
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[壁架,架状突出物,暗礁,矿层] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
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[有文化的,有阅读和写作能力的] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
outlandish  Speak Example sentences
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[遗赠] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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[令人讨厌的] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[显著的,明确的] very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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[奇异的,偏僻的,前卫的] unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
pamper  Speak Example sentences
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[纵容,过分关怀] feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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[错事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[长矛,鱼叉] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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[可以忽视的,小湖] being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
ply  Speak Example sentences
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[弯曲,折叠,压抑] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
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[推进器] machine for propelling an aircraft or boat; one who propels
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[气味] scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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[遗址,废墟] all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils