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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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limousine  Speak Example sentences
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[诽谤,中伤] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[掠夺] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
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[租金额,租赁,出租] amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
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[轿车,小客车] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
lustre  Speak Example sentences
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[诽谤,中伤] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[光亮,光泽] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[护城河,壕沟] deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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[反叛] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
microcosm  Speak Example sentences
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[光亮,光泽] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[子午线,正午,顶点,全盛时期] imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
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[微观世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[大老鼠,背叛,背信] any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
modification  Speak Example sentences
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[校正,校对] read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
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[修改,修饰] act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
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[子午线,正午,顶点,全盛时期] imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
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[明信片] card for sending messages by post without an envelope
modulate  Speak Example sentences
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[拍动,跳动,搏动] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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[控制,调制到标准,调制(信号)] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[诽谤,中伤] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[轿车,小客车] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
molten  Speak Example sentences
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[拍动,跳动,搏动] beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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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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[磨坊主人] one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
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[融化了的] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
morsel  Speak Example sentences
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[被掠食者,牺牲者,食物] hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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[集会] gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops
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[一小块(食物),小量] a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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[有说服力的,善说服的] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
mortar  Speak Example sentences
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[灰泥,臼] a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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[环绕] revolve around a center of attraction
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[子午线,正午,顶点,全盛时期] imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
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[磨坊主人] one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
orbit  Speak Example sentences
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[分配,配额,定量,配给量] allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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[田园的,乡下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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[环绕] revolve around a center of attraction
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[提供暂时的住宿] provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
pan  Speak Example sentences
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[剧烈批评,猛烈抨击] criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
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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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[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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[反叛] revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs