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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[全世界的] global; universal; throughout the world
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[色彩] color; dye with a color
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[吓跑,赶出,击退] put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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[同情,体谅] be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
rudimentary  Speak Example sentences
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[毒液,恶毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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[下陷,下垂,消沉] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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[完整的,持续的] continuous, without interruption; intact
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[原始的,最初的,原来的] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
sect  Speak Example sentences
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[可能变化的,可以改变的] likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
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[勇敢的,英勇的] vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
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[派别,宗派,派系] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[原始的,最初的,原来的] relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
shell  Speak Example sentences
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[哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[令人满足的] giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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[竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[剥落,脱壳] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
solemnity  Speak Example sentences
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[严肃的,一本正经的] seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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[小规模战争,小打小闹] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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[勇敢的,英勇的] vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
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[剥落,脱壳] remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
symmetrical  Speak Example sentences
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[对称的] proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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[剑鞘] the case for sword blade; sheath
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[洗牌] disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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[垃圾,废物] garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
tack  Speak Example sentences
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[令人满足的] giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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[大头钉,图钉] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[零售商] a company which sells goods
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[全体同意,全体一致] complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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[毒液,恶毒] poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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[恐怖的] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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[竞争] strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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[嘲笑,讥笑] reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
telex  Speak Example sentences
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[英勇,勇猛] bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
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[节制,自制,戒酒,禁酒] restraint; avoiding excesses
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[大头钉,图钉] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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[电传,电传的文字,发电传] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[嫌恶,反感] extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
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[恳求,教唆] act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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[完整的,持续的] continuous, without interruption; intact
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[鞭打,反复研究检查,脱粒] beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw