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 3000 Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reconnaissance  Speak Example sentences
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[应该谴责的] deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
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[后来的,接下来的] following in time or order; succeeding; later
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[侦查] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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[表示失望,责备] express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
relish  Speak Example sentences
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[品味,享受] take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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[粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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[争论,口角,扇巴掌] minor dispute; brief quarrel
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[应该谴责的] deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
replica  Speak Example sentences
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[离奇的] strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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[活跃的,煽动的] lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
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[复制] copy or reproduction of a work of art
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[肮脏,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
retain  Speak Example sentences
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[保持,使用] keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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[暂缓,缓刑] temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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[静态的] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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[过渡,转换,跃迁] going from one state of action to another
sham  Speak Example sentences
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[安慰] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
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[报复性的] seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
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[代理,代替] one that takes position of another; substitute
squander  Speak Example sentences
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[浪费] spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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[离奇的] strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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[裂缝] a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
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[抑制,控制] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
subterranean  Speak Example sentences
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[地下的] hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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[污染,感染,污点] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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[应该谴责的] deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
surly  Speak Example sentences
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[粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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[侦查] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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[裂缝] a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
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[应该谴责的] deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
taint  Speak Example sentences
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[弄脏,玷污] place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
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[槽,低谷] container for feeding farm animals; the lowest point of a wave or business cycle
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[污染,感染,污点] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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[暂时的] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
transient  Speak Example sentences
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[抑制,控制] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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[世俗的] relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
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[暂时的] momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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[肮脏,卑鄙] filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded