Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 Group (B) - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
backbone  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
(跳起,弹回) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
Exercise
(鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
Exercise
(骨干,支柱) support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
Exercise
(弯曲,倾,使倾,专心于,屈服,顺从) strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
batch  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
(微风) light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
Exercise
(一批,大量) quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
Exercise
(脸红,羞愧) become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
Exercise
(违约,突破,打破) breaking of contract or duty
behave  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
(举止,表现) perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
Exercise
(阻止,阻碍) hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
Exercise
(冲刺,快速移动) dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
Exercise
(偏见,偏好) preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
bend  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
(球茎,球状物) rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
Exercise
(烦恼,无聊) tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
Exercise
(弯曲,倾,使倾,专心于,屈服,顺从) strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
Exercise
(仅仅) just; only; hardly; scarcely
bind  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
(公告,告示,公报,新闻简报) brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
Exercise
(缚,绑,装订,使应当,联合) tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
Exercise
(微风) light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
Exercise
(鱼钩,钩状物) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
board  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
(埋葬,葬礼) grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
Exercise
(供膳宿的,上飞机(或轮船)的,(由几块木板拼成的)大木板) wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
Exercise
(阻止,阻碍) hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
Exercise
(委员会,(薄而平的)木板) a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
booth  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
(捆,束,包) packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
Exercise
(钻孔,令人厌烦) drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
Exercise
(跳起,弹回) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
Exercise
(货摊,摊位,隔开的小间) house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
brand  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
(埋葬,葬礼) grave or tomb; ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
Exercise
(商标,牌子,燃烧的木头,烙印) burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
Exercise
(打赌,打赌,赌注,赌金) stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
Exercise
(跳起,弹回) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
breeze  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
(微风) light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
Exercise
(耐心应对,分娩) carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; act of producing or giving birth
Exercise
(肿块,突起) impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
Exercise
(商标,牌子,燃烧的木头,烙印) burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
bucket  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
(苦(味)的) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
Exercise
(水桶,吊桶,倾泻) vessel for drawing up water from a well; vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
Exercise
(电池,殴打) beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
Exercise
(烦恼,无聊) tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting