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家庭

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a family

/ˈfæməli/

nounA1

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整的

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whole

/hoʊl/

adjectiveA2

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同意

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to agree

/əˈɡri/

verbA1

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接近

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to approach

/əˈproʊtʃ/

verbB2

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井

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a well

/wel/

nounC1

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