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 4000 CPE (B) - Matching Quizzes
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backdrop  Speak Example sentences
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狂暴,喧囂 rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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簡短,短暫 quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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舞台背景,背景 background; the view behind something
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健美的,漂亮的 handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
bankrupt  Speak Example sentences
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利益,好處 advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
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慷慨的,豐富的 liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
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狂暴,喧囂 rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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破產,生意失敗 cause to become financially ruin; ruin
bantering  Speak Example sentences
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可笑的,嘲弄的 good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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可漂浮的,樂觀的 able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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固執 stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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阿諛奉承 flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
barterer  Speak Example sentences
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困擾 attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
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交易商 trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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破產,生意失敗 cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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支持 support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
bauble  Speak Example sentences
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猥褻的,下流的,賣淫的 indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
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臉紅,羞愧 become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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混合,摻混 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
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小玩意兒 small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
beaded  Speak Example sentences
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祝福 blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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平凡,陳腐,老生常談 obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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以珠裝飾的,珠狀的 covered with beads of liquid
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阻止生長,使枯萎,毀壞 blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
beeline  Speak Example sentences
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直線 direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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簡短,短暫 quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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不合習俗,放蕩不羈 unconventional in an artistic way
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小玩意兒 small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
belligerent  Speak Example sentences
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健美的,漂亮的 handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
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傳記 an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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交易商 trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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好鬥的,好鬥嘴的 inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
beset  Speak Example sentences
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錯誤 serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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傳記 an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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困擾 attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
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直線 direct, quick route; direct, straight course
biennial  Speak Example sentences
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波濤翻滾 swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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哀嘆,悲傷 regret strongly; express disapproval of
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破產,生意失敗 cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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兩年一度 every two years; lasting or living for two years