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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[出現,浮現] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[區別,辨認] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[堆,堆積,大量] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[阻止成功] prevent from being successful
dole  Speak Example sentences
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[執行,完成] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[艱苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[施捨,少量接濟] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[堆,堆積,大量] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
excess  Speak Example sentences
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[檢查,審查] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
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[過度的,額外的] amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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[大破壞,混亂] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[精細的,精心的,詳盡的] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
expand  Speak Example sentences
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[傳染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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[(等級,社會地位,質量等)差的,低的] poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
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[擴大,膨脹,擴張] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[執行,完成] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
flap  Speak Example sentences
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[幾何學] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
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[拍動,拍擊聲,拍打] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
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[刺激,驅動] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[精細的,精心的,詳盡的] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
flexible  Speak Example sentences
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[孵化] breed; emerge from the egg
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[艱苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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[過度的,額外的] amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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[易彎曲的,柔軟的,變通的] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
furnace  Speak Example sentences
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[冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[半球,半腦] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[宴會,筵席,宗教節日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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[熔爐,高爐,火爐] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[精細的,精心的,詳盡的] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[施捨,少量接濟] share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
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[執行,完成] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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[星系,一群顯赫的人,一系列重要的人或物] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
geometry  Speak Example sentences
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[碎片] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
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[模仿,仿製品] emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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[精細的,精心的,詳盡的] marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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[幾何學] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
hatch  Speak Example sentences
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[不做事的,懶惰的浪費光陰] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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[孵化] breed; emerge from the egg
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[世仇,部落或家族間的怨恨] a bitter quarrel between two parties
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[傳染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent