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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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editorial  Speak Example sentences
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[編輯的,社論] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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[適當,合適,適度,當然,及時] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[過濾] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[被雇用,僱用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
employment  Speak Example sentences
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[奉承,諂媚] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[被雇用,僱用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[利用, 馬俱] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
faculty  Speak Example sentences
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[旋鈕,按鈕,小圓塊] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
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[才能,教職員組織] inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
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[拔出,榨取] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
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[繼承] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
flee  Speak Example sentences
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[逃走,出國避難] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
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[傳染,使感染,污染,感染,影響] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
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[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[使隔離,使孤立] seclude; set apart or cut off from others
fret  Speak Example sentences
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[理想的,完美的,空想的] existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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[旅行計劃,路線] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[適當,合適,適度,當然,及時] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away
fury  Speak Example sentences
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[深惡,憎惡] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[親戚] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
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[憤怒,狂怒] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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[無敵的] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
geometry  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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[大使館人員,大使館] the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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[適當,合適,適度,當然,及時] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[憤怒,狂怒] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
hardy  Speak Example sentences
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[傳染,使感染,污染,感染,影響] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
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[繼承] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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[被雇用,僱用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[艱苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
hasty  Speak Example sentences
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[安息所,避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[半球,半腦] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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[逃走,出國避難] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
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[急速的,匆匆的,急躁的] easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
haven  Speak Example sentences
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[安息所,避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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[過濾] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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[繼承] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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[宴會,筵席,宗教節日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment