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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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elaborate  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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[法庭的,法官的] pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
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[獸群,一群] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
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[合格的,有資格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[遺產,繼承物,傳統] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[特徵,特色,容貌,相貌] prominent aspect of something
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
eligible  Speak Example sentences
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[合格的,有資格的] qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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[開導,啟發] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
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[及其重要,及其關鍵] having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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[主動,首創精神] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
fend  Speak Example sentences
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[圓屋頂] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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[小心的,謹慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[謀生,擋開,避開] ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
flexible  Speak Example sentences
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[遺產,繼承物,傳統] legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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[易彎曲的,柔軟的,變通的] pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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[不理會,漠視] ignore; discount; take no notice of
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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
fluff  Speak Example sentences
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[鬆軟的絨毛團,軟毛,填充材料] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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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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[安息所,避難所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
foremost  Speak Example sentences
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[貨物,貨運] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
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[最先的,最重要的,第一流的] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[兇猛的] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
galaxy  Speak Example sentences
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion 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
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[手指的,腳趾的,數字的] of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
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[喪失,沒收,喪失物] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[主動,首創精神] serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[小心的,謹慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
gloomy  Speak Example sentences
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[陰暗的,沒有希望的] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[最先的,最重要的,第一流的] leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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[解釋,說明,翻譯] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive