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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dilemma  Speak Example sentences
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[熔合,熔化] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[干預,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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[困境,進退兩難] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[爭論,爭執] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
dissertation  Speak Example sentences
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[排氣,排氣裝置] gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
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[滅絕的,不再活躍的,熄滅的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[圓盤,唱片,磁盤] flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
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[論文(博士生)] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[重力,嚴重,莊嚴,嚴肅] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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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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[持續時間] length of time something lasts
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[地平線,眼界,視野] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
enlighten  Speak Example sentences
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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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[禮儀,禮節] manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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[可疑的,疑心的] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
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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
expertise  Speak Example sentences
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[暗淡的,模糊的] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[專業知識,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[持續時間] length of time something lasts
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[干預,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
handbook  Speak Example sentences
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[熔合,熔化] combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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[手冊,指南] concise reference book providing specific information
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[使顯著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[滅絕的,不再活躍的,熄滅的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
haste  Speak Example sentences
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[滅絕的,不再活躍的,熄滅的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[專業知識,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[匆忙,急忙,草率] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[世襲的,祖傳的,遺傳的] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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[世襲的,祖傳的,遺傳的] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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[鼓舞,給以靈感] encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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[干預,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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[區別,辨認] characterize; differentiate; recognize
highlight  Speak Example sentences
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[滅絕的,不再活躍的,熄滅的] no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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[檢查,細看] formal or official examination
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[使顯著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
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[干預,干涉] get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
incentive  Speak Example sentences
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[出現,浮現] come into prominence; spring up; appear
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[刺激,驅動] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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[匆忙,急忙,草率] hurry; rapidity of action or motion
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[手冊,指南] concise reference book providing specific information