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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
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[本質的,根本的] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[不同,不像,相異] be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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[消化] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
digest  Speak Example sentences
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[消化] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[(動物)咆哮,吼叫] utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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[辨認,鑑定] act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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[產生,創造] bring into being; give rise to; produce
emphasis  Speak Example sentences
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[強調,重點] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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[全體,歌舞團,套裝] union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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[專業知識,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[產生,創造] bring into being; give rise to; produce
feature  Speak Example sentences
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[煩惱] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[特徵,特色,容貌,相貌] prominent aspect of something
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[招搖,炫耀] display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
fluff  Speak Example sentences
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[魅力,魔力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[學院,學會,協會] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
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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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[產生,創造] bring into being; give rise to; produce
fragment  Speak Example sentences
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[爆炸的,易爆發的] tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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[激怒,使過敏] rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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[無限的,無窮的,極大的] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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[碎片] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
freight  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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[敏銳的,敏捷的] acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
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[辨認,鑑定] act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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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
gravity  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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[魅力,魔力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[喪失,沒收,喪失物] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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[貨物,貨運] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
heap  Speak Example sentences
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[堆,堆積,大量] crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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[沉悶的,陰鬱的] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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[臨時準備,即席創作,現編] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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[碎片] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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[敏銳的,敏捷的] acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
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[口述,聽寫,規定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[產生,創造] bring into being; give rise to; produce
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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