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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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sterling  Speak Example sentences
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[火山] fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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[解凍] melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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[機警的,警惕的] attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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[標準成分的(金或銀),道地的,純正的,英國貨幣] any English coin of standard value; coined money
thaw  Speak Example sentences
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[藥物] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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[過渡,轉換,躍遷] going from one state of action to another
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[楔形物,楔子] a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
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[解凍] melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
tidy  Speak Example sentences
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[根本的,在下面的,潛在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[垂直的,豎直的] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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[因此,從而] thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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[整潔的,有條不紊的] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
timber  Speak Example sentences
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[不重要的] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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[含鹽的,鹹的] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[嘔吐,吐出,噴出] throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
transcript  Speak Example sentences
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[發抖,哆嗦,打顫] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[(使)變形,改觀] change in outward structure or looks; convert
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[藥物] a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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[抄本] reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
tremble  Speak Example sentences
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[地勢,地形] piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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[發抖,哆嗦,打顫] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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[自願的,志願的] done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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[兇猛的,野蠻的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
trivial  Speak Example sentences
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[光譜] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[兇猛的,野蠻的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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[不重要的] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[發抖,哆嗦,打顫] shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
uneasy  Speak Example sentences
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[不舒適的,憂慮的,著急的] not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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[地勢,地形] piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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[收入,國家的稅收] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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[修剪,整飾] clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
veil  Speak Example sentences
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[不安寧的,好動的] never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
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[後退,退步,挫折,挫敗] unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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[根本的,在下面的,潛在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[隱藏,遮蔽,面紗] a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
versa  Speak Example sentences
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[含鹽的,鹹的] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[猛打] beating or pounding strongly
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[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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[(使)變形,改觀] change in outward structure or looks; convert