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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[艦隊,車隊] a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles
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[櫃檯,籌碼,還擊] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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[實施,執行,完成] accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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[一段情節,(音樂)插曲] a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
dedicated  Speak Example sentences
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[奔流] flow and spread suddenly; flood
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[情緒,強烈的情感] feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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[熱誠的,一心一意的,專用的] devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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[懸掛,吊] suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
defeat  Speak Example sentences
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[奇異的] excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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[強烈的,劇烈的] extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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[保險,保險金額,保證,保障] protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
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[打敗,戰勝,失敗,擊敗] disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
deliver  Speak Example sentences
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[一段情節,(音樂)插曲] a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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[飲食,食物] nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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[奇異的] excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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[釋放,遞交,呈遞,予以] set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
deserve  Speak Example sentences
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[描述,形容,描寫] act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
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[計劃,配置,佈局] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
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[應得] be worthy of; have a right to
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[草本植物,香草,藥草] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
dodge  Speak Example sentences
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[閃開,躲避] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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[飲食,食物] nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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[悲痛,悲傷,傷心事] the pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
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[保險,保險金額,保證,保障] protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
emotion  Speak Example sentences
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[情緒,強烈的情感] feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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[指示,指出,象徵,表明] point out; direct to a knowledge of
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[奇異的] excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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[飲食,食物] nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
generous  Speak Example sentences
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[慷慨的] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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[實例,例證] an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
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[幻覺] misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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[識別,認出,鑑定] detect; find out; discover
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[實例,例證] an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
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[宏大的,雄偉的] large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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[額外的,另外計價的項目,號外] something additional of the same kind
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[直升機] aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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[宏大的,雄偉的] large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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[慷慨的] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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[動物脂,油脂,油膏] oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
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[實施,執行,完成] accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death