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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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resent  Speak Example sentences
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[一批,組,一套公寓,一套家具] apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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[易受攻擊的] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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[憤怒,怨恨] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[泡沫,社會渣滓] an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
reveal  Speak Example sentences
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[角色,任務] normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
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[展現,揭露] make known; disclose, or show
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[跳過,遺漏] jump lightly; hop; bypass
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[暴力引起的,暴烈的] turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
reverse  Speak Example sentences
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[背面] overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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[大袋,麻布袋] bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
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[柱子,賭注] money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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[完好的,健全的,堅實的] sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
rise  Speak Example sentences
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[療法] healing power or quality; treatment of illness
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[技術性的,工藝的,技能的,專門性的] having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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[升起,升高,起床] move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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[噴射,噴濺] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
sack  Speak Example sentences
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[鏟子,勺子,(挖土機上的)鏟斗] vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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[暴力引起的,暴烈的] turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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[雷聲,雷,似雷的響聲] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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[大袋,麻布袋] bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
settle  Speak Example sentences
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[大袋,麻布袋] bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
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[提供,擴充] offer formally; extend; propose a payment
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[外科,手術室] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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[定居,使定居,殖民,安置] take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
sophisticated  Speak Example sentences
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[憤怒,怨恨] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[雷聲,雷,似雷的響聲] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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[低估,看輕] make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
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[世故的,複雜的] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
sound  Speak Example sentences
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[悲劇,悲慘之事] disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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[雷聲,雷,似雷的響聲] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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[完好的,健全的,堅實的] sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
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[分數,得分,刻痕,划痕] act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
spray  Speak Example sentences
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[鏟子,勺子,(挖土機上的)鏟斗] vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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[噴射,噴濺] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[跳過,遺漏] jump lightly; hop; bypass
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[雷聲,雷,似雷的響聲] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
staff  Speak Example sentences
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[吐,吐出,吐口水] expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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[規則,法規,規定,章程] governing direction for a specific purpose; regulation; systematic method
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[外科,手術室] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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[全體人員或職員] personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task