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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alphabetical  Speak Example sentences
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[分開,拆開,分離,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage
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[字母的,按字母順序] arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
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[指定,任命] indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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[看守人,管理人] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
ambiguous  Speak Example sentences
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[純的] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[氣壓計,晴雨表] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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[模棱兩可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
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[溫室,音樂或戲劇學院] greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
apprentice  Speak Example sentences
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[學徒] works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
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[書架] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
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[祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
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[模棱兩可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
apt  Speak Example sentences
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[分開,拆開,分離,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage
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[恰當的,貼切的] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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[托運,託人看管] give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
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[召集,集合] cause to come together formally
armour  Speak Example sentences
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[增加,附於] fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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[竹,竹莖] plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
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[簇,串,群] group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
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[盔甲,保護層] defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
beset  Speak Example sentences
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[看守人,管理人] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
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[困擾] attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
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[揭露,揭發,洩露] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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[祖先,祖宗] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
bewilder  Speak Example sentences
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[使迷惑,使昏亂] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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[引用,掌握] quote; adduce as an instance
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[純的] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[困擾] attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
calcium  Speak Example sentences
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[利用,效用,促進] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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[審美的] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
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[鈣] silvery, moderately hard metallic element
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[拘留,使延遲] keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
chaste  Speak Example sentences
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[利用,效用,促進] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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[指定,任命] indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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[純的] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[爭論,爭辯] competing as for any profit or prize
commodity  Speak Example sentences
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[指定,任命] indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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[商品,日用品] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
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[斷言] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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[混合,減少純度] combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate