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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distend  Speak Example sentences
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[擴大,擴張] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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[區別,辨別,歧視] make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
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[硬脖子,任性,不屈] stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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[使樹立,建立,創立] construct; stand; set up
durable  Speak Example sentences
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[(害蟲,盜賊等)大批出沒於,寄生於] overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
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[持久的,耐用的] lasting; long-lasting; enduring
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[獨占] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
embed  Speak Example sentences
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[挖掘,掘出,發掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
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[封裝,嵌入,插入] enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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[明顯的] easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
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[熄滅] quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
engross  Speak Example sentences
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[修剪過的樹籬,限制] thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
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[挖掘,掘出,發掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
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[製造,編造(謊言)] build; put together out of components or parts
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[獨占] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
eradicate  Speak Example sentences
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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[硬脖子,任性,不屈] stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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[根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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[侵蝕] eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
evaporate  Speak Example sentences
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[公平,公正] the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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[吠,咆哮,大聲哭] utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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[(使)蒸發,消失] vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
evident  Speak Example sentences
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[豐富多樣的] differing in some characteristics; various
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[擴大,擴張] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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[明顯的] easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
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[修剪過的樹籬,限制] thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
expedient  Speak Example sentences
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[愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的] foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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[持久的,耐用的] lasting; long-lasting; enduring
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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[製造,編造(謊言)] build; put together out of components or parts
facet  Speak Example sentences
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[持久的,耐用的] lasting; long-lasting; enduring
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[(寶石的)琢面,方面] small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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[侵蝕] eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
flux  Speak Example sentences
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[變遷,流動] flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
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[擴大,擴張] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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[愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的] foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest