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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dismay  Speak Example sentences
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[促進,幫助,使變容易] help bring about; make less difficult
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[使沮喪,使害怕] destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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[扭曲,歪曲] twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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[商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
elicit  Speak Example sentences
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[習語,成語] an expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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[惡化,加劇] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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[得出] draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
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[先驅,前身] predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
embargo  Speak Example sentences
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[禁運] ban on commerce or other activity
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[詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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[大雨,暴雨] pouring or streaming downwards especially  a heavy or continuous shower
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[粒狀的,含顆粒的] consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
ephemeral  Speak Example sentences
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[港口,避難所] sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge
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[假設,假說] assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
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[移居入境] move into another country to stay there permanently
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[朝生暮死,短暫,短命] short-lived; enduring a very short time
exacerbate  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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[港口,避難所] sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge
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[惡化,加劇] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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[假設,假說] assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
extort  Speak Example sentences
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[根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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[詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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[睡著的,隱匿的] sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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[敲詐,勒索] obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
facilitate  Speak Example sentences
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[動力,動機] incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
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[促進,幫助,使變容易] help bring about; make less difficult
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[無疑,必定,可能,十有八九] free from fear or suspicion; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly
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[詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
flabby  Speak Example sentences
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[商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[最終的] ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
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[經濟的,節儉的] thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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[優柔寡斷的性格,軟弱的,沒氣力的] weak; lacking firmness
forerunner  Speak Example sentences
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[先驅,前身] predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
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[根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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[修剪過的樹籬,限制] thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
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[縮水,減少] shrink; reduce in size; become less
fume  Speak Example sentences
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[腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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[有害,濃烈或難聞的氣體] a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
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[引起,激起,喚起] bring out; arouse; call forth
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[(旅行用的)手提箱,手提袋] container for holding or carrying miscellaneous items, especially a traveling case or bag