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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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drainage  Speak Example sentences
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[聯盟,同盟,聯邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league
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[拍翅振翼,振翼而飛,不安,焦急] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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[華而不實的] very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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[排水,排泄] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
drench  Speak Example sentences
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[相差,缺乏一致] lack of consistency; the difference
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[聯盟,同盟,聯邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league
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[招致] bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
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[濕透,浸透] wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
eke  Speak Example sentences
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[養家活口,艱難維持生活] supplement with great effort; add to; augment
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[團體,協會] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
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[摘抄,摘錄] passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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[聯盟,同盟,聯邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league
elapse  Speak Example sentences
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[華而不實的] very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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[使絕緣,使隔離] make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
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[花費,用光] lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
engross  Speak Example sentences
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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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[腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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[最終的] ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
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[注入,流入] flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
entrepreneur  Speak Example sentences
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[呼喊,大叫] cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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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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[使絕緣,使隔離] make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
equilibrium  Speak Example sentences
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[平衡] mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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[最終的] ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
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[相差,缺乏一致] lack of consistency; the difference
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[歷史學家] one who is an authority on history
equity  Speak Example sentences
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[闡釋,博覽會] exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
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[呼喊,大叫] cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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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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[注入,流入] flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
eventual  Speak Example sentences
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[呼喊,大叫] cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
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[歷史學家] one who is an authority on history
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[最終的] ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
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[養家活口,艱難維持生活] supplement with great effort; add to; augment
gaol  Speak Example sentences
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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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[使絕緣,使隔離] make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
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[監獄,監牢] place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
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[團體,協會] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together