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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discrete  Speak Example sentences
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[具體化,包含,收錄] give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
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[點燃] kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
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[兩星期] a period of fourteen consecutive days
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[分離,沒有關係的] separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
drainage  Speak Example sentences
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[排水,排泄] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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[使加入,使入會] insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist
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[改革,革新] change or alter by bringing in something new
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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
drawback  Speak Example sentences
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[具體化,包含,收錄] give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
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[障礙,缺點] disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[中間的,中級的] middle; lying between two extremes
drought  Speak Example sentences
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[移居入境] move into another country to stay there permanently
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[邊界,邊疆,未開拓領域] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[乾旱] dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
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[居住] live in; occupy; reside in
dual  Speak Example sentences
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[排水,排泄] emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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[使人興奮] cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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[傷害,刺傷(感情)] do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
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[雙重的] expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
embargo  Speak Example sentences
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[禁運] ban on commerce or other activity
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[相差,缺乏一致] lack of consistency; the difference
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[挑剔的,難伺候的] difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
expulsion  Speak Example sentences
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[蓄意誤導,含混,模棱兩可] open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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[合併,聯合] combine something into a larger whole; unite
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[雙重的] expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
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[驅逐,開除] expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
frontier  Speak Example sentences
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[指示器,指示針] one who, or that which, shows or points out
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[亮光,閃光,發閃光] cause to emit a flash of light
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[中間的,中級的] middle; lying between two extremes
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[邊界,邊疆,未開拓領域] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
glossary  Speak Example sentences
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[改革,革新] change or alter by bringing in something new
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[詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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[傷害,刺傷(感情)] do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
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[中間的,中級的] middle; lying between two extremes
graph  Speak Example sentences
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[招致] bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
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[發出,放射] give off; send out; give out as a sound
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[圖表] chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
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[縮水,減少] shrink; reduce in size; become less